Welcome to Sunday Sparkle our favorite time to slow down, get cozy, and fill our hearts right up before a brand new week begins. Tonight we have a very special treat because we are returning to one of Storybeam's favorite authors! You may remember way back in Episode 1 we read The Snail and the Whale by the magnificent Julia Donaldson and tonight she is back! We are reading Tabby McTat the Musical Cat by Julia Donaldson a beautifully rhyming and deeply moving story about a busking cat who gets separated from his owner and must find his way back home. A perfect Sunday night journey of love, music and belonging!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if tonight's musical cat filled your little ones with warmth and wonder, check out Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen. A wonderfully creative little girl who builds her own flying machines and discovers that her greatest invention is her own generous and loving heart pure creative magic to carry your little ones beautifully into the week ahead: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191

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📖 Tabby McTat the Musical Cat: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668⁠

📖 Violet the Pilot: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191⁠

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Happy Saturday! Today on Saturday Splash we are slowing right down and discovering that the most extraordinary adventures sometimes happen at the most unhurried pace imaginable. We are reading Snail Crossing by Corey Tabor. A wonderfully gentle and deeply heartwarming story about a slow but determined little snail whose kindness and perseverance bring him the very best reward of all: true friendship. A beautiful Saturday reminder that good things really do come to those who are patient and kind!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones loved Snail's slow and steady journey today, check out Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor. It’s another brilliant, interactive picture book by the same author about taking a big leap of courage: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878014

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📖 Snail Crossing: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878007⁠

📖 Mell Fell: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062878014

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We made it to Friday and Friday Favorites is bringing us the most imaginative, most determined and most spectacularly accessorized little superhero you have ever met! We are reading Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jacky Davis. The first book in the beloved Ladybug Girl series about Lulu, a little girl who transforms herself into the unstoppable Ladybug Girl and sets off on the most epic backyard adventure imaginable. A wonderful Friday reminder that the greatest superpowers of all live right inside every single one of us!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little superheroes loved Lulu's backyard adventure tonight, check out Ladybug Girl and Bingo by David Soman and Jacky Davis. It's another fantastic story in the series focused on outdoor exploration and friendship!: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803735828

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📖 Ladybug Girl: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803731950⁠

📖 Rosie Revere Engineer: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780803735828

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It is Throwback Thursday and today we are heading back to the most deliciously chaotic town in all of picture book history! If you remember Episode 39 when we visited the legendary town of Chewandswallow for the very first time, you already know that when it comes to food falling from the sky things can go very very wrong. We are reading Pickles to Pittsburgh by Judi Barrett the spectacular sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! The food is back, the chaos is back and it is bigger and messier than ever!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones cannot get enough of all that glorious food chaos, check out Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett. Re-reading where the food-weather all began is always a delight: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780689707490We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!
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📖 Pickles to Pittsburgh: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780689801044⁠

📖 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatball:⁠https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780689707490

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It is Wacky Wednesday and today we have a princess with a very strong opinion about a very small vegetable! We are reading Princess Penelopea Hates Peas by Susan D. Sweet and Brenda Miles. A wonderfully hilarious fractured fairy tale that turns The Princess and the Pea completely on its head to help children overcome picky eating. If your little ones have ever pushed a vegetable to the side of their plate, this one is going to hit very close to home and have everyone at the dinner table laughing!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's princess and her pea problem made your little ones giggle check out I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child. It’s another classic, imaginative story about turning tricky foods into fun adventures: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780763621803

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📖 Princess Penelopea Hates Peas: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781433820465⁠

📖 I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780763621803⁠

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Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are celebrating the most courageous, most creative and most wonderfully determined little red panda you have ever met! We are reading How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias. A beautifully heartfelt story about a red panda who notices there are not enough books about red pandas in the world. So she decides to write her own! But finishing a story is harder than it looks and she must find the courage to push through her doubts and believe in herself all the way to the very last page. A story about creativity, courage and the power of telling your own story!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's colorful look at emotional regulation resonated with your family, check out The Color Monster by Anna Llenas. It’s another brilliant picture book that helps kids identify and sort through their everyday feelings: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780316450058

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📖 How This Book Got Red: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781728265650⁠

📖 The Color Monster: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780316450058⁠

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Happy Monday, Storybeam families! Today on Monday Magic we are starting the week with the most relatable, most loveable and most surprisingly wise little cookie you have ever met! We are reading The Smart Cookie by Jory John. A wonderfully encouraging story about a cookie who does not feel very smart compared to all the other cookies around her. But with a little patience, a little perseverance and a whole lot of heart she discovers something extraordinary about herself. The perfect Monday morning reminder that smart looks different for everyone!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little dreamers loved today's growth mindset story, check out The Bad Seed by Jory John. It’s another hilarious and thoughtful book from the same food group series about self acceptance and making positive choices: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062467768

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📖 The Smart Cookie: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780063045408⁠

📖 The Bad Seed: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780062467768⁠

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Welcome to Sunday Sparkle, our favorite time to slow down, get cozy, and fill our hearts right up before a brand new week begins. Tonight we are exploring the most magical journey imaginable. one that starts all the way up in the sky with the sun and travels through nature, through food and all the way into the bodies of the little ones we love most. We are reading Sun in My Tummy by Laura Alary. A beautifully gentle and wonderfully accessible introduction to how the sun's light becomes the energy that fuels every single one of us. Science has never felt so cozy!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if tonight's story filled your little ones with wonder for the natural world around them, check out Tree: A Peek Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup. A breathtakingly beautiful look at the natural world and how every living thing is connected to everything else around it. Pure Sunday evening wonder in book form:https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781101932421

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📖 Sun in My Tummy: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781772782820⁠

📖 Tree: A Peek Through Picture Book: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781101932421⁠

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Happy Saturday! Today on Saturday Splash we are blasting off on the most exciting daytime adventure imaginable! We are reading Rocket Beam's Lunar Dreams by Chiara Colombi. A wonderful story about overcoming fears, forging friendships and discovering that things do not always turn out the way we planned and that is perfectly okay. Sometimes the unexpected detour leads to the best adventure of all!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's lunar adventure inspired your little space explorers to reach for the stars even when they feel a little scared, check out Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton. A wonderfully rhyming and irresistibly exciting space adventure that will have every little astronaut in the room ready for liftoff: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780753453056

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📖 Rocket Beam's Lunar Dreams: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9798217042081⁠

📖 Roaring Rockets: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780753453056⁠

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We made it to Friday and Friday Favorites is bringing us the most magical, most whimsical and most breathtakingly beautiful unicorn story we have ever had the pleasure of reading! We are reading Once Upon a Unicorn's Horn by Beatrice Blue. A gorgeously illustrated and wonderfully enchanting story that captures the pure magic of believing in something extraordinary. The perfect Friday night adventure for every little dreamer in your family!

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Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little ones loved tonight's magical unicorn adventure, check out The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires. A wonderfully relatable story about a little girl who is absolutely determined to make the most magnificent thing imaginable and discovers that the most magical results come from never giving up: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781554537044

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📖 Once Upon a Unicorn's Horn: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780358229261⁠

📖 The Most Magnificent Thing: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781554537044⁠

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