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Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  So this episode's TOP FIVE is about Leo's favourite gods and goddesses. What are your favourites? Draw us a piccy and don't forget to post it in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Sharon Carr to the podcast. Originally from Canada, Sharon Carr, has lived in the Midlands for many yea...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  We hope you enjoyed this episode's Scavenger Hunt! We would LOVE to see some photos of all the things you found. Did you manage to find them all? Don't forget to post pics in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Carl Merry to the podcast. Carl was once a teacher and ran storytelling clubs...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We hope you enjoy the return of LEO's TOP FIVE! Don't forget to post pics of your doggies and ideas for other top fives in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Eamonn Keenan to the podcast. Eamonn loves telling stories from Irish lore, particularly stories of heroes, fairies and ghosts. He...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's the merry month of May, and we can feel summer drawing near. We'd love to see some photos of your outdoor activities - don't forget to post them in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Valentine Hanson to the podcast. Valentine is an actor and storyteller from East London. He'...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.   ***We had some tiny audio issues this week. We hope it doesn't affect your fun. Naughty Pixies! Thanks for listening*** This episode, we welcome storyteller Hannah Need to the podcast. Hannah , The Storyteller of Southfields, is a professional storyteller based in London who loves to tell traditional tales with...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We hope you have enjoyed some holiday fun where you are! This episode, we welcome storyteller Sef Townsend to the podcast.  Sef has spent many years animating children and adults through the medium of story, language, rhythm and song and he is equally at home in a nursery school; in the family atmosphere of a local f...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode we launch on April 1st - also known as APRIL FOOLS DAY! Yes, it's a day for pranks and tricks - but keep them light-hearted and silly If you want to more about the origins of April Fool's Day, you can read more HERE . And for a list of silly and harmless pranks to pull on your family, you can go...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  Happy St Patrick's Day (for yesterday). As you know, Emily & Leo are of Irish heritage and on the 17th March we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - Saint Patrick.  But he wasn't actually Irish! If you'd like to learn more about St Paddy you can do so HERE .  Our little Irish lullaby at the end is...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  It's March! Happy coming of Spring!  And we have two great stories for you in this episode. This episode, we welcome storyteller Jill Lamede to the podcast. Jill, The Tintagel Storyteller, lives in the magical birthplace of King Arthur, and may often be found telling tales on the cliffs above Tintagel Castle.  J...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. So there is lots going on right now. Hurray! Valentine's Day, Pancake Day (UK) and Chinese New Year!  And we have THREE amazing stories for you in this episode. Our first is from our young guest teller, Sofia. She is 8 years old and is telling a traditional tale from her home in France - Fox and Crow. Animal tale...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. So it's National Storytelling Week here in the UK! So we are celebrating everything story! If you would like to know more, then please visit The Society for Storytelling Website or Facebook Page and share your story fun. We have two lovely stories for you and in this episode we welcome guest storyteller Rachel An...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We have two lovely stories for you and this episode we welcome guest storyteller Dawn Nelson, or DD Storyteller from the South Downs. Dawn writes and performs both interactive stories and traditional tales, as well as creating story based events and workshops for all ages. She also has her own podcast, Story Lore ! Y...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Happy New Year! May 2021 bring you light, love and happiness. We have two wonderful wintry tales to see you through the cold dark evenings, and this episode we welcome guest storyteller Giles Abbot from London to the podcast. Giles is a writer and voice artist, but he became a storyteller about 20 years ago when he s...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's Christmas Eve! We are so excited and I hope we can get to sleep tonight! This episode we welcome guest storyteller Hannah Brailsford from Essex to the podcast. Hannah is a brilliant storyteller who is 'captivating, compelling, magic and fun'. She has been telling stories to both children and adults f...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! This episode we welcome guest storyteller Joerg Steinkamper from Germany to the podcast. Joerg has been telling stories to all ages since 2009. He loves funny stories and his story is a modern version of an old Sufi tale featuring Nasruddin. If you would like to see Jo...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  Our sixth episode invites renowned storyteller Liz Weir MBE to the podcast. Liz has been telling stories for over 40 years and has told her captivating tales on five continents!!  She is also an author and has written three brilliant books: Boom Chica Boom, When Dad was Away and Here, There and Everywhere. If you wo...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Our fifth episode is a tale from the lands of Ice and snow - a Norse myth. Norse myths are ancient stories of gods, goddesses, heroes and battles from Scandinavia. They were passed down to the Vikings and have had a lasting impression on us too! Our days of the week are named after Norse gods! In this story, the Thun...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's our Halloween Special! WOOOOOOOOO! We have two stories for you. What a TREAT - not a trick! Our first story is by Leo and is a version of the Hairy Toe. We found this version from master storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald , a very famous North American tale spinner who specialises in interactive storytellin...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  Our third episode is a tale from the East - a tale of mystical dragons. Eastern dragons are very different to those in stories from the west. In countries such as China, Korea and Japan, dragons are thought to be noble and wise, elemental gods that ruled over the skies and the oceans. They don’t have wings, and have...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Our second episode is a classic Greek Myth about a brave hero who must defeat a hideous monster and escape a mysterious labyrinth. WARNING: it gets a bit scary when Theseus goes into the Labyrinth! For more great myths and legends, check out this fabulous collection by Anthony Horrowitz . If you fancy being a GUEST T...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We're back! We hope you've had a lovely summer and are looking forward to some story fun. We will be releasing episodes every two weeks from now on - but don't worry. We have lots planned this season - Leo's Top Fives, guest storytellers and a spooky Halloween episode for half term! Our first episode...

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode is our last one of the first season. We'll be taking a break for the summer but we'll be back in September for more story fun. For our finale, we bring you something a bit special - a special guest! Our friend Ella has been working on a story for our podcast and it's just brilliant!...

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode we head down to the sea in this beautiful story by Margaret Mahy. You can find her story, and lots of other stories about pirates in this brilliant book The Kingfisher Treasury of Pirate Stories . Leo's activity this week is all about Pirates! Head over to the Royal Museums Greenwich website...

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode we venture into the Amazonian rainforest to hear a story from the Anambe people. You can find a version of today's tale, 'Ceuci the Witch who ate a lot' in this book: Amazonia - Indigenous Tales from Brazil We'd also like to thank our lovely friend and fellow storyteller Sef Town...

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode we venture to Zimbabwe to hear a story from a clan of the Shona tribe - the Karanga! African storytelling is amazing and our telling would not have been possible without these two awesome books The Lion on the Path and Party Croc! Leo's activity this week is making banana bread - and it'...