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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.

Clifford Takes A Walk by Norman Bridwell

6 mins; January 15, 2023

You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson by Thea Feldman and Alyssa Petersen (Illustrator)

24 mins; January 02, 2023

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

5 mins; January 01, 2023

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

5 mins; December 30, 2022

(Christmas Literature) Good News! It's Christmas by Glenys Nellist and Lizzie Walkley

2 mins; December 25, 2022

Always Together At Christmas by Sara Sargent and Mark Chambers (Illustrator)

2 mins; December 25, 2022

(Ty's Travels) Winter Wonderland by Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata (Illustrator)

4 mins; December 01, 2022

Just The Right Size by Bonita L. Williams

6 mins; November 14, 2022

Staceys Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Illustrated by Kitt Thomas

9 mins; November 08, 2022

A Children's Book About Being Careless by Joy Berry

3 mins; November 06, 2022

Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale by James Dean

3 mins; October 11, 2022

Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighter by Nadia L. Hohn and Gustavo Mazali

5 mins; September 29, 2022

Paddington Sets Sail by Michael Bond and R. W. Alley (Illustrator)

3 mins; September 26, 2022

(Christian Literature) Beautiful Sister by Beth P. Bolden and Sonny Heston (Illustrator) (Read by Michael McCrary)

6 mins; September 12, 2022

Leo Loves Daddy by Anna McQuinn and Ruth Hearson (Illustrator)

2 mins; September 12, 2022

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glazer and Claire A. Nivola (Paintings)

9 mins; September 11, 2022

Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Collages)

6 mins; August 31, 2022

Look What Brown Can Do! by T. Marie Harris and Neda Ivanova (Illustrator)

8 mins; August 26, 2022

The Night Before Election Day by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer (Illustrator)

4 mins; August 18, 2022

The Beauty of My Hijab by Fatimah Ashaela Moore Ibrahim

3 mins; August 18, 2022

If All The Trees Were Oaks (Poem) by Unknown Author

1 min; August 08, 2022

Go, Dogs, Go! by P. D. Eastman

5 mins; July 26, 2022

The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 18, 2022

Do You Love the Dark? by Maya Lawrence and R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

4 mins; July 13, 2022

Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron and Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)

6 mins; July 13, 2022

(Classic Fables) Hansel and Gretel Adapted by Jane Jerrard

7 mins; July 08, 2022

My Voice Is A Trumpet by Jimmie Allen and Cathy Ann Johnson (Illustrator)

2 mins; July 06, 2022

Le Zèbre Orange par C. Chérie Hardy et illustrée par Suzanne Horwitz

8 mins; July 01, 2022

Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd and Nneka Myers (Illustrator)

4 mins; July 01, 2022

Teach Me About Garvey by James Wilson, Jr. and Illustrated by Cameron Wilson

3 mins; June 21, 2022

In the West End by Will Power and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and Commissioned by the Alliance Theater

5 mins; June 18, 2022

Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

8 mins; June 16, 2022

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox and Illustrated by Leslie Staub

2 mins; June 01, 2022

I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

4 mins; May 31, 2022

Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman

3 mins; May 18, 2022

I Want to Be a Doctor by Laura Driscoll and Catalina Echeverri

4 mins; May 10, 2022

All Because You Matter by Tami Charles and Illustrated by Bryan Collier

5 mins; April 29, 2022

Donald's Week by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

2 mins; April 25, 2022

Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

12 mins; April 24, 2022

(Christian Stories) Beautiful Sister by Beth Bolden and Illustrated by Sonny Heston

4 mins; April 19, 2022

The ABC's of Black History by Rio Cortez and Illustrated by Lauren Semmer

10 mins; April 13, 2022

Every Little Thing (Based on the song, "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley) Adapted by Cedella Marley and Illustrated by Vaness Brantley Newton

3 mins; April 12, 2022

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

6 mins; April 10, 2022

When God Made the World by Matthew Paul Turner and Illustrated by Gillian Gamble

10 mins; April 06, 2022

Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi and Illustrations by Ashley Lukashevsky

3 mins; March 29, 2022

Let's Get Fit! Fun Sports and Activities for Every Season by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

5 mins; March 27, 2022

Princess Maude: The Dedicated Nurse by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

2 mins; March 25, 2022

Vivi Loves Science: Sink or Float by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes and Illustrated by Joelle Murray

7 mins; March 25, 2022

Cindy and the Magic Pumpkin by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

6 mins; March 25, 2022

The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin and Illustrated by David Shannon

12 mins; March 23, 2022

Lola Plants A Garden by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

3 mins; March 23, 2022

When God Made You by Matthew Turner and Illustrated by David Catrow

5 mins; March 22, 2022

Trees of Peace by Felicia Carmelita Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

5 mins; March 22, 2022

Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

2 mins; March 22, 2022

The Orange Zebra by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

6 mins; March 22, 2022

I Am Pretty by Je'Quita Zachary Johnson

2 mins; March 21, 2022

God Made It by Rosalind Bennett and Illustrated by Jonathan Barnhill

2 mins; March 21, 2022

All The Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka

2 mins; March 21, 2022

Aleatha Loves to Read by C. Chérie Hardy and Illustrated by Suzanne Horwitz

1 min; March 21, 2022

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