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Kids Read To Us

48 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

My name is Anya karthik and I started this podcast when I was 8 years old. I'm 10 now. I love reading poems and stories. I started this podcast with the help of my parents to share my love for reading. This podcast contains kids reading all kinds of fun poems and stories. These short episodes will hopefully help everyone connect with poetry and prose.

This podcast is for educational purposes only.
Contact us at [email protected] for feedback or requests. There are always new poems coming out!

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Episodes

Phases Of The Moon - Part 8 - The Mysteries Of The Universe

July 01, 2023 20:31 - 1 minute - 1.27 MB

In this episode you will learn all about the moon's phases. You have probably seen that the moon changes shape. These "changing shapes" are also known as the phases of the moon. The phases happen because the moon is constantly moving around the Earth. The part of the moon lit up by sunlight changes as the moon moves around the Earth each day or night. I hope you enjoy listening to why you can see the moon as it is and when you look at it next time you'll know something new. --- Send in...

Constellations - Part 6 - The Mysteries Of The Universe

June 26, 2023 03:01 - 1 minute - 1.56 MB

This is part 6 of the new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is about the Constellations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The Moon - The Mysteries Of The Universe - Part 7

June 26, 2023 02:59 - 1 minute - 1.51 MB

THE MOON Gaze up at the moon on a clear night and you'll be looking at an object that has billions of years of history etched into it's surface. It's craterd landscape tells the story of countless astroid and comet impacts long ago in the lifetime of the solar system. but how did this ball of rock end up orbiting earth? that is something all scientists are confused about even today. there is a theorie that there was a second planet and that planet blew up or whatever I said in the audio, an...

Auroras - Part 5 - The Mysteries Of The Universe

June 12, 2023 17:58 - 1 minute - 1.61 MB

This is part 5 of the new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is about the Auroras covering - northern lights or Aurora Borealis, southern lights or Aurora Australis, glowing gases. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Meteorites - Part 4 - The Mysteries Of The Universe

June 12, 2023 17:55 - 1 minute - 1.29 MB

This is part 4 of the new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is all about the Meteorites and its forms, where they are from and why we study them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Meteors - The Mysteries Of The Universe - Part 3

June 12, 2023 17:53 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

This is part 3 of the new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is about the Meteors covering - all about shooting stars, space dust, meteor showers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The Night Sky - Part Two - The Mysteries Of The Universe

June 12, 2023 17:47 - 1 minute - 1.61 MB

This is a 2nd part of the new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is about the Night Sky covering - telescopes, stars, planets, meteors, galaxies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Space - Part one - Earth's Atmosphere - The Mysteries Of The Universe

June 12, 2023 17:45 - 1 minute - 1.33 MB

This is a new series on Space based on the book "The Mysteries of the Universe" that I will be reading for this summer. This episode is about the Earth's atmosphere covering - blue skies, twinkling stars, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

I Want To Know - John Drinkwater

May 26, 2023 17:50 - 1 minute - 1.13 MB

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Annabel Lee - Edgar Allan Poe

May 06, 2023 00:47 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MB

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A Birthday - Christina Rosetti

May 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

There are a few new words in this poem that I looked up. Halcyon sea - It means peaceful sea. Vair - This is a type of squirrel fur. Dias - A raised platform in a large room that people stand on to speak in front of an audience. A Birthday BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart is gladde...

