Sparkle Stories Blog

Welcome to August! This month at Sparkle Stories we'll have you travelling around the world with The Willowbees, soaking-up the last few slow days of summer, and assisting you with transitioning back-to-school with ease.

Welcome to the Junkyard! You've come to an unusual place, home to a host of delightfully unusual friends: a steadfast watchdog, a refined rat, a silly skunk, a wise old possum, and many more Junkyard animal friends. If you haven't met them before or want to get to know any of them a little better, you're in luck!

Welcome to July! Here at Sparkle, we're devoting the month of July to the theme of Adventure with our friends Libby & Dish. Read on for some summertime adventure wisdom from Lisabeth!

Who's ready for an adventure? There's nothing like the spaciousness of summer to inspire little ones to explore. Our July 2024 Story Calendar will inspire you to plan joyful adventures and create lasting memories for your whole family!

The carpe diem spirit that comes with the spring can be a glorious thing, full of possibility and joy and long-awaited plans. But with it can also be found a shadow side of stinginess, a desperate clinging to the opportunities that come with fine weather and a determination to pursue one’s own vision of a perfect spring day at all costs.

The arrival of June offers a sweet invitation to embrace simple summer delights. Take a peek at our June 2024 Story Calendar to inspire your month of ease!

We're getting our hands into the dirt and working the soil to bring out all the deep growth that's ready to burst forth. Our May 2024 Story Calendar will get you ready to dig!

As spring blossoms into its fullness, fairies are hard at work setting the natural world into its proper course. Let's get good at watching for their activity with our April 2024 Story Calendar!

In Sparkle Land, we love to honor mothers and all of those who “mother” us in our hearts, even if they aren’t strictly related to us. These Sparkle mothers have inspired us to do the best we can in our lives — and we hope you receive that encouragement from them too!

We've gathered some fun facts about Martin and Sylvia to help your get to know them a little better.