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A story and a song: musical stories for children

A story and a song: musical stories for children

By: Tanya Batt and Peter Forster
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 Performance storyteller Tanya Batt and Musician Peter Forster share a collection of musical stories for young children from the Batt Cave.Tall tales of friendships, food and fun that are guaranteed to delight and have you singing along with their catchy refrains. Quirky, wholesome stories that fill you with hope that perseverance will be rewarded, friendship is paramount, vegetables can save your life and even great sadness passes. A story and a song - because words and music they belong!© 2025 A story and a song: musical stories for children Literature & Fiction Music
Episodes
  • Happy Just Where They Are - a story with Xanthe Gresham Knight

    Happy Just Where They Are - a story with Xanthe Gresham Knight
    Jun 26 2025

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    This episode was recorded in Sutri, Italy with the wonderful UK storyteller Xanthe Gresham - Knight. (Tanya and Xanthe were on their way to FEST - the Federation of European Storytellers Conference).

    Batt-lamb is thrilled to help Xanthe tell a story with a sheep in it, and three other animals who set out to seek a holy man to help with their coughs.

    Turns out that companionship is a cure all for many ailments.

    You can find out more about Xanthe's wonderful storytelling and other projects here

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!
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    26 mins
  • Stories from Singapore Part 2

    Stories from Singapore Part 2
    Jun 12 2025

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    This is the second part of our podcast from Singapore with Singaporian storyteller Mindy Neo. Tanya shares the story of the Hindu elephant headed god Ganesha after a visit to a local Hindu temple in Joo Chiat, the 2nd oldest in Singapore.

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!
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    14 mins
  • Stories from Singapore Part 1

    Stories from Singapore Part 1
    Jun 5 2025

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    Tanya, Pete and Batt- lamb are out in the world having an adventure and their first stop was Singapore where we met some of the local storytellers who are part of the Storytelling Association of Singapore. Mindy Neo is a member of the association and joined us to share a local story about the island Palau Ubin but not before we got into a bit of singing songs from Singapore and Waiheke respectively.

    You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
    Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
    Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
    https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
    And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
    Kia Ora!
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    17 mins

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