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Hey there! McComb Public Library currently has multiple ongoing stories, and plenty in our backlog for you to enjoy! Reading, or listening, to a good book is an experience you will never forget! Grab your own book and read along as Ms. Sarah and previous Children's Librarians bring stories to life in this exciting story time podcast.
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Those Shoes
Those Shoes
Have you ever wanted something so bad, but you couldn't get it? Our story today is about a boy who wanted a new pair of shoes so bad that he was willing to wear them too small for his feet! What happens when he discovers a friend that needs shoes more than him?
08:4622/07/2022
Mako & Tiger
Mako & Tiger
Two not-so-friendly sharks are hungry, but both wants all the fish to themselves.  Can they be friends? 
04:3708/06/2022
Scooter Mouse Finds the Library: Featuring Otken Elementary Friends
Scooter Mouse Finds the Library: Featuring Otken Elementary Friends
Have you ever wondered how Scooter Mouse came to be at the McComb Library?  Well, we had two students come and visit us at the McComb Library and they will be reading, Scooter Mouse Finds the Library, by Alice Mitchell.  Listen as Aubreigh Haynes and Christopher Abron, 3rd graders from Otken Elementary, shares the story of how Scooter Mouse finds the library!
08:0727/04/2022
A Bad Hare Day
A Bad Hare Day
The hare was a fast little animal who did everything, well, fast!  He got so aggravated with turtle that he challenged him to a race.  I bet you can't guess who won!
04:3111/04/2022
Good Luck Bear
Good Luck Bear
Bear wanted to find a four-leafed clover.  His friends didn't want to help, all except Mouse.  He found a surprise for Bear!
03:4717/03/2022
A Fun Sing Along Story Time
A Fun Sing Along Story Time
Sing along with Mrs. Laura and Miss Mattie in this musical story time.
43:1331/01/2022
In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
Friends are so much fun, but what happens when they move away?  Find out in this sweet, little story about a rabbit named Llewellyn and his friend, Evelyn.  
07:3028/01/2022
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah and the Whale
Mrs. Laura tells the true story of a man named Jonah who was swallowed by a whale!  Listen in and find out what happens to Jonah and why the whale swallowed him.
11:3024/01/2022
The Gingerbread Boy
The Gingerbread Boy
Run, run as fast as you can!  A little old woman and a little old man didn't have any children so the little old lady made a gingerbread boy.  When she was finished, the gingerbread boy ran away!  The little old woman, the little old man, and a cow couldn't catch him.  Can you catch the gingerbread boy?  Listen in to find out who did catch him.
07:0817/01/2022
"The Mitten" Read Aloud adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett
"The Mitten" Read Aloud adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett
Nicki convinced his grandmother to knit snow white mittens.  When he went out to play, he lost one of the mittens in the snow.  Several animals found it to be a warm place to get out of the snow, but could the mitten hold them all?  Will Nicki find his mitten?  Will he find the animals inside?  Listen and find out as Mrs. Laura reads this delightful Ukrainian folktale.  
04:4410/01/2022
The Cow Said Neigh
The Cow Said Neigh
Listen as Mrs. Laura reads this funny story by Rory Feek.  The farm animals got all mixed up when the cow said "Neigh."
02:4105/11/2021
It's a long, silly, scary story time!
It's a long, silly, scary story time!
Listen as Mrs. Laura and Miss Mattie tells a couple of silly, spooky stories!  Don't let them boo ya!
35:0128/10/2021
Who Ate My Cake?
Who Ate My Cake?
Mrs. Laura and Miss Mattie finds a cake and assumes it's for them.  After eating a couple of slices, Mrs. Laura reads the story, "Oh, Look, A Cake!" by J. C. McKee. After the story, someone comes to claim the cake...uh oh!
08:4118/10/2021
Hedgehugs
Hedgehugs
Hettie and Horace meet a new friend.  What could their new friend be?  I'll give you a hint...it rhymes with cat!  Listen as Mrs. Laura reads the precious story of the hedgehugs.
