Today, Barefoot Books, the award-winning independent children’s book publisher, launched The Barefoot Books Podcast, offering families, teachers, and librarians free story times from its collection of books. The weekly podcast features a diverse selection of award-winning children’s stories and songs by Barefoot authors and performers. Playfully narrated by celebrated actors, with songs by well-known children’s musicians, the podcasts provide a way for adults and children to listen to stories during family time, before naps, in the classroom, on trips, and whenever a good story is needed.
The Barefoot Books Podcast kicks off with the legendary springtime tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, narrated by Richard Hope available starting today. Upcoming podcasts will become available each Wednesday and include:
* The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale – Practice your math skills while enjoying this quirky take on “The Princess and the Pea.” Read by actress Juliet Stevenson.
* The Prince’s Bedtime – Meet a young prince who refuses to go to sleep! The entire kingdom comes out to lend a hand in this rhyming bedtime adventure. Narrated by actor Jim Broadbent.
* The Animal Boogie – Can you boogie? Down in the Indian jungle, the children and animals are learning to leap, stomp, shake and flap while meeting different jungle creatures. Sung by Fred Penner, this podcast will be available in both audio and video formats.
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