The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids

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Let’s fly! ✨ The Reading Bug Podcast is a collection of original audio stories for kids — featuring immersive adventures, cozy bedtime stories, bite-sized story snacks, and curious science questions — all brought to life with original music, original characters and vivid storytelling. Listeners can: Travel anywhere imagination can take them in Reading Bug Adventures — cinematic, two-part story journeys filled with characters, music, and audience participation Wind down with Lauren’s Little Bedtime Stories, calming tales and gentle songs perfect for bedtime and quiet moments Enjoy Story Snacks with The Book Worm - short, immersive stories designed for quick listening and big imagination Explore the world through Fact Fly’s One Big Question, where curious “why?” questions lead to fun, kid-friendly science discoveries Every episode is created, written, and produced by The Reading Bug, an award-winning, family-owned, independent children’s bookstore, with the goal of helping kids fall in love with stories, music, and learning. Perfect for car rides, quiet time, and bedtime. Learn more at readingbugadventures.com.

  1. Bedtime Stories: The Midnight Garden Mystery

    1D AGO

    Bedtime Stories: The Midnight Garden Mystery

    Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories In this whimsical bedtime adventure, young listeners join Farmer Willow as she uncovers a magical secret hidden in her moonlit garden. After discovering her vegetables mysteriously move during the night, she stays up to investigate—only to find that her cabbages, carrots, pumpkins, and beans come alive after dark! What begins as a strange mystery becomes a hilarious nighttime meeting with a garden full of chatty veggies who stretch, wiggle, roll, and dance beneath the stars. Together, Farmer Willow and her enchanted plants find a way to keep the fun and restore the morning order. Filled with gentle humor, talking vegetables, quiet magic, and cozy nighttime atmosphere, “The Midnight Garden Mystery” is a soothing and imaginative story perfect for bedtime listeners who love surprises, laughter, and a little moonlit mischief.

    16 min
  2. Adventure Encore: An Inner Space Adventure, Part 2

    2D AGO

    Adventure Encore: An Inner Space Adventure, Part 2

    A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs An Adventure Encore episode. Part 2 of 2. Get ready for an unforgettable journey through the human body with Lauren, the Reading Bug, and the Spelling Bee! In this thrilling and educational adventure, our brave explorers shrink down to explore the amazing systems that keep our bodies alive and thriving. With help from astronaut Elara and a new friend named Hugo, listeners will dive deep into anatomy and learn about the five senses, the circulatory system, the brain, and more – all from the inside out! Perfect for curious kids, young scientists, and future doctors, this episode is packed with fun facts, silly puns, and interactive moments that inspire learning and imagination. It’s a whole-body experience! 🎧 Great for fans of science, space, and adventure! 🧠 Topics: human anatomy, body systems, senses, biology for kids 📚 Discover more books from the adventure at ⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/innerspace

    37 min
  3. Bedtime Stories: The Lighthouse of Lost Wishes

    12/23/2025

    Bedtime Stories: The Lighthouse of Lost Wishes

    Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories When Tessa’s most important wish drifts away on a rushing stream, she bravely rows across moonlit waters to a mysterious island shaped like a sleeping whale. There, she discovers an enchanted lighthouse that gathers lost wishes from across the world and keeps them glowing safely inside its magical lantern room. With soft waves, shimmering paper boats, and the quiet voices of forgotten hopes, Tessa follows a gentle trail of light to reclaim the wish she thought she’d lost forever. A dreamy, heartwarming tale about courage, finding your way, and learning that the light you need is often already inside you — perfect for calming bedtime listening and young dreamers who love a touch of wonder.

