About Me
Hi there, I'm Dad!All my life, I've been an average, unassuming guy with a secret super power... I entertain with funny voices.My wife and I have three children. She's a preschool teacher and has a HUGE collection of books she uses with both her classroom kids and our own kids.I have the enjoyable honor of reading to them from this collection of stories, making up voices for the different characters. We've read classic books when they were little, like Goodnight Moon and Pajama Time, and we've read novels as well. My 9-year old and I are only a few chapters into "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - that's a lot of different voices to maintain, but I do it and she loves it!When the Coronavirus pandemic hit, my wife asked me to record some of her children's books so that she could send them to the kids she teaches. That way they can get the full experience that my kids get when I read to them.If you're a parent that's reading this, hopefully, you and your kids will enjoy these books, too. If you're a teacher, feel free to use these videos in your classrooms or share with your students.I don't own any copyrights for the books I'm reading - after all, I am just Dad (you think I'm made of money?! - classic Dad joke!). If you enjoy any of the books I read, you'll find a link to amazon where you can purchase it to read at home. I hope you'll consider doing so. If you do, just a note that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Happy reading!DAD
Stories
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Froggy's Baby Sister
Written by Jonathan London
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
The Froggy books follow Froggy as he goes through life, dealing with all the things kids have to deal with. In "Froggy's Baby Sister", Froggy gets a new sister. He's excited and ready to play with her as soon as she arrives, but he learns he has to wait fer her to grow up a little before she can make a great playmate.
The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog
A Traditional Tale
Illustrated by Ana Martín Larrañaga
"The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog" travels the world meeting other animals and learning what they eat. A great story to learn about the different kinds of foods that animals eat.
Dog on a Frog?
Written by Kes & Claire Gray
Illustrated by Jim Field
"Dog on a Frog?" the frog asks? That just will not do! So the frog decides to let us know that dogs will now sit on logs instead of frogs... and a host of other animals will sit on other rhyming places too. A great story for young children just learning about rhyming words.
Tim and the Blanket Thief
Written by John Prater
"Tim and the Blanket Thief" is a bedtime adventure tale for children. Tim loves his blanket, but while he sleeps, it's stolen by the Blanket Thief and Tim must show bravery to venture out into the world to rescue his blanket.This is a personal favorite, a story I especially loved to read to my son when he was young.
Chewy Louie
Written by Howie Schneider
In "Chewy Louie" the boy who narrates gets a new puppy... who proceeds to chew up everything in the house... AND THE HOUSE!
Mister Seahorse
Written by Eric Carle
In "Mister Seahorse" we learn all about different sea creatures who help take care of their eggs and babies.
The Book with No Pictures
Written by B.J. Novak
"The Book with No Pictures" has to be a dull and boring book, right? But here's the thing about words in a book... the person reading the book HAS to say those words... even if they are utterly preposterous!My kids ask me to read this book for them constantly. We've also taken it to reading days at school and my daughter's classmates still can't stop talking about it, even weeks later. If you need a great book for your reading time, I highly recommend this one.
Goatilocks and the Three Bears
Written by Erica S. Perl
Illustrated by Arthur Howard
Everyone knows about Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but have you heard of "Goatilocks and the Three Bears"? She doesn't just sit in baby bear's chair... SHE EATS IT!You and your children will love to see what Goatilocks will eat next!
Bad Kitty
Written by Nick Bruel
When the house runs out of kitty food and all the family has is healthy food for Kitty to eat, Kitty turns into a "Bad Kitty". Four rounds of alphabetic lists helps kids expand their vocabulary. Hopefully, poor Uncle Murray will survive!
What Did We Miss?
Written by Tiffany Semmonds
Illustrated by Anuki Lopez
Journee and Jace have gone to bed each night to the sounds of a party, only to discover that mom and dad have just been doing late night chores. So when they come back from Grandma's house one Sunday morning to discover the house a mess, they ask "What did we miss?"