Dragonfly Tales

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.

This episode, we are telling a tale written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare - The Tempest, which means the storm!

It's a story about a mystical island far far away across the sea.

If you'd like to find out more about William Shakespeare you can check out these Shakespeare Fun Facts!

And this is a nice introduction to Shakespeare's works by Michael Rosen & Sarah Nayler.

We'll put some photos of Leo's Puppet theatre in the Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Please please leave us a lovely review and keep posting your pics and drawings in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  

This episode, we introduce a classic story archtype - The Trickster!

Anansi the spider is a trickster - he's sneaky, funny and a bit lazy too!

The Anansi stories were first told by the Ashanti people in Ghana, a country in West Africa. They were not written but passed down through telling from generation to generation. Until they had spread far and wide. They spread across oceans to the Caribbean – they crossed continents and are now told all over the world.

Here is Leo's YouTube link to the Spider Puppet activity. It's nice and easy to make. 

Please please leave us a lovely review and keep posting your pics and drawings in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.

This episode, our tale is THOUSANDS of years old. It’s a very long epic and we only had time to tell a part of it. If you liked the story and want to follow Odysseus on the rest of his journey, we’d recommend this version by Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton – two amazing storytellers - The Adventures of Odysseus.

Here is a YouTube link to Sinbad and the Cyclops and here is a really nice blog about the genius of Ray Harryhausen.

And here is a really cool link about Stop Motion Animation for beginners!

Can’t wait to see your monsters! There are tons of apps out there - we really like Stop Motion Studio.

Please please leave us a lovely review and keep posting your pics and drawings in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.

 This episode is a classic tale from India – there are many different versions of this story, but our favourite is in this lovely Usbourne book of Indian tales.

Here is a great link to Leo’s activity: Mango and Banana Smoothie.

Ask a grown up for help with chopping and whizzing!

Please please leave us a lovely review and keep posting your pics and drawings in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.

This episode is a tale from Northern Ireland about the mystical and magical Faerie Thorn tree. I first heard the wonderful Liz Weir MBE tell a version of this at the Glens of Antrim Story Festival.

Here are the instructions for making Leo’s fairy tree:

You will need:

·    A big sheet of blank paper and a pencil

·    Some prittstick or gloopy glue

·    Some twigs and branches

·    Lots of different sized leaves

·    Some little gems or shiny buttons

·    And some glitter

First, draw an outline of a tree in winter on your paper. Try to make your branches nice and big and do lots of them.

Next, using your glue, stick your twigs down over your outline so you have a winter tree.

Next turn your tree into a summer tree by sticking on your leaves. The more leaves you add the fuller your tree will look.

You can also add little flowers to your tree too – to make it more spring like.

Finally, to make it a fairy tree, stick some gems or buttons onto your tree and then shake over some glitter.     And now you have a magical fairy tree!

You can find photos of Leo's tree and the REAL Faerie Thorn in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the next episode of Dragonfly Tales, a new story podcast for children of all ages. 

This episode is a tale from old Japan and features the Oni – they are Japanese trolls who live underground! There are lots of different versions of this story, but our favourite version is by Arlene Mosel.

Here is the link to Leo's Sudoku puzzles. We'd love to see some of your own, along with any drawings of the story. You can post them in our new Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the 3rd episode of Dragonfly Tales, a new story podcast for children of all ages.

This episode is a tale from Australia! It's a beginning story, or a 'pourquoi' story.

These stories explain why something is the way it is - do you think the story is true?

You can find more lovely stories from the Australian Bush in the gorgeous book:

Stories from the Billabong

Here is the link to Leo's Eardrum Experiment. We'd love to see some videos of your model eardrum in action! Post them in our new Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group.

And here is the link to the incredibly talented LYRE BIRD!

We would love to see some of your pictures on our new Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group on Facebook.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the 2nd episode of Dragonfly Tales, a new story podcast for children of all ages. 

This episode is a tale from Turkey! We first came across this story told by the incredible storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald in Little Rooster's Diamond Button but we've put our own spin on it.

Here is the link to Leo's bird feeder activity - It's good to get an adult to help with scissors! 

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Welcome to the 1st episode of Dragonfly Tales, a new story podcast for children of all ages.  Join professional storyteller Emily, and her son Leo, for stories from all around the world.  Then try out a fun activity to do at home which links to the story!
This episode is about the famous natural wonder, The Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 

You can read the story of Fionn Mac Cumhaill in the O'Brien Book of Irish Fairytales and Legends

And remember to have a go at baking Leo's delicious Scottish Oat Cakes! is the link to the recipe for Leo's baking activity: Gluten-Free Oat Cakes!

Music by Leo on Garageband
Art by Light Creative