Storybox Playlist: Stories to Keep ‘Em Riveted

How do you make long plane rides, road trips, or train travel feel pleasant and fun? Stories. Lots of stories.

Here at Sparkle, we all have kids and we know how hard travel with kids can be — but that doesn’t have to be the case. My family drove 13 hours from Tucson to Austin and we listened to Sparkle Stories almost the whole way except when we were playing Sparkle car games or the kids were napping. It was glorious.

We’ve rounded up five of our best, most compelling stories — some about travel adventures, but not all — for your listening enjoyment. There is one for each age group to get you inspired, but don’t feel limited to only these. I will often follow a theme for our trip playlist — maybe it’s about family if we are going to see family, or about camping we are heading out for a few days in the woods. I remember driving to the ocean and curating a list of ocean/water/pirate-themed stories. The possibilities are endless.

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5+
Junkyard Tales

The Pie Festival

It’s the Pie Festival! What kind of pie should Ben make? And will the mystery judge like it?

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24 MINUTES

3+
Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures!

Four Kinds of Pickers

It is blueberry season and when Nanni and Poppi come to visit, Poppi teaches Sylvia that there are four different kinds of blueberry…

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18 MINUTES

3+
Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures!

Paddling to Treasure Island

When Daddy suggests they paddle to “Luck Island”, they find out that the island does indeed have treasure, but not at all the…

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22 MINUTES

Free Story
7+
Free Story
Windward Ho! Fore & Aft (Book One)

Episode One: Periwinkle’s Parrot

Periwinkle “Wink” Mackenzie excitedly waits to purchase the next book in her favorite series, the Windward Chronicles, but has no idea of the…

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16 MINUTES

Free Story
9+
Free Story
How to Be Super: The Violet Crown (Book One)

Part One: The Welcome Wall

When twelve year old Dante is struck by lightning, it begins a series of incredible events that will change his life forever.

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43 MINUTES

4+
Martin & Sylvia

Spy Team

Martin’s friend Julian is coming over and Sylvia knows that he loves to play spies. She wants to spy with boys but if…

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16 MINUTES

Free Story
9+
Free Story
The Dory Horde: The Gilded Dragon (Book One)

Episode One: The Long Ride North

Aurora and her five children live a quiet life in the woods, until one day they receive a phone call.

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30 MINUTES

3+
Libby & Dish

The Mystery Box

Libby takes a risk by inviting Juan Paco for a walk in the park. Will it pay off?

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19 MINUTES

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  • KC Pagano

    KC Pagano

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    KC is a full-time radical homemaker and mama to two spunky little girls. She writes about all kinds of radical goodness, from gardening and cooking with whole foods to crafting, sewing, homeschooling, and mama musings. Read more on her blog [The Nettlesome Life](http://nettlesome.life/).