My poems

March 07, 2023 00:05 - 1 minute - 1.21 MB

all of these poems are poems that I made. I hope you will like them! 😄

I Ate A Chilli Pepper - Barbara Vance

February 20, 2023 23:35 - 52 seconds - 837 KB

I Ate a Chili Pepper I ate a chili pepper One a lunch-time dare; Sandy said I’d burn my mouth, But I didn’t care. I ate that chili pepper— Left not a seed to waste— And won that truly silly bet, But lost my sense of taste. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Five Little Chickens - Anonymous

February 13, 2023 06:25 - 1 minute - 1.4 MB

Five little chickens want breakfast and they are asking their mother for seeds, worms, slugs and rocks.  I've read it and I've said it and now I'll share it with you.  You can say cluck but don't say MOO! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Spooky Halloween Night - Jacey Vantimmeren

October 31, 2022 20:03 - 59 seconds - 936 KB

Happy Spooky Halloween! This is a poem about Halloween by  Jacey Vantimmeren, and it is also Halloween today. Happy trick or treating.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Escape At Bedtime - Robert Louis Stevenson

October 26, 2022 03:51 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

This is a short poem about a girl/boy looking out of his window and telling us what he sees. He tells us about the boats, lights and other things he sees. Escape at Bedtime Robert Louis Stevenson The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out Through the blinds and the windows and bars;And high overhead and all moving about, There were thousands of millions of stars. There ne’er were such thousands of leaves on a tree, Nor of people in church or the Park, As the crowds of the star...

Four poems - the book of poetry whisper and shout

October 26, 2022 03:29 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MB

This reading  has four poems in it. I got the idea from the book of poetry whisper and shout. these poems are from different poem writers. hope you like the poems!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

My Missing Shoe - Kate Miller - Willson

September 27, 2022 17:59 - 1 minute - 995 KB

This is a poem about losing a shoe. It is also dedicated to my little brother Om.  Also check out my other episodes with poems from David Whyte, Roald Dahl, Robert Frost, Lewis Carroll, Darren Sardelli, AA Milne, Robert Louis Stevenson and many more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

True Love - David Whyte

August 13, 2022 20:06 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MB

This poem is dedicated to our friends Vinod (Yoda) and Adi on the day of their wedding reception. We love you and we wish you the best on your marriage.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Twinkle twinkle little star - Jane Taylor

June 26, 2022 21:18 - 1 minute - 1.54 MB

this is the long version of twinkle twinkle little star. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The Centipede's Song - Roald Dahl

March 29, 2022 04:08 - 3 minutes - 3 MB

This poem is about a centipede telling James (in the book James and the Giant Peach) how the centipede eats. I wish I could eat everything the centipede eats but I'm sure my stomach will hurt. Maybe I'll stick to the peach! ‘I’ve eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes in my time, Like jellied gnats and dandyprats and earwigs cooked in slime, And mice with rice – they’re really nice When roasted in their prime. (But don’t forget to sprinkle them with just a pinch of grime.) ‘I’ve eat...

Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll

March 14, 2022 04:11 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MB

This is a very interesting and intense poem. It is interesting because there are lots of words that aren't really words at all and that I don't understand. It's intense because it's about killing a creature and it's dark, maybe at night. It is scary and fun to read. Jabberwocky BY LEWIS CARROLL ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws th...

Mike teavee - Roald Dahl

March 08, 2022 04:12 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MB

This is a long poem. It is a poem about Mike Teavee. Mike Teavee is a character from Charlie and the chocolate factory who always watches TV. It is my favorite poem because it is long and funny. It tells us about what happens to you when you watch too much TV. I had fun singing it, too. I  hope you have fun listening to it.  Roald Dahl is my favorite  writer. I also read all the time.  The most important thing we’ve learned, So far as children are concerned, Is never, NEVER, NEVER let Th...

Hike-Ku's - By Anya & Om Karthik

February 13, 2022 19:41 - 1 minute - 1.19 MB

These are short poems --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

My name is... - Pauline Clarke

January 05, 2022 22:01 - 54 seconds - 865 KB

I hope you have fun listening to this very funny poem. If you like you can write your own poem about your name. What are your favorite things? What silly ideas for a name do you have? Write to me and let me know your ideas! My name is... - Pauline Clarke  My name is Sluggery-wuggery My name is Worms-for-tea My name is Swallow-the-table-leg My name is Drink-the-sea My name is I-eat-saucepans My name is I-like-snails My name is Grand-piano-George My name is I-ride-whales My name is J...

