Story Time with Mama V - Children entertainment and a welcomed break for the parents.

Send us Fan Mail Sister! Sister! Or in the case of our story today, meet Stella and Paige - fraternal twins. In the story - The Only Me written by Marissa Bader we hear from Stella and get her perspective on what its like to have a fraternal twin sister. In the words off the author: "Stella and Paige are 7-year-old fraternal twins who don't look or act alike.  They have very different pe...

Send us Fan Mail Whiskers Finds His Luck by Shana Gorian is on the show this week. This is a St. Patrick themed story. In the words of the author: "  Whiskers doesn't know it, but he's in for a big surprise. Because when the carefree cat inadvertently saves a tiny leprechaun from a trap, the leprechaun declares him to be a source of great luck, and suddenly his day is transformed in...

Send us Fan Mail Rynnie Roo - the adventurous kangaroo is taking us on our story adventure this week with Rynnie Roo's Adventures - Dinosaur Valley. This book is written by Jean Johnson and is available for purchase HERE . In this story, Rynnie Too takes us all the way to the Dinosaur Capital in Glen Rose Texas. Children will learn history of Glen Rose, as well as get acquainted with some pre...

Send us Fan Mail DIGFISH is back on the podcast and this time, DOGFISH Saves the Ocean. This book is written by Rita Reed. We've featured DOGFISH on the show before in DOGFISH, Just be YOU (Listen HERE) In the author's words: Dogfish is enjoying a beautiful day in the ocean when suddenly he sees his friend Turtle with a straw stuck in his snout! After he calls his friends to help, they a...

Send us Fan Mail If you have a child who is a bit of a panicky panda then this episode is the one to listen to. Our story this week is Roly Poly the Panicky Panda written by Chantelle Stieghan. Chantelle's books have appeared on the podcast before: The Snail Who Lost its Slime - Listen HERE and The Butterfly Who Couldn't Fly - Listen HERE . IN the author's words, this is a " st...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are featuring Floss, the Wobbly Flamingo, written by Joanne Moore.  This is the third book in the Bit Different Collection. We featured Crosby the Not So Snappy Crocodile (LISTEN HERE) and Bertie, The Very Blind Bat (LISTEN HERE) on the show previously. In the words of the author: "Introduce your little one to all types of differences, encouraging them to celebra...

Send us Fan Mail Carrying on from the episode last week of Classic Rhymes which you can listen to HERE , this week we are doing Action Rhymes.   Action Rhymes are great to get the kids to get up, move, and work on developing their gross motor skills. I encourage you to play each rhyme more than once so that your little one can get the hang of the moves that are involved.  This week's rhymes i...

Send us Fan Mail Follow along in this podcast episode compilation of classic rhymes. This episode is especially beneficial for the youngest listeners that are just learning to talk. In addition, if English is your second language, these simple rhymes can help you master new vocabulary as the rhymes have a repetitive nature. In this episode you will hear the following classic rhymes: Row, Row, Row...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Sora, the little cricket. Sora is searching for a song to sing, but nothing seems to be coming to her easily. Sora starts to worry that she doesn't have any imagination. Thats until she starts chatting with various creatures such as song birds, fish and others that Sora leans into her imagination. Listen in to the full story of Sora's imagination journey. This book...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New 2024! Lets start the year off with a musical story of T-Rockasaurus: the Rockin’ T-Rex. This book is written by Becky Halton. WE featured another book of Becky's on the show before called Lucy and the Shooting Star. You can find that episode here. Lucy and the Shooting Star . In our story today we meet young T-Rockasaurus Rex. He is a member of a musical dinosaur fa...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a very special episode of the show! Today, I'm reading a classic with a modern twist  - 12 Days of Christmas with BAKON. BAKON has made a couple of other appearances on the show in the past with EVERYBODY LOVES BAKON EPISOD E  and A BAKON WRAPPED HALLOWEEN EPISODE .  Listen in to 12 Days of Christmas with BAKON and make sure your littles are following along as I gi...

