Night Light Stories

A short promo for the Night Light Stories podcast featuring original stories for children of all ages.  For more information or to listen to the stories from the web check out http://www.nightlightstories.blogspot.com

Happy Spring! As we have shared in our past few entries, one of our most favorite activities to do is take a walk or hike. On weeknights after dinner, we enjoy walking around our mountain as a family. We love to check on the level of the babbling creek, hike off the beaten path to the many interesting rocks formations, run as fast as we can down the dirt roads, and listen for birds chirping and other little critters skittering around. Sometimes we are really lucky and see our deer friends "Hoppy" and "Twirly" and their babies that are the new spring additions to our majestic mountain. As you listen to the story, consider the following: What do you enjoy doing most with your family? Leave us a message on the blog about your favorite family activity, the story, or any past story and you can enter a chance to win some great books from Hatchette Books! CH-CH-CH-CHANGESThis week we have a special treat! When you listen to the story, you will notice a difference. Did my voice drop a few octaves? Not exactly, but go

Hello All,Happy Daylight Savings Time! I know we are thrilled to move an hour ahead in this household. We love that our two young children who really like to wake up at 6 AM will now wake up at 7AM. Well, OK, maybe just for Sunday, but at least we get one day of feeling that we are waking up at a normal hour! Also, we are so excited that longer, lighter, warmer days are on their way. The Appalachian Trail is one of our favorite spots to spend our weekends and nights. It is such an awesome hike with a lot of different entry points close to us and alternate terrains to choose from.What did you say? A word of the day!That is right! In our story there are many juicy words thatare fun to learn and say! Pressure: a force or influence Dismay: a breakdown of courageDiscussion: an exchange of views about a topic

Hello All, The month of February flew by and the Night Light Stories' household has successfully healed from surgery, edited a book, and completed a fun story for your listening pleasure. Since February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, we though our story fit this month perfectly. A Tooth's Story was written by Chris and Melissa Bugaj. Enjoy! What did you say? A word of the day!That is right! In our story there are many juicy words that are fun to learn and say! I am going to post a word or two or three or more from the story that would be fun to try to use in your conversations throughout the week. Coax: To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery Grumble: to express or utter with murmuring or complainingMuffled: being or made softer or less loud or clear Perspective: the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

We are excited to introduce our first "flashlight" episode. A "flashlight" episode is shorter than other episodes, but we think you'll find them just as illuminating. In honor of this being our first "Flashlight", we are giving away some great books generously donated to us by our sponsor, Barefoot Books. Their books are original, entertaining, and so imaginative. There are two ways to enter and you can do just one or both! The first way is to draw a squircle by listening to the poem. Now, take that squircle and make a picture. Your picture can be just one squircle colored in, or a bunch of squircles put together to make something new. Your picture can be as simple or complex as you want it to be. We'd love to see what you can come up with using your imagination! Send your works of art to nightlightstories@gmail.com. We will post all the entries in our Fan Art slide show for everyone to enjoy. The second way is to simply leave us a comment on the blog telling us THREE shapes you see throughout your day and wh

Click here to listen to Dale Hello All, We here at Night Light Stories are excited to announce our very first contest. It is easy to enter, and fun to do! Simply send us an original picture of your favorite scene or character from the story Dale. One winner will be chosen randomly on January 28th, 2009. The winner will receive one free set of Goosie Cards! All you need to do to enter is send us a digital picture of your work of art to www.nightlightstories@gmail.com. We would love to see your creations and post them to share with others! That is not all! Everyone can be a winner. If you place an order at http://www.goosiecards.com/ between now and February 28, 2009 you will receive 20% off your order. Simply enter the promo code nightlight during the checkout process. Enjoy!What did you say? A word of the day!That is right! In our story there are many juicy words that are fun to learn and say! I am going to post some words from the story that would be fun to try to use in your conversations throughout the wee

Hello All, The holiday season is upon us and our house, probably like yours, is buzzing with excitement! Our second story, Chilly's Christmas was written by Chris and Melissa Bugaj. As you listen to the story consider the following, Have you ever been in a situation where things are different from what you are used to? What did you say? A word of the day!That is right! In our story there are many juicy words that are fun to learn and say! I am going to post a word or two or three from the story that would be fun to try to use in your conversations throughout the week. Admire: to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval. Gingerly: with great care or caution Illuminate: to enlighten, as with knowledge. To supply or brighten with light Muster: to come together; collect; assemble; gather Scrumptious: very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid CRAFTY CORNER Check out www.nightlightstories.blogspot.com for directions and templates to create your favorite characters from the story.Send us a digit

The first of the stories is up for your listening pleasure. I am so thrilled to have started this and get the light glowing bright! I wanted to share a little background on the story of Mojo and the Magic Couch. My husband and I are the authors. We came up with the idea for it after we noticed our ferret, Mojo, was escaping into the depths of our couch. He literally had dug a hole in between the cushions and would leap in there while we desperately tried to get to him before he wriggled his slinky body all the way in. We always joked that he was going in there to a magic land, and so that is how the story came to be.As promised, here is the picture of Mojo, the little rascal!       What did you say? A word of the day! That is right! In our story there are many juicy words that are fun to learn and say! I am going to post a word or two or three from the story that would be fun to try to use in your conversations throughout the week.   Scamper: To run or go quickly and lightly. A quick light run or movement