Welcome to my children's storytelling podcast.
My name is Kathleen T. Pelley, and I am a picture book author, storyteller, and speaker.
I was born in Glasgow, Scotland, a country famous for its heather-dappled mountains, lochs, tartan, shaggy highland cattle, soggy summer days, and of course - a veritable treasure chest of stories.
My own passion for stories stemmed before I could even read or write, by listening to them on the radio during the BBC Children's Story Hour. It was there that I fell in love with the music of our language and the magic of stories.
I hope you will find some stories here to enchant your children into the marvelous world of STORY!
You can learn more about my podcast on the ABOUT page.
Apr 16, 2026
A First Nations folktale from Canada about a young girl, whose teacher Cloud and Rain,shares all his magic and wisdom with her, so that one day, she is able to save her own people from a terrible danger. A beautiful tale to spark discussions about the value of wisdom. An episode from Journey with Story, a...
Apr 9, 2026
A folktale from Korea about a young boy whose kindness to others is repaid when he finds himself and his villagers in trouble. An episode from Journey with Story, a stortyelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration 18 minutes)
We have suspended our Patreon platform for now. But, you can receive all of this month's...
Mar 31, 2026
Listen to all of this month's episodes - including our two St Patrick's Day stories in our bonus playlist.
E347 -The King who Wanted to Touch the Moon
E348 The Clumsy Beauty and her Aunts
E349 The Kildare Pooka
E 350 The Foolish Man
An episode from Journey with Story, a storyelling podcast for kids ages 4-10....
Mar 26, 2026
A tale from India about a foolish man and his wife, who argue continuously about which one of them is the most foolish, until a neighbour encourages the man to go out into the world and discover that there are actually even bigger fools than either of them in the world. An episode from Journey with Story, a...
Mar 19, 2026
Another fun Irish folktale to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, about a group of lazy servants who take advantage of their master's absence to shirk their cleaing duties, until a Pooka (a mythical shape changing creature) in the shape of a donkey, teaches them a lesson. An episode from Journey with Story, a...