O Captain, My Captain - Walt Whitman

January 05, 2022 21:22 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MB

"O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman lived from May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892 and was an American poet, essayist, and journalist.  O Captain! My Captain! BY WALT WHITMAN  O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim an...

Happy New Year - Unknown Author, This is my wish for you - Ralph Waldo Emerson

January 02, 2022 06:39 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MB

Thank you for listening to my podcast over the last year. I was feeling super shy when I started the podcast because I didn't want to share my voice. I didn't want to talk to anyone but my family. I read something on a tab my mom had opened on her computer that told me it's okay to use your voice. I started telling myself that I need to use my voice more often. Through this podcast I have been able to practice this and I thank you for listening and encouraging me to do more podcasts.  This ...

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson

December 31, 2021 02:58 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MB

This poem is about 600 men riding into a battle.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Halfway Down - A.A Milne

December 19, 2021 19:20 - 1 minute - 961 KB

This is a short poem about a little girl/boy sitting on her/his favorite step on the stairs. It is a fun poem and I like it. It reminds me of my grandmas staircase. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The Letter A - Darren Sardelli

November 18, 2021 04:55 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB

This poem is about the awesomeness of the letter 'A'. Like my name won't exist without the letter 'A', or my dad's or my mom's name. Can you think of other things that has the letter A?  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost

November 16, 2021 05:45 - 1 minute - 1.26 MB

I choose this poem because when I read it, I knew that it would be fun to read and easy to record. It took me a few tries to get it right. I hope you enjoy it. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening BY ROBERT FROST Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of th...

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

November 16, 2021 05:44 - 1 minute - 1.65 MB

This is one of my mom's favorite poems. She likes Robert Frost. I think you will like listening to this because it is a rhyming poem, short and fun to listen to.  THE ROAD NOT TAKEN BY ROBERT FROST Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted ...

Who has seen the wind? - Christina Rossetti

November 16, 2021 05:41 - 48 seconds - 768 KB

This poem is a short poem and it is about wind. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. When the leaves hang trembling, the wind is passing through. You have to listen and see what is next! Who Has Seen the Wind? BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by. --- Send in a voice message: htt...

Color - Christina Rossetti

November 16, 2021 05:40 - 1 minute - 1.14 MB

This is a poem about color. I hope that you enjoy listening to this funny poem.  Color BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI What is pink? a rose is pink By a fountain's brink. What is red? a poppy's red In its barley bed. What is blue? the sky is blue Where the clouds float thro'. What is white? a swan is white Sailing in the light. What is yellow? pears are yellow, Rich and ripe and mellow. What is green? the grass is green, With small flowers between. What is violet? clouds are violet In ...

Mix a pancake - Christina Rossetti

November 16, 2021 05:38 - 39 seconds - 622 KB

this is a short poem about a pancake. it is funny. I hope you enjoy the poem. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Our Grandma Kissed A Pumpkin - Darren Sardelli

November 16, 2021 05:35 - 1 minute - 1.11 MB

This is a short poem about a grandmother kissing a lot of little things. She kissed a pumpkin, a crayon, a balloon, a chipmunk. You will have to listen to hear the rest of the poem. I hope you have fun listening to my poem.  Special thanks to Darren Sardelli for giving me permission to read his poem. His poems make me happy. They are funny and sweet poems. You can learn more about Darren Sardelli at laughalotpoetry.com. Hope you enjoy listening to this reading! --- Send in a voice messag...

Gathering Leaves - Robert Frost

October 24, 2021 22:10 - 1 minute - 1.21 MB

This poem is about gathering leaves in the fall and the work that needs to be done each year without stop.  Gathering Leaves BY ROBERT FROST Spades take up leaves No better than spoons, And bags full of leaves Are light as balloons. I make a great noise Of rustling all day Like rabbit and deer Running away. But the mountains I raise Elude my embrace, Flowing over my arms And into my face. I may load and unload Again and again Till I fill the whole shed, And what have I then...

