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. 11h ago

    Episode 72: Tuesday Treasures – I Will Love You Till the Cows Come Home

    Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are wrapping every little listener in the warmest, most heartfelt and most wonderfully imaginative declaration of love ever written. We are reading I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home by Kathryn Cristaldi. A beautifully sweet and playfully rhyming story about a love so big it stretches all the way to the barnyard and back again. Perfect for every family who has ever searched for a new way to say I love you! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062574220 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones loved today's blend of endless love and laugh-out-loud fun check out I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt. It’s another classic, funny tale about unconditional love no matter what: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780439635721 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 📖 I Will Love You Till the Cows Come Home: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062574220 📖I Love You Stinky Face: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780439635721⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  2. 1d ago

    Episode 71: Monday Magic – Girls of the World

    Happy Monday, Storybeam families! Today on Monday Magic we are starting the week with the most powerful, most inspiring and most beautifully bold celebration of what girls everywhere are capable of! We are reading Girls of the World by Lindsey Davis and Michael Tyler. A stunning and empowering picture book that encourages every little listener to be strong, brave and confident in everything they do. This one is a Monday morning battle cry for every child ready to take on the world! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780310749660 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little dreamers loved today's empowering message check out Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal. It is an extraordinary, heart-filled love letter to girls everywhere to be themselves and stay curious: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062422507 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📖 Girls of the World: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780310749660⁠ 📖 Dear Girl: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062422507⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  3. 2d ago

    Episode 70: Sunday Sparkle – Sleepy Happy Cappy Cuddles

    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 are heading deep into the rainforest for the most peaceful, most snuggly and most wonderfully calming bedtime story of the week. We are reading Sleepy Happy Cappy Cuddles by Mike Allegra. The irresistibly charming story of a charismatic capybara who calms the whole rainforest rumpus with personalized cuddles for every single animal friend. The perfect Sunday night wind down for every little listener who needs one more cuddle before sleep! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781645675594 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if tonight's cozy capybara cuddles sent your little ones floating gently toward dreamland, check out Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue. A beautifully reassuring bedtime story about a little child who discovers that every single creature in the whole wide world sleeps, and tonight it is their turn: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780547641027 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 📖 Sleepy Happy Cappy Cuddles: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781645675594⁠ 📖 Sleep Like a Tiger: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780547641027⁠ Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  4. 3d ago

    Episode 69: Saturday Splash – A Planet Like Ours

    Happy Saturday! Today on Saturday Splash we are zooming out and looking at the most beautiful, most extraordinary and most precious home any of us will ever have. We are reading A Planet Like Ours by Frank Murphy and Charnaie Gordon. A gorgeous and inspiring earth care story that reminds every little listener just how spectacular our planet truly is and how every single one of us has a role to play in keeping it that way. Little hands can do big things! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781534111530 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's story inspired your little earth keeper to care for the world around them, you might remember a beautiful nature story we shared back in Episode 16! Check out The Earth Gives More by Sue Fliess. A gentle and lyrical reminder of all the extraordinary gifts our planet shares with us every single day: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780807577103 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 📖 A Planet Like Ours: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781534111530⁠ 📖 The Earth Gives More: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780807577103⁠Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  5. 4d ago

    Episode 68: Friday Favorites – Oliver's Tree

    We made it to Friday and Friday Favorites is bringing us the sweetest, most thoughtful little elephant you have ever met! We are reading Oliver's Tree by Kit Chase. A beautifully warm story about Oliver the elephant and his two best friends who go on a mission to find the perfect spot for each of them to feel at home. A wonderful Friday reminder that the very best friendships are the ones where everyone looks out for each other! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780399546488 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones loved Oliver's big heart and his dedication to his friends tonight, check out Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev. A wonderfully sweet story about a little boy with a very unusual pet who discovers that true friendship means making room for everyone no matter how different they might be: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781481416474 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📖 Oliver's Tree: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780399546488⁠ 📖 Strictly No Elephants: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781481416474⁠Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  6. 5d ago

    Episode 67: Throwback Thursday – The Magical Yet

    It is Throwback Thursday and today we are spending time with one of the most encouraging and quietly magical ideas any little one has ever met. We are reading The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi. A beautifully timeless story about a powerful little word that changes everything. Yet. You cannot do it yet. You have not learned it yet. You have not figured it out yet. Yet is not the end of the story. It is just the beginning! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781368025621 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your kiddos enjoyed today's growth mindset adventure check out I Can't Do That YET by Esther Pia. It’s another brilliant story that teaches kids the power of perseverance: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781545237274 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 Magical Yet: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781368025621⁠ 📖 I Can't Do That YET: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781545237274 Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  7. 6d ago

    Episode 66: Wacky Wednesday – Hats Off to Mr. Pockles

    It is Wacky Wednesday and today we are meeting the most hat obsessed, most loveable and most unexpectedly wonderful dachshund you have ever encountered! We are reading Hats Off to Mr. Pockles by Sally Lloyd Jones. A wonderfully silly and surprisingly heartwarming story about Mr. Pockles, a lonely little dachshund who owns millions of hats for every possible occasion but has nobody to share them with. Until one glamorous panda loses her hat to some very hungry bunnies and everything changes! 📖Look for Hats Off to Mr. Pockles on your next library trip! Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones giggled at today's whimsical story check out Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won. It’s another joyous, colorful read aloud about how sharing a fun hat can turn anyone's grumpy mood completely around: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780544930636We 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 📖 Hats Off to Mr. Pockles: look for it at your local library! 📖 Hooray for Hat!: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780544930636Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!

  8. Aug 25

    Episode 65: Tuesday Treasures – Be Kind

    Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are exploring one of the simplest and most powerful things any little one can do every single day. We are reading Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller. A beautifully honest story about a little girl who witnesses something uncomfortable at school and wonders what it truly means to be kind. Not just in the big moments but in all the small quiet ones that nobody else might even notice! 📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781250898456 Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's story moved your little one to spread a little more kindness into the world, check out Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. A quietly powerful and deeply moving story about a small act of unkindness and the ripple effect it leaves behind, reminding every listener that kindness is always worth choosing: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780399246524We 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 📖 Be Kind: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781250898456⁠ 📖 Each Kindness:https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780399246524Thank 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!