The Ringing Girl
Josh and his friends are having a camping weekend in the woods. Sitting around the fire, William tells a really scary story that happened in these very woods!
New stories
The Cat That Walked By Himself
The Cat That Walked By Himself By Rudyard Kipling Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my […]
The Trojan War
There was once a man called Paris. He was a very strong, handsome man and he was also very clever. He had once done a […]
Beauty And The Beast
Beauty And The Beast Adapted from the original by Stories Aloud There was once a very rich man who lived with his six children in […]
The Old Woman And Her Pig
When this old lady can’t get her new pig to jump over the stile, she goes looking for help. But will any of the characters she meets help her?
The Emperor’s New Clothes
This emperor loves clothes. So when he hears about some visiting weavers making clothes from special cloth … he orders himself a new suit immediately. There’s just one problem…
Mother Holle
A girl drops her spindle into a well and jumps in to find it. She wakes up in a magical land and meets a mysterious woman!
The Beginning Of The Armadillos
How can Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-Solid Tortoise disguise themselves so that Jaguar won’t eat them?
Lewis Carroll Poems
Lobsters, oysters, snails, whiting, crocodiles, fishes, a walrus, a carpenter and the jabberwocky…of course!
Bedtime for Benjamin
Benjamin hates going to bed! Especially tonight. Tonight his parents have guests over and he can hear them all having fun. He decides to sneak downstairs!
Do It Dragonfly!
The forest animals are all afraid of the big, bad bear. Every lunchtime he prowls around looking for some lunch. Will Dragonfly save them this time?
Seasonal Poems – Spring and Summer
Lovely poems for children celebrating the long awaited spring and summer!
A Very Special Bunny
It’s nearly Easter day and Eabun the bunny learns some important lessons about friendship, hard work, and generosity.
The Princess And The Pea
The prince is lonely and he wants to marry. So he goes in search of a princess. It must be a REAL princess… but how can you tell?
Operation CoronaFamily
It’s just another day in Coronavirus lockdown. Lily is bored. She misses her old life. Then she gets a wonderful idea!
Saint Patrick
Patricius is a slave. He is sitting with his sheep when he hears God’s voice tell him to run away. So he does! Find out what happens next in the life of the man we all know as Saint Patrick.
The Wind And The Sun
The wind and the sun have been arguing for years about which of them is stronger. Today, they finally have a competition. Who will win?
The Selfish Giant
When the Selfish Giant returns to his castle and finds children playing in his garden, he scares them away and builds a wall. Now it is only ever winter in the garden, and the Giant just can’t understand it. Can you?
The Six Swans
An evil stepmother turns her six stepsons into swans! Will their sister be able to break the curse?
Theseus And The Minotaur
The minotaur lives in a huge labyrinth and his favourite meat is human meat! Theseus decides to kill him to save hundreds of lives. But will he get lost in the labyrinth? Is he strong enough to beat the monster?
Rapunzel
Poor Rapunzel is a prisoner! The nasty witch keeps her locked in a tower. Will the prince be able to set her free?
Snow White
Snow White’s stepmother is trying to kill her for being beautiful! So she runs away into the forest, where she meets her new seven best friends!
The Nights Around Christmas
The Nights Around Christmas Two lovely Christmas Poems Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through […]
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
A Kidnapped Santa Claus L. Frank Baum Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are […]
Jimmy Scarecrow’s Christmas
Jimmy Scarecrow is cold and alone in the field. He has nothing to do in winter and he is feeling very sad indeed. But then, one night, someone very special visits him.