<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/lets-read-a-bedtime-story/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Let's Read a Bedtime Story]]></title><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:17:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2023 Niechelle Wade]]></copyright><managingEditor>Niechelle Wade</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I read classic and contemporary bedtime stories for children (or anybody!). This encourages together time, calms the listener on their way to sleep, fosters the imagination and a life-long love of reading! I include links when possible so books can be purchased to read along next time!

Theme music by Tatiana Gladetskaya (https://www.fiverr.com/tatianagladetsk ). Cover art by Shreya Penta (https://www.instagram.com/_pentool07 )]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/9425dddf-39e7-4259-b46c-097f7f405b0b/RIBD3tIilqNRPyFjEoiCyUkF.jpg</url><title>Let&apos;s Read a Bedtime Story</title><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/9425dddf-39e7-4259-b46c-097f7f405b0b/RIBD3tIilqNRPyFjEoiCyUkF.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Niechelle Wade</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author><description>I read classic and contemporary bedtime stories for children (or anybody!). This encourages together time, calms the listener on their way to sleep, fosters the imagination and a life-long love of reading! I include links when possible so books can be purchased to read along next time!

Theme music by Tatiana Gladetskaya (https://www.fiverr.com/tatianagladetsk ). Cover art by Shreya Penta (https://www.instagram.com/_pentool07 )</description><link>https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bedtime stories for children]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Kids &amp; Family"><itunes:category text="Stories for Kids"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Education"></itunes:category><item><title>Little Bear</title><itunes:title>Little Bear</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Today’s reading will a little different.&nbsp; </p><p>We will read the children’s classic, Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik. </p><p>Little Bear is a young chapter book, a collection of four short stories.&nbsp; Since the stories are so short, we will read all four.&nbsp; You can listen to them all at once, or just one or two if you’re feeling sleepy! </p><p>This book is originally published in 1957 by Harper Collins. </p><p>It’s the story of a sweet young bear cub with his friends and family.  Suggested age range for this book is 2-6 yrs old, but anybody can enjoy it!</p><p>Parents, I do encourage you to get your own copy of this treasure to follow along at home, the drawings by famed illustrator Maurice Sendak are absolutely darling!  Follow this <a href="https://amzn.to/3EKCwqu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">link</a> to purchase your own copy, or, see if you can find it at your local library.</p><p>Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp;Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. You can find more information on our Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users pavelon, wjtaylor, Lesfm, sscheidl, awrecording.it, DudeAewsome, and zagiz</p><p>Thank you and see you next time!</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today’s reading will a little different.&nbsp; </p><p>We will read the children’s classic, Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik. </p><p>Little Bear is a young chapter book, a collection of four short stories.&nbsp; Since the stories are so short, we will read all four.&nbsp; You can listen to them all at once, or just one or two if you’re feeling sleepy! </p><p>This book is originally published in 1957 by Harper Collins. </p><p>It’s the story of a sweet young bear cub with his friends and family.  Suggested age range for this book is 2-6 yrs old, but anybody can enjoy it!</p><p>Parents, I do encourage you to get your own copy of this treasure to follow along at home, the drawings by famed illustrator Maurice Sendak are absolutely darling!  Follow this <a href="https://amzn.to/3EKCwqu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">link</a> to purchase your own copy, or, see if you can find it at your local library.</p><p>Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp;Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. You can find more information on our Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users pavelon, wjtaylor, Lesfm, sscheidl, awrecording.it, DudeAewsome, and zagiz</p><p>Thank you and see you next time!</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/episode/little-bear]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">227c4be7-738b-4778-b9c6-806d471ef1ae</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/40cb22d2-5ba9-4c6b-bbb7-59fc9e3c5ea5/74V-j9wXzO4r7BH_nNvOwIl5.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niechelle Wade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/63dd422f-f14e-4a81-acbd-193a2722d695/little-bear-final.mp3" length="20975239" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>17:29</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author></item><item><title>Miss Spider&apos;s Tea Party</title><itunes:title>Miss Spider&apos;s Tea Party</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Today we’ll read Miss Spider’s Tea Party.&nbsp; </p><p>This story is written by David Kirk, published in 1994 by Callaway, part of Scholastic Press. It’s the story of a</p><p>gentle and friendly little spider who just wants a friend for tea!</p><p>This story is recommended for children ages 2-4 years, but anybody can enjoy!  If you would like to purchase your own copy of this book to follow along at home, please follow this link: <a href="https://amzn.to/3bU3Fut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3bU3Fut</a></p><p>The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; </p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at  letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p>You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>Thank you and see you next time! </p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users DaVince21 and carthny</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today we’ll read Miss Spider’s Tea Party.&nbsp; </p><p>This story is written by David Kirk, published in 1994 by Callaway, part of Scholastic Press. It’s the story of a</p><p>gentle and friendly little spider who just wants a friend for tea!</p><p>This story is recommended for children ages 2-4 years, but anybody can enjoy!  If you would like to purchase your own copy of this book to follow along at home, please follow this link: <a href="https://amzn.to/3bU3Fut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3bU3Fut</a></p><p>The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; </p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at  letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p>You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>Thank you and see you next time! </p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users DaVince21 and carthny</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/episode/miss-spiders-tea-party]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">803759c0-336f-478f-85f1-f7700e4d3d4e</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/51d2c7e1-84d3-4a82-80df-a55e4dbef286/BrI1Q_-E32qPk7RXfVfPKWxY.