Read Alouds

I am Every Good Thing
written by Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by Gordon C James

"Let's hear it for everything that makes you the amazing, awesome, inspiring kid that you are..."From the creators of "The King of Kindergarten" and "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut," comes a powerful and beautifully illustrated celebration of all the things that make our children the forces of nature they truly are. Story J proudly presents Derrick Barnes and Gordon C James' masterful children's book, "I Am Every Good Thing."
Written By Derrick Barnes
Illustrated By Gordon C. James
Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLCPenguin.com/kids
Music:
"Oceanic Space"
by Artificial Music
"Remember"
by KaizanBlu
Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
"And So It Begins" by Artificial Music

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'Take a minute to listen to a story that encourages kids and adults to explore the sport of triathlons. This book celebrates the idea that anyone young or old, can make it to the finish line.'

"I Am a Triathlete"
Written By Nia Obotette and Illustrated by Adriel Meka
Your Life Has Purpose Publishers.
Look for it on Amazon!

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'When superheroes have bad days, things could get horrific for everyone. Fortunately though, superheroes have super-control over their emotions, according to this lighthearted exposé on how a group of superheroes deal with their frustrations.'

"Even Superheroes Have Bad Days"
written by Shelley Becker
Illustrated by Eda Kaban

Published by Sterling Childrens Books, 2016.
Music licensed with permission from  Adam Monroe/Adam Kopcinski.

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Find your favorite blanket, a bowl of soup and unwind with Ezra Jack Keats' Caldecott Award winning classic snow-day story, "The Snowy Day."

"The Snowy Day"
written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
Published by Viking Books, 1962

Music:
"Nighttime Stroll" by Kevin Macleod

Edited and Animatics done by Jason D Williams for The Storytime Show with Story J

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Get your cozies on, grab a grilled cheese sandwich and kickback to this classic read aloud of Maurice Sendak's classic tale of Max and his trip to see "Where the Wild Things Are."
"Where the Wild Things Are" story and pictures by Maurice Sendak
Published by Harper and Row, 1963.

Music:
Beethoven's Pathetique No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 - clarinet version
Bourbon Street Dixieland Jazz by Creative Commons

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Story J reads Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, the one buttoned- teddy bead that first came on the scene in 1968. This story of a small teddy bear waiting on a department store shelf for a child’s friendship has appealed to young readers generation after generation.

"Corduroy"
written and illustrated by Don Freeman
Published by Viking Press, 1968.

Music by Songs of Birdland
Under the Misty Moon by Nocturnal Spirits, Property of Epidemic Sound

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