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Read Me a Story, Ink

Read Me a Story, Ink

By: Robert Topp
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Family stories perfect for classroom, bedtime, or anytime. Based on my 26 year hobby of reading in public elementary schools, the stories offered here are some of my favorite, kid-tested read-alouds. All stories appear with the permission of the author.All recordings copyright by Robert Topp Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • "Mr. Bear and the Bear" by Frances Thomas

    "Mr. Bear and the Bear" by Frances Thomas
    Jun 16 2026
    When Mr Bear, so called by the townspeople because he is so grumpy, encounters a traveling carnival and a sad and mistreated dancing bear, he decides to buy the bear's freedom. Cutting the bear's shackles and destroying its cage, Mr Bear sets the bear free along with his own heart.
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    7 mins
  • "The Queen of the Korrigans: a Tale from Brittany" by Sophie Masson

    "The Queen of the Korrigans: a Tale from Brittany" by Sophie Masson
    May 15 2026

    A wonderful modern translation/adaptation of a fairy tale from Brittany in which Pereg-Mari shows kindness to an old beggar woman who, in the way of fairytales, is really the queen of the Korrigans. But the Korrigans are tricky people and Pereg-Mari isn't sure he can trust her reward.
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    15 mins
  • "The Hare and the Spoiled Queen" By Lynne Reid Banks

    "The Hare and the Spoiled Queen" By Lynne Reid Banks
    Apr 14 2026

    From Ms Banks delightful anthology "The Magic Hare," a Dickensian tale in which a hateful queen is transformed by the practical and kind suggestions of the magic hare.
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    10 mins
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