It’s spring time in Alberta, so let’s celebrate with a poem about nature. Between the time when I wrote the episode and recorded it, all the snow melted! In this episode we share some marvelous...

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Poetry Episode 4: The Woodpecker

This is a story I’ve been meaning to write for a while. Many of the Sophie and Sebastian stories are about relationships and community. So I wanted the kids to do a kind deed. The...

A Gift With Words

This story is a return to the style of some of the earliest Sophie and Sebastian stories. Over time, the stories have of course become more complex, but this one is all about innocence and...

Bird Watching

Time for another Sophie and Sebastian story. This one is all about using your imagination and telling exciting stories, the kind that make you forget everything you were doing before. It’s okay for kids to...

The Game

It’s been a while since we’ve shared a Sophie and Sebastian story. Looking back at 2020, the year started with ambitious plans, but sometimes life doesn’t cooperate. There wasn’t much time for creative writing. So,...

The Tea Party

Time for some more poetry! In this episode we feature two poems, including this one, about the famous pirate Tessa Messa de Delicatessa! Enjoy. Tessa Messa de Delicatessa Was her Royal Majesty’s Professor Of Pirate...

Poetry Episode 3: Tessa Messa Delicatessa

In this episode, we celebrate the coming of spring and share a little poem about chickadees: Hi little chickadee, Busy and bright, You flit and you fly from Morning till night. Chickadee, chickadee, Fluffy and...

Poetry Episode 2: The Chickadee

Enjoy part 2 Uncle Frederick’s campfire story. Tip: you might want to listen to part 1 first. ?

A Unicorn Sighting, Pt 2 (Chapter 4 of Uncle Frederick)

Time for another story. This is part 1 of 2, as we listen to the first half of Uncle Frederick’s campfire story. Enjoy! Just a few quick notes. First, if you haven’t figured it out...

A Unicorn Sighting (Chapter 4 of Uncle Frederick)

We’re back with another episode! And just for fun we even added a fake commercial at the beginning. There is no wooden toy company named ChipMonks, but it’s fun to imagine monks in their monastery,...

Officer Navjot (Chapter 3 of Uncle Frederick)

Time for our first monthly poetry show! We’ll start with something fairly simple: the limerick. As mentioned in the podcast, if you would like to submit a limerick you’ve written, just be in touch. We’d...

Poetry Episode 1: Limericks

Continue listening to Adventures with Uncle Frederick. This is chapter 2, in which we hit the road. Enjoy!

On the Road

Time for another Sophie and Sebastian story. Sophie recently broke her arm when she went sledding. Fortunately it was a minor buckle fracture, and she should be better soon. I also wanted to write about...

Serendipity

Join us for a new series, as we follow the adventures of Uncle Frederick and his young nephew and nieces (Owen, Iris, and Katie). This is my attempt to write a kind of Charles Dickens...

The Cat and the Cello

Happy new year everyone! In this bonus episode we’re sharing some exciting news about a new story series we’ll be starting very soon. We’re also hoping to increase the number of episodes we put out...

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