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Cozy Poetry Time: when I heard the learn’d astronomer — Whitman & Long

25 Tuesday Aug 2026

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Today’s cozy reading features Walt Whitman’s brief, beloved poem when I heard the learn’d astronomer, illustrated with luminous tenderness by Loren Long. The poem traces a simple shift — from the lecture hall’s charts and diagrams to the quiet, personal awe of stepping outside and looking up at the stars.

I shaped the reading around a soft “Wonder in the Quiet” arc: how learning can be measured, but wonder must be felt; how stepping outside can open the whole sky; how a single moment of stillness can become a doorway.

Before recording, I created a small index‑card collage — a whimsical green rocket ship framed in my handmade red‑with‑white‑dots frame. This creative ritual helps me enter Whitman’s world with warmth, attention, and affection.

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Cozy Poetry Time: Robert Frost for Young People

24 Monday Aug 2026

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Today’s cozy reading features four poems from Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost, edited by Gary D. Schmidt and illustrated by Henri Sorensen. These poems open gently into Frost’s world — a place of fields, orchards, winter paths, and birch trees bending toward the sky.

I shaped the reading around a soft “Pastoral Wonder” arc: how small moments invite us in, how quiet work becomes companionship, how winter holds memory, and how imagination lifts us toward light.

Before recording, I created a small index‑card collage — a whimsical cow framed in my handmade red‑with‑black‑dots frame. This creative ritual helps me enter Frost’s world with warmth, attention, and affection.

🎥 Watch the full cozy poetry reading and enjoy this gentle walk through Frost’s landscapes.

Cozy Storytime: Animal Poems — Valerie Worth & Steve Jenkins

01 Saturday Aug 2026

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Today’s cozy read‑aloud features six small, vivid poems from Valerie Worth’s Animal Poems, paired with Steve Jenkins’s beautifully textured collage artwork. Each poem offers a moment of close attention — the enormous quiet of a whale, the quick shimmer of minnows, the bright hover of a hummingbird, the steady presence of a bear, and the surprising resilience of a cockroach.

For this video, I shaped the reading around a soft “Small Windows Into the Animal World” arc: how a poem can take one creature and let us see it freshly, with curiosity and gentle delight.

Before recording, I created a small index‑card collage:

a bright green fish with gray fins, centered in my handmade red‑with‑white‑dots frame.

This small creative ritual helps me enter the poems’ world with intention and steady focus.

🎥 Watch the full cozy read‑aloud and enjoy this warm, quietly fascinating exploration of animals through poetry.

Cozy Storytime: Move! — Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

30 Thursday Jul 2026

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Today’s cozy read‑aloud features Move! — a lively, beautifully designed exploration of how animals travel through their environments. Jenkins’s cut‑paper collage artwork and Page’s gentle informational text create a world of quiet discovery, inviting readers to notice how creatures leap, swim, glide, and crawl in wonderfully different ways.

For this video, I selected moments that highlight a soft “How Bodies Travel Through the World” arc: the simple question of how an animal moves, the delightful variety of answers, and the warm sense of wonder that follows each reveal.

Before recording, I created a small index‑card collage:

a quiet, motion‑filled image of a brown‑and‑blue diving bird — a gentle visual echo of the book’s exploration of movement.

Together, these small creative rituals help me enter the story’s world with intention and steady focus.

🎥 Watch the full cozy read‑aloud and enjoy this warm, quietly fascinating exploration of animal movement.

Cozy Storytime: What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? — Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

28 Tuesday Jul 2026

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Today’s cozy read‑aloud features What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? — a playful, beautifully designed exploration of animal adaptations. Jenkins’s cut‑paper collage artwork and Page’s gentle informational text create a world of quiet discovery, inviting readers to notice how animals use their tails, ears, eyes, and noses in surprising ways.

For this video, I selected moments that highlight a soft “Discovering Hidden Talents” arc: the simple question of what a tail can do, the delightful variety of answers, and the warm sense of wonder that follows each reveal.

Before recording, I created a small index‑card collage:

a bright green fish‑like creature with blue squiggles and a single black eye, framed in my handmade red‑with‑white‑dots frame.

Its playful simplicity mirrors the book’s spirit of curiosity and helps me enter the story’s world with intention and gentle focus.

🎥 Watch the full cozy read‑aloud and enjoy this warm, quietly fascinating exploration of animal adaptations.

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