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Sparks Creative Stories Podcast - cool stories for creative kids!

Sparks Creative Stories

Audio adventures to spark your imagination! Joyful stories of creative kids taking action, STEAM education and vocabulary-building wordplay, performed by terrific stage and screen actors with wonderful real human voices. Fun stories of imagination, problem-solving and kindness – and Bilingual English + Spanish stories! Welcoming dyslexic and autistic kids who love stories :) Sensory-friendly illustrated versions of these stories are on YouTube @Sparks Creative Stories. For read-along scripts,

kids & family stories for kids

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00:05:41

Planting Purple Food! Bilingual Colors, Fruit and Veg...

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2025/11/19

A lively bilingual English + Spanish celebration of colors, healthy eating, gardening and sharing. Especially if your super favorite color changes every day :)A bilingual STEAM early learning and literacy story for preschoolers and kindergarten students, with each line spoken in both languages. Teaching the names of all the basic colors in English and in Spanish, and the names of fruits and vegetables. Welcoming Spanish-speaking and bilingual families, English Language Learners and everybody of all

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00:06:02

Super Oysters Save the Bay! - STEAM marine science...

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2025/07/31

Surprising facts about how oysters build underwater cities, clean our water and help protect our shoreline! Inspired by the work of marine scientist Olivia Blondheim of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science and the creative summer campers at DeSoto Park Recreation Center in Tampa FL. written and produced by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Vickie Daignault and Fanni Greenillustrated by summer campers at DeSoto Park Recreation Centerwith many thanks to Tampa Parks and Recreation- made

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00:04:09

Well Gee, It's Algae! - amazing algae STEAM story

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2025/07/24

Astonishing, amazing algae! From microscopic plankton to 200' long seaweed, algae created oxygen on Earth and evolved into plants and trees. Everybody eats algae – or eats someone who does. . . A fun story of surprising algae facts and uses, from algae airplane fuel and sneakers to camouflaging sloths and keeping baby otters from drifting out to sea, algae are vital and amazing – and can help fix the climate crisis!Many thanks to the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, the USF

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00:14:21

Alphabet Pals!

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2025/07/16

A girl who's struggling to learn the alphabet visits Paige the Literacy Bus and overcomes her fears as she explores words and letters through play. A celebration of Paige the Literacy Bus, the creative early learning project of Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa Bay and the amazing teacher Tara Tallon-Stone. A celebration of early learning with creative ideas for struggling readers and kids of all abilities – and hope for young readers and caring teachers everywhere. a Sparks Creative

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00:02:02

Boing!

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2025/07/16

Balls bounce, so why not me? A short celebration of resilience, trying again and not giving up – for kids trying something new, for when things don't go your way, for all ages and abilities.Also available in Spanish as ¡Boink! on the Sparks En Español podcast. Feature image – Untitled, by Stacey B. of Creative Clay St Pete#don'tgiveup#keeptrying#resilience

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00:03:20

Animals and Vehicles! - fun wordplay and sounds

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2025/07/14

Are you picturing a chicken in a car? A frog in a firetruck? Enjoy the vivid voices of film and TV actors Eugenie Bondurant and Mary Rachel Quinn as they welcome you to ride on a train with a triceratops and see if an octopus can use a scooter. Wordplay and a vivid soundscape that invite you to imagine. written and produced by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Eugenie Bondurant and Mary Rachel Quinndirected by Jim Rayfieldchickens by Eugenie Bondurant, Vickie Daignault, Fanni Green, Jan Neuberger, Mary

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00:06:12

A Hot and Noisy Afternoon - a naptime story with...

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2025/06/21

A naptime story for when you're not tired (yet!) – because you're too busy having adventures! Burn off your energy with a fabulous all-vocal soundscape of whale lasers, dolphin rockets and a homemade flying machine – before you relax knowing the universe is safe, thanks to you. written and produced by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Leah LoSchiavo Doanall sound effects created by the voices of Bass, Matt Cowley and Dave Waterman of Offramp Improv AbsurditiesFeature image – Mailbox by Ana Maria

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00:17:48

Day of Disaster and Doom! How to Feel Safe When It's...

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2025/05/28

A girl who's always ready for emergencies that never come faces a hurricane – and winds up helping her little brother feel safe as they evacuate, and when their home is damaged. Inspired by kind people working hard to help after two catastrophic 2024 hurricanes in Tampa Bay.written and produced by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Vickie Daignault and Jim Sorensondirected by James RayfieldFeature image by Kirk Ke Wang from his "Foul Play" series of doodles based on hurricane forecast maps –

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00:04:44

Chickens to the Rescue! - Chickens to Cheer You Up

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2025/05/27

When you're feeling bad, call Chickens to the Rescue! A fun rhyming story to cheer you up, when you're feeling bad-mad-sad :)written by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Eugenie Bondurant, Vickie Daignault, Fanni Green, Jan Neuberger, Mary Rachel Quinn and Mimi Ricedirected by James Rayfieldinspired by Cynthia and Wayne, who keep chickens more for jolly company than eggs – and the real Dottie, Pilot, Cocoa, Marshmellow, Gloria and PhyllisFeatured artwork by

