The Night Before St. Patrick's Day

Hi All,

Are you ready for St. Patrick's Day? We are! Our leprechaun trap is set and ready to see if we can capture one of those lucky, green lads tonight. Did you make a leprechaun trap? We'd love to see it. Feel free to post a picture on our Facebook page. 

To pass the time while you're waiting, you can listen to five of our stories that have a leprechaun as a character. We wish you luck tonight! 

Sláinte

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

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

The Spelling Bee (19:01)

A boy prepares for his shot at taking home the spelling bee 

championship. Will he succeed? 

Free audio download: The Spelling Bee

Blog with activities: The Spelling Bee

Clementine's Big Mess (16:05)

Clementine the cupid has lost his magical quiver. 

Can his friends help him find it?

Free audio download: Clementine's Big Mess

Blog with activities: Clementine's Big Mess

A Letter from a Leprechaun (5:30)

A reading of a letter written by Seamus the leprechaun

 detailing how he escaped a leprechaun trap. 

Free audio download: A Letter from a Leprechaun

Blog with activities: A Letter from a Leprechaun

Episode 55 (Flashlight Episode): Football Hero

Click here to listen to: Football Hero (6:30)

There's only seconds left in the big game. 
Who will be the football hero?

Hi All,

We were sad when the NFL season was over. We enjoy our football Sundays here in the Night Light Stories household. But we don't fret about it too much. Spring is right around the corner. That means there will be plenty to do outside! We like to go for walks around the mountain or hike along the Appalachian Trail. Oh! And we can't forget bike riding! 

Guess what? Our fully illustrated version of Dragonfly, Dragonfly
Show Us The Way is now available in Spanish as an in-app purchase 

from the Flying Books app.It is available for download 

on your iPhone or iPad. 

Illustration by Reg Silva

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

What did you say? A word of the day! In our story

there are many juicy words that are fun to use and say.

dedication: the act of being wholly committed to something. 

line of scrimmage: an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball is placed at the start of a down and on either side of which the offense and defense line up. 

stricken: deeply affected with grief, fear, or other emotions.

tremendous: extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity.

JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing

after hearing the story.

1. Try to score a touchdown with this interactive game called "Taz's Football Frenzy." 

2. Create a football craft like some of these over on the site, Craft Jr.

3. Listen to the story a second time and see if you can hear details that would let you know who the narrator of the story really is. 

4. Listen to our three stories that have a leprechaun in them! St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner! 

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

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

A Letter from a Leprechaun (5:30)
A reading of a letter written by Seamus the leprechaun detailing 

how he escaped a leprechaun trap. 
Free audio download: A Letter from a Leprechaun
Blog with activities: A Letter from a Leprechaun

COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE

After listening to the story, can you recall the

details to answer these questions?

1. Who does the narrator smile back at in the beginning of the story?

2. What happens when the players are at the line of scrimmage?

3, Where does the quarterback throw the ball?

4. Why does the narrator have such a hard time hearing the quarterback?

5. How does the narrator react to the touchdown?

We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:

Becky of Ohio, 
Robyn of New York
Ella of New York
Sophia of New York
Liam of Virginia 
Cody and Caleb

We hope your days SPARKLED!

Episode 30: Mojo's Reptile Rescue

Click here to listen to: Mojo's Reptile Rescue

Hi All,

Living on a mountain, we are lucky to have a lot of wildlife around us. We often will wake up to find deer chomping on our weeds, frogs croaking in our ponds, and the creek babbling behind our house. Occasionally in our ponds we will have some special visitors, like the box turtle. We enjoy these visits because it gives us the opportunity to observe the animals in their natural habitats and it gives the kids a quick, authentic, science lesson. 

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

What did you say? A word of the day! In our story there are many

juicy words that are fun to use and say.

anticipation: realization in advance.
bewilderment: to confuse.
clumsy: awkward in movement or action.

JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

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

1.  Create your very own animal riddles. Write down different characteristics of the animal you want to describe and then read them to a family member or friend and see if they can guess. An example would be from our story:This animal is green and can tuck his head and legs in his shell to protect himself.


2. Visit this website about turtles to learn some "fast facts" and find some more kid friendly sites about turtles to explore.


3. Have you heard our other Mojo stories?  

Mojo and the Magic Couch

Mojo Goes Bananas

Mojo's Cousin Trouble

Mojo and the Ear Mites

COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE

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

1. What type of animal is Lexor?
2. Who gives Lexor the first raisin?
3. How does Mojo fall into the bath tub?
4. Where does Mojo's mom find Lexor?

BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES

We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:

Christie H. of Philadelphia

Victoria J. of Maryland

Aunt Julie of New York

Mike N. of New York

Luke N. of Virginia

Will D. of Spain

Audrey D. of West Viginia

We hope your day SPARKLED!

As always, we look forward to the many stories we can share together!