On this episode of Storytime Station we feature “Shelby's Collection Day” by Dallas L. Dixon. Our reader for this episode is Vicki Murray, executive director of Safe Harbor Rescue Mission in Hickory, NC. For more information visit www.dallasldixon.com

On this episode of Storytime Station we feature “Shelby's Shoes” by Dallas L. Dixon. Our reader for this episode is the author herself Dallas L. Dixon. For more information visit www.dallasldixon.com

On this episode of Storytime Station we feature “Wally the Wayward Sea Turtle” by Laura Joy Pewitt. Our reader for this episode is Tracy Hall who works with Education Matters of Catawba County. For more information visit www.wallythewaywardseaturtle.com

On this episode of Storytime Station we feature "Slowpoke Cowpoke” by Gary Applegary. Our reader for this episode is Kim Holden who works with the Catawba County Partnership for Children. For more information visit www.catawbakids.com

On this episode of Storytime Station we feature "Fang Paste" - another great story from children's book author Gary Applegary.  Sammy Sidewinder ventures out to McWiggily's store and learns the value of making a list.  For more information on the author visit www.applegary.com.  You can also "like" his page on Facebook.

On this episode of Storytime Station, Kristin Dzimitrowicz, a member of the North Carolina Bluebird Society, visits The MESH studios to read a book entitled “What Bluebirds Do”.  The book is written by Pamela F. Kirby.

To purchase a copy of the book go to Amazon.com.  To learn more about the North Carolina Bluebird society visit ncbluebird.org.

On this episode of Storytime Station, Board Member for the March of Dimes Foothills Division, Margaret Jackson, joins us to read a tale of unlikely friendship and extravagant quests. Butterflies + Eskimos is a story written by Erika Everett Yeaman and follows the unlikely pair of Bu and Mo as they take a journey filled with excitement, friendship and family. Butterflies + Eskimos is a beautifully illustrated children’s book filled with imagination, color and a message sure to inspire even the tiniest of listeners. For more information about the March of Dimes, visit www.marchofdimes.org. To learn more about Author Erika Everett Yeaman and the book, visit her websites at www.everettyeaman.com or www.butterfliesandeskimos.com.

This month on Storytime Station we journey to France - for a dance - with some "Fancy Pants"! There is an excited young man who is in need of some pants, so follow along to see if he finds what he is looking for! You and your children will love this rhyming story -- from the bright colors to the the talented reader... Fancy Pants will have you smiling from ear to ear! Author: Gary Applegary Illustrations: Matt Pfahlert (Pfahlert Creative Labs) Learn more at the "Gary Applegary Author" page on Facebook!

This month's story, "Up I Will Grow", was written and illustrated by Eric Childers. The story is read by Mayor Rudy Wright of Hickory, North Carolina. Hickory-native Eric Childers was educated at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Wake Forest University, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. In January 2012, he will begin service as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cherryville, North Carolina. Eric and his wife, Kristi, have two children, Jack and Katie. Rudy Wright is Mayor of the City of Hickory, in Western North Carolina. Learn more about the City of Hickory at www.hickorync.gov.