Solid Gold Story Time

Thomas the Jazz Cat and Blixen de Beau discover a magical egg that transports them to an underwater world where they meet the unhappy musician Sting Ray Charles.

This is the inspiring true story of Johar, a boy from District 6 in Cape Town who dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer despite poverty, societal disapproval, and apartheid-era racial barriers.

This is the inspiring true story of Joah, a Muslim boy from District 6 in apartheid-era South Africa who defied cultural expectations and racial barriers to become a world-renowned ballet dancer.

Storyteller Lynn Joffe explores how hearing audio stories from infancy fosters literacy and love of literature, tracing the history of sound recording from Edison to streaming platforms while addressing literacy challenges in South Africa.

A children's story about a girl named Kaise moving to Soweto and feeling proud of her afro hair on her first day at a new school.

Author Amanda Horwitz reads her children's book about DCR Lulu and Sergeant Frankie, dachshund detectives from Elite Unit K-9 who investigate a honey theft by a bumblebee gang.

A bored chameleon named McCoy encounters the magical mantis, who sends him on a series of whimsical adventures where he transforms into different things to help colorful characters like an indecisive fish and a speckleless bird.

A children's story about a boy named Luba who learns that it's okay to cry and express his feelings.

A podcast for young children featuring story songs, African tales, nursery rhymes, and lullabies to stimulate literacy and soothe.

A children's story podcast featuring an African tale with songs and narration in Zulu.

A young girl in Soweto copes with her father's house arrest during apartheid by having a tea party with music.

Aunty Lala introduces a new author reading her children's book about a girl who can talk to animals in a forest.

A children's podcast episode where Ruby teaches her baby brother about electricity through an A-to-Z story.

A soothing bedtime story about Ruby and Lighty Light Switch teaching children to save electricity and overcome fear of the dark.

Aunty Lala sings a classic story song about the animal fair, encouraging children to join in with the silly refrain.