Friday Favorites - You're All Kinds of Wonderful
Friday Favorites with You're All Kinds of Wonderful by Nancy Tillman, a celebration of the gift that is only yours, and what makes Allison feel uniquely wonderful.
The words below follow the recording when you press play.
What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison.
We made it to Friday.
Happy Friday Favorites, everyone.
Today our StoryBeam is shining a light on a story that celebrates the things that make you you.
We are reading You're All Kinds of Wonderful by Nancy Tillman.
Everyone has their own special gift.
That's right.
Whether you are great at making people laugh, building giant towers, or being a kind friend,
there is nobody in the world quite like you.
Let's celebrate all the wonderful things inside each of us today.
Let's get our ears on.
I've got mine.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
Let's read!
Here the cast reads You're All Kinds of Wonderful by Nancy Tillman. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
What a beautiful way to end our week.
It is such a great reminder that we don't all have to be good at the same things to be amazing.
Co-host, what is something about you that makes you feel uniquely wonderful?
I think I play a lot and I have imagined a lot of great things.
You have a wonderful imagination. You really do.
That's one of my absolute favorite things about you.
If today's uplifting message was a hit in your home, our StoryBeam suggestion for your weekend reading list is
The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin.
It is a gorgeous heartwarming picture book about all the amazing possibilities awaiting every child.
Look for it in our show notes.
Send us your favorite book requests.
That's right. Send us your favorite book requests in the comments or send us an email.
You are one of a kind.
You sure are. Have a wonderful Friday everyone and we will see you tomorrow morning for a weekend Saturday Splash.
And don't forget...
Keep on reading!
Bye!
After the story
Kat's line: we do not all have to be good at the same things to be amazing. Say one out loud for each person at the table.
What is something about you that makes you feel uniquely wonderful?
The book rings a bell for every good thing you do. What bell did you ring today?
Name one wonderful thing about somebody else in this room.