Papa’s Song

It’s way past his bedtime, but Baby Bear is wide awake. Nobody, it seems, can come up with the right lullaby to soothe him. Not Granny Bear. Not Grandpa Bear. Not even Mama Bear. Luckily, Papa Bear instinctively knows just what “song” will do. Today...

New Tricks I Can Do

Thirty-seven years after creating the breakthrough reader “Put Me in the Zoo,” Robert Lopshire has brought Spot back. This time, Spot must perform new and exciting tricks in order to convince the circus folks to keep him on. He changes colors, he breaks out in plaid...

A Very Selfish Crocodile

A very selfish crocodile sees the error of his ways. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “A Very Selfish Crocodile” written and illustrated by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry. Follow along here.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

A very hungry caterpillar eats a everything it can find, makes a cocoon, and emerges as a butterfly in this beloved story that has sold more than 50 million copies. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” written and...

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he’ll ask for a glass of milk. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie written by Laura Numeroff and...

My Grandma is Coming to Town

When a familiar phone voice is suddenly there in person, little Albert develops a major case of shyness, but it’s nothing that sharing some favorite rhymes can’t cure. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “My Grandma is Coming to Town”...