Welcome to Episode 17 of the . With so much to enjoy about winter, I'm glad it is here! Today's story is called, 'Snowflakes"&nbsp;a great little tale for your kids at bedtime, bath time, car time, or&nbsp;anytime&nbsp;your family needs a story.&nbsp; &nbsp;The poem I tell about in my story in this podcast is Robert Frost's . And, if you'd like to find my song,&nbsp;&nbsp;from the ,&nbsp;you can download it right .&nbsp; To find my world-traveling friends and their family, go to &nbsp; (@journeyoftheglobe) on Instagram and Follow them so that you too can be a part of their grand adventures. And while you are over there on Instagram, follow , and also my brother  and his band, Great Willow.&nbsp; And, if you want to&nbsp;&nbsp;on my Facebook Live Slumber Party on January 28th, come on over to Facebook and Like the  page. We'll be staying up late on the last Saturday of every month! And as I mentioned, if you haven't heard the , you are in a for a treat.&nbsp; And subscribe today to the  and get all the exclusive fun extras that come&nbsp;along with it.&nbsp; Thank you for listening. If you’ve been enjoying this episode, let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment on  or send me an . And, it would be great if you would&nbsp;leave  on your favorite podcast venue and let everyone know you like what is happening at April Eight. Spreading the word is a lovely thing to do.&nbsp;

Ep 17 Winter Songs & Stories "Snowflakes"

Happy National Donut Day! Today’s episode is called “A Little Minute about Donuts ” It is Episode Number 26! How about that? Did you KNOW there was such a thing as NATIONAL DONUT DAY? Well, there is. And it is coming up here in just a minute. Okay, a few days. ---- Find more April Eight at&nbsp;     &nbsp;---- Now a few years ago I was teaching at a summer camp. I called it April Eight Songs for Peace Camp and the camp kids and I would write songs together all week. We would brainstorm all of our ideas about Peace on the first day of camp and then we would use that big list we made to write songs from all week. And we would also do other stuff like make crafts and do yoga and hike and stuff. It was really fun. &nbsp; There was this one day that was hot and sticky and everyone was having fun making crafts and playing games but well, they weren’t really in the mood to write a song. The thing was, we had a performance to put on for their moms and dads in a few days so I said, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT. They thought and they thought and they drew and they painted but they didn’t have any ideas for a song. And then, well, I think they all got hungry. And because they were hungry, they started talking about what they really liked to eat. And once someone mentioned DONUTS, well, it was all over. That was the only thing anyone could talk about. So, I said, hey, let’s write a song about donuts. And they said, CAN WE REALLY DO THAT? And I”m like, when you are a songwriter, you get to write about whatever you want. And so we did. And their families thought that the kids’ donut song was the very best song of all. This song was written, with a little help from me, by a group of kids ages 6-11. They named their band PEACE LOVE AND DONUTS and this song is called “The Donut Song”. I hope you like it. "The Donut Song" by April Eight and Peace, Love and Donuts&nbsp; We could write a song about peace, we could write a song about friendship, we could write a song about freedom, but we want to sing about donuts!… &nbsp; We like donuts with sprinkles and chocolate icing Custard in the middle! Ew, that’s totally disgusting. We could sing a song about compromise We could sing a song about hamsters We could sing a song about serenity But we want to sing about donuts. We like donuts, they’re yummy with glaze and powdered sugar Cinnamon and chocolate For breakfast lunch and dinner We could sing song about nonviolence We could songs about inner wisdom But donuts make the world go round That’s why we sing about DONUTS. &nbsp; &nbsp;Happy National Donut Day! Bah bad dah! Fiddle Faddle Fee - that’s a little minute with me. Now next week I’ll have TWO, YES TWO, episodes of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast for you because, guess what, it will be the ON E YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my podcast. And there is almost nothing in the world I am more proud and pleased about than sharing these stories I’ve written with all of you, and so I’m ready to celebrate. And I hope you’ll join me and tell your friends too! &nbsp; April Eight has been cited as an expert by the Download on Podcasting. How fancy is that? &nbsp; © 2017 April Eight "The Donut Song" was written by April Eight and Peace Love and Donuts, © 2013 all rights reserved.&nbsp;

