This week on River Reads, Episode 16 -Tales of Judgement. Host narrator, River Wilde, is reading  the Grimm’s Fairy Tales: SweetHeart Roland; The Bremen Town Musicians AND; The Lady and The Lion Also this week, some  GBT Ai and River Wilde adaptation originals of the Brothers Grimm’s, Frog Prince, and Hans Christain Anderson’s, the Princes and the Pea, titled: The Princesses and a Piece of Rice; AND A Frog and a Prince.River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years, let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons. This week's Fairytales:A Frog and a Prince. By River Wilde. Smithers, British Columbia. 2023 Unpublished.SweetHeart Roland. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Bremen Town Musicians. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Lady and The Lion. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Princesses and a Piece of Rice. By River Wilde. Smithers, British Columbia. 2023 Unpublished.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

River Reads is BACK with advengence, gore and stories with Episode 15 - A Sweetheart, Tiny Giants & A White Snake. River Reads Fairytales & Stories is back with a bang! After a long break over the summer, Wilde is back with charm and more stories and music and of course a good River Rambles. This episode, enjoy the special  treat as we debut "The Tiny Giant,"  an original fairytale written  by ours truly, host narrator, River Wilde. River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words. And then there’s stories who have not aged well. The River Reads show is “not a kids show but not not a kids show." Listener discretion is advised.This week on River Reads, Episode 15 - A Sweetheart, Tiny Giants and A White Snake. Reading in no particular order, from The Grimm’s Fairy Tales*The White Snake (Grimm’s); and Thumbling the Dwarf and Thumbling the Giant (Grimm's) andPlus a special debut reading of “The Tiny Giant”, by your host River Wilde.  *Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Ep 14 - A Member'ishTaleHost: River WIldeThis week (June 24th, 2023 @ 10am) on River Reads, Episode 14 - A Membership Tale, a CICK Membership Drive Special Broadcast LIVE in Studio. This week Wilde's out from under their stairs and is LIVE in studio with guest host Meghan Brady (aka sibling). Reading 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' by Asbjørnsen and Moe and a replay of a reply of, 'The Pink' by Brothers Grimm. This week on River Reads, Wilde narrates: East of the Sun and West of the Moon. East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and Other Tales, by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.The Pink. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years, let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week we start Season 2 of River Reads with a shorter show,  Episode 13- A Nordic Tale or Two. Reading from the Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark, in no particular order:The Magician’s Pupil.  Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.  Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.Death & the Doctor.  Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.  Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.The Way of the World.  Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.  Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.Old Nick & the Girl. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.  Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.The River Reads show is “not a kids show but not not a kids show."  Listener discretion is advised.River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

A Special: River Reads Does Drag StoryTimeArrrgh Matey, this is your host narrator River Wilde, coming to live from under my stairs and out of the closet. Happy Smithers Pride everyone! In celebration of Smithers Prides’ 6th Annual pride celebrations-United in Pride, this week's a special  River Reads show, River Reads Does Drag StoryTime (originally aired, May 27th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com). The first half, along with original musical composition's, Wilde empassionantly discusses their experience being queer in a small town, and performing professionally as a Drag King, and talks about the 'Herstory' of the art of Drag, both Kings and Queens. The second half of the show enjoy Wilde's Drag StoryTime. The River Reads show is “not a kids show but not not a kids show”. Listener discretion is advised. Reading, in no particular order:The Three Princesses of White Land. Nordic Tales. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.; andThe Pink. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm, Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976.Remember to stick around to find out last Ep 12 - Numbers 2 Gender Blender tale, and yes there actually was one. For those new or who might have missed it, 'Gender Blender' is a newer segment, where each week one of the fairy tale’s genders will be secretly flipped, and which tale is the Gender Blender tale, is not be revealed until the following episode. So stick around to find out. Oh also know I’m wearing a moustache and in drag today.Drag 'HerStory' Sources:LGBTQIA+ History: Drag Kings. By Freddie Parker. Student Hut. October 12 th, 2022. History's most incredible drag queens and kings.  By Matt Cain. Culture. BBC. January 31 st, 2023. History of Drag.  By Rowan Cecil. Sutori. (date unknown).The Evolution of Drag: A History of Self-Expressionism. By Gaelle Abou Nasr. ByArcadia. December 12 th, 2021. Drag Kings: A Brief History of Male Impersonators. By Ella Braidwood. History Extra.  BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.  February 23 rd, 2022. Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads’ (originally airing, May 13th,  2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), Episode 12 - Numbers 2. Host narrator River Wilde reads even more fairy tales with numbers in their titles. Pretty straight forward. Reading once again from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, most of this week’s tales have received a rating of GGD (aka may contain gross gore and or death), so listener discretion is advised. The River Reads show is “not a kids show but not not a kids show”. On this week, Episode 12 - Numbers 2, in no particular order: The Twelve Huntsmen Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Giant with the Three Golden Hairs. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Six Servants Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Seven Raven.  Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing. River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads’ (originally aired, May 6th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), Episode 11 - Let’s Do It Again. Host narrator River Wilde revisits different versions of stories previously read on other River Reads episodes. Reading predominantly from, Nordic Tales, which comprises a collection  of 16 traditional tales from the enchanting world of Nordic folklore. Reading in no particular order: ‘The Lad Who Did Not Know What Fear Was’; ‘The Giant Who Had No Heart’; and ‘THE FROG PRINCE’. And of course will be concluding the episode by revealing last weeks’ Gender Blender Tale. So stay tuned for that. River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.This week on River Reads:‘The Lad Who Did Not Know What Fear Was. Nordic Tales. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019. The Giant Who Had No Heart. Nordic Tales. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.THE FROG PRINCE. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads’ Episode 10 - Gender Blender (Originally aired, April 29th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com) host narrator River Wilde reads two tales. One, a longer fairy tale, titled ‘The Blue Belt’ from the Norwegian folklore collection by Asbjørnsen and Moe’s,  East of the Sun and West of the Moon and Other Tales.  And a second titled, ‘King Thrushbeard’, from the Brothers Grimm's collection, Grimm’s Fairy Tales.  Ending the episode with the new segment ‘Gender Blender’, where we reveal last weeks’ Episode 9, ‘Trolls, Goats and a Moon’s” 'Gender Blender' tale. The suspense! River Reads is "not a kids show but not not a kids show". Listener discretion is advised. For those new, or who might have missed it, ‘Gender Blender’ is a new segment introduced in Episode 9. Where each week the host selects a story and secretly flips the genders and which tale is the ‘Gender Blender’ tale, will not be revealed until the following episode. So you’ll have to stick around to find out. This week on River Reads:The Blue Belt. East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and Other Tales, by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.King Thrushbeard. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The River Reads show is a program where those of all ages can escape into narrated fairy tales and stories; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years. Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week from under Wilde’s stairs, River Reads' Episode 9 - Trolls, Goats, and a Moon (Original aired, April 22nd, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com). Reading from the collection of Norwegian folklore, East of the Sun and West of the Moon and Other Tales' by  Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. Wilde introduces a new segment, 'Gender blender'. In which, each week Wilde will select one fairy tale and flip all the genders and will reveal the following episode, which one. The suspense!!In no particular order:The Three Billy Goats Gruff. East of the Sun and West of the Moon; and Other Tales. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.The Husband to Mind the House. East of the Sun and West of the Moon; and Other Tales. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body. East of the Sun and West of the Moon; and Other Tales. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.The Princess on the Glass Hill. East of the Sun and West of the Moon; and Other Tales. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, and Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen 1813-1882. Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Macmillan. New York, 1963.The River Reads show is a program where those of all ages can escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads, Episode 8 - The Pink & Part 2 of The Little Mermaid (originally aired, April 15th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com. Last week, we tried something a little different, reading part 1 of 2 of The Little Mermaid. This week, Wilde narrates ‘The Pink’ by Brothers Grimm and reads the conclusion, and part 2, of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Mermaid’.  Don’t worry. If your memory is anything like ours, and we can’t remember what we had for breakfast, let alone a story read a week ago, this week, River Rambles, a sin-op-sis of last week's part 1 of The Little Mermaid.This week on River Reads: The Pink. