Storytime

Net Numbers Written By: Carol Crane Illustrated By: Gary Palmer Read By: Coby Hennecy, ETV Endowment Called the "great blue mountains of god" by the Cherokee, the Blue Ridge Mountains are only one of the wonders you will read about in Net Numbers: A South Carolina Number...

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale Written by: John Steptoe Read by: Yolanda Anderson, Commissioner with Richland One School District Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is...

Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe Written and Read By: Jo Watson Hackl Illustrated By: Gilbert Ford How far would you go to find something that might not even exist? All her life, Cricket’s mama has told her stories about a secret room painted by a mysterious artist. Now...

Grandpa Green Written and Illustrated By: Lane Smith Read By: Tamara Cox Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-...

The Best Class Pictures Ever! Written and Illustrated By: Denis Roche Read By: Martha Hearn and Kathleen Pennyway It's class picture day, and Class 202 is in an uproar. There's chaos everywhere. And worst of all, the class has no permanent teacher. Olivia is so upset that...

Giraffes Can’t Dance Written By: Giles Andreae | Illustrated By: Guy Parker-Rees | Ready By: Melanie Trimble Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than...

A Pocket for Corduroy Written and Illustrated by: Don Freeman | Read by: Traci Cooper This irresistible childhood classic is a delightful sequel to the original, well-loved tale Corduroy. This charming story takes readers into a multi-ethnic, urban neighborhood Laundromat,...

The Day You Begin By: Jacqueline Woodson | Illustrated By: Rafael López Read By: Bre Wilson There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from;...

Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast Written and Illustrated By: Sophie Gilmore | Read By: Marcus Lattimore Crocodiles come from far and wide to seek Little Doctor’s care. She treats each one with skill and kindness―even the toughest crocs with thick skins and large,...

The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls By: Louise Meriwether | Illustrated By: Jonathan Green | Ready By: Inez Tenenbaum Robert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War. The Freedom Ship of Robert...

Ron's Big Mission By: Rose Blue and Corinne Naden | Illustrated By: Don Tate Read by: Alfred Turner, South Carolina Public Radio Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Ron is ready to take...

Good Night South Carolina By: Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper | Illustrator: Cooper Kelley Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large Good Night South Carolina explores Hilton Head, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Greenville, Pawley’s Island, lighthouses,...

Olivia Gave a Hug Today Written By: Karen Alexander and Gladys Grimaud Illustrations by: Karen Alexander and Valencia Goodwin Ready By: Karen Alexander As Karen Alexander approached her 40th birthday, she took a risk and “stepped out on faith,” mortgaging her house,...

The Day Dennis Lost His Whoo! Written By : Benjamin Brown & Kimberlie Davis | Illustrated By : David Jackson Read By : Benjamin Brown About the Author: Benjamin Brown, 13, is a 2020 South Carolina Junior Scholar who enjoys gaming, golf, traveling, recycling and...

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise Written and Illustrated By: David Ezra Stein Read by: Jessica Easterbrook It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it...