Sparkle Stories Blog

Includes: an original Junkyard Tales story, plus a Russian folktale "Baba Yaga and the Girl with the Kind Heart."

On the night of a downtown singalong, Martin & Sylvia they learn how important it is to ignore hearsay and "see for yourself"!

The Willowbee children learn that bickering and arguing can get in the way of much more important things... and fun.

Piper is determined to see the holiday gnome that visits their house each year, but learns that questions sometimes questions just lead to more questions instead of answers.

Clancy helps a shy duck find some new friends and, in the process, finds courage to meet some new friends himself.

Gibb the turkey learns to embrace his sensitivity for the good of his flock.

People travel from afar to find out the secret of Mr. Dorsett's apple orchard success, but they never find out his secret — a blessing passed down by an apple tree elf!

Ben wakes up to see snow and he doesn't like it. The day turns around when he follows some mice headed for surprising winter fun.

Martin discovers the similarities between all the festivals and holidays that take place during this time of year and he and Sylvia are inspired to create a festival of their very own.

When the first snow falls and brother and sister get the winter books down from the attic, they discover not only books that they dearly love, but also treasures that inspire sweet memories of years past.