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This Hans Christian Andersen story follows a newly hatched ugly duckling trying to make it in a cruel and unwelcoming world. Despite all of the difficulties The Ugly Duckling experiences, things eventually do turn around for the better.

This Hans Christian Andersen story follows a newly hatched ugly duckling trying to make it in a cruel and unwelcoming world. Despite all of the difficulties The Ugly Duckling experiences, things eventually do turn around for the better.

With this episode, we tell the story of "Mondawmin", or "The Origin of Corn" by the Indigenous People known as the Ojibwe tribe. - LIVE-READ by Heidi and her side-kick mouse puppet, Millicent!.

This Hans Christian Andersen story follows a newly hatched ugly duckling trying to make it in a cruel and unwelcoming world. Despite all of the difficulties The Ugly Duckling experiences, things eventually do turn around for the better.

This Hans Christian Andersen story follows a newly hatched ugly duckling trying to make it in a cruel and unwelcoming world. Despite all of the difficulties The Ugly Duckling experiences, things eventually do turn around for the better.

This rhyming Holiday Classic is a colorful poem told by the Narrator, who sees Santa and his reindeer performing their Christmas rounds in time for the holiday. It reveals Santa being "..a ripe, old elf", and more!.. and is Super FUN.

This is a poignant story about the strength of a little girl who sells matches for her family in order to stay warm during the Winter. She braves the cold and imagines a Christmas with cooked goose, warmth and Christmas trees. She dreams of her Grandmother's love and eventually has a spiritual reunion w/ her in the end.

Another great winter story by Hans Christian Andersen. In this story, Heidi and Millicent talk about LOVE: How a Snowman falls in love with a hot stove.

This is a lovely fairytale about a miniature-sized girl born out of a Tulip. Will her silly adventures with marriage-inclined toads, cockchafers, and moles lead her to true love? Will she meet Prince Charming in the end?

John Henry is an epic American tale that shows "man vs. the machine". It's about a man who loves others and wants to empower the American workforce and their families. This "tall tale" discusses technology, the workforce, family, equity, equality, and freedom.

In this "Garden Story", we speak about a gentle reminder that...... amid any uncertainty going on in the world right now, there is one CONSTANT that KEEPS GOING, no matter what... NATURE. Whenever there's a Full Moon, it affects the tides in the Oceans and all living things: (i.e.) plants, insects, and scientists say, even US. SO... with the energetic PULL of the past Full Moon, life-affirming changes have occurred in Heidi's Garden. So, a past 'Guest' stayed in Heidi's Garden: "MRS. MANTIS" (from last July-Oct.), and she took care of the de-bugging of every single plant. Well, she left us as her "guardians" for and in the care of her sac of her future babies. Well, the Full MOON on May 5th brought them forth, and they are the cutest things!... and they're now safe and sound in several of our plants.. &.. we're looking forward to taking care of them and continuing "Mrs. Mantis's Legacy!"

READ TO ME, HEIDI gets the chance to speak with children's book author and publisher, writer, and activist S. Bear Bergman, discussing his book, "Is That For a Boy or a Girl?" as our 1st of 2 books, from his publishing co., Flamingo Rampant. Also, "Read To Me Heidi" will be speaking about exploring gender roles in children's literature, and current issues facing the LGBTQ+ community. "Read To Me, Heidi" also discusses his beginnings as a writer and activist, and some future stories from Flamingo Rampant that "Read To Me, Heidi" will also be adding to our roster from his co. - in the months ahead. - This is Part 1 of 2.

READ TO ME, HEIDI gets the chance to speak with children's book author and publisher, writer, and activist S. Bear Bergman, discussing his book, "Is That For a Boy or a Girl?" as our 1st of 2 books, from his publishing co., Flamingo Rampant. Also, "Read To Me Heidi" will be speaking about exploring gender roles in children's literature, and current issues facing the LGBTQ+ community. "Read To Me, Heidi" also discusses his beginnings as a writer and activist, and some future stories from Flamingo Rampant that "Read To Me, Heidi" will also be adding to our roster from his co. - in the months ahead. - This is Part 2 of 2.

For the month of June, READ TO ME, HEIDI celebrated Pride Month by first interviewing our highlighted author, S. Bear Bergman, whose publishing co., Flamingo Rampant, tells stories with a mission: to produce feminist, racially-diverse, LGBTQ-positive children's books. Finally, "Read To Me, Heidi" 's 1st of 2 books that are published by Flamingo Rampant: "Is That For A Boy Or A Girl?", speaks about how sometimes people don't think clearly about gender, and this story explains it all, so everyone can understand. Also, Millicent asks questions to help make sure everyone learns finally about this very important topic.

In this "Garden Story", we speak about... how there hasn't been a Hurricane (or later it turned into just a "Tropical Storm") since 1939 in Los Angeles, so we felt it was worthy of filling everyone in on what "Read To Me, Heidi" should do to protect the Mantisses in Heidi's Garden. Since the news said the wind was going to be very STRONG, "Read To Me, Heidi" decided to collect the 3 mid-size mantises that had been pretty regularly showing themselves in the Garden, and put them separately in glass jars, to protect them from the effects of a very heavy rain, or "Tropical Storm".

Millicent is learning firsthand about some of our plants and how to prune them. "Read To Me, Heidi" prunes the garden along with the seasons, and it's now changing into the Fall season, which gives the plants time to re-group by pruning them back just a tad. This gives the plants a chance to eventually fill out a little more, and get ready for somewhat cooler weather.

"A Tale For Halloween" is a Fairytale from the author, Loretta Ellen Brady's collection, "The Green Forest Fairy Book (c.1920)", and is perfect for young children to celebrate the magic of Halloween, with dancing pumpkins, vegetables, good luck witches-, etc.- and it's all for two very deserving children.

A few months ago, we celebrated Pride Month by interviewing our highlighted author, S. Bear Bergman, whose publishing co., Flamingo Rampant, tells stories with a mission: to produce feminist, racially-diverse, LGBTQ-positive children's books. This story is from the point of view of the main character, Noodin, who identifies as 'they' instead of being gender specific, and they are also part of the Ojibwe tribe, so we learn about their language in this story as well... and Millicent also asks questions to help make sure everyone learns finally about this very important topic re: gender, and also about Noodin's family.!.

Heidi and Millicent's friend "Imelda" (Heidi's very upbeat, but made-up character...) came for a visit to SHOW everyone a little VISUAL but amazingly FUN Story, about Christmas Eve.... that was FOUND on the lawn of a neighbor in Westchester, NY!. Each of the characters of Christmas comes to life through Imelda's story, as she introduces each "blow-upable" Christmas icon.