Recess! Oh Recess! - Daren Sardelli

October 16, 2021 23:16 - 1 minute - 1.38 MB

This is a poem about  Recess. Lots of kids are on the playground and they are talking about how Recess makes them happy. Maybe Recess makes you happy, too? I hope you enjoy listening to this poem.   Special thanks to Darren Sardelli for giving me permission to read his poem. This poem is from his book, Galaxy Pizza And Meteor Pie. Darren Sardelli is one of my favorite poets. His poems make me happy. They are funny and sweet poems. You can learn more about Darren Sardelli at laughalotpoetry....

Recess! Oh Recess! - Darren Sardelli

October 16, 2021 23:16 - 1 minute - 1.38 MB

This is a poem about  Recess. Lots of kids are on the playground and they are talking about how Recess makes them happy. Maybe Recess makes you happy, too? I hope you enjoy listening to this poem.   Special thanks to Darren Sardelli for giving me permission to read his poem. This poem is from his book, Galaxy Pizza And Meteor Pie. Darren Sardelli is one of my favorite poets. His poems make me happy. They are funny and sweet poems. You can learn more about Darren Sardelli at laughalotpoetry.co...

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud - William Wordsworth

October 12, 2021 19:22 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

This is about Daffodils dancing in the breeze. It is one of England's most famous poems. Wordsworth wrote it in 1804, remembering a walk with his sister two years earlier. It was first published in 1807. Launch Audio in a New WindowI Wandered Lonely as a Cloud BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze....

Frog and Toad : The Hat - Arnold Lobel

October 04, 2021 20:23 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MB

In this story Frog buys toad a hat for his birthday. When the hat is too big for Toad, he trips and bumps into a tree and falls into a hole. That night Toad thinks big thoughts. You'll have to listen to find out what happens next! and just keep listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Poem by Pooh from Chapter 4 - In Which It Is Shown That Tiggers Don't Climb Trees - A.A Milne

October 04, 2021 02:07 - 1 minute - 1.41 MB

This poem is about Pooh telling us what he wants to do in the morning. He talks about seeing Roo and Piglet and all his other friends. It is a cute and funny poem. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

To Any Reader - Robert Louis Stevenson

September 26, 2021 22:56 - 1 minute - 1.34 MB

This poem is about a small child playing in his garden and looking through the words in a book at another child. But like with characters in a book we have a limited interaction with them and can only enjoy them as they are written on a page. You cannot take any one out of ANY book. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Past, Present, Future - Emily Bronte

September 26, 2021 22:53 - 1 minute - 1.05 MB

This is what you might expect to find from the Past, Present and Future. My mom is a guest on this episode. It was fun making this episode with my mom. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Nothing Gold Can Stay - Robert Frost

September 26, 2021 22:30 - 57 seconds - 914 KB

This poem is one of my moms favorites. I like it too because it is short and rhymes. It is about how beautiful things stay only for a short time.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The Swing - Robert Louis Stevenson

September 25, 2021 22:34 - 1 minute - 1.1 MB

This poem is about a child sitting on a swing and looking at all the things that s/he can see. It reminds me of my swing and how much fun I have flying in the air especially when my dad pushes me high. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

Noise by Pooh - AA Milne

September 25, 2021 19:09 - 1 minute - 1.75 MB

Episode 2 of Kids Read To Us podcast. We hope you are enjoying my selection of poems and will continue to listen as I have more in store for you in upcoming episodes.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message

The more it snows - AA Milne

September 24, 2021 23:50 - 46 seconds - 741 KB

The first episode of Kids Read To Us podcast. The classic poem by AA Milne is read by Anya K. (age 7).  If you would like me to read a poem that you've written or have requests for me, please email: [email protected].  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kidsreadtous/message