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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.

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (1993, 2018) by Deborah Hopkinson and James Ransome (Illustrator)

14 mins; January 05, 2024

Old to Joy (2023) by Anita Crawford Clark

6 mins; January 02, 2024

Let's Learn about Engineers! #educationalvideos #engineers

9 mins; January 01, 2024

Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda G. Ford and Shelly Hehenberger (Illustrator)

10 mins; January 01, 2024

Let's Learn about the "Ss" Sound! #consonantsound #preschoollearning

16 mins; January 01, 2024

Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl by Karl Beckstrand and Shari Griffiths (Illustrator)

8 mins; December 29, 2023

The Real History of the White House by Cicely Lewis with Dr. Cleopatra Warren, Content Consultant

18 mins; December 29, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Rr" Sound! #alphabetsounds #consonants

16 mins; December 21, 2023

Okapi Loves His Zebra Pants (2021) by Terri Tatchell and Ivan Sulima (Illustrator)

9 mins; December 20, 2023

Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes (2021) by Don Tate

16 mins; December 15, 2023

Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month" (2019) by Deborah Hopkinson and Don Tate (Illustrator)

10 mins; December 13, 2023

Jerry Changed the Game: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever by Don Tate and Cherise Harris

13 mins; December 11, 2023

"I'm From" by Gary R. Gray, Jr. and Oge Mora (lllustrator)

3 mins; December 09, 2023

We Are Here (2023) by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

8 mins; December 05, 2023

There Was A Party for Langston: King O'Letters (2023) by Jason Reynolds and Brothers, Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey (Illustrators)

8 mins; December 03, 2023

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (2019) by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)

6 mins; December 01, 2023

An American Story (2023) by Kwame Alexander and Dare Coulter (Artist)

13 mins; November 29, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Qq" Sound!

17 mins; November 27, 2023

Let's Learn about Helen Keller! #notablepeople #helenkeller #biographies

9 mins; November 25, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Pp" Sound! #consonant #consonantsounds #alphabet #alphabetsounds

12 mins; November 22, 2023

There Was A Party for Langston: King O' Letters (2023) by Jason Reynolds with art by brothers, Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey

6 mins; November 20, 2023

A Bear to Share (2021) by Jessica Alba, Kelly Sawyer Patricof, Norah Weinstein, and Alicia Mas (Illustrator)

5 mins; November 18, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Nn" Sound!

14 mins; November 13, 2023

Little Red Riding Hood (2021) by Phidal Publishing

7 mins; November 11, 2023

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)

4 mins; November 10, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Mm" Sound

10 mins; November 06, 2023

Go, Dogs. Go! (1961) by P. D. Eastman

8 mins; November 03, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Ll" Sound!

14 mins; November 01, 2023

The Night Dad Went to Jail: What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail (2012) by Melissa Higgins and Wednesday Kirwan (Illustrator)

15 mins; October 30, 2023

No Shoes Petra (2013) by Donna Clarke

9 mins; October 27, 2023

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali (1992) by David Wisniewski

15 mins; October 25, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Jj" Sound!

11 mins; October 22, 2023

Trees for Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai

8 mins; October 19, 2023

Let's Learn about Capitalization!

28 mins; October 17, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Hh" Sound!

15 mins; October 15, 2023

Let's Learn about Dancer, Author and Activist, Misty Copeland!

16 mins; October 13, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Gg" Sound!

15 mins; October 11, 2023

Let's Learn about Tigers!

12 mins; October 09, 2023

Chicken Little (2021) by Phidal Publishing

8 mins; October 08, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Ff" Sound!

10 mins; October 06, 2023

Let's Learn about Important People in the Community!

21 mins; October 04, 2023

The Orange Zebra and the Kind Giraffe by C. Cherie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

10 mins; October 02, 2023

Let's Learn about Rosetta Tharpe!

10 mins; September 30, 2023

Let's Learn about Adjectives!

11 mins; September 28, 2023

Let's Learn about Clothing!

15 mins; September 26, 2023

Hunter's Best Friend at School by Laura Malone Elliot and Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

8 mins; September 24, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Dd" Sound!

10 mins; September 24, 2023

Lessons from Our Ancestors by Ronnie Meadows

60 hours 44 mins; September 22, 2023

Let's Learn about the "Cc" Sound!

15 mins; September 20, 2023

Let's Learn about Nouns! #nouns #partsofspeech

16 mins; September 18, 2023

Let's Learn about Sea Turtles! #seaturtles #savetheturtles

6 mins; September 16, 2023

Let's Learn about the Long "Uu" Sound!

17 mins; September 16, 2023

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski

15 mins; September 15, 2023

Let's Learn about the Short "Uu" Sound!

