Once Upon a Storytime Podcast

In this special full-book episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we present Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, bringing all twelve chapters of Alice’s extraordinary journey together in one complete story.Follow Alice from the moment she spots a curious White Rabbit and tumbles down the rabbit hole into a world where nothing is quite as it seems. Along the way, she swims through a pool of tears, races with a Dodo, takes advice from a Caterpillar, meets the grinning Cheshire Cat, joins the Mad Hatter and March Hare for tea, plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts, listens to the Mock Turtle’s tales, dances the Lobster Quadrille, and finally finds herself caught up in the curious trial of the stolen tarts.Filled with unforgettable characters, playful poetry, clever wordplay, impossible transformations, and wonderfully nonsensical adventures, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has invited generations of readers to follow their curiosity into the unexpected. Settle in and enjoy Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic from beginning to end, where every turn leads to something curiouser and curiouser.Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we conclude Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 12, “Alice’s Evidence,” where Alice is called to the witness stand and Wonderland’s curious trial reaches its wonderfully chaotic end.Join Alice as she challenges the King’s ridiculous rules, listens as a mysterious piece of evidence is read before the court, and watches the trial become more nonsensical by the minute. As the Queen demands punishment before a verdict has even been reached, Alice finds the courage to stand up to the court at last—declaring that they are nothing more than a pack of cards.Filled with absurd logic, mysterious evidence, flying playing cards, and Alice’s growing confidence, this final chapter brings her extraordinary journey through Wonderland to a close as she awakens beside her sister and leaves the curious world of her dreams behind.Chapter Twelve: Alice’s Evidence by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 11, “Who Stole the Tarts?” where Alice finds herself attending one of the strangest trials ever held.Join Alice as the Knave of Hearts stands accused of stealing the Queen’s tarts and the King of Hearts presides over a courtroom filled with familiar Wonderland characters. The White Rabbit reads the accusation, the jurors scribble furiously on their slates, and the Mad Hatter is called to give his very nervous evidence. Soon, the Duchess’s Cook takes the stand, adding even more confusion to a trial that seems to grow more ridiculous by the minute.Filled with curious witnesses, questionable evidence, royal nonsense, and plenty of courtroom confusion, this chapter begins Wonderland’s final mystery—just as Alice notices that she herself is beginning to grow once again.Chapter Eleven: Who Stole the Tarts? by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 10, “The Lobster Quadrille,” where the Mock Turtle and Gryphon introduce Alice to one of the most curious dances beneath the sea.Join Alice as the Mock Turtle and Gryphon demonstrate the Lobster Quadrille, complete with lobsters, turtles, whiting, snails, and a wonderfully nonsensical song inviting everyone to join the dance. After the performance, Alice tries once again to recite a familiar poem, only to find the words strangely changed, before the Mock Turtle ends their visit with his mournful song about “Beautiful Soup.”Filled with poetry, music, dancing, playful word games, and delightful nonsense, this chapter brings Alice’s seaside visit to a lively end—until the distant announcement of a trial sends Alice and the Gryphon hurrying toward their next adventure.Chapter Ten: The Lobster Quadrille by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 9, “The Mock Turtle’s Story,” where Alice is introduced to another of Wonderland’s most unusual creatures.Join Alice as the Gryphon leads her to the sorrowful Mock Turtle, who begins telling tales of his life beneath the sea and the curious school he attended as a young turtle. Alice hears about his unusual teacher, the lessons that grew shorter each day, and wonderfully peculiar subjects such as Reeling and Writhing, Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.Filled with clever wordplay, strange lessons, underwater memories, and wonderfully nonsensical conversation, this chapter invites listeners to sit beside Alice and discover what an education in Wonderland might be like—where even going to school is anything but ordinary.Chapter Nine: The Mock Turtle’s Story by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 8, “The Queen’s Croquet-Ground,” where Alice finally meets the formidable Queen of Hearts and discovers that games in Wonderland have some very unusual