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Ep 54 Larken and the Troll

Larken and the Troll is an original fairytale for all-ages. “And so, there was Larken, covered in mud, shivering at the back door, socks wet, rain boots lost in a mud puddle and his…

Episode, Season 6, Story
Feb, 08, 2021
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STORY: Ep. 51 Story 4 of the Lost Fairy Series, “The Forgotten Star”

Will Fairy Prince Orion finally find his dear friend Faith? Where could she be? We’ll find out…

Episode, Season 5, Story
May, 01, 2020
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“Gnomes at Home” – a Story and Activity Episode

“Gnomes at Home” on the Kids Listen Activity Podcast – Listen Now – Right Here.

I’m part of a group of podcasters called Kids Listen and we’ve been making a daily podcast with activities called…

A Leprechaun Tale for St. Paddy’s AND the Real Birdie!

Here she is! The real Birdie! I just love this little dog who belongs to my brother. She’s very dear to my heart so I wrote “Birdie and the Unexpected Guest” about her meeting a LEPRECHAUN. Happy St. Paddy’s Day, folks. https://aprileight.com/…/ep-21-birdie-and-the-unexpected-g…/

Episode, Season 3, Story
Mar, 17, 2020
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Ep 48, “The Lost Fairy Series, Story 3 – The Golden Bee”

Story 3 of the Lost Fairy Series, The Golden Bee. Have you ever flown on the back of a falcon? Well, neither had the fairy prince. Of course, he had flown many times before, being a fairy and all. Flying is a fairy’s preferred mode of transportation, as we all well know. If you had wings, wouldn’t you fly everywhere? Yes, exactly. Me too.

Episode, Season 5, Story
Jul, 24, 2019
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EP 46, “The Lost Fairy Series Story 2: In the Forest du Lutin”

In today’s tale, the Fairy Prince and his fairy fellows set out on a journey to find a lost friend. They stop for a rest and run into some pixie problems… A sweet, funny fairytale story for your…

Episode, Season 5, Story
Jan, 29, 2019
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Waldorf Math Gnomes

Meet the four gnome brothers who are teaching my first graders about the four processes in math: multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. I wrote a whole little story for them (no surprise there!) and…

Celebrating 100,000 Downloads!

Today The April Eight Songs & Stories Podcast surpassed 100,000 downloads. I am so thrilled! Thank you to my wonderful listeners in 63 countries for listening and listening again to these stories…

News, Story
Jan, 05, 2019
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EP 44, “The Lost Fairy Series Story 1: The Tiny Trumpet”

Hello, my dear listeners! Oh, I’m so glad you are here. I’ve missed you to pieces.

I’ve been teaching first grade at the Cincinnati Waldorf School and telling my students stories almost every day. But…

Episode, Jemi, Season 5, Story
Oct, 06, 2018
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Ep. 34 Story 2: The Which Witch and the Goblin

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A shy young goblin looks for help from the dreaded Which Witch and her cat Jinxy to speak before the Goblin Council at the Great Goblin Gathering on Halloween night. A great story for your kids…