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Sleepyhead Stories

190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 42 ratings

Join this Mother-Daughter team for their weekly podcast as they read the latest and greatest children's books out there. Giggling and yawning through every story as the clock ticks closer to bedtime.
Check out our YouTube Channel, Sleepyhead Stories
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Episodes

Happy Birthday To You 🎂 Dr Seuss

May 05, 2023 20:26 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

A special Happy Birthday episode for Concetta!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

St. Patrick’s Day In The Morning 🍀

February 25, 2023 20:43 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Come and join Jamie as he creates his own St. Patrick’s Day parade and proves that he is big enough to climb Acorn Hill! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Rose 🌹

January 28, 2023 14:54 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MB

Happy Valentines Day!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Love Monster ♥️

January 15, 2023 04:21 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Love Monster goes on a hunt to find his special someone, but as it turns out finding that special someone is not easy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Grinch 🐲

December 16, 2022 21:08 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MB

You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Latke, The Lucky Dog 🐕

December 10, 2022 16:46 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

Happy first night of Hanukkah 🕎 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Nutcracker 🍭

December 04, 2022 13:24 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

It was Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum’s house. Marie and Fritz were so excited that they could feel their toes tingle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Giving Thanks 🙏

November 24, 2022 15:15 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MB

A native American good morning message. Happy Thanksgiving! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

COWS 🐮

November 20, 2022 18:03 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

We are exploring the differences between fiction and non-fiction stories in this week’s episode all about cows 🐮 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Turkey Trouble 🦃 by Wendi Silvano

November 10, 2022 22:47 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MB

Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it’s almost Thanksgiving and you’re the main course. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Good, The Bad and The Spooky ~ Jory John

October 30, 2022 23:55 - 10 minutes - 8.3 MB

The Bad Seed looks forward to Halloween every year.  It's his favorite holiday. But this year it's different.  All the good costumes are taken! And he's in a baaaaad mood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Halloween in New Jersey

October 20, 2022 14:41 - 20 minutes - 16.1 MB

Ghost stories and creepy facts, all from the state of New Jersey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

I am Sacagawea by Brad Melter

October 10, 2022 18:27 - 21 minutes - 17 MB

I will blaze my own trail. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Harry vs The First 100 Days Of School by Emily Jenkins

October 05, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Final part to our series.  Harry and his classmates celebrate the 100th day of school! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Harry vs the First 100 Days of School (part 5)

September 26, 2022 00:09 - 43 minutes - 35 MB

Harry comes back from Thanksgiving break not feeling quite like himself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Harry vs the First 100 Days of School (Part 4)

September 14, 2022 15:31 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB

Half way through point. We get to say 50 and to Thanksgiving time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Harry vs The 1st 100 Days of School (part3)

August 31, 2022 19:20 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Part 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Part 2 of Harry vs the 1st 100 days of school 🏫

August 21, 2022 18:41 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MB

Cont --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Harry vs The First 100 Days of School

August 11, 2022 16:12 - 43 minutes - 34.6 MB

Harry goes to public school in Brooklyn, New York.  He's starting 1st grade in the "Big School" this year.  He's super nervous and unsure of what to expect this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Dancing Deepa 💃🏻 by Suchi Sairam

July 29, 2022 17:53 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MB

This book is for all the kids out there who just want to be their whole selves, every day, all the time. Deepa delights in dance. She wants to share dance with the whole school. Deepa cherishes her culture’s dance called Bharatanatyam. But she’s scared her classmates won’t like it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Christmas in July

July 20, 2022 13:21 - 16 minutes - 13 MB

158 Days until Christmas!!!! We are reading The Nutcracker to celebrate. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

I Cannot Make My Bed Today - It’s Summertime 🌞

July 09, 2022 17:29 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MB

In this episode we discuss the lazy days of summer, read a few stories and give you some great summer activity ideas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Wormholes and Shooting Stars 🌠

July 01, 2022 01:03 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

We read several short stories about the mysteries of space. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Little Prince 🤴 (part 3)

June 23, 2022 20:53 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

The little Prince explores Earth and eventually, makes his way back to his planet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Little Prince 🤴(part 2)

June 14, 2022 23:06 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MB

In part 2, the little prince begins to explore other planets nearest him.  His discoveries are quite interesting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Little Prince 🤴 by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