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.Part 2: The Little Mermaid. The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Germany, 2013.The River Reads show is a program where those of all ages can escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years, let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads,  Episode 7 - Mermaids, Magic, & Matches: The Macabre (Original aired, April 8th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com ), more classics from  'The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen': 1) 'The Tinder Box'; 2) 'The Little Match Girl'; and 3) part 1 of 2 of 'The Little Mermaid'. While happy to announce that this week's episode does not have the same level of sexual shaming of female characters, there is however, a fair amount of death in this week's selection. So if you find you’re sensitive to death and dying, perhaps tune in to another episode of River Reads.In this episode, we’re trying something a little different, as Wilde will be reading Part one of two of 'The Little Mermaid'. Which found itself just a little too long to read in its entirety in an episode. You’ll have to tune in next week for its conclusion on River Reads: Episode 8 - The Pink & Part 2 of The Little Mermaid.This week on River Reads,: The Tinder Box. The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Germany, 2013.The Little Match Girl, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Germany, 2013;  andpart 1 of 2 of The Little Mermaid. The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Germany, 2013.The River Reads show is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons fairy tales and stories, as narrated by host River Wilde.   Enjoy tales, both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles the words, or those classic stories that have aged poorly. Featuring ‘River Rambles’, ‘Gender Blender’, and ‘River Reads’ Rating System’.  The River Reads show is "not a kids show but not not a kids show".  Listener discretion advised. Originally airs on CICK 93.9 FM Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week is Episode 6 - Cocks, Peas & Princesses (Original aired (April 1st, 2023) on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com) of River Reads, where host narrator River Wilde reads classics from the story collection, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This week River Rambles about misogyny and sexuality and narrates, in no particular order: 1) The Princess and the Pea; 2) The Farmyard Cock and the Weather Cock; 3) The Swineherd; 4) The Old Man is Always Right; 5) The Emperor’s New Clothes; and 6) Five Peas in a Pod.This week on River Reads: The Princess and the Pea, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.The Farmyard Cock and the Weather Cock, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.The Swineherd, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.The Old Man is Always Right, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.Five Peas in a Pod, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Ed Noel Daniel. TASCHEN. Cologne, Germany, 2013.River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old, and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories that have not aged well. So if you enjoy a weird tale, join us.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week on River Reads, Episode 5 - What's Your Point, we focus on the short story collection, “A Gallery of Children," by A. A. Milne, first published in 1925. In a new segment, River Rambles, Wilde ponders what is the point? And where are we going? regarding this weeks collection of stories. A collection that often seems to leave the reader wanting more.  Or at the very least, left grasping to find what is the point the author is trying to make. The River Reads show originally airs on CICK Smithers Community Radio, every Saturday at 10am (PST).Alan Alexander Milne was a 20th century English playwright and children’s book author. During the period of 1903 to 1925 he penned 18 plays and 3 novels and  In addition to his more popular work Winnie-The-Poah, Milne’s also adapted a novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for theater. The adapted play was named Toad of Toad Hall (1929).In response to twelve popular Le Mair illustrations, that were commissioned by the Colgate company for a series of magazine advertisements, Milne wrote a tale for each of the watercolor drawings. He described the short stories as "a fanciful elaboration of each picture." A 1976 review described the "plot and even character [as being] incidental to Milne's fond little jibs in these nursery-sized anecdotes of manners." Included in this episode are:Barbara’s Birthday. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.Poor Anne. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.Sand Babies. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.The Twins. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.The Princess and the Apple-Tree. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.Miss Waterlow in Bed. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925The Magic Hill. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.The Three Daughters of M. Dupont. A Gallery of Children. By A.A. Milne. Printed by Stanley Paul (UK) and Philadelphia. David McKay Company. Washington Square. 1925.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week is Episode 4 - Numbers (Original aired on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com (March 18th, 2023)) of River Reads, where we focus on numbers in Fairy tales. That is, any stories that have a number in their title. In no particular order, stories from the Grimm's Fairy Tales: 1)'The Three Children of Fortune'; 2) 'The Twelve Brothers'; 3) 'The Wolf and the Seven Goats'; and 4) 'The Four Accomplished Bothers'. The River Reads show is "Not a kids show but not not a kids show". Listener discretion is advised. Also on episode 4, Wilde does a call out to authors seeking to have their original works perhaps featured on future River Reads. If interested, please contact River Reads at TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com.  