Sloths Love to Read Podcast
Welcome to Sloths Love to Read! 🌟 I’m KeriAnne Jelinek, bestselling author of 180+ children’s books, entrepreneur, and literacy advocate who champions the power of reading aloud. Each episode features traditional KidLit favorites and indie children’s books to spark imagination, build curiosity, and inspire a lifelong love of books. Perfect for parents, teachers, librarians, and kids everywhere! All stories are read and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, ensuring that every episode celebrates books legally and responsibly.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 373
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Who’s that Knocking on Christmas Eve? - by Jan Brett
This will be a Christmas Eve to remember for the boy from Finnmark, his bear, and the little girl Kyri. Will the trolls invade and eat all these food this year or will something prove to chase them a…
00:09:37 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Frosty the Snowman - Words by Steve Nelson and Jack Robbins
Enjoy the wonderful words to the classic Christmas Song, Frosty the Snowman. Enjoy books written on these words on Amazon. Check out our Winter Collection at: www.SlothDreamsBooks.com
00:03:51 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Toot & Puddle: Let it Snow - by Holly Hobbie
How do you find the best Christmas present ever for your best friend in the whole wide world? That's what Toot is trying to find out, and Puddle is having just as much trouble. With a nod to previous…
00:08:24 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
If You Take A Mouse to the Movies - by Laura Numeroff
If you take a mouse to the movies, he'll ask you for some popcorn. If you give him the popcorn, he'll want to string it all together. Then he'll want to hang it on a Christmas tree. Don’t forget to c…
00:03:41 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Merry Christmas, Curious George - by Margaret & H.A. Rey & Cathy Hapka
It’s Christmastime! And irrepressible, excitable Curious George has just the spirit for it. He can’t wait to help his best friend, the man with the yellow hat, pick out their holiday tree. At the tre…
00:07:09 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Gnome for Hanukkah - by KeriAnne Jelinek
Join our lovable gnomes on a magical journey home for the holidays! "Gnome for Hanukkah" is a heartwarming tale of adventure and tradition, as these tiny travelers use imaginative transportation to b…
00:05:55 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
The Polar Express - by Chris van Allsburg
Take a magical trip on The Polar Express to Santa’s village. Will the boy get his special gift of the magical sound of the silver bell? Come take a magical trip to Santa’s village. Available on Amazo…
00:10:12 |
Wed 25 Dec 2024
The Night Before Christmas - Poem by Clement Moore & Illustrated by Jan Brett
The classic story of the Night Before Christmas. You can check out this version of the story illustrated by Jan Brett at Amazon. Check out our holiday collection at: www.SlothDreamsBooks.com
00:05:57 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
This Magic Christmas Night - by KeriAnne Jelinek
Embark on a wondrous journey through the enchanting story of Christmas with "This Magic Christmas Night." This captivating children's book transports young readers into the heart of the timeless tale…
00:05:22 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
The Very Snowy Christmas - Diana Hendry
In search of the perfect holly with shiny berries to decorate his Christmas tree, Little Mouse begins to make his way home. Suddenly soft white flakes begin falling all around him. "The sky is coming…
00:07:05 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
The Donkey’s Song: A Christmas Nativity Story - by Jacki Kellum
Sleepy but strong, I clip-clopped along
to rest in a stable with straw.
The wonder of the first Christmas miracle is movingly told with descriptions of scented pine, warm candlelight, fresh hay, and…
00:03:24 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
A Christmas Spider’s Miracle - by Trinka Hakes Noble
Long ago in a faraway place there lived two mothers. One, a humble peasant woman who struggled daily to provide for her children. And the other, a mother spider who also worked hard to care for her f…
00:13:43 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
The Animals’ Santa - by Jan Brett
Little Snowshoe Bunny doesn’t know if he believes in Santa after the forest animals tell them about their gifts from the Animals’ Santa. Will little bunny find a gift from Santa or will he find out i…
00:06:36 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
The Finest Christmas Tree - by John and Ann Hassett
Every year Farmer Tuttle loads his truck with Christmas trees fresh from his farm and drives down to the city to sell them. Then he picks out a special Christmas hat to bring home to Mrs. Tuttle. But…
00:05:23 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
The Nutcracker - Adapted by Susan Jeffers - Story by E.T.A. Hoffman.
Enter into the land of sweets, nutcrackers, mice, and dancers from around the world! Listen in as we read one of the most popular traditions in the world, The Nutcracker. Available on Amazon. Check o…
00:08:23 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Pick a Pine Tree - by Patricia Toht
A festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime — beginning, of course, with picking out a tree!
Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions th…
00:05:54 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
The Legend of the Pointsettia - by Tomie dePaola
In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.
Thi…
00:13:00 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
A Charlie Brown Christmas - by Charles M. Schulz
Celebrate Christmas with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this gorgeous deluxe storybook retelling of the beloved Christmas special!
Christmas is almost here, which means ice-skatin…
00:12:50 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
An Ellis Island Christmas - by Maxine Rhea Leighton
Papa has already left Poland, and Krysia longs to see him again. "First we must cross the ocean to get to Ellis Island in America," says Mama. "That's where Papa is waiting for us." Saying goodbye to…
00:22:11 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean & Eric Litwin
Can Pete the Cat Save Christmas? Listen I’m and find out how Pete the Cat saves Christmas. Available on Amazon. Check out our Winter & Holiday Collection at: www.SlothDreamsBooks.com
00:04:22 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
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