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Story Time with Avant-garde Books, LLC

Listening is the first essential language skill that humans use to learn. Babies and very young children cannot read, write, or speak, but by "hearing" rich vocabulary, they are later able to reproduce language structure and vocabulary in speaking and in writing. The infant brain is developing rapidly and it is critical that intellectual stimulation is nurtured. The truth is that children cannot produce what they have not heard and/or seen. Reading is critical to their language development and this is why the Avant-garde Books Team has created this special and engaging podcast.

Let's Learn about the "STR" Sound! #phonics #phonicsforchildren

16 mins; March 25, 2026

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)

16 mins; March 22, 2026

The Long "OO" Sound!

14 mins; March 22, 2026

Let's Learn about the Long "OO" Sound! #phonics #educationalvideos

7 mins; March 21, 2026

(Women's History Month) The Story of Mary Fields aka "Stagecoach Mary" (c. 1832 - 1914)

5 mins; March 17, 2026

(Women's History Month) Annette Kellerman: The Mermaid Queen

5 mins; March 14, 2026

Let's Learn about American Football! #football #americanfootball

9 mins; February 08, 2026

Let's Learn about Poet, Playwright, and Social Activist, Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)!

5 mins; February 01, 2026

Remembering Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968)!

8 mins; January 19, 2026

It's Story Time! The Invisible Princess (1999) by Faith Ringgold

19 mins; December 07, 2025

(Native American Heritage Month) "The Journey of Falling Star" #nativeamericanstories

9 mins; November 28, 2025

Native American Stories: "Echoes of the Canyon" by Ahoy Publishing

10 mins; November 15, 2025

"The World of Ice" (2022) by Tom Pecore Weso

9 mins; November 02, 2025

It's Story Time! "You Come from Greatness" by Sara Chinakwe and Ken Daley, Illustrator

8 mins; September 21, 2025

Jayden's Impossible Garden (2021) by Melinda Gangal and Ken Daley (Illustrator)

8 mins; August 09, 2025

(Audio Only) "It Starts with Me!" by Dr. Bernice A. King, Dr. Kimberly P. Johnson, and Zoe Ranucci (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 19, 2025

It's Story Time! "Echo and Narcissus" Adapted by Jan Meyer (2007)

5 mins; July 13, 2025

Let's Learn about the "SL" Sound! #phonics #alphabet #blends #consonantsounds #consonantblends

23 mins; June 08, 2025

(Audio Only) Ty's Travels: Camp-Out! by Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata (Illustrator)

3 mins; June 07, 2025

Let's Learn about Baseball Legend, Roberto Clemente (1934 - 1972)!

11 mins; April 14, 2025

Let's Learn about the "CL" Sound!

21 mins; April 11, 2025

Let's Learn about the "DR" Sound!

24 mins; March 23, 2025

The Prince of Egypt by Jane Yolen and Michael Koelsch (Illustrator)

5 mins; March 16, 2025

(Audio Only) Ty's Travels: Lab Magic by Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata (Illustrator)

4 mins; January 25, 2025

Happy MLK Day 2025! 15 Empowering Quotes by the Iconic Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

4 mins; January 20, 2025

It's Story Time! (Audio) Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts by Ruby Bridges and John Jay Cabuay (Illustrator)

13 mins; January 03, 2025

Let's Learn about James "Jimmy" Carter, II (1924 -2024), the 39th U. S. President! #jimmycarter

22 mins; January 02, 2025

Let's Learn about the "FR" Sound! #phonics #phonicsounds #blends #consonantsblends #alphabet

30 mins; December 28, 2024

Let's Learn about Kwanzaa! #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2024 #holidaycelebrations

7 mins; December 26, 2024

(Audio only) Let's Learn about the "BR" Sound! #phonics #blends #consonantblends #alphabet

25 mins; December 01, 2024

(Educational Video) Let's Learn about the "gr" Sound/Blend! #phonics #blends #consonantblends

24 mins; November 17, 2024

(Educational Video) Let's Learn about the "TR" Sound/Blend! #blends #phonics #consonantblends

23 mins; November 04, 2024

Let's Learn about Listeria! #bacteria #listeria #listeriabacteria #disease

10 mins; October 27, 2024

Let's Learn about the "ST" Sound! #phonics #consonantblends #alphabet

21 mins; October 24, 2024

Let's Learn about An Interesting Plant: Kudzu!

8 mins; October 19, 2024

Let's Learn about the "FL" Sound! #blends #consonantblends #alphabet #alphabetsounds #phonics

16 mins; October 18, 2024

Let's Learn about Metaphors! #metaphors #english #languagelesson #figurativelanguage

18 mins; October 13, 2024

(Educational Video) Let's Learn about the "SH" Sound! #alphabet #consonantblends

17 mins; October 06, 2024

The Legend of Geoffrey (2016) by Piro and Dubravka Kolanovic (Illustrator)

12 mins; September 26, 2024

Let's Learn about Tropical Rainforests! #tropicalrainforest #rainforest

6 mins; September 15, 2024

Let's Learn about Camels! #camel #camels

4 mins; September 08, 2024

Charlotte in Paris (2003) (Part 5 of 5) by Joan MacPhail Knight and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

5 mins; July 19, 2024

Let's Learn about Award-winning Rapper and Songwriter, Kendrick Lamar!

13 mins; July 17, 2024

Let's Learn about the "CL" Sound! #educationalvideo #consonantsounds #alphabet #blends

14 mins; July 09, 2024

Charlotte in Paris (2003) (Part 4) by Joan MacPhail Knight and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

9 mins; July 07, 2024

Let's Learn about Abolitionist and Writer, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

5 mins; July 06, 2024

Charlotte in Paris (2003) (Part 3) by Joan MacPhail Knight and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

8 mins; July 03, 2024

Charlotte in Paris (2003) (Part 2) by Joan MacPhail Knight and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

10 mins; June 24, 2024

Charlotte in Paris (2003) (Part 1) by Joan MacPhail Knight and Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

10 mins; June 23, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Bl" Sound!

