Nana Reads ...
Nana Reads ...
Heather Barfoot
One of the great joys of my life was reading aloud to my two daughters so many years ago. And now, with my precious granddaughter, I have the wonderful privilege to share, once again, the joys of books and reading. My selections for this podcast will all be classic stories now in the public domain and they will all be stories I love. I am just starting so please bear with my amateur efforts in this early stage.
The Adventures of Buster Bear by Thornton W. Burgess - Chapters 4 to 6
We know Buster Bear loves fish and he is very good at fishing. Little Joe Otter is quite upset about that, isn't he? Let's see what happens next.
Apr 24, 2020
15 min
The Adventures of Buster Bear by Thornton W. Burgess - Chapters 1 to 3
Buster Bear has come to live in the Green Forest. I wonder what the Little Forest People will think about that. Let's find out ...
Apr 20, 2020
15 min
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse, Chapters 16 to 24
These chapters tell about how Danny looked after his good friend, Peter Rabbit, and helped him, just as Peter had helped Danny. And we also hear another of Danny's adventures about ... well, you'll just have to listen to find out about that!
Apr 18, 2020
42 min
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse, Chapters 12 to 15
Oh my! Danny Meadow Mouse has had a scary adventure! But now we find out that he's safe at last with his good friend, Peter Rabbit ... until Peter decides to go on an adventure of his own.
Apr 15, 2020
19 min
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess - Ch 7 to 11
Well, Danny Meadow Mouse is certainly having adventures! Let's see what happens next.
Sep 10, 2019
23 min
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess - Chapters 4 to 6
In these exciting chapters, Danny Meadow Mouse plays hide-and-seek again but, this time, it's not fun but frightening! When old Granny Fox comes to play, Danny had better watch out!
Sep 10, 2019
15 min
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse - Chapters 1 to 3
For the next few episodes, I'll be reading through this chapter book which was written by Thornton W. Burgess as part of The Bedtime Storybooks series and published in 1943. In these chapters we learn why Danny Meadow Mouse is worried and about how he loves to play hide and seek with ... Reddy Fox! Do you think that's a good idea? Not me!
Sep 5, 2019
15 min
Chapter 5 - The squirrels of the trees
Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel are cousins, but they quarrel. A lot!
Jul 11, 2019
14 min
Chapter 4 - Chatterer and Happy Jack join
Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel thinks he knows all about his family. Do you think he does? When Happy Jack, along with his cousin, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, goes to school with Peter and Jumper, they all get a surprise.
Jul 10, 2019
12 min
Chapter 3 - More of Peter's long-legged cousins
Did you know there were rabbits and hares bigger than Jumper? Peter and Jumper learn all about them from Old Mother Nature.
Jul 10, 2019
13 min
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