A story and a song: musical stories for children

Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Batt Lamb do something a bit different today with a gentle guided relaxation based around the Matariki Star Cluster and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, the wishing star in particular. Peter provides the restful  background music,  one of his own compositions. This is followed up with peoples wishes and a short story about the consequences of too many wishes. Support the show You can fi...

Send us Fan Mail Six have tricks is a magical story from Denmark about six brothers and how the Pleiades Star Cluster came into being. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to &a...

Send us Fan Mail First off Tanya , Pete and Batt Lamb celebrate Matariki ( the Māori New Year) with a fun Matariki  counting song written by their friends Loopy Tunes. You can find more of their fabulous mahi here https://www.loopytunespreschoolmusic.com/links    Then hold onto your hats for a story about the long finned eel, (tuna in the Māori Language) ....a true and mysterious story about the l...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya is learning Te Reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa/New Zealand and is keen to share her learning with others. Pete and and Tanya share a simple song about manu/flying animals, in Te Reo Māori with the help of the Batt cave audience, some of whom have drawn pictures of their favourite manu/bird.  Batt-lamb greets the audience and promptly falls asleep! Support the...

Send us Fan Mail In the Batt Cave tonightTanya and Pete tell an exciting Wonder tale about a Princess who sets out on an adventure and meets some animals who provide her with magical powers. Of course a Giant turns up to make things difficult for her, and discovering the Giants heart is the only way out of a tricky situation. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https:...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya shares a very interactive story about a woman at home spinning and a very unusual visitor. The listeners are invited to have a piece of paper and a pencil or crayons handy so that they can draw their version of the story as it unfolds. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave s...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete start with an old Dutch cycling song to celebrate Dutch Week. Then Batt-lamb helps sing a harvest song, and finally Tanya shares a story from the First Nations, Cherokee tradition about why trees lose their leaves in winter. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave sto...

Send us Fan Mail An Nupe story from Africa that we share as part of our  "Toby or not to be" show.  Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat'...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells the 'Bikeified' story of Bikerella, who wants desperately to go to the cycle competition, but is frustrated by her two ugly step sisters who want her to stay home and do Maintenance on their bikes. A fairy bike mother shows up... then there is a large Kumera involved... you get the picture!  Will Bikerella get to the competition? Support the show You can find...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest storyteller Moira Wairama tells the story of Whātaitai and Ngake , a traditional Māori story of two Taniwha  and the creation of Wellington Harbour, while Pete plays several different flutes in accompaniment. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at...

Send us Fan Mail A story from the Dusun people of Borneo about Rakian and his life changing encounter with Bees in the forest. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded live online to an English language school in Tokyo, Tanya, Peter (and Batt lamb!) tell the Fiesty Fem tale of Chikera the Queen of the Chickens.  Chikera discovers a treasure and embarks on a determined journey to fulfil her dreams. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave s...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya talks about her latest cycle adventures and Batt lamb helps out  ..then Tanya and Pete sing a cycling song from their show "Belle on a bike". Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator...

Send us Fan Mail Finding the perfect gift sometimes requires making a journey and the extraordinary can be found in the ordinary. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'B...

Send us Fan Mail A mid winter tale to celebrate the Japanese New Year. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional devel...

Send us Fan Mail A quirky tale from Finland about three friends who go hunting and find friendship. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a month...

Send us Fan Mail Jack meets old spindleshanks Death walking along the road one day and tries to outwit him  with a nut shell. Needless to say Death isn't so easily fooled. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educato...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Peter tell an old English tale about the Moon, cheese, and various attempts to steel the cheese! A Story recorded live online to the children in the Patea library Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you a...

Send us Fan Mail Another story told to Opunake Library. Tanya shares a fun tale of the trials and tribulations of planting seeds in her garden... Wherein a frog is quite helpful! Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educa...

Send us Fan Mail Performed live online to the Opunake Public Library in Taranaki, New Zealand, Tanya and Peter ask the perennial question.. What kind ofstory would you like? Little Mouse Our Faithful Friend is an endearing tale about the loss of  friend and grief... told with catchy musical refrains to draw you into the story. The audience then ponders the question of what is 'true' in s...

Send us Fan Mail Our very first performance of a story from Nigeria about a greedy tiger, some hungry animals and a laden pear tree Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to &apos...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Peter welcome the New Year into the Batt cave story telling club with a fun sing along song "The Old Lady from Brewster". Then comes an inspirational story about trading plums for apples to make apple dumplings. Yum! Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storyt...

Send us Fan Mail Tanya Batt and Peter Forster introduce the online storytelling event at Kumeu Public Library with lively Questions about what sort of story shall we have?..Big?..Small?..Fast?..slow?..a love story?..Or a scary story?..So many choices. Then they launch into a delightful tale about an old woman's challenging journey through the forest to see her Grand Daughter, and a rolling, s...