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Sparkle Stories Podcast

About the show

Original stories for ages 3 to 10 about kindness, empathy, and wonder, perfect for screen-free quiet time and imaginative play.

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The Sparkle Stories Podcast offers wholesome, screen-free audio entertainment designed for children ages 3 to 10. Each week, the show shares a free, original story focusing on gentle themes like kindness, empathy, and wonder to encourage imagination, quiet time, and independent play.

Fast Facts

Audience
Ages 2–12
Network
Sparkle Stories
Format
Listen in any order
Typical length
27 min
Episodes
5
Topics
Stories For Kids

Episodes

5 episodes

  1. "Part One: An Introduction" from the I Am Marvel (How I Became Super) collection.

    24 min 9 September 2026

    This week's featured story comes from the I Am Marvel (How I Became Super) collection It's called "Part One: An Introduction." One Saturday morning, a seemingly ordinary husband, father, and elementary school teacher learns that he has the "mark" of a superhero The moment he decides to rediscover lost superpowers from his youth, his eyes are opened to community of curious local folk who teach him How to Be Super

  2. "Part One: The Welcome Wall" from the How to Be Super: The Violet Crown (Book One) collection.

    42 min 2 September 2026
  3. "Episode One: Periwinkle's Parrot" from the Windward Ho! Fore & Aft (Book One) collection

    18 min 26 August 2026

    This week's featured story comes from the Windward Ho! Fore & Aft (Book One) collection It's called "Episode One: Periwinkle's Parrot." In this first episode of Windward Ho! book one, Periwinkle "Wink" Mackenzie excitedly waits to purchase the next book in her favorite series, The Windward Chronicles, early on the morning of its release She never suspects that receiving the new book will be only the beginning of an unforeseen adventure

  4. "Mr. Salamander" from the Back to School Stories collection

    27 min 19 August 2026

    This week's featured story comes from the Back to School Stories collection It's called "Mr. Salamander." "Mr. Salamander," from the So Many Fairies series, is about a little girl named Cami who is starting school for the very first time She does not want to leave her home and magical backyard to go to an unfamiliar place for first grade As she rests by her backyard frog pond, she meets Mr. Salamander who transforms her apprehension into excitement by telling her a story about a salamander who is quite like herself..

  5. "Chapter One: The Anomaly in Greenhorn" from the Life as a Martian collection

    28 min 12 August 2026
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