Hooray for Story Day! Read-Alouds, Rhymes, and Learning Fun with Mr. L_ementary

🖍️👀 What if your crayon had a mind of its own?

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary for a delightfully spooky read-aloud of Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown. Meet Jasper Rabbit, who discovers a mysterious purple crayon that seems determined to help him succeed. At first, it sounds amazing—perfect homework, perfect grades, and perfect drawings! But when the crayon starts making decisions on its own, Jasper begins to wonder if having a magical helper is really such a good thing.

Packed with suspense, humor, and just the right amount of creepy fun, this award-winning story is perfect for young listeners who love a little mystery without the scares.

🎧 Turn down the lights, grab your favorite crayon, and join Mr.L_ementary for this hilarious and slightly spooky adventure on Hooray for Story Day!

Watch the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeN33B8f7uE

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

📦✨ Is it a box… or is it something much more?

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary as he narrates Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. When a curious rabbit is found sitting inside a plain cardboard box, everyone assumes it’s just a box. But with a little imagination, that simple box transforms into a race car, a mountain, a rocket ship, and so much more!

This charming and award-winning story celebrates creativity, imagination, and the incredible adventures that can happen when we think outside the box—or inside it! Perfect for young dreamers, builders, artists, and explorers, Not a Box reminds us that ordinary things can become extraordinary with a little imagination.

🎧 Join Mr.L_ementary for this delightful story that inspires creativity and reminds us that play is one of the greatest adventures of all on Hooray for Story Day!

Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUD6EnIg5dk

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

🌮🐉🔥 Two taco-filled adventures. One epic episode!

This week on Hooray for Story Day, Mr.L_ementary is serving up The Combo Meal—a special double-feature featuring Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin!

First, you’ll discover the most important fact about dragons: they absolutely LOVE tacos! Big tacos, little tacos, beef tacos, chicken tacos—dragons can’t get enough. But there’s one tiny problem… dragons and spicy salsa do not mix!

Then, the adventure continues in Dragons Love Tacos 2, where a taco shortage threatens dragon-kind everywhere! Can our heroes travel through time and save the world’s taco supply before it’s too late?

Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, silly surprises, time-traveling tacos, and plenty of dragon-sized fun, this extra-long episode is perfect for taco lovers, dragon fans, and families looking for a double helping of storytime excitement.

🎧 Grab your favorite snack, settle in, and enjoy The Combo Meal—two beloved stories, one unforgettable adventure, narrated by Mr.L_ementary on Hooray for Story Day!

Watch the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMGAxqTAmA&t=108s

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If you and your little ones enjoy listening to the stories on this podcast, please consider supporting the show with a ⁠⁠⁠donation⁠⁠⁠. Your generosity helps purchase new books, maintain equipment, and keep fresh stories coming to families, classrooms, and young listeners everywhere. Every contribution—big or small—helps keep the pages turning and the stories flowing. Thank you for helping make storytime possible!

✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

🌙🐵😴 Jim Panzee has a problem… he just can’t fall asleep!

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary as he narrates Grumpy Monkey: Up All Night by Suzanne Lang. When Jim Panzee finds himself wide awake long after bedtime, he tries everything he can think of to get some sleep. But the more he worries about falling asleep, the more awake he feels!

With plenty of laughs, lovable jungle friends, and a relatable bedtime struggle that kids (and parents!) know all too well, this charming story reminds us that everyone has restless nights sometimes—and that’s okay.

Perfect for bedtime, quiet time, or anytime you need a good laugh, Grumpy Monkey: Up All Night is a cozy adventure filled with humor, friendship, and a little monkey mischief.

🎧 Snuggle under your blankets, get comfy, and enjoy this hilarious bedtime story narrated by Mr.L_ementary on Hooray for Story Day!

Watch the Youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTReREaKPoc

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

🛠️✨💡 Big ideas start with curious minds!

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary as he narrates Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro. Maxine is a young inventor with a passion for creating, building, and solving problems. Whether she’s designing gadgets, testing new ideas, or learning from her mistakes, Maxine shows that imagination, determination, and creativity can turn even the biggest challenges into exciting opportunities.

Filled with humor, heart, and a wonderful message about perseverance, Made by Maxine encourages young listeners to embrace curiosity, think like inventors, and never be afraid to try something new. After all, some of the best inventions come from a little trial and error!

Perfect for future engineers, scientists, makers, and dreamers, this inspiring story celebrates innovation and the joy of creating something all your own.

🎧 Put on your thinking cap and join Mr.L_ementary for this inventive adventure on Hooray for Story Day!

Watch the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z4Qj7u3U00&t=66s

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

🖍️📬🏡 The crayons are back… and they have some stories to tell!

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary as he narrates The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt. Duncan starts receiving a stack of postcards from his missing crayons, and they are not happy! From crayons that have been lost under couches to crayons left behind on family vacations, each one has an unforgettable tale about where they’ve been and why they’re ready to come home.

Filled with laugh-out-loud humor, colorful characters, and plenty of creative surprises, this beloved sequel to The Day the Crayons Quit celebrates friendship, imagination, and the adventures that can happen when you’re not paying attention to your crayons!

Perfect for young artists, storytellers, and anyone who has ever misplaced something important, this story is sure to spark smiles from beginning to end.

🎧 Grab your favorite box of crayons and join Mr.L_ementary for this colorful adventure on Hooray for Story Day!

Find this Story on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhItRAmldHk

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖

🦕📚🗣️ What happens when a dinosaur discovers the power of words?

This week on Hooray for Story Day, join Mr.L_ementary as he narrates Stegothesaurus by Bridget Heos. Stegothesaurus is a dinosaur who knows exactly one word: “grunt.” The problem? One word isn’t always enough to express everything he’s thinking! When he discovers a thesaurus full of exciting new vocabulary, his world opens up in surprising and hilarious ways.

Filled with clever wordplay, laugh-out-loud moments, and lovable dinosaur charm, this story celebrates language, communication, and the joy of learning new words. Young listeners will love following Stegothesaurus as he expands his vocabulary and discovers that words can help us connect with others in meaningful ways.

Perfect for dinosaur fans, budding readers, and word lovers of all ages, Stegothesaurus is a fun and engaging adventure that inspires curiosity about language and learning.

🎧 Get ready to roar, rumble, and discover some amazing new words with Mr.L_ementary on Hooray for Story Day!

Find this Story on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LEeTW0q-8B8

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✨ Read. Listen. Imagine. Repeat. ✨

— Mr.L_ementary 🎙️📖