Read Me a Story, Ink

Robert Topp
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Read Me a Story, Ink

Family stories perfect for classroom, bedtime, or anytime. Based on my 26 year hobby of reading in public elementary schools, the stories offered here are some of my favorite, kid-tested read-alouds. All stories appear with the permission of the author.

  1. NOV 13

    "Castles in the Air" by Stephen Krensky

    When a witch goes before the king to ask for the road in front of her house to be repaired, she is told by the king’s chief advisor that the king could build castles in the air if he wanted to, rather than talk to her. This gives the witch a clever idea and pretty soon the king is looking down on his kingdom from his castle in the clouds

    14 min

  2. OCT 18

    "Ghost Walk" by Mark A. Garland

    Arin and her Mom go to the cemetery to tell Arin’s Dad that it’s okay, that they love him and don’t blame him for what happened in the church the night they surprised two burglars. A softly told tale of a ghostly encounter in a graveyard with a nice twist at the end.

    9 min

  3. SEP 29

    "Miz Mephitis" by Robert D. Culp

    When Rooster ducks into the barn to get out of the afternoon rain storm he is surprised to have his sneeze answered by a polite “God bless you, young man.” When he realizes it is Miz Mephitis, the skunk, he backs away just a far as he can. But his fear is replaced by curiosity when a right friendly discussion ensues and Rooster learns there is a lot more to skunks than he had imagined.

    13 min

  4. AUG 22

    "The Booted Cat: or Puss in Boots." Newly translated by Sophie Masson

    A very literary and delightful modern translation/adaptation of one of Charles Perrault’s most famous fairy tails wherein the youngest son inherits nothing of value except the family cat. But the cat, who is very fond or his young master, proves to be well more that just a cat. Bebooted and behatted, the clever feline finds his master both a kingdom and a wife. For all who love happily ever afters – and cats.

    20 min

  5. JUL 12

    "The Imaginary Dragon" by Terry Jones

    A dragon, fearing that he doesn’t exist, shares his concern with his friends the griffin, the unicorn and the sphinx. They can offer little to ease his worries but in the end, like Rousseau, he decides, someone imagines, therefore, I am.

    10 min

  6. JUN 11

    "Cinders" by Katherine Gibson

    A “what if” story about one of Cinderella’s coachmen who stays a man rather than regaining his mouse form at the stroke of midnight. Dazed and confused, he finds himself at the gates of a castle and discovers that, upon being given lowly work in the King’s stables, he has a knack as a horse whisperer.

    35 min

  7. MAY 14

    "The Trouble with Trouble; a Tale from the American South" by Amy Friedman and Meredith Johnson

    The trouble with Trouble was he talked too much, even old skunk told him so. But when Trouble tried to tell everyone old skunk spoke to him, no one ever believed him again.

    6 min

  8. APR 22

    Come Again in Spring

    When death comes for Old Hark, the old man tells him to come again in the spring so he can feed his birds for one more winter. After some argument, Death offers to give him one more winter if he can answer three questions.

    16 min
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About

Family stories perfect for classroom, bedtime, or anytime. Based on my 26 year hobby of reading in public elementary schools, the stories offered here are some of my favorite, kid-tested read-alouds. All stories appear with the permission of the author.

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  • Creator
    Robert Topp
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All recordings copyright by Robert Topp
  • Show Website
    Read Me a Story, Ink

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