Ep. 26 SONG: A Little Minute About Donuts

Welcome to Episode 27 of the . Today’s story is called “Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon“. This story is a continuation of the story we started at Episode 24, Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher"&nbsp;a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time, and family time.&nbsp; &nbsp;I'm so glad you are here, and I can't wait to tell you today's story. Find more April Eight at&nbsp;    Today's story references a few characters from other stories I've told, and the most important ones are from the Jemi&nbsp;Series of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Here they are: ,  and . If you haven't heard those, well, it might be fun to go back and listen to them now while you listen to these stories too.&nbsp; Here is an excerpt from today's story: ... And so he began… and here is the story he told: A tale I tell, a tale I know, a tale that's never been told. But if I can tell it, it must come from somewhere. But where? We may never know. Hmmmm…. &nbsp;There once was a wise old woman who lived at the top of an ancient oak tree. Now how could a person live in a tree? Well, I’m about to tell you, aren’t I? &nbsp;This oak had deep ridges in her bark that grew almost like a staircase that wound from way down at the roots and then all the way up, around and around, winding up the tree and then, there at the top, why, quite a fine spot for one table, one chair, one stove, one candle, one bed. What more could an old woman ask for? For she loved her tree and her tree loved her and that is all that matters, isn’t it? In the mornings the birds were singing in the branches, in the afternoon the old woman was comforted by the shade of the leaves and the music of the breeze rustled through the branches like a song. And in the evening the owls stopped by to inquire about her day, “Whooo whooo whooo whoo?” Now our old woman had many friends, both up in the tree and down upon the ground as you can imagine. And one of her particular friends was a... --- Thank you for listening. If you’ve been enjoying these fairytales that I write for your children and for you, and for everyone who has an innocent heart.&nbsp;I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on  or send me an . Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let everyone know. Spreading the word is a lovely thing to do. April Eight has been cited as an expert by the . How fancy is that? &nbsp; © 2017 April Eight "A Little Jump Rope Song" was written by April Eight, all rights reserved.&nbsp; &nbsp; --- &nbsp;

Ep. 27 Story 2: Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon

Welcome to Episode 29 of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Today’s story is “Story 3 - Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon",&nbsp;a great story for your kids at bathtime, bedtime, car time, and family time.&nbsp;     Quinn Quillow is a storycatcher. On his way to the Town Beside the River with the Leaning Clock Tower, he caught this tale, and he is now sharing it with the townspeople young and old. Today's we here the last part of the story, "Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon." It made me laugh when I wrote it, and I hope it makes you laugh too. It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy Brizbane, a tiny mouse with a lot of attitude, to see if they can get the lost ribbon from Mrs. Robin's nest. Here is an excerpt from today's story...&nbsp; --&nbsp; Stella was pulled out of her chestnut stew reveries by the sound of a shrill small voice calling up to her, “Stella! Stella!” And there on the ground, way, way, way below, almost just a tiny speck of trouble he was, a small mouse, the smallest mouse the Old Woman had ever seen, was calling up from the ground. He was waving his arms vigorously or she’d never even have seen him.“Stella! Are you up there? Come down and get me, will ya?” “Brizbane!” Stella called and she gave a “Chickory!” of delight at the sight of her wee friend. And with a flick of her tail, Stella Squirrel skittered down the oak and then right back up again with the small mouse riding astride her like a horse and holding tightly to the fur of her neck to keep from falling to the ground. “What are we doing? Why did you call me? Is there danger maybe” he said hopefully, “Because I love danger... ” Brizbane said jumping off of Stella’s back and bowing grandly to the Alice and the old woman. The Old Woman chuckled and smiled at Brizbane. “Thank you for coming to my home. It is nice to meet you, wee mouse.” “Who you callin’ a mouse? I am not a mouse. I am Brizbane, the Conquer.” &nbsp;said Brizbane, flexing his “muscles”. “Oh, yes, of course. Nice to meet you Brizbane the Conquerer,” said the mourning dove. She seemed to be trying not to laugh…. Stella said to her friend, “Brizbane, thanks for coming. I am glad you are here because I need your help. Here is what’s going on.” and she explained the whole story to her jaunty friend. Once he’d heard the details, Brizbane’s eyes sparkled with glee. “Yeah, that sounds nice and terrifyingly dangerous what with the mama robin and her sharp beak, protecting her babies! Good thing I brought my sword!” he said, pulling out a tiny twig strapped to his waist that none of them had even noticed. “I’m in! Let’s go!” said Brizbane. “I don’t believe you’ll be needing a sword.” said the old woman gently. Brizbane sighed and put his sword away. Then he swung back up on Stella’s back and off she flew as only a squirrel can do - sprinting across branches, scurrying up and down and around tree trunks, nimbly leaping from maple to elm, hackberry to birch. Brizbane was quite dizzy by the time they got to the foot of Mrs. Robin’s tree, and he slid off of Stella’s back to catch his breath. “What’s the matter?” asked Stella in confused and concerned. --- &nbsp;and never miss an episode! Now this story references a few other stories, including the return of Brizbane&nbsp;the Conquerer from Episode 6, "".&nbsp; Listeners, do you remember what other story&nbsp;Brizbane showed up in when he wasn't with his best friend, Thom Gnome?&nbsp; Thank you for listening to the&nbsp;. If you’ve been enjoying these tales, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on&nbsp;&nbsp;or send me an&nbsp;. And come be my friend on&nbsp;&nbsp;where I have so much fun. Or, leave&nbsp;on your favorite podcast venue and let other parents know you the value these stories have brought to your family. Spreading the word is&nbsp;the nicest...

