Sticks and Stones and Stories

At first Little Bear was excited when the apple tree’s leaves began to change colour. But as the weather got colder, she grew worried. Not only were the leaves changing from green to gold, they were falling to the ground. How would the little apple tree survive without its leaves?

It's hard work scrubbing the sky – washing away all the dust, and the grime, and the soot, and the smoke. But Jeremiah and his three uncles weren’t afraid of hard work! They started in the east and worked their way west, singing as they went: “Rub a dub-dub, it’s time for a scrub.” 

Sticks and Stones and Stories will be pausing for the summer. Tune in again in September for a whole new season!

“Trees can't walk,” the big trees told the little maple. “It's impossible!” 

But the little maple was absolutely determined to see the world beyond the forest. And if that meant pulling its roots from the ground and becoming the very first tree to walk – well, so be it.

Thorin Thistlebottom had everything an elf could want: a little house in the roots of an oak tree, a soft little bed, even a set of dishes made from acorn caps. But more than anything, Thorin loved his fancy waistcoat, with buttons in every colour of the rainbow!

(Whistling sound effect courtesy of dersuperanton from freesound.org)

Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain. But Little Beetle is VERY little, and the mountain is VERY big. Can his friends help him get to the top before it's too late?

There were once four sisters who got along very well - until Winter decided she wasn't going to let Spring have her turn on the Earth.
Poor Spring! She tried to wake the sleeping bears, but when they peeked out and felt the icy wind – when they saw how much snow still covered the ground – they just shivered, and went back to sleep.

Teeny, tiny Timbo was so tiny, that he spent the first year of his life in an empty goldfish bowl. It wasn’t so bad. He had a teeny, tiny crib from his sister’s dollhouse, and a teeny, tiny rug to go on the floor, and he even had his own teeny, tiny teddy bear.

Conor held on tight as the ship with the silver lantern rose through the night sky, higher than the tallest trees, higher than the highest mountains. The Earth got smaller and smaller beneath them, until it was no bigger than a blue-green marble. Past the moon they went, past Mars, and Jupiter, and Saturn, too, with the solar wind in their sails.

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One by one, the children of Juniper Lane found their way into the secret garden. They had picnics on the grass, and played games, and made flower crowns for the stone lion’s head. And though the stone lion’s expression never changed, somehow it seemed pleased to have the children’s company. 

Every night when Theo went to bed, he opened his window just a crack, and fell asleep listening to seagulls calling overhead, and waves lapping against the shore; even the occasional foghorn.

And this was all very strange, because Theo didn’t live anywhere near the sea!

Aislinn and Keegan felt themselves being transformed. Instead of clothes, they had blubber and fur. Instead of hands and feet, they had flippers. Their ears got smaller, their eyes got bigger, and whiskers sprouted on either side of their new, flat noses.

Anika can't have a real pony - so she makes one out of snow. But when she wakes up the next morning, the pony isn't there. Where did Tundra go? 

Princess Gillian is bored - until she gets hold of a magic pencil!

Ari's older siblings each have a special gift to offer the newborn king. But what will Ari bring? 

Every Christmas Eve, Amada helps her grandmother make gingerbread men for everyone in the village. And every year, Amada chooses her own special cookie. But what happens when there aren't enough to go around?

If you saw a piece of red yarn leading across the snow and into the forest, would you follow it? Bailey did!

Sound effects for this episode from zapsplat.com.

Keiko's new kite is so big, and the wind is so strong, that soon Keiko and his grandfather are flying through the air!