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[My Baby Monsters: storytelling podcast 13] My dad said I could lie as much as I wanted to… and other tall tales Sep 29, 2006

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Sorry, nothing to hear here.
Move along... no podcast today.
Wait,
come back,
I was just kidding, there really is a podcast.

No kidding, today's podcast is all about lying.
I promise I won't lie to you again...
aaaagh, I already broke my promise.

Children's stories from this podcast: (click link to read or add on to a story)

Who is the real Lying King? [new storytelling game for you to play / the rules]

You are the veterinarian [storytelling game]

The boy and girl who never told the truth [storytelling game]

Like, nothing good to eat

A mom lying at the zoo

Baby Monster Lying King needs your help

Baby Monster Little Bird ate an airplane for breakfast

Introducing Baby Monster Lying King

The dog ate my homework [song by guest artist, The Egerton Boyz (aka The Smelly Monkeys]

Be sure to get our FREE Baby Monster Lying King coloring page.

The great new stories you've made:

The baby (Mozart) monsters and I watch music [by Storyteller Sam (9) and his dad, Anne (13), Andy (11), Mrs. Murphy's Class (3rd grade)]
The alien repair shop [by Storyteller Ron (10), Storyteller Sam (9) and his dad, Andy (11), and Ed (7)]

Also in this episode:

Hear a Mash-up that makes "Everybody Dance Now" to a classical music piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756-1791] and the "oldies music" group, C+C Music Factory. [1990-1995]
Learn how the world was made, and what a veterinarian was doing at LEGO.
Learn how to eat food you don't like.
And learn about the difference between storytelling and lying.

Art of the week: Baby Monster Lying King -- Eats facts for breakfast and then relieves himself of them.

Additional tall tale storytelling resources for kids:

Tall tales Arizona style: written and illustrated by Mrs. Sunda's Third Grade Gifted Resource Class
Lionel's tall tale storytelling machine: push a button to create a wild story [from Between the Lions TV program]

Additional resources for parents and teachers:

What is storytelling and why do family tell stories... because every life is a story [from The call of the story]
What are the benefits of storytelling in the classroom and some storytelling activities lesson ideas [from Story Arts]
An introduction to the oral tradition and the art of storytelling [from Tim Sheppard]
Why do children lie? [from the Center for Effective Parenting]
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, recorded by the Thomas Edison Concert Band in 1908 (right-click to download cylinder phonograph recording [700 kb])
Archive of free cylinder recordings contains the first commercially produced sound recordings. They act as audio snapshots of life at the beginning of the 20th century [from the University of California, Santa Barbara]

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

The My Baby Monsters children's story sharing podcast is a collaborative storytelling podcast for kids, parents, and teachers.
To share your stories, visit MyBabyMonsters.com

Storytelling Coloring Page 13: Baby Monster Lying King — **[My Baby Monsters: coloring story 13] Baby Monster Lying King** Sep 22, 2006
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I never lie, but Baby Monster Lying King does. In fact, he never tells the truth. So don’t believe him if he opens his mouth.

He says he’s the real Lion King from Disney World, but I know he’s not. He also told me the crown on his head is made from real gold and that down is up.

Do you have a lie to share? He’d love to see your story.
To share your own story, just print out My Baby Monsters Storytelling Coloring Page (or load it into your favorite painting program). Then write on the sound waves and color the picture. When you're finished, you can send me a copy and I can put it online.

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: children's art film 09 (colored)] The chocolate chip cookie dance Sep 15, 2006

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I made a new version of my cookie movie. This one is in color, and I used every color I could find. Red and green and yellow and blue and red and... oops, I said red already.

Red already. Red already... can you say that five times fast? Red already. Red already. Red aready. Red aready. Red aready.

It's still called the The chocolate chip cookie dance.

I really like this story. It's from from the My Baby Monsters story sharing podcast – Episode 9: The Commercial Show.

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: storytelling podcast 11.5] The War of the Worlds (misunderstood aliens from outer space) Sep 08, 2006

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Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our regularly scheduled story sharing podcast to bring you a special bulletin from My Baby Monsters News. At twenty minutes before bedtime, Professor Josie of the Baby Monster Shooting Star Planetarium in Denmark, reported observing several explosions on the planet Mars, which could mean only one thing... aliens are on the way.

To help put you in the mood for this fun little alien invasion, please enjoy the following special, out-of-this-world edition of the my baby monsters children's storytelling podcast.

Children's stories from this podcast: (click link to read or add on to a story)

There's an alien in my bed
The alien repair shop
The missing baby alien
The bubblegum in outer space
Spaceman (song by guest artist, Ian Knapp)
Be sure to get our FREE Baby Monster Shooting Star coloring page.

The history of "The War of the Worlds"
This classic story of alien invasion predates man learning how to fly. The story was imagined and written in 1898 (over 100 years ago) by science-fiction writer H.G. Wells. The War of the Worlds was then turned into a radio program by Orsen Well's on October 30, 1938... unfortunately many listeners did not realize it was only a Halloween special... so many listeners were naturally frightened, believing that Martians were really invading Earth. Since that time, four War of the Worlds films have been made, including the classic film in 1953 and a more recent version by Steven Steven Spielberg in 2005. And of course, there is the classic My Baby Monsters Podcast by Josie and her dad in 2006.

