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A story and a song: musical stories for children
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!
Episodes
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Chicken Licken
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells an energetic and fun version of this popular tale, about Chicken Licken who gets hit on the head by a falling acorn and thinks the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mr Fox's sack
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete have dressed up to go to a party, and as Tanya is dressed as a fox , they have decided to tell a traditional English story…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Anansi the Spider
Send us Fan Mail This story (and catchy song) from the Batt Cave is from West Africa and is all about Anansi....the trickster spider man. Anansi was a very…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle
Send us Fan Mail The Batt Cave kicks off tonight with a song about air and then Tanya and Pete share a Gluscabi story that comes from the Abenaki first nations…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Giant Turnip
Send us Fan Mail Another of the Batt Caves's harvest stories: Tanya tells a story from Russia about a farmer and his struggles to harvest a Giant Turnip from…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Farmer and the Boggart
Send us Fan Mail Still on the theme of Harvest time: Tanya tells an English story about a Farmer and his dealings with the boggart... an old mischievous spirit…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Easter Harvest Time
Send us Fan Mail Its Easter in the Batt Cave and in New Zealand that means Harvest time in the garden. Tanya, Batt Lamb and Pete have fun with the Batt cave…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Singing Sack
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells this story from Andalusia in Spain to the Batt Cave about a young girl who looses her necklace. Be warned that it is a bit of a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The ant and the grasshopper
Send us Fan Mail Aesop is credited with several hundred fables: hot from the Batt Cave comes this tale of the ant who is industrious and hard working, and the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Cicada plays his drum
Send us Fan Mail Its still hot and summery here in NewZealand and the Cicadas are in full song. Here is a story from the Andaman Islands about the Cicada who…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The legend of the first dragon from China
Send us Fan Mail Another story from the Batt Cave celebrating the Chinese New Year. This is the story of a boy called Chi Yu and how he uses a magic bead he…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A story about the Chinese Zodiac Animals
Send us Fan Mail It's the time of the Chinese New Year , so Tanya and Pete share a story about the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac and how decided the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Tiddalik the frog
Send us Fan Mail With the start of a new year and it being Australia Day Tanya tells a story from the indigenous Peoples of South East Australia about Tiddalik…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Kings seed
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete share a story about a king who is looking for a successor to rule his kingdom and comes up with a novel way of selecting the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Mermaid's treasure
Send us Fan Mail Members of the Batt Cave audience take part in the telling of this story about two children who discover a mermaid on the beach. Treasure is…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Christmas and New Year special from the Batt Cave
Send us Fan Mail It's that special time of year again!! Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb are here with two new Christmas songs they have written to celebrate the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Peter; The boy who cried wolf!!
Send us Fan Mail To celebrate Pete's Birthday, Tanya and Bat Lamb decide to tell a 'Peter ' story, of which there are many to choose from. They settle on the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The time of your life
Send us Fan Mail The time of your life is a story by Tanya Batt and it is her latest picture book published. It tells the story of a boy and his curiosity…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Issun-bōshi- the brave Japanese Tom Thumb
Send us Fan Mail It's a new Batt Cave session, and it's a new year for Pete.... It's his Birthday!! Tanya , Bat Lamb and Pete celebrate with the story of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Kings four Daughters
Send us Fan Mail Rounding off the Bat Cave's stories this month; Tanya with enthusiastic help from Bat Lamb tell a story from India about a king and his four…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Tortoise and Racy Rabbit
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete share this fun version of the classic Aesop's Fable; The Tortoise and the Hare. Tortoise challenges Racy Rabbit to a race.... I…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Why mosquitos buzzzzzzz
Send us Fan Mail This delightfull story from Africa has been a part of Tanya's story telling since very early in her career as a full time weaver of magical…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Lulu and bedtime at Grandma's house
Send us Fan Mail A fun story about Lulu who is staying at Grandma's house and is having trouble getting to sleep... A familiar problem to parents! Grandma…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Great Teacher
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete present a lovely story (that Tanya thinks she heard from storytellers Laura Simms many years ago) about the search for a great…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
What's inside the magic box?
Send us Fan Mail Tanya has a magic box and a story that goes with the box... then members of the bat cave take turns at guessing what is inside. What do you…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mika and the Orangutan - a story from the Malaysian rainforests.
Send us Fan Mail During their recent visit to Malaysia Tanya and Pete heard this story from their storytelling friend Ng . It's the story of a very hairy…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Five Monkeys by special guest storyteller Miss Jum from Thailand
Send us Fan Mail Storyteller, Miss Jum from Thailand shared a story with an important message from Brazil about five little monkeys who always wanted to play…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A rabbit string story by special guest story-teller Aryio from Indonesia
Send us Fan Mail Pete, Tanya and Batt lamb were in Malaysia to take part in an international story telling festival recently, and their story-telling friend…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Faery's Gift
Send us Fan Mail In this Batt Cave episode Tanya tells another of her published picture book stories. This is a wishing story that was told to her by an Irish…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
My Dad's a Dragon Catcher
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells another of her own wonderful picture book stories about a boy who tells all his friends his Dad is a Dragon Catcher... is he…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Tuna's tale - a story song about the long finned eels of Aotearoa.