This week's program contains mature situations/themes and is intended for an older youth audience.  Viewer discretion is advised.  Many of the stories have been rated a River Reads Rating of PGD for Possible Gore and/or Death ('gore' is subjective) and GGD for Gross Gore and/or Death (River’s favorite kind of stories).  River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.This week episode includes:The Three Children of Fortune. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Twelve Brothers. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Wolf and the Seven Goats. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Six Swans. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.The Four Accomplished Bothers. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

This week, on River Reads Episode 3 - Darker Tales (originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), LISTENERS BEWARE, as we cover some darker tales and play around with narration. Not kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised. Reading the longer macabre fairy tales, 'The Bronze Ring' and 'The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear'. Both tale's this week involve disturbing and graphic depictions and have received a River Reads' Rating of GGD, for Gross Gore and/or Death. Our favorite kind of stories!And as promised in episode two, a brief fairy tale, 'The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean', will be presented in 2 different narrative styles. Displaying the influence narration, and production, can have on the story telling and the listener's understanding of the story.  This tale receives a PGD River Reads' Rating, for Possible Gore and/or Death ("gore” is subjective). As narrated "live" by Wilde. River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.Narrated stories included in this episode are:The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport Press, Inc. 1976 Printing.The Bronze Ring. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.The Tale of a Youth who Set out to Learn what Fear Was. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

In Episode 2 - FairyTales & River Reads' Rating System (originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com),  host narrator River Wilde discusses the history of Fairytales and what is and isn't a Fairytale. Wilde dives into the collection the Grimms' Fairy Tales, narrating five stories: 1) The Twelve Dancing Princesses; 2) The Three Spinning Fairies; 3) The Cat and Mouse in Partnership; 4) The Golden Bird; and 5) The Queen Bee. Later in the program, Wilde discusses their “River Reads Rating System” designed for listeners to better gauge their comfort level with possible upcoming material. Not a kids show but not not a kids show. Viewer discretion is advised. River Reads introduces 'River Reads Rating System':M O N: Maybe Offensive but the Narrator can not quite put their finger on why, it just feels weird.Q M: Questionable Message; for those easily offended, or who do not want to engage in a possible involved discussion with your child.P G D: Possible Gore and/or Death (“gore” is subjective)G G D: Gross Gore and/or Death (Wilde's favorite kind of stories)River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well. Stories Narrated in Episode Two:The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm, Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976The Three Spinning Fairies. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm, Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976The Cat and Mouse in Partnership. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm, Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976The Golden Bird. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm. Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976The Queen Bee. Grimms’ Fairy Tales By Brother Grimm, Translated By: Mra. E.V. Lucas, Lucy Crane and Marian Edwards. Grosset & Dunlap. Publishers. New York. 1976Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Host River Wilde debuts their series, "River Reads", originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com.  A story hour for all ages to escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s those stories that have not aged well. Let’s face it, you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon creative commons material. Not a kids show but not not a kids show. Viewer discretion is advised. In this episode, narrated stories include:RAPUNZEL by The Brother Grimm. London. Oxford University Press.THE UGLY DUCKLING  by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by R.P. Keigwin. Flensted Publishers, Odense, Denmark.THE FROG PRINCE by Core Knowledge ® Foundation. This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This remixed edition of this work is remixed and published by: http://www.freekidsbooks.org, Any use of this material in this format must be attributed to: http://www.freekidsbooks.org. EVERY MINUTE COUNTS by Storyweaver-Pratham. http://www.freekidsbooks.orgTo contact the host of River Reads email: TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.comSupport the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads live weekly @ 10am-11am PST every Saturday on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com