HAPPY NEW YEAR

Each member of the Night Light Stories household had a conference about which is their favorite story. We put this list together for your listening pleasure. 

Enjoy!  

TUCKER'S CHOICE (age 11): 

Alien Pursuit (11:12)
A family has to figure out how to lose the alien ships hot 
on their tail on their ride home from the grocery store.

Free audio download: Alien Pursuit
Blog with activities: Alien Pursuit

MAGGIE'S CHOICE (age 9)

Lulu and Her Lavender Lion: (12:31)

A girl's journey through her memories with her imaginary friend.

Free audio download: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Blog with activities: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

POPPY'S CHOICE (age 16) 

 The Basement (16:26)

A boy works to keep his imagination from getting the best of him 

in order to complete a chore for his mother.

Free audio download: The Basement

Blog with activities: The Basement

MR. CHRIS' CHOICE (age 43)

Red vs. Green: (22:21)

When a team of Christmas elves goes against a team of 

St. Patrick's Day leprechauns in the Holiday 

Hockey Winter Classic, who will win?

Free audio download: Red vs. Green
Blog with activities: Red vs. Green

MS. MEL'S CHOICE (age 39)

The Leprechaun Trap (6:35)

Two leprechauns are caught in a leprechaun trap and try to find 

different ways to escape.

Free audio download: The Leprechaun Trap
Blog with activities: The Leprechaun Trap

If you are participating in 
Escape the Room with Instructional Strategies at #ATIA17, 

go to:  bit.ly/emazeetr

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Happy New Year! We look forward to watching the glow grow brighter in 2014 with all the new (and old) stories we can share together. Feel free to share them with your loved ones, friends, second cousins twice removed and anybody else you can think of at the moment. They can find us here on the blog, on our Facebook page, on Twitter, on our Pinterest board, and on iTunes.

Each member of the Night Light Stories household chose a 

favorite story for your listening pleasure. 

Enjoy!  

TUCKER'S CHOICE (age 8): 

Sled Ride: (6:06)

A little boy tells of his exciting sled ride down 

the hill while tryingto avoid a collision.

Free audio download: Sled Ride

Blog with activities: Sled Ride

MAGGIE'S CHOICE (age 6)

Lulu and Her Lavender Lion: (12:31)

A girl's journey through her memories with her imaginary friend.

Free audio download: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Blog with activities: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

MR. CHRIS' CHOICE (age 39)

Agent Tissue Has an Issue: (14:21)

Agent Tissue is hot on the trail of a runaway nose that is hiding on the playground. Can his two new recruits help him catch the slippery culprit?

Free audio download: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

Blog with activities: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

MS. MEL'S CHOICE (age 36)

The Watermelon Seed: (10:18)

A little boy and his grandmother exchange letters describing the different changes he is seeing in his mom after she swallows a watermelon seed.

Free audio download: The Watermelon Seed

Blog with activities: The Watermelon Seed

If you had to choose a story, which one would it be? 

Share with us in the comments below or over at our Facebook page.

BRING ON 2014!

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

Lulu and Her Lavender Lion: (12:31)

A girl's journey through her memories with her imaginary friend.

Free audio download: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Blog with activities: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Have you heard the word "believe" used in different idioms or phrases? Let me give you some examples:

"Seeing is believing that she really got a lollipop." 

"When she first saw the treat she said, 'I don't believe this!"

"It was hard to believe she just got a lollipop shaped like Snoopy." 

"Is this lollipop make believe or can I really eat it?"

"I do believe she likes that lollipop."  

"You'd better believe she'll eat the whole lollipop in one sitting."

Can you think of any idioms or phrases that use the word "believe" in them? Feel free to share them or any visual definitions you have of the word over on our Facebook page. You can also send them to [email protected]. We believe you can do it!

Believe you me! As always, we look forward to watching the glow grow brighter with the many words we can share together.

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

Click here to listen to our newest story: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion 

This is my best friend, known in the Night Light Stories household as Auntie Kerry.  If you have followed us for a while, you will remember when she participated in a very unique race back in October. You can read about it here. Another interesting thing about her is that she has the most unique collection of hats. She has a toucan, flamingo, moose, and just added this chicken hat.  What kind of unique things do you collect or have in your life?  Send your visual definition of unique to [email protected] or feel free to post it on our Facebook Fan Page. 

As always, we look forward to the many words we can share together.

Episode 21: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Click here to listen to: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Hi All,

Happy Summer everyone! We hope you are enjoying your trips to the beach, amusement parks, and running through sprinklers!  I know we are! We also wanted to fill you in on what is happening with the book Mr. Chris and I are writing.  We are happy to report we have finished a very rough draft of the first book and are getting ready to begin the editing process.  We are really excited about how the story and characters have turned out. 

As we dive into editing, we were hoping you could help us out! If you like what you hear at Night Light Stories, please go to iTunes and leave a review.  More positive reviews make it easier for others to find Night Light Stories in the iTunes store. Don't forget you can also find us on Twitter at nightlight08 and our Facebook Fan Page.  Stay tuned for more Night Light Stories, Lighting the Way With Words, and updates on the book. Thanks so much for your continued support!

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

In our story there are many juicy words that are fun to learn and say. Try to use some of these words in your vocabulary this week at home or in school.

gesture: the use of movement to express thought or emotion.

imprint: a mark made by pressure.
lair: a den or resting place of a wild animal.
luster: radiant or luminous brightness.

JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing after hearing the story.

1. Look around your house and find all the things that start with the letter "L".

2.  Create a lair for one, two, or all of your stuffed animals.

3.  As you listened to the story, did you hear any alliteration?  Alliteration is a literary device that repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words in close succession. An example is the Mother Goose tongue-twister, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers …".  Listen to the story again and see how many examples of alliteration you can hear!


4. Many tongue-twisters use a combination of alliteration and rhyme. For example, She sells sea shells on the sea shore. Create your own silly and tricky tongue-twister.  Have a family member try to read it and see how far they can get!

COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE
After listening to the story, can you recall the details to answer these questions?

1. Where does Lulu first see her Lavender Lion?

2. Make a list of all the memories Lulu and her Lavender Lion recall.

3. What will Lulu lament the rest of her life if she does not do it?

4. How does Lavender Lion make Lulu feel throughout the story?

BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES
We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:

Auntie Kerry of Massachusetts

John D of Valencia Spain

Nana of New York

Meme of Massachusetts

We hope your day SPARKLED!

As always I look forward to the many stories we can share together.