June 03, 2022 17:10 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MB

Dedicated to Uvalde, Texas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

My Perfect Cupcake 🧁 by Rebecca Greene

May 21, 2022 15:32 - 21 minutes - 17 MB

A recipe for thriving with food allergies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Kaya’s Journey 🎏by Mila Kahlon

May 13, 2022 21:06 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

The story of 100 year old Koi fish. This small fish thought Big! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Sabeel’s Shell 🐚 by Paula DePaolo

May 06, 2022 16:22 - 17 minutes - 14 MB

This episode is all about shells. Where they come from, how they’re made and who lives in them. Sabeel’s Shell is a story about a boy on a family vacation who find a very special shell. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Smart Cookie by Jory John

April 29, 2022 19:22 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MB

Find out how a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence help one cookie learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren’t the only ingredients for intelligence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Happy Earth Day!!!

April 22, 2022 17:19 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

In this episode we read an excerpt from, the book Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl, talk about conservation tips at home and discuss a cool activity that you and your family can do together in celebration of Earth Day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Mansa Musa's Wisdom by Robert Walton

February 14, 2022 00:44 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

In this episode, we honor Black History Month by learning all about the beloved, wise and extremely wealthy West African Emperor, Mansa Musa from the 1300's.   We also talk about Concetta's Valentine's Day project for school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

January 31, 2022 01:33 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Kind." said the Boy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Land of Lots, Plan Paige by Christian Carl

January 23, 2022 00:36 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

In this episode, we are reading the third installment in the the Land of Lots series, Plan Paige.  Paige loves to read lots! So much so, that she misses the world around her.  Come find out how Lovelot and the other Oomlots help create a plan for Paige.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Land of Lots, Plan Gill by Christian Carl

January 16, 2022 00:04 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

In this episode of Sleepyhead Stories, we listen to the second book in the Land of Lots series, Plan Gill.  Concetta also discusses all she learned for the upcoming holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  "Lovelot, discovers a band of adorable potbellied creatures called Oomlots.  One of them is a fish who's always flapping his gills." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Land Of Lots (video) by Christian Carl

January 09, 2022 15:24 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

In our first episode of 2022, we interview Co-Creator, Sue Willis, from the "Land of Lots" series of books.  We also listen to a narrated version of the first book.   "Lovelot, a young girl wandering through space, lands in a strange and magical place called Land Of Lots where she meets and gets to know an adorable band of animals call Oomlots." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Land Of Lots by Christian Carl 🚀

January 09, 2022 14:14 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

In our first episode of 2022, we interview a Co-Creator from the “Land Of Lots” series of books and also listen to a narrated version of the first book. “ Lovelot, a young girl wandering through space, lands in a strange and magical place called Land Of Lots where she meets and gets to know an adorable band of animals called Oomlots.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Exciting news

December 15, 2021 18:26 - 3 minutes - 1.57 MB

Happy holidays happy new year from Sleepyhead Stories! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Merry Christmas 🎄 Happy New Year 🎊

December 03, 2021 20:13 - 47 seconds - 430 KB

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Merry Christmas, Little Elliot 🐘

December 03, 2021 20:12 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MB

Get into the Christmas spirit with Little Elliot and Mouse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Llama Llama Holiday Drama 🎁

December 03, 2021 20:12 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

It’s holiday time, and Llama Llama can’t wait for Christmas. How many more days again? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Plum 💜 by Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle

December 03, 2021 20:12 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

You know the Sugar Plum Fairy. But did you know she grew up as an orphan named Plum? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

The Nutcraker 🐭

December 03, 2021 20:12 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Take a journey with Marie and her Nutcracker Prince. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas 🎄

December 03, 2021 20:12 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MB

Joyeux Noel everybody! (That’s French For Merry Christmas) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Little Santa 🎅🏻

December 03, 2021 20:11 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MB

Ever wonder what Santa was like as a child? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sleepyhead/message

Cat Problems by Jory John

December 03, 2021 01:51 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

This whole being a cat thing is exhausting. Seriously. Do you think you’ve got it bad? Try walking a mile in my paws someday. Sigh. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin

November 18, 2021 16:22 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

An Algonquian Cinderella Story --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Raven by Gerald McDermott

November 10, 2021 23:07 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

A trickster take from the Pacific Northwest. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (Indigenous People’s Month)

November 03, 2021 21:59 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

In honor of Indigenous People’s Month, we learn how water is sacred and needs to be protected. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message

Dia de los Muertos by Hannah Eliot

October 31, 2021 19:38 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MB

It’s time to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Come find out all about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepyhead/message