11:3405/10/2021
Little Elliot, Fall Friends
Little Elliot, Fall Friends
Little Elliot and his friend lives in the city.  After all the hustle and bustle and noise, they decide to take a vacation to the country.  Listen in to hear what happens when hide and seek goes awry.
14:4830/09/2021
Autumn Leaves are Falling Down
Autumn Leaves are Falling Down
Mrs. Laura reads the story of a fox who's favorite tree is changing.  What happens when he discovers his tree is losing it's leaves?
12:1127/09/2021
Dozens of Doughnuts
Dozens of Doughnuts
Mrs. Laura and Miss Mattie brought some doughnuts to eat after story time, but while they were reading the story, someone stole their doughnuts!  It was the other librarians, and they left them nothing but doughnut holes!  
08:1423/09/2021
Buster
Buster
Miss Mattie tells the story about a dog named Buster who gets lost.
16:4521/09/2021
Henny Penny
Henny Penny
When an apple falls on Henny Penny's head, she thinks the sky is falling.  She begins running around causing quite a stir!  Listen as Miss Mattie tells the funny story.
10:3116/09/2021
Be A Helper
Be A Helper
Miss Mattie tells the little ones, the toddlers, how to be a helper.
13:4227/08/2021
Scooter Mouse Finds the Library by Alice Mitchell
Scooter Mouse Finds the Library by Alice Mitchell
Mrs. Laura and Miss Mattie tells another fun library story, but this one tells how Scooter Mouse came to be at the McComb Library!
11:3426/08/2021
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
What will happen to the three billy goats when they try to cross the bridge?  The ugly, old troll comes out to eat them!  How will they ever get away?
04:1720/08/2021
More Mother Goose
More Mother Goose
Here are more Mother Goose rhymes!
10:2018/08/2021
Mother Goose
Mother Goose
Have you ever heard of Mother Goose?  There are so many nursery rhymes that are attributed to a fictional character named Mother Goose.  All this just means that it's made up rhymes by a made up goose!  Listen as Mrs. Laura reads several Mother Goose rhymes.
07:3216/08/2021
More Aesop's Fables
More Aesop's Fables
Want more fables?  Here are some fables about crows, dogs, bears, and travelers!
11:4013/08/2021
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables
Was there really an Aesop?  We aren't sure, but we do have Aesop's Fables, stories told over many years.  At the end of each fable, there is a moral to the story.  Seems like I've heard these morals somewhere before.  Listen as Mrs. Laura reads several Aesop's Fables.
08:3011/08/2021
Town Mouse & Country Mouse
Town Mouse & Country Mouse
Do you live in the country or the city?  Do you wish you lived somewhere you didn't?  Find out where the town mouse and the country mouse prefers to live when Mrs. Laura reads the story by Jan Brett.
09:4510/08/2021
No Visitors Allowed!
No Visitors Allowed!
Mouse only wanted some cheese, and maybe a spot of tea. A nice warm fire? But Bear does not like visitors. Will Mouse stay and keep him company?
09:2506/08/2021
I Am Smart!
I Am Smart!
Aayan was having a sad day, but his mother cheered him up. Listen as Mrs. Laura reads, “I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything!” By Alissa Holder & Zulekha Holder-Young.
06:1804/08/2021
Who Will Bell the Cat by Patricia McKissack
Who Will Bell the Cat by Patricia McKissack
When the cat's away, the mice will play, but this cat was never away!  In fact, the mice were terrorized by this cat.  Oh, what will they do?  When the mice have an idea how they can keep tabs on the tabby, they go about trying to make it work, only everything goes wrong.
09:4926/07/2021
Biscuit and the Duck
Biscuit and the Duck
Miss Mattie tells the story about a dog named Biscuit.  While out walking with his owner, Biscuit finds a lost duck.  Biscuit's owner, Julie, puts the duck in the water and turns to leave, but Biscuit has a surprise for her! 
09:5419/07/2021
The Duck Who Didn’t Like Water by Steve Small
The Duck Who Didn’t Like Water by Steve Small
Miss Mattie sings some rainy day songs and Mrs. Laura reads about a duck who finds a new friend, but duck doesn’t like water and his new friend loves the water. Can they still be friends?
10:3712/07/2021