Monday Magic - The Little Engine That Could
Monday Magic with the classic The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, the small blue engine who tries when the big ones will not, and what Allison will tell herself the next time something is hard.
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What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison. Happy Monday Magic, friends!
It is time to kick off a brand new week with Monday Magic.
Today our StoryBeam is shining a light on a little blue train with a giant heart and
a lot of determination.
We are reading the classic, The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper.
I think I can, I think I can.
That is the best motto ever.
When all the big shiny engines make excuses and refuse to help, it's the smallest engine
who steps up to try.
Let's pull out of the station and see how she climbs that giant mountain.
Let's get our ears on.
I've got mine.
Ready?
Three, two, one, let's read!
Here the cast reads The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. 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.
She did it.
She made it over the mountain all because she refused to give up.
That is the perfect way to start her week.
Co-host, the next time you're trying to do something hard,
like learning a new game or tying shoes, what are you going to tell yourself?
Keep trying, keep trying.
Exactly.
You just keep chugging along and you will get right over the mountain.
Grown-ups, if today's lesson in perseverance inspired your little ones,
our StoryBeam suggestion for your library bag is Flight School by Lita Judge.
It is a wonderfully funny and heartwarming book about a little
penguin who is determined to fly no matter what the rules say.
Check our show notes for the title.
Send us your favorite book request.
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You can do hard things.
You absolutely can.
Have a fantastic Unstoppable Monday, families,
and we will see you tomorrow morning for Tuesday Treasures.
And don't forget, keep on reading.
Bye.
After the story
I think I can. Kat asks Allison for her own version; keep whatever she says and use it this week.
The next time you are trying to do something hard, like learning a new game or tying your shoes, what are you going to tell yourself?
The big engines all made excuses. Why do you think the little engine said yes?
What hard thing did you get over the mountain of this week?