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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.

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Part 4)

6 mins; July 28, 2023

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Part 3)

4 mins; July 28, 2023

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

8 mins; July 26, 2023

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises by Dr. Seuss

5 mins; July 25, 2023

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

3 mins; July 24, 2023

The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) Inspired by the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

2 mins; July 23, 2023

Geometric Shapes

9 mins; July 23, 2023

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

8 mins; July 23, 2023

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

6 mins; July 22, 2023

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Part 2)

5 mins; July 21, 2023

(Marine Biology) What Would a Mermaid See in the Ocean? Let's Learn about Sea Animals!

20 mins; July 21, 2023

Donald's Week by C. Chérie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

13 mins; July 21, 2023

Princess Felicia: The Bully Warrior by C. Chérie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

5 mins; July 21, 2023

The Beautiful Skin of Mine by C. Chérie Hardy and Suzanne Horwitz (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 20, 2023

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

10 mins; July 19, 2023

The Necklace (adaptation) by Elizabeth Ballard and Miriam de Rozier (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 19, 2023

Sammy, the Seal by Syd Hoff

6 mins; July 18, 2023

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)

18 mins; July 17, 2023

The English Roses (2017) by Madonna and Jeffrey Fulvimari (Illustrator)

14 mins; July 17, 2023

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League by Kadir Nelson (Part 1)

6 mins; July 16, 2023

How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague

4 mins; July 15, 2023

Just A Dream by Chris Van Allsburg (Part 2)

5 mins; July 13, 2023

Rio 2 Blu's Wild Journey adapted by Christa Roberts

9 mins; July 13, 2023

Just A Dream by Chris Van Allsburg (Part 1)

8 mins; July 12, 2023

I'm A Pretty Little Black Girl by Betty K. Bynum and Claire Armstrong Parod (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 11, 2023

Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

3 mins; July 08, 2023

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)

5 mins; July 07, 2023

Corduroy (1968) by Don Freeman

6 mins; July 07, 2023

Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Me by Chris Bridges, Halcyon Person, and Parker Nia Gordon (Illustrator)

8 mins; July 07, 2023

The Cardinal: A Poem by Felicia Carmelita Hardy and Suzanne Howitz (Illustrator)

1 min; July 06, 2023

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

10 mins; July 04, 2023

"The Statue of Liberty" (2007) by Jan Meyer from Comprehension Homework Packets

13 mins; July 04, 2023

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

8 mins; July 03, 2023

Untwine: A Novel (Excerpt) by Edwidge Danticat

13 mins; June 30, 2023

Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan

4 mins; June 30, 2023

Polar Animals: An Animal Pop-up Storybook by Grandreams Limited (Publishers)

3 mins; June 29, 2023

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

13 mins; June 26, 2023

(Ranger Rick) I Wish I Was An Orca by Sandra Markle

9 mins; June 20, 2023

A Very Dinosaur Birthday by Adam Wallace and Christopher Nielsen (Illustrator)

4 mins; June 12, 2023

"Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby" from The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton and Leo and Diane Dillon (Illustrators)

21 mins; June 11, 2023

(American Girls Collection) Changes for Addy: A Winter Story by Connie Porter and Bradford Brown (Illustrator): Chapter 4: "Together"

22 mins; June 08, 2023

Changes for Addy: A Winter Story (Book 6) by Connie Porter and Bradford Brown (Illustrator) Chapter 3: The Last Piece

15 mins; June 07, 2023

Changes for Addy: A Winter Story (Book 6) by Connie Porter and Bradford Brown (Illustrator) Chapter 2: A Missing Piece

14 mins; June 05, 2023

Changes for Addy: A Winter Story (Book 6) by Connie Porter and Bradford Brown (Illustrator) Chapter 1: Pieces of a Puzzle

17 mins; June 04, 2023

(100 New Zealand Poems for Children edited by Jo Noble and David Elliot (Illustrator): "There Is A Solemn Wind Tonight" by Katherine Mansfield

3 mins; June 04, 2023

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales: Fesito Goes to Market by Cicley Van Straten and Kiek Grobler (Illustrator)

22 mins; June 03, 2023

(The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales) He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit told by Virginia Hamilton and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

22 mins; June 02, 2023

(Disney Princess: A Storybook Treasury) Princess Jasmine: The Princess Who Didn't Want to Marry

13 mins; June 01, 2023

The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth: Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan and Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)

14 mins; May 31, 2023

(Disney Princess) A Storybook Treasury: Snow White and the Seven Dwarf: Friends to Count On

6 mins; May 30, 2023

(Disney Princess: A Storybook Treasury) Sleeping Beauty: The Friendship of Fairies

6 mins; May 30, 2023

(pp 83-89) M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

12 mins; May 30, 2023

(Disney Princess: A Storybook Treasury) Cinderella: The Mice Saved the Day

6 mins; May 28, 2023

(Disney) Big Hero 6: Fight to the Finish by Bill Scollon and the Disney Storybook Art Team (Illustrators)

