We love riding in the car while listening to Super Great Kids’ Stories. Anansi and Baba Yaga are regulars! The quality of the stories and the quality of the storytellers is superb! Big shoutout to Super Great Kids’ Stories!
by Wonderful Chameleon
Super Great Kids’ Stories is a podcast of fun, traditional tales to make you laugh and cry with some of the best storytellers from around the world, recommended for ages 5 to 105. Our collection of over three hundred stories has been carefully put together by storyteller and radio producer Kim Normanton and audio producer David Smith. We wish you many hours of happy listening!
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Walidad
Tim Ralphs narrates this charming fairytale from Pakistan about Walidad, a simple grasscutter who doesn’t know what to do with all his savings. How can he solve this problem so he can carry on living simply and happily? A thoughtful story which shows us what’s really import...
The Grateful Statues & The Magic Pear Tree
To mark New Year – Alton Takiyama-Chung – who’s new to Super Great Kids’ Stories, shares two tales from Asia: from Japan, "The Grateful Statues", and from China: "The Magic Pear Tree" about a farmer who encounters a beggar. Both stories have a theme of kindness and gen...
The Warm Glow
A King and Queen living in a cold castle argue and their fire goes out, casting a chill and a gloom over the whole kingdom. They send a servant to fetch more hot coals from the neighbours. Will he succeed and return warmth to the castle in time for the winter festivities? Liste...
The Little Fir Tree
A little fir tree, is not happy, he longs to leave his forest and go out to see the world like the bigger trees which are taken and decorated with sparkly things. Eventually his wish comes true, but does it make the tree happy? Listen to storyteller Anne Johnson's retelling of...
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Exciting News! Our Super Great book is now published by Bloomsbury and available to buy. It’s a treasury packed with thirty of your favourite stories including Anansi, Baba Yaga, Brer Rabbit and the Ghost of the Bloody Finger!
Click the button above to order for the US and UK.
If you are in Australia you can order HERE
If you are in India you can order HERE
Happy reading and telling!
More Exciting News! Our regular Zoom shows have now started and are hosted by Jason Buck and Amy Douglas with a special guest each month.
Amy is known for her magical stories like : The Tramp and the Boots and Long Red Fingernails & Ruby Red Lips, and Jason is famous for his brilliant sound effects in stories like: The Old Woman and the Pig, and The Luck Child oh and of course Troll Ale.
Each month they will be telling some of your favourite tales alongside guest storytellers. And Kim will be popping up to say hello and sharing some stories. One of the benefits of this kind of show, is that we get to see you in person, and you can show us your pictures on zoom after the storytelling.
The next show will be on Saturday December 13th with special guest Sheila Arnold from the US and tickets are available now – tickets cost £12.50, that’s about $16.50 US dollars and $23 Canadian dollars for one household.
There are some reduced tickets, and discounts for our subscriber families.
Tickets are limited and have sold out in the past, so If you’re thinking about going, buy soon to avoid disappointment.
See you there! Jason, Amy and Kim
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