Episode 4

Little Bear

Today’s reading will a little different. 

We will read the children’s classic, Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Little Bear is a young chapter book, a collection of four short stories.  Since the stories are so short, we will read all four.  You can listen to them all at once, or just one or two if you’re feeling sleepy!

This book is originally published in 1957 by Harper Collins.

It’s the story of a sweet young bear cub with his friends and family. Suggested age range for this book is 2-6 yrs old, but anybody can enjoy it!

Parents, I do encourage you to get your own copy of this treasure to follow along at home, the drawings by famed illustrator Maurice Sendak are absolutely darling! Follow this link to purchase your own copy, or, see if you can find it at your local library.

Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta. Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.  

To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. You can find more information on our Instagram @letsreadabedtimestory or follow us on Twitter @LetsReadBedtime

I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users pavelon, wjtaylor, Lesfm, sscheidl, awrecording.it, DudeAewsome, and zagiz

Thank you and see you next time!


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Niechelle Wade

I grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. Being read to from a very young age created some of my earliest and most meaningful memories, as well as a life-long love of books and reading. My local library was very important to me, like my own personal garden of wonder and imagination! I was delighted to continue this practice while raising my own four children: I so loved reading bedtime stories to them every night, and at an early age I introduced them to the library. They also developed a love of books, and have carried this along as they are beginning adulthood. I'm proud to see them still keeping a bookshelf with their own collection of books.
During my childhood, I was blessed to hear so many wonderful stories that were popular at the time. As my children grew, I reclaimed some of these classic books, while always making new discoveries as we perused the shelves together at the library.
While I loved the reading just for the beauty of the stories and the close together time, it was a happy side-effect that my children were also lauded for their knowledge and intelligence by their teachers. Come to think of it, I had earned those same praises from my teachers as a youngster.
So now that my children are grown, I want to continue to share this gift of reading and continue to help bring to life the beautiful tales and teachings that these stories have to offer.
I remember the ritual of the bedtime story to be a calming, satisfying way to fall asleep when I was little. I can think of nothing better than to do my part to help as many children as I can also enjoy this wonderful experience! Sweet dreams!