Today’s reading will a little different. 

We will read the children’s classic, Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Little Bear is a young chapter book, a collection of four short stories.  Since the stories are so short, we will read all four.  You can listen to them all at once, or just one or two if you’re feeling sleepy!

This book is originally published in 1957 by Harper Collins.

It’s the story of a sweet young bear cub with his friends and family. Suggested age range for this book is 2-6 yrs old, but anybody can enjoy it!

Parents, I do encourage you to get your own copy of this treasure to follow along at home, the drawings by famed illustrator Maurice Sendak are absolutely darling! Follow this link to purchase your own copy, or, see if you can find it at your local library.

Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta. Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.  

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at [email protected]. You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime

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Thank you and see you next time!

Today we’ll read Miss Spider’s Tea Party. 

This story is written by David Kirk, published in 1994 by Callaway, part of Scholastic Press. It’s the story of a

gentle and friendly little spider who just wants a friend for tea!

This story is recommended for children ages 2-4 years, but anybody can enjoy! If you would like to purchase your own copy of this book to follow along at home, please follow this link: https://amzn.to/3bU3Fut

The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade. 

Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta. 

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at [email protected].

You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime

Thank you and see you next time!

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Today we’ll read Miss Suzy. 

This story is written by Miriam Young, published in 1964 by Simon & Schuster.

It’s the story of a sweet little squirrel who lives in a tall oak tree.

The suggested reading age for this book is 4-8 years old, but anybody can enjoy it!

Follow this link to purchase your own copy to read along at home: https://amzn.to/3bOMdHS

It is still one of my favorites to this day.

The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade. 

Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta.  See additional sound credits below.

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at [email protected].

You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime

Thank you and see you next time!

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Today we’ll read The Runaway Bunny.  This story is written by Margaret Wise Brown,

published in 1942 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. It’s the story of a little bunny who is feeling a bit fussy!

Suggested age range for this story is 1-4 years, but anyone can enjoy it!

To purchase your very own copy to read along at home, please follow this link: https://amzn.to/3bNDFRD

Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade,

with cover art by Shreya Penta.  Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.  

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story

suggestions, contact me at [email protected].

You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime

I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users bajko, drummerman, accclivity, silentseason, robcro6010, ashjenx, and momikai.

Thank you and see you next time!

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Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta.  Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.  

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at [email protected].

You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime