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Rosemary the Garden Fairy: Grow a time-telling garden
Read more: Rosemary the Garden Fairy: Grow a time-telling garden“Follow me to the garden! Let’s check out the magic of nature!” Rosemary the Garden Fairy shares gardening tips and natural lore with children. Did you know that some plants can tell time? A wonderful project would be for you to plant a time-telling garden, full of morning glories, four o’clocks, and moon flowers. You…
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Storytime: Foolish John, A Louisiana Folktale narrated by Ted Lindsay
Read more: Storytime: Foolish John, A Louisiana Folktale narrated by Ted LindsayFoolish John is a literal-minded character who appears in American folk stories as a fool who always gets things right somehow. In Louisiana folk tales, he was called Jean Sotte, and he had many misadventures that resulted in happy outcomes despite all of his foolish interpretations of situations. A later year character who might have…
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Storytime: Adolpheaux, the Adventurous Dolphin by Tommie Townsley
Read more: Storytime: Adolpheaux, the Adventurous Dolphin by Tommie TownsleyIn this episode of Confetti Park, children’s author Tommie Townsley of Lake Charles, Louisiana narrates the story of Adolpheaux, the Adventurous Dolphin. In this Cajun animal tale, a small dolphin bravely sets out to discover what human beings are all about. His curiosity leads to an amazing alliance between himself and a sister and brother…
