The Lawley Story Corner Podcast

Quilly is a porcupine with a prickly problem. He pokes, pops, and pierces everything in sight! 
Poor Quilly can’t seem to do anything right! As his first Animal Scout camping trip draws near, he quivers with excitement to use his new tent, sleeping bag, and canteen, but he’s also afraid. Will this camping trip be a total disaster, too?

Young Mouse must pack his things. He’s moving to a new home, but his mom won’t be there to tuck him in at night. It’s hard for Mouse to suddenly have everything so different–even the food is different! Who eats vegetables for breakfast or forgets to put chocolate chips in the pancakes? He misses his mom and wants to go home. But just when Mouse feels he’s all alone, someone comes along and brightens his world. Follow Mouse on his emotional journey of moving to Mama Bunny’s foster home where everything is different from what he’s used to.

Holly loves planting hollyhocks and black-eyed Susans in her yard and watching them grow. When those blossoms turn into seed pods, she gathers more than her little buckets can hold. After a trip to the library, she is inspired to share her seeds with all her neighbors—secretly! Join Holly as she spreads seeds of love throughout her town and brings everyone together with a colorful spring surprise.

It’s all hands on deck when Gonk sets out to find some hidden pirate treasure. All he needs now are more pirate helpers, but his sister, Beaker, tells Gonk to walk the plank — pirates are too messy! ARGH! But a true pirate never gives up, so Gonk ropes in his slobbery swashbuckling sidekick, Nova, who leads them all over the map. At last, they’ve finally sniffed out the pirate loot — or have they?

What do you say when a fashionable flamingo saves your seat at Sunday bingo? Or a party-going pheasant gives you a polka-dotted present? You say, “Thank you!” Being kind is contagious and what better way to learn the power of politeness than with a group of fun-loving critters. Kids and grown-ups alike will enjoy this rhythmic journey through silly situations where good manners are welcomed and joyfully celebrated.

The book is presented in two sections. The first section defines verbal, physical, and sexual abuse by giving examples of how children might experience them. It teaches them that “abuse is NEVER OKAY.” The second section defines verbal, physical, and sexual kindness. By contrasting abuse with kindness, and defining those terms in revolutionary ways, Tell Everyone helps children understand what abuse looks like if they are experiencing it but have no other frame of reference. Tell Everyoneempowers children to refuse to keep secrets, TELL EVERYONE what is happening to them, and get the help they deserve.

When a fisherman finds a baby girl in his net, he and his wife are overjoyed. Their wish for a child has come true! But as the years go by, Merella, their beloved daughter, has a secret longing― a longing that will lead the fisherman and his wife to a heartrending decision.
In this original folk story, acclaimed author Maxine Rose Schur presents a poetic fable, weaving themes of yearning, fate, and abiding love. Coupled with Milanka Reardon’s exquisite illustrations, Child of the Sea delivers a lively, lyrical tale that confirms the universal need to belong and the liberating power of love.

Lucy loves all the colors of the world. She spends her days exploring them and her nights dreaming of them. But something happens, and she forgets about all the colors except red. Soon her obsession takes over the whole house. Will Lucy be stuck seeing only red? Or will she remember how colorful the world really is?

Follow brother and sister dinosaurs, Beaker and Gonk, in their adventure around the kitchen. When Gonk wants to make a birthday breakfast for Momma, he knows it has to be something special. Under the watchful eye of big sister Beaker, he scrambles to thekitchen but stirs up a mess when eggs go rolling and special ingredients go missing. It’s up to Gonk to fix this culinary disaster before Momma wakes up!

This story shines on children discovering sunlight and shadows. Shadows come, go, shorten, and grow. My Shadow will spark curiosity in the natural world and encourage young people to observe their shadows throughout the day. Shadow discovery is universal, and behind this phenomenon is so much science.