Storytime with SCETV

An online series that promotes the love of reading and literary stories connected to South Carolina.

Storytime with SCETV is an online series that promotes the love of reading and literary stories connected to South Carolina. In this series, Friends of ETV share and read literary favorites, many of which are connected to South Carolina. Packages include the reading and at least one supplemental teaching and learning activity.

This project was made possible by Penguin Random House.

Within this Series

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A Pocket for Corduroy | Storytime with SCETV
A Pocket for Corduroy | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2

A Pocket for Corduroy Written and Illustrated by: Don Freeman Read by: Traci Cooper This irresistible childhood classic is a delightful sequel to the original, well-loved tale Corduroy. This charming...
All Around Town | Storytime with SCETV
All Around Town | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuels Roberts By: Dinah Johnson Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Read by: Dinah Johnson This special picture book offers a window into the African American...
Flash and Fancy | Storytime with SCETV
Flash and Fancy | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3

Flash and Fancy: An Otter Adventure on the Waccamaw River By: Tom Doran and Christine Thomas Doran Illustrator: Nancy Van Buren Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large A tale of rescue...
Giraffes Can’t Dance | Storytime with SCETV
Giraffes Can’t Dance | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3

Giraffes Can’t Dance Written By: Giles Andreae Illustrated By: Guy Parker-Rees Read By: Melanie Trimble Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to...
Good Night South Carolina | Storytime with SCETV
Good Night South Carolina | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3

Good Night South Carolina By: Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper Illustrator: Cooper Kelley Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large Good Night South Carolina explores Hilton Head, Charleston...
Grandpa Green | Storytime with SCETV
Grandpa Green | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3

Written and Illustrated by: Lane Smith Read by: Tamara Cox Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this...
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters | Storytime with SCETV
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3

Written by: John Steptoe Read by: Yolanda Anderson, Commissioner with Richland One School District Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two...
Net Numbers | Storytime with SCETV
Net Numbers | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: 1 2 3 4

Written By: Carol Crane Illustrated By: Gary Palmer Read By: Coby Hennecy, ETV Endowment Called the "great blue mountains of god" by the Cherokee, the Blue Ridge Mountains are only one of the wonders...
No Fear for Freedom | Storytime with SCETV
No Fear for Freedom | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

No Fear for Freedom: The Story of the Friendship 9 By: Kimberly P Johnson Illustrations By: Vanessa J. Thompson Read by: Dr. Rosalyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College Many of the icons of the...
Olivia Gave a Hug Today | Storytime with SCETV
Olivia Gave a Hug Today | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1

Written By: Karen Alexander and Gladys Grimaud Illustrations by: Karen Alexander and Valencia Goodwin Ready By: Karen Alexander As Karen Alexander approached her 40th birthday, she took a risk and...
P is for Palmetto | Storytime with SCETV
P is for Palmetto | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

P is for Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet By: Carol Crane | Illustrations By: Mary Whyte Read by: Molly Spearman, SC Superintendent of Education P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages...
Ron's Big Mission | Storytime with SCETV
Ron's Big Mission | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

By: Rose Blue and Corinne Naden Illustrated By: Don Tate Read by: Alfred Turner, South Carolina Public Radio Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books...
The Best Class Picture Ever! | Storytime with SCETV
The Best Class Picture Ever! | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2

The Best Class Picture Ever! Written and Illustrated By: Denis Roche Read By: Martha Hearn and Kathleen Pennyway It's class picture day, and Class 202 is in an uproar. There's chaos everywhere. And...
The Construction Alphabet Book | Storytime with SCETV
The Construction Alphabet Book | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2

By: Jerry Pallotta Illustrated By: Rob Bolster Read By: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large A is for Aerial lift. B is for Backhoe. C is for Cement Mixer. Rock crushers, jackhammers, and...
The Day Dennis Lost His Whoo | Storytime with SCETV
The Day Dennis Lost His Whoo | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2

Written By: Benjamin Brown & Kimberlie Davis Illustrated By: David Jackson Read By: Benjamin Brown About the Author: Benjamin Brown, 13, is a 2020 South Carolina Junior Scholar who enjoys gaming, golf...
The Day You Begin | Storytime with SCETV
The Day You Begin | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

The Day You Begin By Jacqueline Woodson Illustrated By Rafael López Read by Bre Wilson There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel...
The Iridescence of Birds | Storytime with SCETV
The Iridescence of Birds | Storytime with SCETV

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse Written By: Patricia MacLachlan Illustrated By: Hadley Hooper Read by: Shirley Mack Bell If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a...