Girl Tales

Nura is excited to help welcome new families to Freshwater, but when her favorite tatreez no longer fits, she must get creative. With a little magic and a lot of heart, she discovers a beautiful new way to share what matters most. Writer: Mariam Al-HusseiniVoice Over Artists: Emily Rose Debini, Addie Nofal, and Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer: Megan BagalaTheme Song: M...

When Petal Panner wishes she could stay a kid forever, her snowy day starts repeating in surprising ways. Writer: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Personalized StoryListen to Ghost TourJo...

To save her home, Maryella enters Akva Nova's famous Glass Hill challenge. With courage and a little solstice magic, she sets out to try what others never could. Writer: Allie KroeperVoice Over Artist: Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The...

Manu brings his favorite Venezuelan arepas to his school’s international food festival and learns what truly makes a food, and a place, feel like home. Writer: Jasmine RomeroVoice Over Artists: Jasmine Romero, Robb Moreira and Rebecca Cunningham Producer: Tessa Flannery Executive Producer: Megan BagalaTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal Pr...

King John passes a royal tax, leaving his citizens with mere scraps! Robin Hood, a lion-hearted young lass, refuses to let him get away with it. Writer: Kelly CutlerVoice Over Artists: Tessa Flannery and Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet t...

When a traveling princess meets a princess who loves to read, the two trade places to see what they can learn from each other. Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryProducer: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales Clu...

When Kat in Boots feels her parents are too strict, a bit of magic turns their world upside down and puts her in charge for the day. Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artist: Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Gir...

A Winter Solstice story! The giant, Mother Winter, is herding deer when a terrible snowstorm hits. Thank goodness for the kindness of the people of Glen Lyon in Scotland! Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artist: Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Tessa Flannery and Maria WurtteleExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal Program...

When Una and her unicorn Nicky head to Ice River Mountain, they discover something very unexpected flowing through the river. Writer: Megan BagalaVoice Over Artist: Rebecca CunninghamProducer: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Sta...

When a magic cricket appears, Liliana discovers that her family’s Christmas traditions might be more special than she realized. Writer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Charlie SandersonProducer: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer: Megan BagalaTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales...

Kitty races across London to gather Christmas treats, music, and cheer for the Queen’s holiday celebration. Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tale...

Mary has to buy her sister a present for the holidays, but she’s spent all of her money. Will a mysterious woman with a magical toy shop solve all of her problems? Writer: Rebecca CunninghamVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamProducers: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamLine Producer: Harry PosterTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal Pr...

When Martha and Minna’s family moves to Freshwater, they share a tradition from their home in Germany! Writer: Megan BagalaVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Persona...

Two florists, a sneaky thief, and a sprinkle of fairy dust spark a magical mix-up! Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Person...

Suzette loves to dance, and one day she meets a very special new friend. Writer: Harry PosterVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham Producers: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Personalized...

A mash-up of different kids' podcast episodes about jealousy and openness.  Voice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-emotions-kids-listen-mashups-about-feelings/id1502915722Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl T...

Mayor Lucinda has a big idea that could change the town of Freshwater forever! Writer: Megan BagalaVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Personalized StoryListen to Ghost TourJoin the Girl T...

When Princess Hamletta discovers her aunt’s plan to steal the crown, she and her best friend Horatia come up with a clever scheme. Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryProducers: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaArtwork: Shannon Doran Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tale...

Mia-Lily feels lost. That is until a talking polar bear shows up at her window with an invitation to a snow globe castle to learn the ways of the wind. An adaptation of East of the Sun, West of the MoonWriter: Rebecca Cunningham, with help from The Girl Tales ClubVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamProducers: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan BagalaAr...

Marceline, a girl from the seaside town of Saltwater sets out to uncover the mystery of her mother’s past. Writer: Rebecca CunninghamVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryProducers: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl...

Hildy, a 12-year-old nun in 955 AD, is preparing for her big acting debut in a very special play written by Hrosvitha, one of the only playwrights in Europe at the time. But uh … where is her script? Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamProducers: Maria WurtteleExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen...

In collaboration with our friends over at Dorktales Storytime, here's the sequel to our story from last season, Owen and the Order of the Ancient Cedar! When a mysterious shadow escapes from Owen’s favorite comic book, it’s up to Owen and a courageous (but not-so-magical) knight to save the day. Writer: Molly MurphyVoice Over Artists: Jonathan Cormur and Imani RussellProducers: Chad ChenailExecuti...

When Olivia loses her favorite doll before a sleepover, she and her friends go on a magical, and slightly spooky, adventure to find it. Today’s story is inspired by two tales created by Taleblazers at our Kennedy Center and Brooklyn events back in March. Both were based on a photo by street photographer Vivian Maier, whose work was discovered after her death. We’ll share the original stories after...

This is the story of Barbara Johns who sparked a student-led protest in 1951 to fight for better schools in Farmville, Virginia. Writer: C. QuintanaVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham, Samantha G., and Mehret MarshProducers: Chad ChenailExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the G...

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're sharing this Girl Tales classic. Laon moves from the Philippines to Freshwater. Everything is so new here. She just wants to go back to the before. Until she meets a new friend, Helena who helps her be brave. Writer: Katelynn KenneyVoice Over Artists: Marissa Carpio, Rebecca Cunningham, Jensen Olaya, and Billy SocoProducers: Meg...