Ep. 29 Story 3: Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon

&nbsp;Today’s episode is called “A Little Minute about Us!” because today’s episode is the one-year anniversary of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast! It is Episode 28! I called it a little minute about us because I love us, you and me together, so much! I have loved sharing my songs and stories and joy with you, my dear listeners. And we’ve been doing that for a whole year! Can you believe it?&nbsp;A whole year of fun&nbsp;for your kids at bathtime, bedtime, car time and family time.&nbsp; Find more April Eight at&nbsp;    If April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast was a one-year-old baby whale, it would be almost 43 feet long even though it is still practically a baby! (or 13 meters for those of you who measure that way). But instead of growing I’ve been writing! I’ve written 24 stories, shared 5 different little minutes with you, well six including this one, sung lots of silly and sweet songs and come up with as many different voices as I could think of for a whole bunch of characters I hope you’ve enjoyed, from opossums to fairy queens, gnomes to woodsman to falcons, grouchy brothers who turn into kind brothers, and a small mouse with a whole lot of attitude. Do you have a favorites character? Stop by my  and let me know. Oh, how I would love to hear about that! So I’d like to send a big shout out of love to Sander and Emerson, Victor and Vivia and their Grandma Susan, to Bonnie, my mom, to Hunter and Mae and Elsie, to Griffin and Nathan and Jonathan, Neala and&nbsp;Taylor, Kaya and Shae, to Annarose and Elias, to Ethan and Verity, to Izzy and Liam, Summer and Annabel, Matia and Ezra, Carolyn and Ollie, Aliza and Nez, Noah, Liam and Theo, Noah and Audrey, Grace, Charlotte and Adelynn and Stone and Solen. And a big thank you to the Cincinnati Waldorf School - you've been such a big inspiration to me. And to my kids-podcasting pals at , I get to hang out with the coolest people in podcasting. And all of you who have been listening in Iceland - I wrote a report on Iceland when I was in the 6th grade and I’ve been in love with it ever since, so HELLO! &nbsp;Ireland, and Scotland, Australia, Germany and Vive La France, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Japan and our neighbors from in Canada. My friends in India, Israel, and Spain, Hola Mexico! and The United Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Chile Bangladesh and Nepal, Bahrain and Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Brazil, Switzerland and here in the USA in Ohio and California, Tennessee and Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, New York and Michigan, Texas and Washington, and Washington DC, Oregon and Indiana, where I was born, Missouri, Massachusetts, Utah, Pennsylvania, Georgia and New Jersey, Iowa, Alabama, Arizona, Kansas and Wyoming, Rhode Island and Oklahoma, and NEVADA! Louisiana, Vermont, Florida, and Utah! Hi, Matilda and Ada! Minnesota, Colorado and Maryland, and oh my goodness, if I forgot your special spot on the globe, well, tell me about it and I’ll give you a shout out next time. Send me an email at . &nbsp;I have a celebration of a song for you. I wrote it with a bunch of kids who called their band The Peaceful Narwhals at my April Eight Songs for Peace Camp. This song I’m about to play for you was the first song we wrote at my first camp, so it seems like a perfect one to sing hooray for the first year of the April Eight Songs and Stories Podcast. --- "Hello Friend" a song by April Eight and the Peaceful Narwhals c 2012 Here it is:&nbsp; Hello good morning, good afternoon It’s good to see your smile, my friendMy best friend, forever and alwaysI haven’t seen you in awhile, but your smile makes me happyMy friend The way your eyes sparkle I can see you really shineWhen you share your heart with me and I can share back mine. It’s your personality, your joy, your kindness and your laughterYour trust and your hugs keep us happily together, my friend! I la la la la la la la la love being your friend, my friend! Hello good morning, good afternoon...

Ep. 28 SONG: A Little Minute about Us!

