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Listen to classic and modern stories come to life as librarian Kathryn Lopez Luker takes you on adventures in books.

Stories Come to Life Kathryn Lopez Luker

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.7 • 12 Ratings

Listen to classic and modern stories come to life as librarian Kathryn Lopez Luker takes you on adventures in books.

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 11 and 12

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 11 and 12

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    After a wonderful, long visit, Grandmama Sesemann has to go back to her own house. Heidi and Clara miss her, but soon there is something to distract everyone from her departure. The Sesemann house is haunted! Every morning the front door is found to stand open, even though it has been double-locked every night! It takes Mr. Sesemann hurrying home from his business trip to solve the mystery.
    Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 42 min
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 9 and 10

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 9 and 10

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    When Mr. Sesemann returned from his trip to Paris, he discovered how much his little daughter, Clara, was devoted to her young companion. Heidi may have caused a bit of upheaval in the household, but she is full of kindness and consideration as well. And she found another loving grandma in Clara’s grandmama! What is more, Heidi learned from her that reading is a joy and delight. But oh, how much she still longs for her grandfather and the high mountain pastures, and the sound of the wind in the fir trees!
     Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 38 min
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 7 and 8

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 7 and 8

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    Poor Miss Rottenmeier! She thought her idea of bringing a companion for Clara Sesemann would give her some relief from the hard work of caring for the girl. But now that Heidi has arrived, life is more surprising and disorganized that she ever would have believed. Heidi, on the other hand, is trying to find something in this new life that will bring her some happiness. She has already made a great friend and ally in Sebastian, and after an episode with some kittens, she knows she can rely on him to help her. But oh, how she longs for her high mountain pasture, and the fir trees, and the long view from her Alpine home! 
     
    Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 59 min
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 5 and 6

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 5 and 6

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    When the village schoolmaster sends word that he expects Meadow Nuncle to send Heidi down to school, Nuncle has other ideas. Even the pastor comes to reason with him, but Nuncle is obstinate. Heidi will stay as free and happy as the little birds and the goats. But then Aunt Dete comes back to the high meadow and takes Heidi away with her to live as the companion to Clara Sesemann in Frankfurt. Heidi doesn’t want to leave, but she is consoled by the hope that she can return again soon to her grandfather and all she has learned to love so much.
     
    Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 42 min
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 3 and 4

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 3 and 4

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    Let’s go with Heidi as she accompanies Goat Peter to the high mountain pastures with the herd of jumping, bleating, engaging animals. Heidi soon learns each goat’s name and little characteristics. She has never been so happy in her life, and when the sun begins to go down and colors the mountains in a rosy glow, Heidi feels that she is in the most beautiful spot in the world. All summer long she enjoys the mountains, and when winter comes, not only is the snow a different kind of beauty, but Heidi goes on a fast sled ride down to visit Goat Peter’s grandmother and finds in her another person to love.
    Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 1 hr
    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 1 and 2

    Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 1 and 2

    Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. 
    Here are the first two chapters of the enchanting story of Heidi, the little Swiss girl who is taken to live with her grandfather in a tiny cottage in the Alps. In these chapters you will hear how Heidi is taken up to Meadow Nuncle’s house by her Auntie Dete—and left there with him! She meets Goat Peter, makes a bed of sweet-smelling hay, and becomes acquainted with the two goats that will soon become such a big part of her life. 
    I remember reading an old blue-bound copy of this story when I was a little girl. Certainly, this book was one of the reasons I learned to love mountains and high Alpine meadows. Even now, I still find myself wishing for a fresh bowl of bread and goat’s milk. I hope you enjoy getting to know Heidi over the next few weeks!
     Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
    Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
    Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

MadeleineReads ,

Excellent book selections

Thank you so much for this podcast. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the books I have listened to.
-Madeleine, age 7

Heidi22532 ,

Love it!

I love listening to these stories! And what a soothing voice. Perfect for in the car or when I want to relax.

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