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete sing a story song all about the New Zealand long-finned eel, also known in te reo Māori as a tuna. This is the largest…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Catching fish- A Picture book story by Tanya Batt
Send us Fan Mail Tanya shares something a bit different tonight in the Batt Cave... A telling of one of her own story books about a boy called Jake who has a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Bat and the gift of darkness
Send us Fan Mail A story from Sierra Leone about bat and the gift of darkness to the world. Sun asks bat to fly a special gift up to the moon. Another…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Little Red Riding Hood
Send us Fan Mail Bat Lamb bravely takes on the challenging role of Little Red Riding Hood in this re-imagining of the classic French tale with Tanya and Pete…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Watch out for the eight eyed bat! : A Hawai'ian Story
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Bat Lamb have been on a story telling tour of Northland in Aotearoa/New Zealand with their brand new show 'Bats Incredible'; a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mareep the sheep. Episode 4 ...The final episode
Send us Fan Mail Tune in for the exciting fourth and final episode of Mareep the sheep... a story created from the whacky suggestions of the Batt Cave…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Grandfathers flute
Send us Fan Mail Pete has just made a bird bone flute for our friend Moira, and this inspired Tanya to tell a touching story from Mexico about a Grandfather…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Arion and the Dolphin
Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells a funky version of the classical Ancient Greek story of Arion and the dolphin. Arion is a wonderful singer... and somehow Batt…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mareep the Sheep; Episode Three
Send us Fan Mail In the exciting continuation of Mareep the Sheep, the three travellers meet an unusual chicken... then an even more unusual banana! will they…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The story of how bats came to be (Scary story)
Send us Fan Mail Bat lamb snuggles up to listen to a scary story from the Cree First Nations people of Canada explaining how bats originated. Support the show…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Story-song about a clever Taylor
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete have been commissioned to write a song for Junk to Funk... a recycled fashion show on Waiheke island. This is the result... a…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
How the olive tree came to be
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete have been picking olives, so they decided to share an Ancient Greek story about where the olive tree came from. This is…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mareep the Sheep episode two
Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt Lamb present the next exciting episode of Mareep the Sheep.... a story made up entirely from the plot suggestions of the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Stories about the Hodja and his Neighbours
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Tanya and Pete begin with a song about Neighbours, then share four short stories about a personality from ancient Turkey…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Little Yellow Duck
Send us Fan Mail Straight from the Batt Cave comes the story of Little Yellow Duck, a re-imagining of a Native American creation story, about a Little duck…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Mareep the sheep; Episode one
Send us Fan Mail Mareep the sheep, a brand new story made up by Tanya incorporating all the ideas suggested last month by the Batt Cave audience. We decided…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Gecko who couldn't sleep
Send us Fan Mail Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the story of the Gecko who couldn't sleep : a story from the Island of Bali about a Gecko who can't sleep…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Story of Tipengi
Send us Fan Mail In this story from the Caribbean, Tanya tells the story of Tipengi, a tale of a girl who is not very well treated by her Step-Mother, but with…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Batkiwi: The kind hearted Hero
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete retell the story of Batkiwi by author & friend Melinda Szymanik https://melindaszymanik.blogspot.com/ about a kind-hearted Kiwi…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Hatupatu and Kurangaituku the bird woman.
Send us Fan Mail This story from te ao Māori comes from the Te Arawa confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A new story song and childrens original story ideas.
Send us Fan Mail Tanya and Pete sing a cool new story song, then join with members of the Batt Cave to find suggestions for an original story that Tanya will…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The story of the six suns
Send us Fan Mail The Batt team ( with Batt Lamb’s unbeatable help) tell an old Chinese story of many suns and their battle for ascendancy in the sky …
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Why the sky is so far away
Send us Fan Mail The episode begins with a welcome song that uses te reo Māori which is followed by a traditional Nigerian story about why the sky is so far…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A Batty New Year and a fruit tree song
Send us Fan Mail The last Batt Cave for 2022 where Pete, Tanya and Batt lamb muse about what's growing in the garden (with a memory game), the best bits of…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The first strawberries
Send us Fan Mail It's Tanya's birthday !!! It's also strawberry time here in New Zealand/Aotearoa and Tanya tells a Cherokee story from North America about…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Giants Garden
Send us Fan Mail Tanya has been doing some lovely work with the local school around gardening and the stories and provenance of the vegetables and fruits we…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The Universe of story; a birthday surprise!
Send us Fan Mail To mark the one year birthday of the 'Batt Cave', Team Batt & Forster start with a song from their album, ' The Universe of Story'. called…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
A story for Beltane/Halloween: Puchika Churika
Send us Fan Mail With Halloween just come and gone, Tanya tells a slightly scary story from Siberia/Mongolia in the Batt Cave. Puchika Churika is a young boy…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
The story of the Kiwi
Send us Fan Mail It's celebration time in the Batt Cave! It's been one year since the Batt Cave started - hip, hip hooray! Tanya, Pete (and the star of the…
- A story and a song: musical stories for children
Composing a song in the Batt Cave
Send us Fan Mail Members of the Batt Cave have fun joining in with Tanya, Pete and Batt Lamb composing a song on the spot about the joys of springtime …