Welcome to Episode 27 of the&nbsp;. Today’s story is called “Charlie and Lucy on the Road, a Sing-Along Episode,“&nbsp;a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time, and family time. &nbsp;&nbsp; Now it is a Sing-Along Episode, so I hope you have your singing voice ready. Charlie and Lucy told me to tell you not to worry. They said that the more out of tune and goofy you are, the more fun everyone will have. So sing with all your heart and don’t worry too much about the rest. &nbsp;I'm so glad you are here, and I can't wait to tell you today's story. Find more April Eight at&nbsp;    Today's story references a few other great podcasts for kids as part of our Kids Listen "Hit the Road" Sweeps - you can find them all at .&nbsp; The podcasts I share are&nbsp;    and my story  - for the Wander Song....&nbsp; Here is an excerpt from today's episode:&nbsp; --- Charlie and Lucy climbed into the rental car. Ugh. They were going to have to sit there in the back seat for HOURS! HOURS! They’d already been on a plane, which was pretty cool actually, soaring above the birds, above the clouds. They’d seen the tops of mountains covered in snow even in the summer-time and the patterns of rectangles that mom said were farm fields lying like a patchwork quilt across the Earth. Charlie watched as the fluff of white and gray clouds moved at their leisure, casting shadows across the countryside below. Lucy was fascinated by wanderings of the rivers as they wound themselves first one way and then another, never in a straight line, as they cut across the world below them. Lakes shimmered in the sun and looked like puddles from so far above. And then they’d seen the city, all gridded out, with buildings and busy cars, trains and trucks, all moving like tiny ants. And the airport with all of its flashing lights and runways and then they’d landed. Oh, it took forever for them to get their luggage and keys to the rental car and CHARLIE AND LUCY WERE SO HUNGRY! Aunt Cookie and mom were taking them on a big adventure all along the coast of Maine. Charlie and Lucy were pretty excited. They’d been pouring over the map of Maine for weeks. And now here they were. Hey, Wait a minute, Aunt Cookie? Charlie and Lucy have an Aunt Cookie? Well, yes they do. Her real name is Karen, &nbsp;but they’ve always called her Cookie. --- "The Rock Island Line" is a Leadbelly&nbsp;tune.&nbsp; "The Happy Wanderer" was written by Antonia Ridge and Friedrich Moller in 1954 "Aikendrum" is a traditional Scottish folk song.&nbsp; "Do Your Ears Hang Low" is a traditional English folk song. Thank you for listening. If you’ve been enjoying these fairytales that I write for your children and for you, and for everyone who has an innocent heart.&nbsp;I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on&nbsp;&nbsp;or send me an&nbsp;. Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let everyone know. Spreading the word is a lovely thing to do. April Eight has been cited as an expert by the&nbsp;. How fancy is that? &nbsp; © 2017 April Eight, except songs cited above, all rights reserved.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Ep 30 STORY & SONGS: Charlie and Lucy on the Road, A Sing-Along Episode

Today’s Episode is called “In the Window” it is Episode 35! &nbsp; I am so excited because today I have a Hanukkah song for you that I get to sing with my dear 7 year old nephew Sander, one of my favorite kids in the whole wide world. Now, some of you might be wondering if he is the same Sander who helped a giant in the Episode 20, “Sander and the Lost Giant’. Well, yes, in fact, he is. Only he might have just met that giant in my imagination… but Sander does have a fuzzy funny little dog named Birdie. That part is absolutely real! &nbsp; Now, this is one of my favorite times of the year. Yes, it is so dark because it is almost the solstice, the longest darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, but that is why, have you noticed, so many different cultures and religions celebrate the light that we people can bring to each other. One of those celebrations is Hanukkah, a festival of lights that people of the Jewish religion observe. Each night they light one more candle on the menorah.  Choose your reward and support this show at    This song goes like this: In the window, where you can see the glow of my menorah on newly fallen snow, I will light you one little candle on this the first night of Hanukkah. And then we add a candle until there are eight. Are you ready? Here we go…. “In the Window” In the window where you can see the light of my menorah on newly fallen snow, I will send you one little candle on this the first night of Hanukkah. -- I’d like to thank my brother James for singing with us too, did you hear him? James has a wonderful band called  that lots of adults like. Maybe your folks would like his beautiful song, “”. Spring Sprang Sprong, I hoped you liked my song and, if you celebrate Hanukkah, I hope you enjoy it with your dearest ones. Come back soon and I’ll have a fairy story for you for the solstice and a Merry Christmas song too. Thank you for listening to the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. For all things April Eight, please go to aprileight.com. And to support this show, please go to patreon.com/aprileight and choose what fun reward suits your family.