Listen to original radio broadcast (parental discretion advised)
The 1938 War of the Worlds radio program is now in the public domain, meaning that you can enjoy it for free. Before listening to it with young children, please be advised that the aliens in the Mercury Theatre on the Air's "The War of the Words" don't play nice, so use your own discretion. Listen to The War of the World original radio program (right-click to download)

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: storytelling podcast 11] EPISODE XI: THE LOST SPACE STORIES (Darth Vader visits NASA while Pluto disappears) Sep 01, 2006

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

Episode XI, THE LOST SPACE STORIES

It is a historic period of revision.
On the edge of a small solar system,
on a Mickey Mouse planet named Pluto,
My Baby Monsters were playfully busy
creating stories, art, and podcasts for the children of Earth.

And all was Vader-ific on this remote Disney world,
until it's small world size and eccentric orbit
forced the IAU empire to turn Pluto into
a seven Dwarf Planet.
Made Grumpy by this news,
Baby Monster Com-PutOr, the 3rd
broke down and refused to work,
and as he powered down
all of the stories were lost.

But our space saga did not end there,
because the children of Earth
used their imagination to bring new hope,
thus restoring freedom to the galaxy
and bringing this NASA-mazing,
Star Wars-tastic episode back to life.

Children's stories from this podcast: (click link to read or add on to a story)

Question to an alien (storytelling game)
All about aliens, planets, and science fiction movies
Are you an Alien or an Astronaut? (storytelling game)
A special Star Wars guest
Life on Mars (storytelling game)
Life on Meatball Planet
Darth Vader is my dad
The lion in outer space that couldn't breathe (daddy's story)
The lion in outer space that could breathe (daddy's story)
Space Monkey (a song by Jim Hodgson, guest artist)
Be sure to get our FREE Daddy's Little Alien Girl coloring page. It's a self-portrait.

In this show:

We learn that my daddy is an alien. Do you know what type?
We go to outer space with NASA astronauts on NASA's Web TV.
We learn about the Voyager Spacecraft (not shuttle), and We heard what the people of earth want to say to aliens.
We also listen to your new stories (The present that ran away and The best birthday present in the world).
And while we don't talk about Pluto, we will still miss it.
As always, we play a lot of storytelling games. My dad knows a lot about storytelling.

Daddy's Little Girl (Alien Edition) Open your eyes, it's a face only a father -– well, and a daughter, but definitely not a mother -– could love.

The My Baby Monsters children's story sharing podcast is a collaborative storytelling podcast for kids, parents, and teachers.
To share your stories, visit MyBabyMonsters.com

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: children's art film 09 (b&w)] The chocolate chip cookie dance Aug 25, 2006

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Want to see a movie I made?
My dad and I drew it in black and white.

It's called the The chocolate chip cookie dance.

I really like this story. It's from from the My Baby Monsters story sharing podcast – Episode 9: The Commercial Show.

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: storytelling podcast 12] Stories with Technical Difficulties Aug 18, 2006

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For those of you counting, you might be wondering what happened to episode 11?
The short version, our computer broke.
The long version, well, somedays things just don’t work like they should. And today, it’s that type of day. Our theory is that listeners from outer space tried to contact us, but their incompatible alien operating system caused our computer to temporarily die. While we are thrilled about this evidence of life on other planets, we regret to inform you that our two-part series on space (episode 11) has disappeared inside the void of a broken computer. While we wait for our experts to resuscitate our computer and thus rescue these incredible episodes, we hope you will enjoy this duck taped podcast about questionable pizza and technology.
A few stories featured in this podcast: (to read a story or add to it, click the link)

First day of school
Global Pizza, cause people are different
Topical song: Island of Misfit Toys by A Sunken Ship Irony

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

Storytelling Coloring Page 11.5: Baby Monster Shooting Star — **[My Baby Monsters: coloring story 11.5] Baby Monster Shooting Star** Aug 11, 2006
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I love outer space, and so does Baby Monster Shooting Star.

When we play, he invents wild games with crazy rules and ideas that are out-of-this-world.

Do you ever visit the stars?
To share your own story, just print out the My Baby Monsters Storytelling Coloring Page (or load it into your favorite painting program). Then write on the sound waves and color the picture. When you're finished, you can send me a copy and I can put it online.

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

Storytelling Coloring Page 11: Daddy's Little Alien Girl — **[My Baby Monsters: coloring story 11] Daddy's Little Alien Girl** Aug 04, 2006
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This is a portrait I made of myself as an alien.

Open your eyes. It's a face only a father – well, and a daughter, but definitely not a mother – could love.

So what's on your alien mind?
To share your own story, just print out the My Baby Monsters Storytelling Coloring Page (or load it into your favorite painting program). Then write on the sound waves and color the picture. When you're finished, you can send me a copy and I can put it online.

Have fun,
-- Josie (and dad)

[My Baby Monsters: storytelling podcast 10] Happy Birthday Stories from Around the World Jul 28, 2006

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I say it's my birthday, is it your birthday too? Yeah. Even if it's not, you can still enjoy this global party episode.
Did I mention that I'm six!!!!!!!!
A few stories featured in this podcast: (to read a story or add to it, click the link)

In this show, we:

Talk about the history of birthdays and why I need 2 million dollars to sing the song "Happy Birthday to You" on this podcast.
Play with international music and hear how some of our listeners around the world say, "Happy Birthday."
Find additional birthday resources and a teacher lesson plan.
Play a lot of storytelling games. My dad knows a lot about storytelling.

The art of the week:

Baby Monster Lollypop Girl: Sometimes sweet, sometimes sour, never learns from mistakes.