The Berenstain Bears: The Bike Lesson

What a timely request from James and Connor! Eliana has a surprise that is very related to the story that is happening at our house at the end of the story. She also started watching the Magic School Bus immediately after we read this! Written by Scholastic BooksSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

We received another superhero story request for Vidhun. He really loves Spiderman and Venom, but we had a bit of trouble finding one with Venom. Since we found one at the end of the Avengers story, hopefully we will get a second one out for you. Enjoy!Adapted by Chris “Doc” Wyatt, Illustrated by Andrea Di Vito and Rachelle Rosenberg, Based on the Marvel comic book series The AvengersSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

By a wonderful coincidence, Eliana and James received a request from Lucy for How to Start First Grade. Ellen starts First Grade tomorrow as well! While the summer is ending for the kids, a new exciting year of school is just beginning!Written by Catherine A. Hapka, Ellen Titlebaum, and Ellen Vandenberg, Illustrated by Debbie PalenSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

Eliana and James received a lovely message and repost of Leif listening to Epic Stories with Eliana! He wanted to hear the story of Malala Yousafzai in the Little People Big Dreams series. While she has a wonderful story about her advocacy for women’s education, we had trouble getting it from our library. We chose the Frida Kahlo edition of the series. Hope you enjoy it, Leif!Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

After hearing a story for his dad, Eliana’s cousin Jayden requested a story about Winnie the Pooh! Since we read stories on Epic Stories with Eliana, Winnie the Pooh: Owl’s Reading Lessons made perfect sense to read for his request.Written by Catherine Hapka, Illustrated by the Disney Storybook ArtistsSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

Eliana picked a very special book for our… 100th EPISODE!!!! She was very surprised to learn that James would read these when he was a child, so it was exciting for him too. Thank you so much for listen to 1 or 100 episodes with us. We appreciate everyone’s support and requests!Written by Stan and Jan BerenstainSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

Eliana’s uncle, Nene, has been waiting for this request for a long time. It was the promise from when he brought Eliana a storybook full of Ariel’s stories. While this isn’t a story from that book, hopefully he still enjoys it!Adapted by Michelle Meadows, Based on the episode written by Maria Escobedo, Illustrated by Character Building StudioSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

We have a short but wonderful request from Eliana’s friend, Vera! It is a book that is meaningful to her and her family. Hopefully, it can add a bit of meaning to our listeners or at least get them to go to their local library!Written by Yuyi MoralesSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

Eliana really enjoyed this request from Rory in Canada! She thought Tiny T. Rex was adorable, and she loved how hard he worked to show his love for his friend. James thought this was a great request from RAWR-Y!Written by Jonathan Stutzman, Illustrated by Jay FleckSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana

James and Eliana love Scooby Doo, so we were excited when we got a listener request from Austin for a new Scooby Doo story. The gang solves a mystery while on a ski trip, and James had to try hard to avoid using his Scooby Doo voice!Written by John SazaklisSend us a voice message or request at ⁠Epic Stories with Eliana