Ep. 35 Song: For Hanukkah, "In the Window"

It's My Lucky Day! I'm back to my podcast and I have a song to sing for you. It's a stomp and clap song, so get ready to stomp and clap! Great for car time, bedtime, bath time, or anytime you need a little song to sing.&nbsp; "It's My Lucky Day" by April Eight, copyright 2016 It's my lucky day, it's my lucky day, it's my lucky dayBrother sun shine down on me&nbsp;Sister moon she done set us free. Look around and you will see This old world is the place to be. And it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day... From Juntember to Saturday&nbsp;All good things gonna come my way.There is peace between all of us,In this old life, that's enough. And it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day... Everybody talk and don't listen at allThey say pride goes first before a fallI can tell you a thing or two,But I can only tell you for myself what's true. And it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day... Brother sun shine down on me Sister moon she done set us free. Look around and you will see This old world is the place to be. And it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day, it's my lucky day... __ There's a craft posted up on the  website, come make something, or is that someone fun with me. ;-)

Ep 47, SONG: "My Lucky Day"

Happy Halloween! Now I have a few songs for you! Are you ready to sing? Great for car time, bed time, bath time, or anytime you need a little song to sing for Halloween.&nbsp; Out in the night, there’s an eerie weary soundDown from the darkness and rising from the groundWitches and goblins are gathering aroundFor it’s Halloween! I learned the next song I am going to share with you from one of my first graders at the Cincinnati Waldorf School. Her name is Sophia. Isn’t it funny when you teach something to your teacher? It happens more than you know, dear children, more than you could ever know. Here it is:Halloween, there are witches in the air Halloween, and goblins everywhereSo beware, oh beware, or they’ll pull your hair! And I want to let you know that my friendly fellow podcasters have some Halloween stories for you while you wait to find out what happens next in my story about the Lost Fairy. Rhea over at the  has a very silly story about mistaken identities and friendship on Halloween! And of course, my wonderful friend David at the  has a story wondering what would happen if all the children suddenly turned into their Halloween costumes! Wouldn’t that be fun? Fiddle Faddle Fee - that’s a little minute with me. And keep listening. I’ll have another lost fairy story for you soon. And have you heard my Gilbert Goblin Halloween stories yet? They are easy to find at aprileight.com. Or You can find them on the  along with the podcasts I mentioned before. Check it out and see what I mean. Either way, it’s free! &nbsp;

Ep 45 SONG: Halloween Songs!

Today's tale is a continuation of our story from Episode 44, “The Lost Fairy Series Story 1, The Tiny Trumpet”. In&nbsp;today's story, the Fairy Prince and his fairy fellows set out on a&nbsp;journey to find a lost friend. They stop for a rest and run into some pixie problems...&nbsp;A sweet, funny fairytale story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time, and family time.&nbsp; An excerpt from today's story:&nbsp; “Oh no! It’s raining!” said Geraud in a panic, diving under a leaf to&nbsp;keep his wings dry. “What do you mean, I”m not getting wet?” said the Prince. Iris looked up, “That’s not rain, it’s pixies!” she shouted, pointing to the trees above them. Pixie giggles filled the air. Tee hee hee Tee hee hee... “Oh, not pixies!” cried the Fairy Prince! And there, standing on the branches of the tree above the Prince, as naughty as could be, were a dozen little pixies holding buckets of water. And the next thing the fairies knew, they were pouring water all over them. “I knew landing in the forest du Lutin was a mistake,” sputtered Iris, her delicate purple wings now drenched from the buckets of pixie water. “We can’t fly away with wet wings!” “Tee heee tee heeee thee heeeeeee!” giggled the pixies. “Fairies are so much fun! We love fairies!” And the Pixies were so delighted with themselves that they began to sing a little song that went just like this: "Oh fairies so pretty, oh fairies so wise But when you get ‘em wet these fairies can’t flies (tee hee hee hee) Yes they’ll howl and scold us, but what can they do, For a wee soggy fairy can’t chase after you! Pixies play tricks! Pixies play pranks! Pixies Pixies Pixies, Hooray Hooray! &nbsp; Tee hee heee heee teee heee hee!" But the Pixies didn’t quite know who they were dealing with here… this wasn’t just any group of fairies… If you'd like to hear the story I'm referring to in this story, listen to episode 36: "The Two Sister and the Wolf".&nbsp; Web:&nbsp; Kids Listen:&nbsp; Insta:&nbsp; Facebook:&nbsp; Get your Reward!&nbsp; An original Fairytale by April Eight. c2018 All rights reserved.&nbsp;

EP 46, "The Lost Fairy Series Story 2: In the Forest du Lutin"

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