Encore: The Great Ball Game

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this Native American and First Nations tale, William Jackson Harper (The Good Place, Love Life) portrays a tiny creature who teaches the other animals and birds to appreciate what it means to be different.

Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	WBOR Podcasts Boston.
0:42.0	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.
0:44.0	Summer is in full swing here at Circle Round, as we gear up for two exciting live shows at
0:49.2	Tanglewood in Lennox, Massachusetts on August 8th and August 13th.
0:53.2	You can learn more about our live events on our website, wbwar.org slash Circle Round.
0:58.2	This week we're bringing back a listener favorite, an episode that inspired our third
1:03.0	picture book, The Great Ball Game.
1:05.7	You can find all four of our Circle Round picture books, The Great Ball Game, The Tale
1:09.3	of the Unwelcome Guest, A Taste of Honey and The Lions Whisker at WBOR.org slash Circle
1:14.3	Round.
1:20.7	Here's a fun fact.
1:22.9	Did you know there are nearly 8 billion people in the world?
1:28.0	And get this, if you were to say hello to all of them, one person at a time, it would
1:33.1	take you more than 200 years.
1:37.4	But the cool thing is, even with so many people on earth, no two of us are the same.
1:43.6	We're all different.
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