I’ll Never Let Your Go

A tender and heartfelt story with reassuring words offering a message of unconditional love, and illustrations bursting with exuberance, warmth and humor. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “I’ll Never Let You Go” written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls...

Dig, Dogs, Dig!

Top dog Duke and his crew of construction-worker dogs are hard at work building a new park. They need lots of cool equipment to help them dig, haul, push, and plow—like a backhoe, dump truck, bulldozer, and grader. But what happens when the crew finds something...

Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden

Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are, and how both will flourish if tended lovingly. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden”...

The Toad’s Code

The Toad’s Code was written by Ryan Teixeira during his second battle with cancer at the young age of 20. The book illustrates his love for life, vivid imagination and indomitable spirit. It was illustrated by Ryan’s longtime girlfriend, Nicole Pitman, and...

Widget

When Widget, a little stray dog, stumbles through a flap door into the home of Mrs. Diggs, he sees six cats, six bowls of food, and six warm beds. There’s clearly only one thing to do. Confronted by the cats’ intense scrutiny, Widget meows, purrs, plays...

The Big Slide

Little Pup isn’t as little as he used to be, and he’d love to try out the playground’s big slide. Day after day he eyes it, but he just can’t seem to work up the courage. Fortunately, he meets someone in the same boat–Little Duck–and the two provide each...