Welcome to Storybeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright! Join mom and her five-year-old co-host every single day as they turn on the magical Storybeam to read favorite children's books, share library suggestions, and chat about the stories. Whether it's Monday Magic, Wacky Wednesday, or a cozy Sunday Sparkle, we have a fun, short story ready for breakfast time, the morning commute, or bedtime wind-downs. Have a book request or a Book of the Week nomination? Have your grown-up send us a message on our podcast page or shoot us an email at storybeam.podcast@gmail.com!
Welcome to Tuesday Treasures! Today we are setting sail for the most wonderfully stocked and spectacularly stocked pirate supply shop you have ever had the pleasure of visiting! We are reading Pirateria by Calef Brown. A brilliantly imaginative and delightfully rhyming story about the place where every self respecting pirate goes when they need superior wares for life at sea. Treasure chests, peg legs, planks and more! Pirateria has everything a pirate could ever dream of!
📖 Grab the book at your local library!
Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if your little pirates loved browsing the shelves of Pirateria today, check out How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long. A wonderfully funny story about a little boy who gets recruited by a real pirate crew and discovers that the pirate life is not quite what he expected. A perfect swashbuckling companion for today's treasure filled adventure: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481)
We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can:
Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block below
Send us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com (mailto:storybeam.podcast@gmail.com)
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music
🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast (https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast)
☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam (https://ko-fi.com/storybeam)
📖 Pirateria: Ask your librarian for help finding it!
📖 How I Became a Pirate: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780152018481)
Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!
14 Sept 2026
Episode 85: Monday Magic – The Artist
Happy Monday, Storybeam families! Today on Monday Magic we are starting the week with the most courageous, most colorful and most wonderfully adventurous little artist you have ever met! We are reading The Artist by Ed Vere. A beautifully inspiring story about a brave little artist who sets out on an extraordinary adventure to share her creativity with the whole wide world. A perfect Monday morning reminder that the greatest adventures of all begin the moment we find the courage to share what is in our hearts!
📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874)
Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if today's brave little artist inspired your little one to create and share their own masterpiece, check out The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlan. A beautifully lyrical story about how the colors and wonders of the natural world inspired one of the greatest artists who ever lived: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481)
We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!
Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can:
Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block below
Send us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com (mailto:storybeam.podcast@gmail.com)
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music
🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast (https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast)
☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam (https://ko-fi.com/storybeam)
📖 The Artist: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780525580874)
📖 The Iridescence of Birds: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781596439481)
Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!
13 Sept 2026
Episode 84: Sunday Sparkle – Tabby McTat The Musical Cat
Welcome to Sunday Sparkle our favorite time to slow down, get cozy, and fill our hearts right up before a brand new week begins. Tonight we have a very special treat because we are returning to one of Storybeam's favorite authors! You may remember way back in Episode 1 we read The Snail and the Whale by the magnificent Julia Donaldson and tonight she is back! We are reading Tabby McTat the Musical Cat by Julia Donaldson a beautifully rhyming and deeply moving story about a busking cat who gets separated from his owner and must find his way back home. A perfect Sunday night journey of love, music and belonging!
📖 Grab the book and support indie bookstores: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668)
Our Storybeam Suggestion this week: if tonight's musical cat filled your little ones with warmth and wonder, check out Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen. A wonderfully creative little girl who builds her own flying machines and discovers that her greatest invention is her own generous and loving heart pure creative magic to carry your little ones beautifully into the week ahead: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191)
We Want to Read Your Favorite Story!Grown ups, we want to know what books your little ones love. To request a story or nominate a Book of the Week for our upcoming episodes you can:
Type your suggestion into the Spotify Q&A block below
Send us a quick email at: storybeam.podcast@gmail.com (mailto:storybeam.podcast@gmail.com)
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music
🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast (https://linktr.ee/storybeam.podcast)
☕ Love Storybeam? Support us: https://ko-fi.com/storybeam (https://ko-fi.com/storybeam)
📖 Tabby McTat the Musical Cat: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9781546110668)
📖 Violet the Pilot: https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191 (https://bookshop.org/a/125553/9780425288191)
Thank you for listening and shining bright with us and don't forget, KEEP ON READING!
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