Check out these digital storytimes created by Ethan* as well as by local students who partnered with ECBC to help provide literacy support for hospitalized kids — especially kids in isolation who can’t receive bedside visits from our volunteers. 

A

• A Color of His Own (read by Grace, Age 11)
• A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals (read by Ethan)
• A Mama for Owen (read by Bella, Age 16)
• A Visitor for Bear (read by Ethan)
• After the Fall (read by ethan)
• And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (read by Anum, Age 13)

B

• Bearnard’s Book (read by Aanya, Age 12)
• Blueberries for Sal (read by Suhani, Age 14)

C

• Clever jack Takes the Cake (read by Ethan)
• Cloudette(read by Ethan)
• Corduroy (read by Anya, Age 11)
• Creepy Carrots (read by Ethan)
• Creepy Pair of Underwear(read by Ethan)

D

• Dasher(read by Ethan)
• Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers (read by Lorelai, Age 12)
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (read by Lauren, Age 12)
• Dr. DeSoto (read by Ethan)
• Duck! Rabbit! (read by Ethan)
• Duck on a Bike (read by Ethan)

E

• Elephant Big and Elephant Little (read by Anya, Age 11)
• Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas (read by Ethan)
• Empty Pot  (read by Ethan)
• Enemy Pie (read by Ethan)
• Escargot (read by Ethan)
• Extra Yarn (read by Ethan)

H

• Henry’s Show and Tell (read by Samantha,  Age 10
• Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins  (read by Ethan)

I

• If You Give a Pig a Party (read by Grace, Age 11)
• Izzy and Candy Palace (read by Haily, Age 11)

K

• King Hugo’s Huge Ego (read by Ethan)

L

• Little Pea (read by Ms. Susie, TUSD Librarian)
• Llama Llama Red Pajama (read by Suhani, Age 14)

M

• Madeline (read by Megan, Age 14)
• Miss Nelson Has a Field Day (read by Lucia, Age 11)
• My Lucky Day (read by Ethan)

N

• Nerdy Birdy (read by Ethan)

O

• Officer Buckle and Gloria (read by Ethan)
• Oh Say Can You Say? (read by Emily, Age 10)
• Olivia (read by Hailey, Age 11
• One (read by Ethan)

P

• Parts (read by Ethan)
• Penelope Jane (read by Kyla, Age 11)
• Pug Meets Pig (read by Lauren, Age 12)

R

• Room on the Broom (read by Ethan)

S

• Sam and Dave Dig a Hole (read by Ethan)
• Seven Silly Eaters (read by Ethan)
• Skippyjon Jones (read by Grace, Age 11)
• Splat the Cat (read by Anum, Age 13)
• Spoon (read by Ethan)
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon (read by Bella, Age 16)
• Strega Nona (read by Ethan)

T

• The Book with no Pictures(read by Ethan)
• The Cow Who Climbed a Tree (read by Ethan)
• The Gigantic Turnip (read by Maya, Age 10)
• The Giving Tree (read by Gigi, Age 11)
• The Last Peach (read by Ethan)
• The Mightiest(read by Ethan)
• The Most Magnificent Thing (read by Ethan)
• The New Tale of Peter Rabbit (read by Lucia, Age 11)
• The Night I Followed the Dog (read by Ethan)
• The Widow’s Broom(read by Ethan)
• The Worry Box (read by Aanya, Age 12)
• There Is A Bird On Your Head (read by Ethan)

W

• Wacky Wednesday – (read by Jessica, Age 10)

Z

• Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! (read by Zimena, Age 10)

 

 *Storytime with Ethan & Choco began when CHOC halted all ECBC programs due to Covid-19. Ethan (along with stuffed CHOCO the bear) provided a read-aloud show where he shared his favorite children’s literature — which was broadcasted into patient rooms by Seacrest Studios (CHOC’s radio station). This way, hospitalized kids could still receive regular read-alouds that help them to escape, think, and thrive through treatment! Click HERE to visit the Storytime with Ethan & Choco playlist on YouTube.