by T Wilson | Sep 23, 2024 | Story Time with Darlene
One sunny morning, in a bright and busy meadow, Little Bunny wakes up. What does he hear? From the fluttering of birds’ wings to the buzzing of bumblebees, the sounds of Spring are all around him. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story Bunny’s...
by T Wilson | Jul 29, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Crocodile on The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters Our heroine is Emily Peabody in the first of six books. Our reader said she did not get to Egypt till 20 pages before the middle of the book. She found it very wordy, tedious, and skipped around even within a paragraph. ...
by T Wilson | Feb 26, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Senior Book Break January 2024 Subject: Engineering Ancient Inventions by Petr James and Nick Thorpe The technological and scientific achievements of humankind prior to the late 15th century. Such as: odometer from China about 300 A.D., snorkel gear as described by...
by T Wilson | Feb 5, 2024 | Story Time with Darlene
When Aunt Nina’s nephews and nieces spend the night, they find a multitude of excuses for not going to sleep right away. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Aunt Nina, Good Night” written by Franz Brandenburg and illustrated by Aliki. Follow...
by T Wilson | Jan 8, 2024 | Story Time with Darlene
For many centuries young and old alike have been singing about the maids a-milking, the lords a-leaping, and a partridge in a pear tree. A Christmas carol, a parlor game, and a delightful counting song-The Twelve Days of Christmas- is indeed a favorite of the holiday...
