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Storytime in the Woods: Grandpa Ivy’s River Adventure (A summer story for kids) stories & storytelling storytime in the woods

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Watch this week’s episode, which was filmed in the forest in Ms. Becca’s backyard. These stories invite connection, calm, and seasonal wonder.
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The Impatient Deer/ A story about learning to wait
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Listen to Purple Day Episode 48 in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.
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Tale of Peter Rabbit/ A gentle adaptation of the classic Beatrix Potter Tale
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Tale of Peter Rabbit/ A gentle adaptation of the classic Beatrix Potter Tale circle time purple day stories & storytelling summer

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Listen to Purple Day episode 44 in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.

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Grandpa Ivy & the Fishing Pond/ A silly story for summer
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Grandpa Ivy & the Fishing Pond/ A silly story for summer circle time purple day stories & storytelling

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Buster Bear Goes Fishing/ An audio story for summer
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Buster Bear Goes Fishing/ An audio story for summer circle time purple day stories & storytelling

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Grandpa Ivy's River Adventure / A silly story for summertime.
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Grandpa Ivy's River Adventure / A silly story for summertime. circle time purple day stories & storytelling

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Rectangular image with a light blue background, a light pink circle in the upper-left corner of the image, and a circular picture in the lower right-hand corner. The picture is of a needle-felted hollow log with two white mice.. The words “Storytime in the Woods: Maisie’s New Mousie” are in the middle of the rectangular images.
Storytime in the Woods: Maisie’s New Mousie (Story about a New Sibling for Children) stories & storytelling storytime in the woods

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Watch this week’s episode below, filmed in the forest. The story is about a little mouse who learns she will soon be a big sister.

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Rectangular image with a light blue background, a light pink circle in the upper-left corner of the image, and a circular picture in the lower right-hand corner. The picture is of a large felted mushroom. In the middle of the rectangular images are the words Storytime in the Woods, Episode 13: Mushroom in the Rain.
Storytime in the Woods: Mushroom in the Rain (Free Spring Story for Children) stories & storytelling storytime in the woods

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Watch this week’s episode below, filmed right in the forest. These stories invite connection, calm, and seasonal wonder.

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