The Radio Reading Room for Kids

Christmas is a time that holds special memories for young and old. We'll be sharing several Christmas stories, poems, and informational episodes during the holidays. We appreciate all of you who have been downloading and listening to our features over the past few weeks. We've had downloads from all over the world. With that in mind, we thought we would begin our Christmas episodes with a history of some customs of Christmas around the world. You can find more information on these at whychris...

In this Episode we feature an AI generated story. based on a thanksgiving decoration that is a corn cob, or it's actually resin, but it looks like a corn cob and inside are several different creatures. A raccoon, a squirrel, a hedgehog, and a bear. And they're riding along in this corn cob that's hollowed out, and it's got wheels on it, and it says, Happy Thanksgiving. We took a photograph of it, and uploaded that image to ChatGPT, through Bing, and ask it to please create a Thanksgiving stor...

In this Episode we feature an AI created story about the First Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag native Americans to a feast! Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this AI-generated story Lily and her older brother Jack experience the arrival of their favorite season. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

In this Episode we are featuring an AI story about Autumn. The Magic of Autumn tells the stale of Sammy the squirrel and his friends Bella and Ollie as they welcome in the changes in the forest at Autumn. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" tells the story of a curious girl who enters the home of three bears, leading to unexpected consequences. This version is adapted and illustrated by W Denzo, first published August 1903, according to Wikipedia: "William Wallace Denslow (May 25, 1856 – May 27, 1915) – usually credited as W. W. Denslow – was an American illustrator and caricaturist..." Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.  ...

In this episode, we share a story written by J.T. Trowbridge. In this short Thanksgiving story, Trowbridge takes us back to 19th century Boston to experience the sharing of the Thanksgiving spirit by two strangers of differing generations. You'll notice the distinct difference in life from then to what it is now, including the position of the young man, Bert, who sold newspapers. It was a time when they would stand on the corner and hold up the newspaper and sell it individually. Read b...

In this episode we feature a Christmas Story written and read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas. Santa, Head Elf Elferdink Jones and Rudolph's grandson Randolph are stranded at the south Pole. It will be up to 2 young Emperor Penguins to help save Christmas.