rules.Join Alice as she finds three frightened gardeners hurriedly painting white roses red before the royal procession arrives. Soon, Alice is invited to join the Queen for an extraordinary game of croquet, where flamingos become mallets, hedgehogs become balls, and the players wander wherever they please. Along the way, the grinning head of the Cheshire Cat appears above the croquet ground and causes even more confusion among the King, Queen, and executioner.Filled with royal tempers, impossible games, curious creatures, and plenty of Wonderland nonsense, this chapter brings Alice face-to-face with the Queen of Hearts—and proves that keeping your head in Wonderland can be quite an accomplishment.Chapter Eight: The Queen’s Croquet-Ground by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 7, “A Mad Tea-Party,” where Alice joins the strangest tea party she has ever seen.Join Alice as she takes a seat with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and a very sleepy Dormouse for an afternoon filled with riddles, arguments, curious stories, and endless cups of tea. Alice soon discovers that Time has stopped at six o’clock for her peculiar hosts, leaving them forever moving around the table in search of clean cups and fresh places.Filled with nonsense, wordplay, impossible riddles, and wonderfully ridiculous conversation, this beloved chapter invites listeners to pull up a chair at one of Wonderland’s most unforgettable gatherings—where there is always time for tea, but very little time for good manners.Chapter Seven: A Mad Tea-Party by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 6, “Pig and Pepper,” where Alice steps into one of the most chaotic houses in all of Wonderland.Join Alice as she enters the Duchess’s kitchen, where pepper fills the air, the Cook sends pots and dishes flying, a baby howls and sneezes, and a mysterious Cheshire Cat grins from ear to ear. When Alice tries to rescue the Duchess’s baby from the commotion, she soon discovers that even babies are not always what they seem in Wonderland. Before long, the Cheshire Cat appears again to offer Alice some very curious advice about where she might go next.Filled with strange transformations, unforgettable characters, flying dishes, and one enormous grin, this chapter leads Alice toward her next adventure—and a tea party that promises to be quite mad indeed.Chapter Six: Pig and Pepper by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 5, “Advice from a Caterpillar,” where Alice meets one of Wonderland’s most curious characters and struggles to answer a surprisingly difficult question: “Who are YOU?”Join Alice as she encounters a blue Caterpillar perched upon a mushroom, quietly smoking his hookah and offering advice that is every bit as puzzling as Wonderland itself. After attempting to recite a familiar poem—with very unfamiliar results—Alice discovers that different sides of the Caterpillar’s mushroom can make her grow taller or shorter, leading to another round of extraordinary transformations and a rather unpleasant encounter with a suspicious Pigeon.Filled with curious conversations, playful poetry, magical mushrooms, and questions about change and identity, this chapter carries Alice deeper into Wonderland as she learns a little more about navigating a world where nothing—including Alice herself—seems to remain the same for very long.Chapter Five: Advice from a Caterpillar by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com

In this episode of Once Upon a Storytime Podcast,, we continue Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Chapter 4, “The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill,” where another unexpected change in size lands Alice in a rather uncomfortable situation.Join Alice as the White Rabbit mistakes her for his housemaid, Mary Ann, and sends her hurrying into his little house to fetch his gloves and fan. But when Alice finds another mysterious bottle and begins to grow, she soon becomes so enormous that she is completely stuck inside the Rabbit’s house. Outside, the White Rabbit gathers a curious crowd and sends poor Bill the Lizard down the chimney to investigate—with rather surprising results.Filled with magical transformations, frantic plans, curious creatures, and plenty of Wonderland mischief, this chapter finds Alice once again trying to solve a very big problem in a world where nothing seems to stay the proper size for long.Chapter Four: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is public domain. Once Upon a Storytime Podcast is owned and operated by Julie Boston. The song used in this episode is “Wonderland Theme” by Once Upon a Storybook Club, © Julie BostonThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to more episodes, visit Once Upon a Storytime Podcast.For more fun supplementals visit: Once Upon a Printable This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponastorytimepodcast.com