Story of the Month Podcast: Horse and Toad
This month, we’d like to share with you a sneak preview from the long–awaited release of The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales on CD (coming soon from Cloudstone and Roomful of Sky Records): the story of the incredible race of “Horse and Toad”. Diane Wolkstein traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in the 1970′s in search of stories and songs, and recorded a rich collection of Haitian tales. With delightful musical accompaniment by Shirley Keller,...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: The Cow-Tail Switch
The heat of summer has finally found New York. To get your mind off the high temperatures and into a story, we bring you a tale from Liberia: “The Cow-Tail Switch” collected by Harold Courlander, published by Henry Holt and Company. Today we bring you this African folktale to life with Jim Bartow on guitar and Andre Fisher on congas. We hope you enjoy it and that you come out to see Diane and other master storytellers live in Central Park for Stories at the Statue – every Saturday...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: The Way to Start a Day
We greet both the Summer and YOU with a beautiful story by naturalist and author Byrd Baylor told by Diane Wolkstein with music by Michael Moss: The Way to Start a Day, published by Aladdin. Just in time for the Summer Solstice on June 21st. This lovely tale shares how people all over the world celebrate the sunrise. You can celebrate by joining Diane and other master storytellers in Central Park for Stories at the Statue — now in it’s 53rd year! Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
The weather outside has been frightful. Things could always be worse – it could be the forecast from our story for March: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Enjoy this story by Judi Barrett, read by Diane Wolkstein. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download the story here Share with friends and...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Psyche & Eros
Psyche and Eros, considered by Carl Jung to be “the seminal myth of western civilization” is also a great love story. The beautiful princess Psyche has everything; unfortunately, she and her parents do not pay proper respect to Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Slighted, Aphrodite sets Psyche four impossible tasks. As she journeys toward love, Psyche also moves toward (psyche) becoming herself. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: My Noah’s Ark
This cold January we offer you another selection by M.B. Goffstein as told by Diane Wolkstein. The story is “My Noah’s Ark”, published by Harper & Row. It’s a beautiful little story about an old woman reminiscing about her father. We hope you enjoy it. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download the story here (right-click and save-as) Sha
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Joseph, The Master Dreamer
Each week throughout the world Jews read a section of the Bible on Saturdays in Synagogue. The reading of the long story of Joseph occurs during the month of December. This month we are delighted to share three tracks from Diane Wolkstein’s CD Joseph: The Master Dreamer, winner of the Parent’s Choice Gold Seal Award. In these selections, Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt, Juda speaks for the brothers and finally Joseph reconciles with his brothers. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Tell Me a Mitzi
When Fall begins to settle in we all love to cuddle-up under a warm blanket with a bowl of soup and hear a story. So does Mitzi! Enjoy our November offering, Diane Wolkstein telling “Tell Me a Mitzi” by Lore Segal. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download the story here (right-click and save-as) Share with friends and...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Henrietta, the Wild Woman of Borneo
As Halloween approaches, we get excited thinking about our wild costumes and adventures. This month we give you the story of a girl with an adventure that takes her all the way to the wilds of Borneo! Diane Wolkstein tells Winifred Rosen’s delightfully silly story “Henrietta, the Wild Woman of Borneo”, published by 4 Winds Press. Download this story from iTunes for free Share with friends and...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Everybody Needs A Rock
September is here and if you inhale deeply, you can almost smell Fall in the air. Its a time of change and everyone could use a friendly rock in their pocket to get them through whatever may come their way. Listen to this month’s story by Byrd Baylor, told by Diane Wolkstein, to find out how to choose YOUR perfect rock! Download this story from iTunes for free Share with friends and...
Read MoreStory of the Month Podcast: Khotan the Lazy Beggar
The summer heat makes us feel like moving slow as we drift through the late months. This month’s podcast selection is perfect for a lazy summer afternoon! Our story is told by Diane Wolkstein from her book “Lazy Stories”. It is a tale from Laos called “Khotan the Lazy Beggar” and we hope you enjoy it! Download this story from iTunes for free Share with friends and family:Tweet
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