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Storytime: The Runaway Beignet by Connie
Read more: Storytime: The Runaway Beignet by ConnieThe Chase is On! If you’ve ever strolled by Jackson Square on a humid morning, you know that smell—the intoxicating, sugary scent of fresh fried dough and powdered sugar mixed wafting on the wind. But what happens when one of those delicious treats decides it’s not quite ready to be eaten? Today on Confetti Park…
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Storytime: Why He Carried the Turkey by James Baldwin
Read more: Storytime: Why He Carried the Turkey by James BaldwinHear ye! Hear ye! Good people are everywhere. Happy Thanksgiving, friends! As we give thanks this week, let’s take a moment to celebrate the fact that kindness is all around us. In every town, city, and corner of the world, there are good people spreading thoughtfulness, helpfulness, and a sprinkle of joy wherever they go.…
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Storytime: The Mardi Gras Tree by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust
Read more: Storytime: The Mardi Gras Tree by Melinda Taliancich FalgoustHappy Mardi Gras, everybody! Wherever you’re watching the parades– whether it’s out in the parishes, Slidell, Metairie or along beautiful St. Charles Avenue–chances are you will need some shade and respite after a long day of truck floats. Find a tree, have a rest, look around, and enjoy the show. And keep your eyes peeled…
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Storytime: Can We Take A Road Trip? By Papa Dude
Read more: Storytime: Can We Take A Road Trip? By Papa DudeSummertime means road trips! In this episode of Confetti Park, we take a road trip with Papa Dude and his best friend Charlie Crab. They take us on a trip across America, and we to get visit some of the most interesting and fun places the continental United States has to offer. Who is Papa…
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Storytime: Padapillo by Valerie James Abbott
Read more: Storytime: Padapillo by Valerie James AbbottIn this episode of Confetti Park, we hear the children’s book Padapillo narrated by the author, Valerie James Abbott. Based on the true life events of the author and her family, Padapillo is the story of a family discovering the hearing loss of a child. Told through the eyes of her sister, this is the…
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Storytime: The Loup Garoup
Read more: Storytime: The Loup GaroupLoup garoups are also knows as rougarou in Louisiana, and most famously as werewolves. It’s almost Halloween, the time of year when the doors between the living world and the spiritual world are open wide. Soon we will observe Allhallowtide, when we remember the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. It’s…
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Storytime: Le Lutin
Read more: Storytime: Le LutinIn this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, we hear about Le Lutin, a fairytale figure and a trickster spirit! Contributor Kathleen Welch shares some of the legends about this hobgoblin who has a knack for pranking. Le lutin could change his appearance whenever he wanted. So you never know when you are seeing a lutin.…
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Storytime: Lucky Enough by Dr. Chris Yandle
Read more: Storytime: Lucky Enough by Dr. Chris YandleNarration by the author of a dad’s daily notes of encouragement and life lessons to his daughter
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Storytime: Sometimes Even Elephants Forget by Kathleen Welch
Read more: Storytime: Sometimes Even Elephants Forget by Kathleen WelchIn this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, we hear the loving and endearingly bittersweet Sometimes Even Elephants Forget: A Story about Alzheimer’s Disease for Young Children, narrated by the author Kathleen Welch. You’ll love the main characters: two elephants, Grandma Bawa and grandson Mookie, and Kip, a kind and clever hedgehog, who have an adventure…
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Storytime: Samuel Morse, That’s Who! by Tracy Nelson Maurer
Read more: Storytime: Samuel Morse, That’s Who! by Tracy Nelson MaurerIn this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, you’ll hear the fascinating and fun story of the inventor Samuel Morse, who used electricity to power the telegraph and who invented Morse Code. Way back in the 1800s, he was teaching the world how to do instant messaging! Tracy Nelson Maurer is the author of this fun…
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Storytime: The Opossum’s Tale – A folk tale narrated by Janneke van der Molen
Read more: Storytime: The Opossum’s Tale – A folk tale narrated by Janneke van der MolenA Native American foltale narrated by Janneke van der Molen In this episode of Confetti Park, we hear a traditional folk tale interpreted and narrated by Janneke van der Molen of New Orleans. Janneke is originally from the Netherlands, but has called New Orleans home for two decades. She has a deep love of the…
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Storytime: The Littlest Engine That Could by Justin Wilson
Read more: Storytime: The Littlest Engine That Could by Justin WilsonIn this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, we hear the wonderful voice of Justin Wilson telling the Christmas tale of “The Littlest Engine That Could.” Justin Wilson is a Louisiana Legend. He has since passed away, but in his life he was a beloved Cajun chef, storyteller, comedian and poet who delighted fans around the…