10 mins; September 14, 2023

Let's Learn about Antonyms!

4 mins; September 13, 2023

Aleatha Loves to Read by C. Cherie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

3 mins; September 12, 2023

Let's Learn about Birds!

13 mins; September 11, 2023

Visiting the Giant Trees by Phyllis Armelie Sibbing and Will Sweeney (Illustrator)

5 mins; September 10, 2023

Let's Learn the Long "Oo" Sound! #alphabet #vowels #vowels #alphabetsounds

8 mins; September 09, 2023

Let's Learn about Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 -1913)! #HarrietTubman

11 mins; September 08, 2023

Bella's 3-Day Adventure by Rose Bone

9 mins; September 07, 2023

Let's Learn about the Short "Oo" Sound! #alphabet #vowel #vowelsounds #alphabetsounds

10 mins; September 05, 2023

Let's Learn the Numbers 11 - 20!

12 mins; September 04, 2023

Let's Learn about US Presidents! #presidents #uspresidents

21 mins; September 04, 2023

Let's Learn about the Long "Ii" Sound! #alphabet #vowel #vowelsounds #alphabetsounds

10 mins; September 03, 2023

Let's Learn about the Numbers 11 - 20! #numbers #learnthenumbers

12 mins; September 02, 2023

(Christian Stories) No Shoes Petra by Donna Clarke

8 mins; August 31, 2023

Let's Learn about the Short "Ii" Sound!

10 mins; August 30, 2023

Let's Learn about Educator and Writer, Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)!

8 mins; August 29, 2023

Let's Learn about the Long "Ee" Sound!

10 mins; August 28, 2023

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

9 mins; August 27, 2023

Let's Learn about Acclaimed Painter and Educator, Jacob Lawrence!

10 mins; August 26, 2023

Let's Learn about the Short "Ee" Sound!

9 mins; August 25, 2023

(Ranger Rick) I Wish I Was A Sea Turtle by Jennifer Bové

6 mins; August 25, 2023

Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Juliana, Isabella, and Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Gerald Uhlich

14 mins; August 24, 2023

You're All My Favorites by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram (Illustrator)

4 mins; August 23, 2023

Biography of Zoologist and Educator, Charles Henry Turner (1867 - 1923) taken from Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison

3 mins; August 21, 2023

Let's Learn about the Long "Aa" Sound!

11 mins; August 21, 2023

Let's Learn the Short "Aa" Sound?

12 mins; August 19, 2023

"If All the Trees We Oaks" (Poem)

2 mins; August 18, 2023

Donald's Week by C. Cherie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz

13 mins; August 17, 2023

Brick by Brick by Charles R. Smith Jr. (Author) and Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

9 mins; August 16, 2023

Let's Learn about Birds!

13 mins; August 15, 2023

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves Deputy US Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

19 mins; August 14, 2023

Let's Learn about Colors!

6 mins; August 13, 2023

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Part 6)

7 mins; August 13, 2023

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Part 5)

5 mins; August 12, 2023

Zachary Goes to School by E. Danielle Butler and Jonathan Barnhill (Illustrator)

3 mins; August 11, 2023

No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Tonya Bolden and Don Tate (lllustrator)

15 mins; August 10, 2023

Let's Get Fit!: Fun Sports and Activities for Every Season by C. Cherie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

8 mins; August 09, 2023

Let's Ride: A Children's Book about Wheeled Vehicles by C. Cherie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

15 mins; August 08, 2023

The Real History of Juneteenth by Elliot Smith

12 mins; August 07, 2023

Hurricanes: Weathering the Storm (Part 3 of 3) by Benjamin Hojem and Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)

16 mins; August 06, 2023

Hurricanes: Weathering the Storm (Part 2 of 3) by Benjamin Hojem and Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)

10 mins; August 05, 2023

Hurricanes: Weathering the Storm (Part 1 of 3) by Benjamin Hojem and Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)

8 mins; August 04, 2023

A Pocket Full of Kisses by by Audrey Penn and Barbara L. Gibson (Illustrator)

8 mins; August 03, 2023

Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win (Part 3 of 3) by Spencer Johnson, M.D., Christian Johnson, and Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)

5 mins; August 02, 2023

Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win (Part 2 of 3) by Spencer Johnson, M.D., Christian Johnson, and Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)

7 mins; August 01, 2023

Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win (Part 1 of 3) by Spencer Johnson, M.D., Christian Johnson, and Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)

5 mins; July 31, 2023

God Made It: The Story of Creation Told in Rhyme by Rosalind Bennett and Jonathan Barnhill (Illustrator)

3 mins; July 30, 2023

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