Storybeam

Storybeam

Welcome to Storybeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright! Join mom and her five-year-old co-host every single day as they turn on the magical Storybeam to read favorite children's books, share library suggestions, and chat about the stories. Whether it's Monday Magic, Wacky Wednesday, or a cozy Sunday Sparkle, we have a fun, short story ready for breakfast time, the morning commute, or bedtime wind-downs. Have a book request or a Book of the Week nomination? Have your grown-up send us a message on our podcast page or shoot us an email at storybeam.podcast@gmail.com!

  1. Sep 15

    Episode 86: Tuesday Treasures – Pirateria

    Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are setting sail for the most wonderfully stocked and spectacularly stocked pirate supply shop you have ever had the pleasure of visiting! We are reading Pirateria by Calef Brown. A brilliantly imaginative and delightfully rhyming story about the place where every self respecting pirate goes when they need superior wares for life at sea. Treasure chests, peg legs, planks and more! Pirateria has everything a pirate could ever dream of! 📖 Grab the book at your local library! Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little pirates loved browsing the shelves of Pirateria today, check out How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long. A wonderfully funny story about a little boy who gets recruited by a real pirate crew and discovers that the pirate life is not quite what he expected. A perfect swashbuckling companion for today's treasure filled adventure: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 Pirateria: Ask your librarian for help finding it! 📖 How I Became a Pirate: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  2. Sep 14

    Episode 85: Monday Magic – The Artist

    Happy Monday, Storybeam families! Today on Monday Magic we are starting the week with the most courageous, most colorful and most wonderfully adventurous little artist you have ever met! We are reading The Artist by Ed Vere. A beautifully inspiring story about a brave little artist who sets out on an extraordinary adventure to share her creativity with the whole wide world. A perfect Monday morning reminder that the greatest adventures of all begin the moment we find the courage to share what is in our hearts! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's brave little artist inspired your little one to create and share their own masterpiece, check out The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlan. A beautifully lyrical story about how the colors and wonders of the natural world inspired one of the greatest artists who ever lived: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 The Artist: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874⁠ 📖 The Iridescence of Birds: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  3. Sep 13

    Episode 84: Sunday Sparkle – Tabby McTat The Musical Cat

    Welcome to Sunday Sparkle our favorite time to slow down, get cozy, and fill our hearts right up before a brand new week begins. Tonight we have a very special treat because we are returning to one of Storybeam's favorite authors! You may remember way back in Episode 1 we read The Snail and the Whale by the magnificent Julia Donaldson and tonight she is back! We are reading Tabby McTat the Musical Cat by Julia Donaldson a beautifully rhyming and deeply moving story about a busking cat who gets separated from his owner and must find his way back home. A perfect Sunday night journey of love, music and belonging! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if tonight's musical cat filled your little ones with warmth and wonder, check out Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen. A wonderfully creative little girl who builds her own flying machines and discovers that her greatest invention is her own generous and loving heart pure creative magic to carry your little ones beautifully into the week ahead: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 Tabby McTat the Musical Cat: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668⁠ 📖 Violet the Pilot: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  4. Sep 12

    Episode 83: Saturday Splash – Snail Crossing

    Happy Saturday! Today on Saturday Splash we are slowing right down and discovering that the most extraordinary adventures sometimes happen at the most unhurried pace imaginable. We are reading Snail Crossing by Corey Tabor. A wonderfully gentle and deeply heartwarming story about a slow but determined little snail whose kindness and perseverance bring him the very best reward of all: true friendship. A beautiful Saturday reminder that good things really do come to those who are patient and kind! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878007 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones loved Snail's slow and steady journey today, check out Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor. It’s another brilliant, interactive picture book by the same author about taking a big leap of courage: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878014 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 Snail Crossing: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878007⁠ 📖 Mell Fell: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878014 Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  5. Sep 11

    Episode 82: Friday Favorites – Ladybug Girl

    We made it to Friday and Friday Favorites is bringing us the most imaginative, most determined and most spectacularly accessorized little superhero you have ever met! We are reading Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jacky Davis. The first book in the beloved Ladybug Girl series about Lulu, a little girl who transforms herself into the unstoppable Ladybug Girl and sets off on the most epic backyard adventure imaginable. A wonderful Friday reminder that the greatest superpowers of all live right inside every single one of us! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803731950 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little superheroes loved Lulu's backyard adventure tonight, check out Ladybug Girl and Bingo by David Soman and Jacky Davis. It's another fantastic story in the series focused on outdoor exploration and friendship!: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803735828 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 Ladybug Girl: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803731950⁠ 📖 Rosie Revere Engineer: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803735828 Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  6. Sep 9

    Episode 80: Wacky Wednesday – Princess Penelopea Hates Peas

    It is Wacky Wednesday and today we have a princess with a very strong opinion about a very small vegetable! We are reading Princess Penelopea Hates Peas by Susan D. Sweet and Brenda Miles. A wonderfully hilarious fractured fairy tale that turns The Princess and the Pea completely on its head to help children overcome picky eating. If your little ones have ever pushed a vegetable to the side of their plate, this one is going to hit very close to home and have everyone at the dinner table laughing! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781433820465 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's princess and her pea problem made your little ones giggle check out I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child. It’s another classic, imaginative story about turning tricky foods into fun adventures: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780763621803 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 Princess Penelopea Hates Peas: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781433820465⁠ 📖 I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780763621803⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  7. Sep 8

    Episode 79: Tuesday Treasures – How This Book Got Red

    Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are celebrating the most courageous, most creative and most wonderfully determined little red panda you have ever met! We are reading How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias. A beautifully heartfelt story about a red panda who notices there are not enough books about red pandas in the world. So she decides to write her own! But finishing a story is harder than it looks and she must find the courage to push through her doubts and believe in herself all the way to the very last page. A story about creativity, courage and the power of telling your own story! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781728265650 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's colorful look at emotional regulation resonated with your family, check out The Color Monster by Anna Llenas. It’s another brilliant picture book that helps kids identify and sort through their everyday feelings: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780316450058 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 How This Book Got Red: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781728265650⁠ 📖 The Color Monster: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780316450058⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  8. Sep 7

    Episode 78: Monday Magic – The Smart Cookie

    Happy Monday, Storybeam families! Today on Monday Magic we are starting the week with the most relatable, most loveable and most surprisingly wise little cookie you have ever met! We are reading The Smart Cookie by Jory John. A wonderfully encouraging story about a cookie who does not feel very smart compared to all the other cookies around her. But with a little patience, a little perseverance and a whole lot of heart she discovers something extraordinary about herself. The perfect Monday morning reminder that smart looks different for everyone! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780063045408 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little dreamers loved today's growth mindset story, check out The Bad Seed by Jory John. It’s another hilarious and thoughtful book from the same food group series about self acceptance and making positive choices: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062467768 We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can: Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block belowSend us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music 🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast ☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam 📖 The Smart Cookie: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780063045408⁠ 📖 The Bad Seed: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062467768⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

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Welcome to Storybeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright! Join mom and her five-year-old co-host every single day as they turn on the magical Storybeam to read favorite children's books, share library suggestions, and chat about the stories. Whether it's Monday Magic, Wacky Wednesday, or a cozy Sunday Sparkle, we have a fun, short story ready for breakfast time, the morning commute, or bedtime wind-downs. Have a book request or a Book of the Week nomination? Have your grown-up send us a message on our podcast page or shoot us an email at storybeam.podcast@gmail.com!