By now, if you've been reading for more than one day, you know that I cannot help myself but to share, share, share, when I find a fantastic, brilliant, breathtaking, and *FREE* resource for my kiddies and, perhaps, yours!!Today is no exception.
Via the infamously addictive act of blog-jumping ((think: playing Frogger without the squashing bit)), I discovered Kiddie Records Weekly!!
Who else fondly remembers listening to classic and lovely stories on vinyl? I may be dating myself, but who really cares?! As an only child for the first several years of my life, I spent hours in my room with those oversized and poofy headphones, listening and loving and listening some more to magical stories that came streaming like honey into my wee wittle ears.
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Well, who would have thought I'd be so stinkin' fortunate to get to hear those same stories again--and for FREE?! And there are YEARS of archives over there, just waiting to be savored yet again. I'm not only firmly knocked over and off my chair but my socks have been wholly rocked, too!!
"Sorry, kiddies, Mommy only has one set of headphones and they're all hers."
Of course, I'm joking. Today, we're again playing Spring-Fevah Hooky and vaulting ourselves into the center of the big girl bed in the middle of my room for some childhood audio-euphoria.
Do you remember these books on vinyl? Did you have a fave? Why do you think my Mommy bought me so many of these books, which I listened to all alone in my room?
I remember these stories. My sister had a record player and we listened to these every day. I'm gonna put the link on my blog too. I'm thrilled that my kids get to hear them now! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBTW~ I am loving your blog.
Hi Laura Lee, I'll figure out how to use Blogger comments some day. I didn't mean for you to think I would be putting the audio stories info on my recipe blog. Here's my URL for my "big" blog.http://shipfullofpirates.com/
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I like these!
ReplyDeleteMy absolute fave story record as a kid was a nursery rhyme one read by no other than Enid Blyton herself. I wonder if Mum and Dad still have it somewhere?
Note to self: Have to check up on that...
Otherwise, I'll check your new site!
Thanks for sharing.
Hi there!! I used to love listening to Heidi. But the crazy thing is what I remember most is the horror of when the boy pushed a wheelchair off the cliff. I was devastated, but my little brother liked to play it over and over. I must have been about 5 years old!! Oh, the memories! :)
ReplyDeleteYEA!YEA!YEA! I am doing my big happy dance because this is the most awesome site ever! We love listening to stories on my ipod so this is perfect for us! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I've never heard of this but after reading the article and comments, I'm quite excited. With 9 grandkids, this sounds great for us. Thanks for the info. :)
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