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
Only A Witch Can Fly - by Alison McGhee
Only a witch can fly.
But one little girl wants to fly―more than anything. So on a special night, with the moon shining bright and her cat by her side, she gathers herself up, she grips her broom ti…
00:04:15 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin - by a Margaret Wise Brown
A fat little, round little, yellow little pumpkin dreams of growing up to be fierce and frightening, just like the scarecrow in the field. Then one day in autumn, when he has grown big and fat, the f…
00:07:10 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever! - by Don Freeman
Halloween is almost here, and Corduroy can't wait! He is going to have a party. He and his friends will carve a jack-o'-lantern, bob for apples, and go trick-or-treating! But there is one problem-Cor…
00:06:24 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween? - by Jerry Pallotta
It's Halloween night. While a mother is upstairs getting her daughter's costume ready, lots of trick-or-treaters stop by the house — from werewolves, ghosts, and zombies to witches, bats, dinosaurs, …
00:03:52 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
The Vanishing Pumpkin - by Tony Johnston
A classic Halloween story about a pumpkin gone missing is certain to delight readers of all ages!
When a 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man want to make pumpkin pie on Halloween, they can’t …
00:10:24 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Happy Halloween Little Animals - by KeriAnne Jelinek
Take a magical journey into these adorable animals’ first Halloween. A delightfully illustrated story with simple rhyme, adorable animals, lots of costumes, a little bit of magic, and all of your chi…
00:05:08 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
The Littlest Pumpkin - by R.A. Herman
When Bartlett's Farm Stand closes for the season, the Littlest Pumpkin, who longs to make someone happy for Halloween, is devastated to be the only pumpkin left, but when a group of mice come along, …
00:07:07 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
Pumpkin Day! - by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
It’s fall, and the rabbit family―Trudy, Jack, Mom, and Dad―are spending the day with pumpkins! After a yummy breakfast of pumpkin pancakes, they visit Pumpkin Hollow Farm and learn all about differen…
00:07:58 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak - by Steve Wilson & Lucy Tapper
Friends Horace and Hattie, prickly in physical appearance only, are back again in a seasonal adventure. When trying to put falling leaves back on trees, the duo encounter a critter (looking very much…
00:04:53 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Miriam and the Sasquatch - by Eric A. Kimmel
Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.
Miriam imagined all th…
00:07:51 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Is It Rosh Hashanah Yet? - by Chris Barash
As summer ends and fall settles in, a family prepares to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. It's time to pick apples, make cards, light the candles, and eat brisket to ring in the new year! Don’t forget to che…
00:06:02 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Hello, Fall! - by Deborah Diesen
From New York Times–bestselling author Deborah Diesen and illustrator Lucy Fleming, Hello, Fall! is a touching story of the autumn season. Don’t forget to check out our seasonal Book Collections at: …
00:04:10 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
The Apple Pie That Papa Baked - by Lauren Thompson
These are the apples, juicy and red,
that went in the pie,
warm and sweet,
that Papa baked...
for guess who! Don’t forget to check out our seasonal Book Collections at: www.SlothDreamsBooks.com
00:04:58 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
Ox-Cart Man - by Donald Hall
Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods - the wool from his shee…
00:07:52 |
Sat 28 Sep 2024
The Bumpy Little Pumpkin - by Margery Cuyler
Little Nell chooses the bumpiest, littlest pumpkin in the patch to carve a jack-o'-lantern of her very own in this sweet Halloween companion.
All summer, Little Nell has tended the garden with BIG M…
00:07:56 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie - by Natalie Marshall
With adorable illustrations, shaped cutouts, and raised elements, this sweet, interactive board book celebrates the little pumpkin pie in your life! Don’t forget to check out our seasonal Book Collec…
00:04:08 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Little Hedgehog’s First Fall - by KeriAnne Jelinek
Little Hedgehog has so many questions on his first day of fall! Will his exciting fall day adventure outside his nest prove to answer all his questions? Will he be able to find out why fall is so imp…
00:11:45 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
F is for Fall - by KeriAnne Jelinek
Take a brisk journey into Fall with the ABCs of Fall! Come explore the alphabet through fall activities, food, and more! Apple Picking, Fall Festivals, Pumpkins, Hayrides, Leaves, and even Corn Mazes…
00:07:25 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night - by Anne Rockwell
And so begins this timeless story of a treasured childhood tradition. Jack-o-lantern faces are drawn on paper in anticipation. Baskets of apples fill the air with the crisp, sweet smell of fall at th…
00:08:10 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn - by Kenard Pak
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way!
Join a young girl as she takes a walk through forest and town, greeting …
00:04:26 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
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