8 mins; May 28, 2023

(pp 77-82) M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

13 mins; May 27, 2023

Frogs by Michael K. Smith

2 mins; May 26, 2023

(Hot Wheels) Stunt Show by Ace Landers and Dave White (Illustrator)

2 mins; May 25, 2023

(pp 64-69) M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

11 mins; May 25, 2023

Frozen: Anna's Act of Love by Lisa Marsoli and Joey Chou (Illustrator)

3 mins; May 24, 2023

Wacky Plant Cycles by Valerie Wyatt and Lilith Jones (Illustrator)

13 mins; May 23, 2023

(Tonka) If I Could Drive A Crane by Michael Teitelbaum and Uldis Klavins (Illustrator)

5 mins; May 22, 2023

(pp 70-75) M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

12 mins; May 21, 2023

Frozen: Elsa's Icy Magic by Lisa Marsoli and Joey Chou (Illustrator)

4 mins; May 20, 2023

"Alligators Are Unfriendly" from The New Kid on the Block: poems by Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson (Illustrators)

2 mins; May 20, 2023

Moosestache by Margie Palatini and Henry Cole (Illustrator)

8 mins; May 19, 2023

Luna and Lionel: The Night of the Tooth Fairy Trap by Kimberly Funderburg, Anna Van Horn and Natalie Copeland and Payton McGowen (Illustrator)

12 mins; May 18, 2023

Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy

5 mins; May 17, 2023

Jerome Camps Out by Eileen Christelow

8 mins; May 17, 2023

Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex (Illustrator)

10 mins; May 16, 2023

Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci and Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)

15 mins; May 15, 2023

"I Do Not Like the Rat" from The New Kid on the Block: Poems by Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson (Illustrations)

2 mins; May 14, 2023

Sally Goes to the Mountains by Stephen Huneck

3 mins; May 14, 2023

Little Bear's Loose Tooth by Else Holmelund Minarik and Chris Hahner (Illustrator)

4 mins; May 10, 2023

My Five Book by Jane Belk Moncure and Kate Flanagan (Illustrator)

4 mins; May 09, 2023

Mary Had A Little Jam and Other Silly Rhymes by Bruce Lansky and Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)

9 mins; May 08, 2023

(Part 2) Amanda Gorman: Inspiring Hope with Poetry by Dr. Artika R. Tyner

16 mins; May 08, 2023

(Part 1) Amanda Gorman: Inspiring Hope with Poetry by Dr. Artika R. Tyner

23 mins; May 07, 2023

Women in Science and Technology: Mae C. Jemison by Meeg Pincus and Elena Bia (Illustrator)

8 mins; May 06, 2023

Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks and Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

2 mins; May 05, 2023

Where Is Bear?: A Terrific Tale for 2-Year-Olds by Libby Martinez and Allison Martinez (Illustrator)

3 mins; May 04, 2023

Playing to Win: The Story of Althea Gibson by Karen Deans and Elbrite Brown (Illustrator)

13 mins; May 03, 2023

Snow Day for Mouse by Judy Cox and Jeffrey Ebbeler (Illustrator)

6 mins; May 02, 2023

Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn by Melvin Berger and Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

11 mins; May 01, 2023

(Part 2) Schomburg: The Man Who Built A Library by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)

24 mins; April 30, 2023

(Part 1) Schomburg: The Man Who Built A Library by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)

20 mins; April 29, 2023

(pp 54- 63) M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

19 mins; April 28, 2023

(Marvel) Ultimate Spider Man: Great Power adapted by Michael Siglain

9 mins; April 27, 2023

Splat the Cat and the Quick Chicks created by Rob Scotton. (Text by Laura Driscoll, Cover art by Rick Farley, Interior Illustrations by Robert Eberz)

6 mins; April 26, 2023

The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing and Julie Durrell (Illustrator)

4 mins; April 25, 2023

Dora Goes to School by Leslie Valdes and Robert Roper (Illustrator)

10 mins; April 24, 2023

(Part 2) Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

15 mins; April 23, 2023

(Part 1) Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

17 mins; April 23, 2023

The Tale of Imani the Bunny by Tony Lamair Burks, II and Luis Peres (Illustrator)

7 mins; April 22, 2023

Biscuit Loves Father's Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories (Illustrator)

3 mins; April 20, 2023

My Best Pet by Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Inc. and illustrated by Steve Cox

2 mins; April 19, 2023

Just Like You by Crystal Jordan and Janaka Thilakarathne (Illustrator)

12 mins; April 18, 2023

Kindergarten ABC by Jacqueline Rogers

9 mins; April 17, 2023

Don't Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler and Sam Ricks (Illustrator)

4 mins; April 16, 2023

My Body Belongs to Me by Jill Starishevsky and Sara Muller (Illustrator)

4 mins; April 16, 2023

"Aladdin and the Lamp" from Magical Fairy Tales by Tucker Slingsby Limited

4 mins; April 15, 2023

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