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Barefoot Books Podcast

Discover a weekly selection of award-winning children's stories and songs from Barefoot Books. We ar

Episodes

Total: 135

Never Trust a Pelican

2011/1/11

Have you ever been outsmarted by a pelican? Find out how a group of animals living in a lake were tr

Who Lives in the Skull?

2011/1/7

How many animals can fit into one old skull? Find out in this tale of a group of animals who all try

The Faery's Gift

2010/12/22

What happens when a generous woodcutter rescues a faerie and receives a wish in return? He must then

The Nutcracker

2010/12/17

Find out if young Clara and the nutcracker can defeat the evil Mouse King in the Land of Sweets in t

The Ship of Bones

2010/12/9

Get ready to be spooked in this story about a shipwrecked crew that seeks shelter on a boat only to

The Beggar Princess

2010/12/3

In this story from China, Mo Chi is a learned scholar who takes advantage of his loving wife as she

The Hill of Roses

2010/11/24

Meet Romeus and Julietta and find out if their love can overcome hatred in this story that inspired

Join actress and narrator Juliet Stevenson as she tells the story of a soldier’s kindness to a myste

The Animal Boogie

2010/11/10

Can you boogie along with acclaimed performer Fred Penner? Down in the Indian jungle, the children a

The Real Princess

2010/11/3

Narrated by actress Juliet Stevenson, this quirky take on "The Princess and the Pea" combines story

Jack and the Beanstalk

2010/10/20

Climb the beanstalk with Jack in this quirky take on the traditional tale. When there is no food in

Follow the incy wincy spider as it climbs up the water spout. But you may want to stand back once th

Magic Train Ride

2010/10/4

Hop aboard the magic train for a journey across many lands, deep down under the sea, and even up to

El Mundo

2010/9/29

Sing along in Spanish about the wonders of our precious planet, from the trees in the forest to the

Driving my Tractor

2010/9/21

Chug along with a happy farmer who has one cow, two donkeys, three pigs, four sheep and five chicken

Rhymes Combo

2010/9/14

Touch your head, shoulders, knees and toes – then your eyes, ears, mouth and nose! Susan Reed is bac

The Wheels

2010/8/31

Follow the wheels on the bus as they go round and round. The repetition, sounds, humor and familiari

Sing along with these well known nursery rhymes, including “Humpty Dumpty”, “Bah Bah Black Sheep”, “

Listen to Jack’s adventures “en español” this week. When this spirited boy turns his simple errand i

Counting Rhymes

2010/8/11

Get your ducks in a row this week with playful counting rhymes and songs that introduce numbers. Inc