Storytime in the Woods
A gentle, nature-based storytime program for preschoolers.
Recent Episodes
EPISODE 4:Â THE OLD WOMAN & THE MOUSE
AÂ mouse visits an old woman who is knitting a sweater for her husband. The mouse returns again and again, wondering what will happen with the old clothes when they are replaced with new ones.
The Old Woman sat in a rocking chair knitting. As she knit, she sang a song:
“Knit and purl, I’ll knit and purl.
Knit and purl, I’ll knit and purl.”
EPISODE 3:Â GRANDPA IVY & THE CANDLESTICK
Grandpa Ivy makes beeswax candles with his friends, then carries one to the meadow to watch the sunrise. His young neighbor, Dante, joins him in the meadow to watch the morning sky. Dante sees Grandpa Ivy's lit candle sitting on the ground and makes a game of jumping over Grandpa Ivy’s candle.
Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick!
EPISODE 2:Â STONEÂ SOUP
In Ms. Becca’s version of the folktale “Stone Soup,” a young girl is lost in the woods and comes upon a village where she hopes to find a place to sleep and dinner to eat. When she is told there isn’t any food to share, she pulls a “magic soup stone” out of her pocket.
The stone lives up to its name, and soon, the soup pot is full of delicious vegetables–enough to feed the whole village.
EPISODE 1: THE MITTEN
In our first episode of Storytime in the Woods, we hear the silly story of a lost mitten that becomes home to a host of woodland creatures!
So they squeezed a little this way,
And they squeezed a little that way,
And they made just enough room in the mitten.