17 mins; June 19, 2024

Daddy's Arms: Daughter Edition (2023) by Fabian E. Ferguson and Veronica Kim (Illustrator)

3 mins; June 16, 2024

Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom (2022) by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and Kim Holt (Illustrator)

8 mins; June 13, 2024

Let's Learn about Award-winning Writer, Alice Walker! #alicewalker #author #writer #thecolorpurple

9 mins; June 10, 2024

(a Little Golden Book) I Love You, Daddy! by Edie Evans and Melanie Demmer (Illustrator)

2 mins; June 07, 2024

Big (2023) by Vashti Harrison

7 mins; June 05, 2024

Trail of Tears (Part 2) by Joseph Bruchac and Diana Magnuson (Illustrator)

12 mins; June 03, 2024

Trail of Tears (Part 1) by Joseph Bruchac and Diana Magnuson (Illustrator)

12 mins; June 02, 2024

(Ranger Rick) I Wish I Was A Kangaroo by Jennifer Bové

5 mins; May 26, 2024

(a Little Golden Book) Star Wars: The Last Jedi

10 mins; May 21, 2024

Let's Learn about the Father of Microbiology, Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895)

3 mins; May 18, 2024

The History of Gum by Mary Rose

3 mins; May 10, 2024

Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game by Chris Crowe and Mike Benny (Illustrator)

14 mins; May 04, 2024

Let's Learn about the Hoffman's Sloth! #animals #sloths #nature #zoology

6 mins; April 28, 2024

(A Little Golden Book Biography) Colin Powell by Frank Berrios and Kristin Sorra (Illustrator)

7 mins; April 22, 2024

Bill Picket: Rodeo-ridin' Cowboy (1996) by Andrea D. Pinkney and Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)

18 mins; April 20, 2024

Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler and Loren Long (Illustrator)

4 mins; April 11, 2024

Arthur Helps Out by Marc Brown

2 mins; April 02, 2024

The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shephard (pp 1 - 12)

9 mins; March 31, 2024

Sometimes People March (2020) by Tessa Allen

3 mins; March 27, 2024

Let's Learn about Ophthalmologist and Inventor, Dr. Patricia Bath (1942 - 2019)! #STEM #scientist

7 mins; March 21, 2024

Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born (2019) by Miranda Paul and Jason Chin (Illustrator)

9 mins; March 19, 2024

Alison's Trumpet (1991) by Nat Hentoff

8 mins; March 16, 2024

The Summer My Father Was Ten (1998) by Pat Brisson and Andrea Shine (illustrator)

10 mins; March 14, 2024

Road Trip (1983) by Ann Jonas

4 mins; March 11, 2024

Etta Extraordinaire (2023) by Roda Ahmed, Charnaie Gordon, and Chloe Burgett (Illustrator)

6 mins; March 09, 2024

The Girl With A Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (201) by Julia Finley Mosca and Daniel Rieley (Illustrator)

9 mins; March 06, 2024

One Green Apple (2006) by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin (Illustrator)

7 mins; March 03, 2024

Let's Learn about NBA Legend, Businessman, and Philanthropist, Shaquille O'Neal!

13 mins; February 29, 2024

(Disney) Bambi

8 mins; February 26, 2024

(Disney) Wish by Luna Chi, Joey Chou (Illustrator), and Tony Fejeran (Designer)

9 mins; February 24, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Zz" Sound! #consonantsounds #alphabet #alphabetsound

16 mins; February 22, 2024

How Do People Make Peanut Butter? #peanutbutter #georgewashingtoncarver #science #agriculture

6 mins; February 20, 2024

From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Melvin Berger and Newbridge Educational Publishing

2 mins; February 17, 2024

Hoops with Swoopes by Susan Kuklin with Sheryl Swoopes

2 mins; February 15, 2024

(The Magic School Bus) Hops Home: A Book About Animal Habitats by Patricia Relf and Nancy Stevenson (Illustrator)

11 mins; February 13, 2024

Apprenons l’alphabet français! (Let's Learn the French Alphabet!) #frenchalphabet #learnfrench

13 mins; February 11, 2024

A Whale On Her Own: The True Story of Wilma The Beluga Whale by Brian Skerry

16 mins; February 11, 2024

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (2006) by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

14 mins; February 06, 2024

B is for Baby by Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank (Illustrator)

6 mins; February 03, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Ww" Sound! #alphabet #consonantsounds #educationalvideo

21 mins; February 01, 2024

Lola's Nana-Bibi Comes to Visit (2023) by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

3 mins; January 30, 2024

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (2021) by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

8 mins; January 27, 2024

Pete the Cat's Family Road Trip (2020) by Kimberly and James Dean

4 mins; January 22, 2024

Goodnight Fish (2023) by Princeton Carter

3 mins; January 20, 2024

Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal by Karyn Parsons and R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

8 mins; January 18, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Vv" Sound! #consonants #alphabet #preschoollearning #educationalvideo

17 mins; January 16, 2024

The Story of Hanukkuh (2011) by David A. Adler and Jill Weber (Illustrator)

5 mins; January 14, 2024

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968)

13 mins; January 13, 2024

Let's Learn about Fruits, Veggies, and Legumes! #healthfoods #veggies #fruit

21 mins; January 11, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Tt" Sound! #consonants #alphabet

15 mins; January 08, 2024

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