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niechelle Wade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/13356aa4-ac33-4cc4-b888-bf58f4fba6c7/miss-spider-reboot.mp3" length="14875766" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>07:45</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author></item><item><title>Miss Suzy</title><itunes:title>Miss Suzy</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Today we’ll read Miss Suzy.&nbsp;</p><p>This story is written by Miriam Young, published in 1964 by Simon &amp; Schuster.</p><p>It’s the story of a sweet little squirrel who lives in a tall oak tree.  </p><p>The suggested reading age for this book is 4-8 years old, but anybody can enjoy it!</p><p>Follow this link to purchase your own copy to read along at home:<a href=" https://amzn.to/3bOMdHS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://amzn.to/3bOMdHS</a> </p><p>It is still one of my favorites to this day. </p><p>The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; See additional sound credits below.</p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com.</p><p>You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>Thank you and see you next time! </p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users FredPerie, Lesfm, Kinoton, JuliusH, tmc_zack, Joan-Janz, Robinhood76, CGVega, JustinAmolsch, metrostock99, greysound, and macdaddyno1.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today we’ll read Miss Suzy.&nbsp;</p><p>This story is written by Miriam Young, published in 1964 by Simon &amp; Schuster.</p><p>It’s the story of a sweet little squirrel who lives in a tall oak tree.  </p><p>The suggested reading age for this book is 4-8 years old, but anybody can enjoy it!</p><p>Follow this link to purchase your own copy to read along at home:<a href=" https://amzn.to/3bOMdHS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://amzn.to/3bOMdHS</a> </p><p>It is still one of my favorites to this day. </p><p>The Let’s Read a Bedtime Story podcast is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; See additional sound credits below.</p><p>To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com.</p><p>You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>Thank you and see you next time! </p><p>I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users FredPerie, Lesfm, Kinoton, JuliusH, tmc_zack, Joan-Janz, Robinhood76, CGVega, JustinAmolsch, metrostock99, greysound, and macdaddyno1.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/episode/miss-suzy]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">22cca07b-a8a2-4c9c-9202-6fbd78bdbf84</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/3234906f-a747-419b-a9ae-50b3a4204db4/v5S3cxaiPeWy1Sqt1sBvJu4y.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niechelle Wade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/49e4063b-e402-45e9-b328-7159384aec77/miss-suzy.mp3" length="22381376" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>11:39</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author></item><item><title>The Runaway Bunny</title><itunes:title>The Runaway Bunny</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>     Today we’ll read <em>The Runaway Bunny</em>.&nbsp; This story is written by Margaret Wise Brown,</p><p>published in 1942 by Harper &amp; Row, Publishers, Inc. It’s the story of a little bunny who is feeling a bit fussy!</p><p>     Suggested age range for this story is 1-4 years, but anyone can enjoy it! </p><p>To purchase your very own copy to read along at home, please follow this link: <a href="https://amzn.to/3bNDFRD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3bNDFRD</a></p><p>     Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade,</p><p>with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>     To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story</p><p>suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p>     You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory </a>  or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>     I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users bajko, drummerman, accclivity, silentseason, robcro6010, ashjenx, and momikai.</p><p>     Thank you and see you next time!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>     Today we’ll read <em>The Runaway Bunny</em>.&nbsp; This story is written by Margaret Wise Brown,</p><p>published in 1942 by Harper &amp; Row, Publishers, Inc. It’s the story of a little bunny who is feeling a bit fussy!</p><p>     Suggested age range for this story is 1-4 years, but anyone can enjoy it! </p><p>To purchase your very own copy to read along at home, please follow this link: <a href="https://amzn.to/3bNDFRD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3bNDFRD</a></p><p>     Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade,</p><p>with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>     To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story</p><p>suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p>     You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory </a>  or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p><p>     I appreciate the royalty-free music and sounds available on Pixabay.com and Freesound.org. Sounds and music clips in this episode are created by users bajko, drummerman, accclivity, silentseason, robcro6010, ashjenx, and momikai.</p><p>     Thank you and see you next time!</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/episode/the-runaway-bunny]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">9c9eda41-107e-4944-b04f-dd3990a77af0</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/947e5870-4314-4af2-a425-5db8deefa1b6/CVtUvmpR1-Bfq1dHoF_oi4hL.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niechelle Wade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8a6ebfd4-2216-48d2-85ff-f06c777064c7/runaway-bunny.mp3" length="12155456" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>06:20</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author></item><item><title>Trailer</title><itunes:title>Trailer</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Enjoy a sneak peak of my new podcast!</p><p> Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p> To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p> You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory </a>  or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enjoy a sneak peak of my new podcast!</p><p> Let’s Read a Bedtime Story is narrated and produced by Niechelle Wade, with cover art by Shreya Penta.&nbsp; Theme music is by Tatiana Gladetskaya.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p> To let me know how you like this story, or to send in your favorite bedtime story suggestions, contact me at letsreadabedtimestorypodcast@gmail.com. </p><p> You can find more information on our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsreadabedtimestorypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@letsreadabedtimestory </a>  or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsReadBedtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LetsReadBedtime</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://lets-read-a-bedtime-story.captivate.fm/episode/trailer]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">e9d0b873-1d0b-496e-81cb-ca9a987f72c9</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/9425dddf-39e7-4259-b46c-097f7f405b0b/RIBD3tIilqNRPyFjEoiCyUkF.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niechelle Wade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/5b6cc430-f747-4102-a1ab-733d25f83c09/trailer-final-1.mp3" length="1133120" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:35</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:author>Niechelle Wade</itunes:author></item></channel></rss>