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00:06:45

We're Reading Everywhere! - bilingual imagination story

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2025/05/10

A bilingual English + Spanish celebration of reading, imagination and libraries! Imagine reading on a spaceship, with a friendly dinosaur and in your very favorite place – as you listen to each line of this lively story in both languages. written by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Dora Arreola and Fanni GreenSpanish translation by Dora Arreolasound design by Matt Cowley#welovereading#bilingualkids#inclusiveworld

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00:14:26

Wombat is Easy to Wow - empathy and creativity

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2025/03/31

Wanda's huge imagination is driving her big sister crazy – until Wanda and Wombat figure out what Billie really cares about, and use their imagination to make her feel better. A story of empathy, caring and discovering joy, humor and adventure in your every day. With vivid sound effects – and a plucky Wombat!a Sparks Creative Stories projectwritten by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Fanni Green and Jim Wickerdirected by James Rayfieldfeature image - "This is Mexico, This is England, This is

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00:30:08

Zo Can Float! marine science STEAM girl power story

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2025/03/03

Zo's frustrated that she's too young to go with her big sister to the Oceanography Camp Especially For Girls. So she tries her own experiments at home, and uses library books, kitchen foil, a cardboard box, recycled plastic bottles, her sister's math skills, family teamwork - and she just keeps trying! Until Zo builds a boat she and her dog, Captain Pelican, can float in, and gets invited to test it out at the OCG camp with the big girls. Inspired by the amazing Oceanography Camp Especially For

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00:06:13

Where Are My Socks?

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2025/02/27

You can imagine anything, even what your socks are getting up to anytime that you can't find one. A fun bilingual adventure with a vivid soundscape that invites you to imagine your socks sailing with whales, flying with birds, throwing a wild sock party and singing silly sock songs. In English + Spanish together. written by Sheila Cowleyperformed by Dora Arreola and Fanni Greentranslated by Dora Arreolasock songs by Dave Waterman with Bass and Matt Cowley of Offramp Improv AbsurditiesYou can

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00:04:38

Airlift - imagine you're flying

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2024/10/04

When things get you down, sometimes it helps to imagine you can just take off and fly. The story of a law-abiding citizen – except when it's the law of gravity. written by Sheila Cowley performed by Lisa Tricomi directed by Jim Rayfield recorded by Chris Cathcart at Opera in the Ozarks Feature image – "Seeing Is Believing" by Ivy J. at creativeclay.org

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00:09:52

Dolphins on the Left! - a story for learning Left and...

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2024/09/05

Ana hates to admit that she still doesn't know which way is Left and which is Right - but she finds a fun way to remember when she takes a boat ride to see dolphins. https://www.tbwdiscoverycenter.org You can find this story in Spanish on our Sparks En Español podcast – and a gorgeous illustrated version on our Sparks Creative Stories YouTube channel. written and produced by Sheila Cowley performed by Beth Gelman and Jan Neuberger directed by Vickie

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00:08:39

Imagination Ocean - a bilingual bedtime audio story

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2024/08/06

Not everybody can get to the beach, but there are so many whales in my imagination. . .A bilingual bedtime story of imagining the ocean, in English and in Spanish. written and produced by Sheila Cowley performed by Dora Arreola and Eugenie Bondurant translated by Dora Arreola directed by Jim Rayfield Inspired by the creative marine researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, with many thanks to Makenzie Kerr and Dr. Mya Breitbart. Part of a year-long Sparks

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00:12:00

Twice As Spectacular

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2024/07/24

Celebrating the beautiful diversity of families in our world, as a young girl tries to tell the story of her family in a class where creativity bursts beyond all Florida state-mandated lesson plans.A bilingual story of creativity, imagination and resilience – a joyous celebration that welcomes LGBTQIA+ families, blended families, step-families, single parent families, chosen families and friendship, and a child finding beautiful ways to remember when her mother dies. written by Sheila Cowley

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00:12:24

Noodle and the Tube

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2024/07/11

Noodle doesn't want to rest like the vet told him to – but his hurt leg won't get better until he discovers that using his imagination can make getting well a little easier. A gentle, funny story about being patient while you're healing. Written by Sheila Cowley and performed by Vickie Daignault and Kate Young

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00:07:11

Walter Barks at Buses

Sparks Creative Stories Podcast - cool stories for... ·

2024/07/10

A small dog barks at buses. . . until he gets to ride one! A story about being scared of new things until you try them – and finding out they're not so scary after all. Written by Sheila Cowley and performed by David Warner and Kate Young Feature image –Sunrunner Bus Stop public art installation by Catherine Woods

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00:03:26

Bedtime Bears

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2024/07/09

When you can't sleep, call the Bedtime Bears and a playful bunch will invite you to use your imagination – and use up up today's energy! – before everybody falls asleep. Written by Sheila Cowley and performed by Dave Waterman Feature image – Moon over Tampa Bay by David Waterman

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