A Book Before Bedtime

While I'm on vacation - here's the short story, "The Reluctant Dragon". Regular episodes will resume on August 19th with a brand new book - look for it!

In which all is resolved (hopefully happily)! But first, there are some loose ends that must be sewn up first... Background music: Awakening of a Dream -- Ambient (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-b9Y_h6X7I) Opening and Ending Theme: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Find us on Soundcloud, iTunes, and at our little parking space on the web: abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/ Thank you to all who have listened, it's been a really fun six weeks! Watch this space for more stories, and on August 19th - the start of a new book. You all are the best! Of course, please send me suggestions about what we should read next. Comment on the blog or e-mail me at: bookbeforebed@gmail.com -- I'd love to hear from you!!

In which we find out what really became of Captain Crewe's fairweather business partner, Sara once again shows how much of a real Princess she is, and cake is dropped... whatever did happen to that cake? Music from freemusicarchive.org (and http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music) and sampled from: Kai Engel -- June Kai Engel -- January bensound -- India bensound -- Piano Moment Opening and Ending Theme: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Find us on Soundcloud, iTunes, and at our little parking space on the web: abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/ Thank you to all who have listened, we're almost to the end. Watch this space for more stories, and on August 19th - the start of a new book. You all are the best! Of course, please send me suggestions about what we should read next. Comment on the blog or e-mail me at: bookbeforebed@gmail.com -- I'd love to hear from you!!

And now for Episode 4 -- a far lighter and more imaginative few chapters (thank goodness!) In this episode Sara learns that even Princesses have a right to get angry (a controlled burn, mind you). Her imagination gains her new, unexpected friends (with incredibly long and unpronounceable names) and helps her further cope with the terrible situation she's found herself in. Music from freemusicarchive.org and sampled from: Kai Engel -- The Moments of Our Mornings Kesta -- Be Kind Selva de Mar -- Petra Servey Cheremisinov -- Train Opening and Ending Theme: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Find us on Soundcloud, iTunes, and at our little parking space on the web: abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/ Thank you to all who have listened, it's so much fun to see our little numbers grow. You all are the best! Of course, please send me suggestions about what we should read next. Comment on the blog or e-mail me at: bookbeforebed@gmail.com -- I'd love to hear from you!!

It's Episode 3!! The tearjerker episode is finally here - we had to get it out of the way sooner or later. Get out your tissues as we hear of Sara's crushing fall from Princessdom, learn of the true colors of Miss Minchin, and find out who Sara's true friends are. This was always my favorite part of the story as a little kid... after reading it, I'm beginning to think that I was one strange child. Music from freemusicarchive.org and sampled from: Kai Engel -- Moonlight Reprise & Far From Home Kesta -- Quiet Moments Chris Zabriskie -- I Need To Start Writing Things Down Opening and Ending Theme: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Find us on Soundcloud, iTunes, and at our little parking space on the web: abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/ Thank you to all who have listened over the past three episodes. We are now halfway through the book! Please send me suggestions about what we should read next, otherwise I might be tempted to read another sad Victiorian children's tale... really, there are LOADS of them ;) Comment on the blog or e-mail me at: bookbeforebed@gmail.com -- I'd love to hear from you!!

The second episode of "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. We've made it to the second episode guys!! In this episode, we learn a little about the youngest (and possibly loudest) girl in the school: Lottie, the gentle and perpetually exhausted maid, Becky, and ponder if Captain Crewe should stay far, far away from dubious business ventures. Music from freemusicarchive.org and sampled from: The Blossom_PON III - Kai Engel Discovery - Jon Luc Hefferman Behind Your Window - Kai Engel Opening and Ending Theme: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Find us on Soundcloud, iTunes, and at our little parking space on the web: https://abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/ Thanks and love to all who dared listen to me trip over words not found on the SAT!

The first episode of my VERY first podcast. Scary!! This episode includes the first 3 chapters of "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. In it, we meet Sarah Crewe, her father, the evil Miss Minchin, and a few of the girls... All music comes from: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Opening/Ending Music: Junichi Usui - Poste Again Background Music, sampled from: Evgeny Grinko - It Smells Like Camomile Tea Evgeny Grinko - Winter Sunshine Evgeny Grinko - Other Child Room -- The book cat image lives at: http://mo-ffie.deviantart.com/art/Book-Cat-358571223 , I take no credit, I couldn't draw that well even if I tried! -- I have a blog! See the show notes at: https://abookbeforebedtime.wordpress.com/