Send us Fan Mail Hello! At the time of this episode airing we are less then one week from a major holiday - Christmas! I'm noticing a trend among parents where we are all stressed and stretched to the max in different ways during this time. In this episode I share 3 pillars of what I'm doing to take better care of myself during this time. These Pillars include: Good Quality of Sleep and...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever met a Christmas Dragon? Well today is your lucky day! In today's episode I'm reading Sir Steve and the Christmas Dragon written by Vanessa Ireson. In this story, the farmers' Parade of Lights is interrupted by a fearsome beast, one boy is brave enough to discover that there's more to this dragon than meets the eye...and ear. Listen in to the full...

Send us Fan Mail Today's story is one of a magical bond between siblings. Super Big Brother: Finding Your Hero is told primarily through the toddler eyes of Lulu the Little, who sees her big brother, Super Sam, as her hero with his red cape always flowing behind as he helps her through daily family tasks and lessons about growing up. Super Sam can swim fast, climb high, and swing through the...

Send us Fan Mail Hello! Today's story comes to you from my personal story collection. The story takes us back to December of 2020. At that time we were living with a lot of fear and unknowns about the Global Pandemic - COVID19. One evening, my family and I venture out in our neighbourhood to look at some Christmas decorations. My daughter was 3 at the time and was bundled up in layers which i...

Send us Fan Mail Jelani knows who he is. His Daddy is Black, his Mommy is white, and Jelani looks forward to growing up into a Proud Black Man like Daddy, and Granddaddy, and Great Granddaddy, too! It's a video chat with Great Granddaddy today that will take him - and listeners- on a journey with Santa as he tries to return to the North Pole in time for Christmas. Along the way, we'll me...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a very special episode of Story Time with Mama V, Today's story is read by my very good friend and fellow voice actor - Justin Eveneshen. The book that we're featuring this week is Silo's Roar written by Talya Bruck and it is part of the Savanna Therapeutic Stories. In this story we meet Silo the lion cub. This story is about big feelings of worry and dis...

Send us Fan Mail BaKon is back on the podcast and this time he is getting ready for Halloween. BaKon is on a search for the best Halloween costume, but he doesn't have a clue of whom he should be!  Should he be spooky or cute? Or maybe both? Listen in to the full story as BaKon picks the perfect Halloween costume. This book is written by Janine Masi Landreth and Leigh Ann Thompson and is avai...

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Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded in a more of a free style storytelling approach. The story is a retelling of a true story where a teenage girl embarked on her journey of attending school in a new country. This girl didn’t speak English and had to learn how to navigate not only language barriers but adapting to kids that weren’t all that nice to her. The story ultimately highlights that...

Send us Fan Mail Will Dogfish save the day? Dogfish sets out on an exciting Arctic adventure to see the glistening northern lights. Along the way he meets many talented friends and a baby bear who is in BIG trouble! Join Dogfish on his journey of self-esteem, confidence, and self-acceptance, as he travels the icy waters of the North! Following the crowd isn’t always the best thing to do. Everyone...

Send us Fan Mail Angelo loved his garden...until one day his garden changes. This story, based on the memory of a beloved, hard-working man from South Philadelphia, is one of love, loss, and inspiration. It reminds us of how our loved ones are  never truly gone and the powerful impact we can have on those around us - whether we realize it or not. Listen in to the full episode and please share this...

Send us Fan Mail Little Puppers is written by Natalie M. Grandy. Every puppy loves its humans. But sometimes those humans need to see the world from its point of view.  Little Puppers teaches kids what it is like to be a puppy. He wants his young readers to know how to care for him, how to play with him and how to pet him. Most importantly, Little Puppers wants children to know that he experiences...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition episode of Story Time with Mama V Podcast I put together the stories that currently exist on the podcast into themed categories with I call Story Buckets. Here are the links to the episodes in each bucket: Classics and Fairy Tales  The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Peter Rabbit Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast Little Red Riding Hood Snow White Cinderel...

Send us Fan Mail Episode #25 Grannie Rattle Cakes is throwing a Rattle Dance party in her bakery late Halloween night. Every skeleton is invited and is eagerly waiting for all the “people-parties” to end and trick-or-treaters to get tucked into bed. Then, the skeletons will dust off their bones, leave their poses, drop from their perches, and enjoy an uproarious night of showing off their snappy m...