Stories on Stories

We’re back with another season of stories!

For the times when the kids won’t stop chanting “just one more” but you need to get out the door, when your voice fails from the reading the book backwards more times than you can count, and when “you aren’t doing that voice right” is just too much—Stories on Stories. Where the stories don’t stop.

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Latest Episodes:

Sakamoto's Swim Club by Julie Abery Oct 09, 2025

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When the children of workers on a 1930s Maui sugar plantation were chased away from playing in the nearby irrigation ditches, local science teacher Soichi Sakamoto had an idea. He offered to take responsibility for the children – and then he began training them how to swim. Could Maui's ditch swimmers win Olympic gold?

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Bluey: Hammerbarn Oct 08, 2025

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On a family trip to Hammerbarn, will Bluey and Bingo find everything they’ve ever wanted?

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Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai Oct 07, 2025

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As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true.

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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce Oct 06, 2025

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Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.
But the power of story will save the day.

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Amos & God's Roaring Voice by John Brown and Brian Wright Oct 05, 2025

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In a land filled with good things, there lived a shepherd named Amos. God called him to tell His people that He had seen the bad things they were doing – and the pain and suffering they caused. Although God had been so kind to Israel, and tried to warn them again and again, they mistreated people and rejected God’s word. Amos brings them a warning of judgement – but also a message of hope.

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Elena of Avalor: Song of the Sirenas Oct 04, 2025

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In this story, Elena visits the West Coast of Avalor, where she meets mysterious underwater creatures called sirenas―and encounters the evil sorceress Shuriki once again!

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How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett Oct 03, 2025

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The people who made this book had to brave dangerous animals, an angry mob, unreasonable editorial demands, high-seas adventure, traffic, and a tense game of chance where EVERYTHING was on the line.

You might even call them American heroes. But they were just doing their jobs. It’s how this book was made.

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Hina by Gabrielle Ahuli'i Oct 02, 2025

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Hina introduces kids ages 0-4 to one of Hawaii's best-known dieties, the goddess of the moon.

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Pirate Vs. Pirate by Mary Quattlebaum Oct 01, 2025

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Bad Bart is the biggest, burliest boy pirate in the Atlantic. Mean Mo is the maddest, mightiest girl pirate in the Pacific. When they meet in the middle, it's a no-holds-barred contest to see who is the best pirate in the world.

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BONUS: More About Our Sun by Lindsay Leslie Sep 30, 2025

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A special appendix and glossary from Nova the Star Eater by Lindsay Leslie that talks more about our amazing universe.

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