Storybox Playlist
Immerse yourself in thematic storytelling with Storybox Playlist. Explore curated collections of stories that fit into a specific theme or mood, offering endless inspiration and entertainment.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for a Happy New Year
Happy New Year, Sparklers! This playlist is full of stories of ways to build a happy year. It's about fresh starts and building dreams. There is so much that can happen in a year, and we wish you lots of luck in building a new story.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of New Beginnings
This week, we enter a new year and new decade. It's a pretty big beginning. Lots of new ideas, goals, and projects to be started or finished. This playlist is all about different kinds of new beginnings, from planning out a school year to new babies. We hope these stories bring your family some inspiration for this new year.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Joy
This playlist is all about feeling joy. Joy, like gratitude, is something that can be found in many ways and by seeing the little things as well as the big. We've gathered up five different stories of how various Sparkle characters have found joy in their lives.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of the Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice. It's one of my favorite days of the year. The sun is so low in the sky it feels like late afternoon at 10:00 in the morning. The light is golden all day long and the night comes so early.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of the Lantern Walk
The lantern walk symbolizes the process of bringing light to the darkest time of the year, be that literal light or metaphorical. It's a tale of compassion for those less fortunate and a tale of giving without expecting something in return.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Simple Celebrations
This week, we've gathered some stories that focus on celebrating in a low-key way that is both restful and meaningful at this busy time of year.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of the Power of Advent
Advent is a powerful time. It is a time of waiting, patience, and quiet. It's also a time of transformation and looking inward. It's a powerful time when the year is coming to an end, the day are short and dark, and the natural world is moving into stillness.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Saying Thank You
This week, the playlist focuses on ways to say "thank you." It's not always easy to be grateful, especially when we are feeling a very strong emotion like anger or sadness or frustration.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Managing Halloween Sugar Overload!
Whether your family indulges in sugar or not, we here at Sparkle want to encourage your family to take a moderate stance. Indulge if you like, but also fill your bellies with lots of good whole food. Or if you never indulge in sweets, maybe try making a naturally sweetened treat to branch out a little.
Storybox Playlist: Five Favorite Halloween Stories!
Halloween is almost here! That means a whole lot of Sparkle magic. From tales of the Switch Witch to magic tricks and dragons, there is a story for everyone.
Helping Children with Fear at Halloween
We have found that stories are the most effective and enduring way to help children process — and then release — these images so they can enjoy all the magic and fun the season has to offer. Here are two stories that we think might help.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Being with Fear
The stories in this playlist are all about being with fear, knowing where it comes from, and steps for managing it in a healthy, healing way. We hope these stories help anyone in your family who is feeling fear right now.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for When Parenting Feels Hard
In this playlist, we want to share stories of our Sparkle character parents and some of their hard days. Although these parents sometimes seem to dance their way through life, it's not all sunshine and rainbows for them.
Storybox Playlist: Stories from the Windward
This week we are presenting a fresh set of Windward Ho! stories and looking for Fiona, the lost shipmate. You'll get to know her a bit more in tomorrow's blog post, but for now, come explore the five books of the Windward Ho! collection.
Storybox Playlist: The Very Best of Martin & Sylvia
This week we've put together a double playlist, one featuring Martin and the other Sylvia. Most stories have both brother and sister in them, but the playlists below specifically feature either Martin or Sylvia as the main character.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Ben Thompson the Junkyard Cat
This week we meet Ben Thompson! If you haven't met Ben, he's the Junkyard cat. He is kind and mindful of what others need. He's adventurous and cautious at the same time. In this playlist, we get to know him better and we get to see just what kind of awesome cat he is.
Storybox Playlist: Stories About Libby
This month we are exploring one character from a different series each week, and this week is all about Libby from Libby & Dish.
Storybox Playlist: For the Love of Books
Books. It is one of life's great pleasures to sit on a lazy afternoon with your favorite beverage by your side reading a great book. Or to snuggle with your little ones and read their favorite picture books as they ooh and ahh for the hundredth time, wanting to hear the story again and again with endless enthusiasm.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Different Kinds of Feelings
Some of the most important skills a child can learn center around social and emotional control and recognition. (Many adults can use a refresher on these topics, too.) We've rounded up five stories for you that will help your child navigate this issue if they are having trouble.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Going Back to School
Is it already that time again? Time for new pencils and notebooks, lunch boxes and school books. At Sparkle, we encourage all kinds of learning and hope that going back to school, homeschool, nature school, or whatever form of learning your family enjoys will be a smooth and easy one.