    17 min
  4. Adventure Encore: An Inner Space Adventure, Part 1

    12/22/2025

    Adventure Encore: An Inner Space Adventure, Part 1

    A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs An Adventure Encore episode. Part 1 of 2. Get ready for an unforgettable journey through the human body with Lauren, the Reading Bug, and the Spelling Bee! In this thrilling and educational adventure, our brave explorers shrink down to explore the amazing systems that keep our bodies alive and thriving. With help from astronaut Elara and a new friend named Hugo, listeners will dive deep into anatomy and learn about the five senses, the circulatory system, the brain, and more – all from the inside out! Perfect for curious kids, young scientists, and future doctors, this episode is packed with fun facts, silly puns, and interactive moments that inspire learning and imagination. It’s a whole-body experience! 🎧 Great for fans of science, space, and adventure! 🧠 Topics: human anatomy, body systems, senses, biology for kids 📚 Discover more books from the adventure at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/innerspace

    43 min
  5. Fact Fly: Why Are Ants So Strong?

    12/18/2025

    Fact Fly: Why Are Ants So Strong?

    The Fact Fly's One Big Question Ants are tiny… so how are they SO strong? Join Lauren and the Fact Fly and shrink down into the ant world to explore the science of exoskeletons, muscles, physics, and teamwork that let ants lift 20–50 times their body weight. A fun, fact-packed STEM adventure perfect for curious kids and budding biologists!

    17 min
  6. Story Snack: Wiggles in the Worm Tunnel

    12/17/2025

    Story Snack: Wiggles in the Worm Tunnel

    Book Worm’s Story Snacks | An Underground Adventure Join the Book Worm and wiggle into the secret world beneath the garden! In this action-packed underground adventure, we discover how worms keep soil healthy, why compost and tunnels matter, and how tiny creatures help an entire garden ecosystem thrive. When a patch of soil becomes too packed for plants to grow, we'll need to wiggle, squirm, and teamwork our way through the dirt to loosen the earth, help the worms, and save the garden’s roots just in time. Perfect for curious kids who love gardening, bugs, soil science, nature facts, ecosystems, and STEM-powered storytelling, this Story Snack is full of sensory fun, teamwork, humor, and hands-on learning. Get ready to dig in — literally!

    16 min
  7. Bedtime Stories: The Little River That Learned to Slow

    12/16/2025

    Bedtime Stories: The Little River That Learned to Slow

    In this soothing and gently funny bedtime adventure, kids meet Rill, a tiny river who loves to rush, splash, and zoom faster than anyone else in the valley — until one day he gets himself hilariously stuck between two boulders. With help from wise Grandmother Willow and a few forest friends (including a frog in a lily-pad hat!), Rill discovers the magic of slowing down, noticing the world around him, and finding calm inside himself. Featuring peaceful nature sounds, warm storytelling, and a sweet lesson about mindfulness and self-regulation, “The Little River That Learned to Slow” is perfect for helping little listeners relax, breathe, and drift peacefully toward sleep.

    16 min
  8. Adventure Encore: A Garden Adventure

    12/15/2025

    Adventure Encore: A Garden Adventure

    An Adventure Encore episode. Parts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. We're revisiting our first-ever adventure! Hop into the Reading Bug's book bag and shrink down to bug size to visit the insects of the garden and solve the mystery of the missing flowers! Travel through the garden with Helga and Fleur and help find Elizabuzz's friends. Explore the books in the Reading Bug's magic book bag at ⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/garden⁠.

    52 min
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Let’s fly! ✨ The Reading Bug Podcast is a collection of original audio stories for kids — featuring immersive adventures, cozy bedtime stories, bite-sized story snacks, and curious science questions — all brought to life with original music, original characters and vivid storytelling. Listeners can: Travel anywhere imagination can take them in Reading Bug Adventures — cinematic, two-part story journeys filled with characters, music, and audience participation Wind down with Lauren’s Little Bedtime Stories, calming tales and gentle songs perfect for bedtime and quiet moments Enjoy Story Snacks with The Book Worm - short, immersive stories designed for quick listening and big imagination Explore the world through Fact Fly’s One Big Question, where curious “why?” questions lead to fun, kid-friendly science discoveries Every episode is created, written, and produced by The Reading Bug, an award-winning, family-owned, independent children’s bookstore, with the goal of helping kids fall in love with stories, music, and learning. Perfect for car rides, quiet time, and bedtime. Learn more at readingbugadventures.com.

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