Circle Round on the page and stage: books and live events!
Celebrate the arrival of Circle Round picture books with a launch party at WBUR CitySpace on July 9 and live events at bookstores around the region this summer!
LISTEN LIVE: On Point
Encore: Rabbit's Wish
In this season-3 story with roots in West Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, Ryan Michelle Bathé (This Is Us, First Wives Club) plays a clever Rabbit who discovers that power and strength aren't just about physical size.
Encore: The Gloomy Pine Tree
Mykal-Michelle Harris (Mixed-ish) stars as a discontented sapling in this classic "grass is always greener" tale from our third season.
Encore: Little Frog’s Big Voice
Dyllón Burnside (POSE, Prideland) and Tony nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock - The Musical) co-star in this Australian story from the archives about small critters, giant egos, and why frogs croak.
'After Midnight' | Ep. 167
Fiona Glascott (Fantastic Beasts, Julia) and 2022 Tony Award nominee David Morse (How I Learned To Drive, John Adams) star in this Irish tale about a magical creature who helps a young woman avoid hard work, until the tables are turned.
'The Early Bird' | Ep. 166
Jazmyn Simon (Ballers, Most Perfect You) and Megan Boone (The Blacklist, The Underground Railroad) play competing birds in this Native American story about the surprising ways that slow and steady can win the race.
Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 4 to 10. Each 10- to 20-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.