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Busy Home? Soothing Stories.

Our stories are crafted not only to engage but also to calm young children. Whether it’s rest time or soothing daily worries, we have stories to help settle your child and bring peace to your home.

A Girl and her Cat

 

Favorite Libby & Dish Stories

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Libby & Dish

Introduction Part One: Something’s Going On

Meet best friend’s, Libby, and her cat, Dish, in the first of their many adventures…

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15 MINUTES
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Libby & Dish

Introduction Part Two: Adventure Checklist

Libby uses her special comfort items to prepare for an adventure in the city.

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19 MINUTES
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Libby & Dish: Adventures of the Finder's Club

Part One: A New Kind of Adventure

Libby, Juan Paco, and Morgan’s weekly adventure hike in the park has reached an impasse. Libby likes the path they always take, but…

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14 MINUTES
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Gentle Stories for Young Ears

 

Let Sparkle Help Bring Peace to Your Home

 

Sparkle Stories has been producing delightful children’s stories since 2010. Our magic: we are slower, kinder, and gentler than most children’s media.

Our listeners tell us weekly – the stories make a difference in their home!

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1500 Stories for Ages 3-9+

 

So Many Soothing Stories

Often all it takes is a cozy listening spot and some quiet listening time. Choose one of our stories, and press play!

“Our oldest is seven and a highly sensitive and anxious introverted little girl. Your stories have a profound affect on her – providing both comfort and encouragement, opening windows of magical worlds, and gently nudging her towards new growth.”

— Melissa,
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Our Most Soothing Stories

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Anxiety Tea

Fluffs the Worried Squirrel

Fluffs the squirrel is worried about the people who are building homes near his forest but he soon learns that living near humans…

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22 MINUTES
5+
Junkyard Tales

Zippy and the Worry Charm

Zippy loses his worry charm and now he’s afraid he can’t sleep. What will he do?

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23 MINUTES
Fall
4+
Martin & Sylvia

The Enchanted Frog

When Martin & Sylvia try to find something to do on their own, they can’t agree on a good idea. When they they…

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19 MINUTES
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The Best Thing for Young Minds

 

Stories as Nourishment

 

What your children listen to and watch is important to their growing minds, just as the food they eat is important to their growing bodies. Offer them stories that inspire kindness, creativity, and joy! Or how about stories that model courage, grit, and compassion? We have 1500+ in our library!

“ I don’t have the words to tell you what you have offered to our family. It’s a steady rhythm of calm. . . .It’s a language of kindness I hear repeated in my children’s words. . . . It’s an escape and a place to reset.”

— Kimberley,
So many gentle stories

 

Simple, Delightful Stories of Adventure

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At Home with Martin & Sylvia

Daddycation

Martin and Sylvia’s mother has to be away for a few days, and the children will stay with Daddy. And oh, how Daddy…

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22 MINUTES
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Libby & Dish

What Ifs

While Libby waits for her next outing with Juan Paco, she starts to worry about things that might derail their plans.

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18 MINUTES
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Junkyard Tales

Curiosity and the Cat

Ben is convinced that Sergeant is leaving the Junkyard and concocts a far-fetched plan to keep his friend from going.

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20 MINUTES
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Soothing Stories Galore

 

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We have nearly 1500 stories in our library, all delightfully crafted and simply told.

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