The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids

Adventure Encore: A Unicorn Adventure

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs When the other garden bugs tease the Reading Bug for being different, she does what she always does — reads more books! And this time, they inspire the most fantastical adventure yet. Join Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee on a journey over the rainbow to the Land of the Unicorns! Only, things may not be all rainbows and unicorns. On the other side of the rainbow is a grey kingdom ruled by a cold and powerful queen who hates everything unique. With the help of Yeti, a shy young unicorn in hiding, we must find the courage to stand up to the queen, rescue our friend, and remind every unicorn in the land that what makes them different makes them magical. Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at:⁠⁠ www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/unicorn

Fact Fly: How Do We Make Sound?

The Fact Fly’s One Big Question How do we make sound when we talk — and why does your voice sound so different when you hear it on a recording? Join Lauren and the Fact Fly as they investigate the surprisingly amazing science behind the most incredible instrument ever made: you. From the tiny vibrating vocal folds inside your larynx to the air from your lungs that turns those “little strings” into sound, this episode reveals how your body transforms a simple buzz into words, songs, whispers, shouts, and your one-of-a-kind voice. You’ll discover why high notes and low notes work like tightening and loosening guitar strings, how your tongue, lips, teeth, mouth, skull, and sinuses all help shape sound, and why singing is basically “the voice box turned up to 11.” Then the Fact Fly takes a wild tour through the animal kingdom to find out how birds harmonize with themselves, whales sing across oceans, elephants communicate through the ground, crickets play their wings like tiny fiddles, and bats use sound to “see” the world. Plus: the mystery of why your recorded voice sounds weird — the answer involves bone vibrations, air vibrations, and the fact that everyone else has been hearing your voice differently all along. Perfect for singers, talkers, animal-sound lovers, curious kids, and anyone who has ever heard their own voice on a recording and said, “Wait… is THAT what I sound like?”

Bedtime Stories: The Seed Who Didn't Know How to Grow

Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories | Original Music Deep in the forest, a tiny seed named Rue falls from her mother's branch and lands in the dark earth below — and immediately runs into a problem: she has no idea how to grow. She knows she's supposed to. She's watched her mother do it her whole life. But what if she grows the wrong direction? What if she gets it wrong? A well-meaning worm stops by, offers what limited advice a worm can reasonably offer, and suggests she talk to her mother. Then, traveling through the roots of the forest the way trees have always spoken to each other underground, her mother's voice arrives — and sings her a song. By the time the song is finished, something small and certain has shifted in the dark, and Rue finally understands that growing isn't something you figure out. It's something you simply begin. Every Lauren's Little Bedtime Story includes:Calming Relaxation: Gentle breathing exercises to help your body relax.Original Bedtime Lullaby: Wind-down time as Lauren sings you to sleep.A Full Original Bedtime Story: A whimsical story read aloud by Lauren.

Adventure Encore: A Unicorn Adventure, Part 2

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs Part 2 of 2. When the other garden bugs tease the Reading Bug for being different, she does what she always does — reads more books! And this time, they inspire the most fantastical adventure yet. Join Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee on a journey over the rainbow to the Land of the Unicorns! Only, things may not be all rainbows and unicorns. On the other side of the rainbow is a grey kingdom ruled by a cold and powerful queen who hates everything unique. With the help of Yeti, a shy young unicorn in hiding, we must find the courage to stand up to the queen, rescue our friend, and remind every unicorn in the land that what makes them different makes them magical. Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at:⁠ www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/unicorn

Bedtime Stories: Where Does Hazel Sleep?

Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories Every autumn, Hazel the bear goes back to her perfect winter sleeping spot — except this year, a very polite family of hedgehogs has moved in and is absolutely not leaving. What follows is a tour of the wrong places: a cave that echoes her own yawns back at her, a hollow log she keeps rolling out of, and a fox named Rupert who answers the door with the energy of someone not expecting company. With a skeptical squirrel named Dot keeping up a running commentary, Hazel searches the autumn woods for the one spot that feels like somewhere-safe — and finds that the right place to rest was never going to be fancy. Every Lauren's Little Bedtime Story includes:Calming Relaxation: Gentle breathing exercises to help your body relax.Original Bedtime Lullaby: Wind-down time as Lauren sings you to sleep.A Full Original Bedtime Story: A whimsical story read aloud by Lauren.