Curated Video
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez's remarkable contributions to Hispanic literature explore immigrant experiences, cultural identity, and resistance against injustice.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Storytime Online: Viorst: Alexander and The... Very Bad Day
Listen to and view an online adaptation of Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. [6 mins, 16 secs] Requires Real Player.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: The Yellow Gorilla
The Yellow Gorilla is a read aloud story for young children about a gorilla who ate bananas so much he turned yellow.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Preschool Library: The Perfect Pet
The Perfect Pet is an audio story about a young child choosing a pet.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: El Gorila Amarillo
An online short story from StoryPlace of a mother's advise to her baby gorilla regarding diet. Fun for short story reading in Spanish. Teachers can also use this site for vocabulary and simple translations.
Other
You Tube: The City Mouse and Country Mouse
This is a YouTube video of a children's story about Marco, the city mouse, and Molly, the country mouse.
BBC
Bbc: C Beebies: Bumposaurus
This is a YouTube video about a special dinosaur, produced originally by BBC.
Other
Neon the Fish
This is a YouTube video of a children's story about Neon the fish who is not invited to a party with the whales, sharks, and swordfish in the dark, dark place, and how that changes when his light saves the party.
Other
Eric Herman Music: The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
This is a YouTube video of the story of the sun and the moon and how they miss each other by sleeping while the other is out, but their friendship remains as they dream of each other.