Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. During this time of Covid, many people aren’t able to use the library in the same way as in the past. To help bring more stories to more readers, many publishing companies are allowing books that are normally unavailable for copyright reasons to be read out loud and shared with others until June 30, 2023. The stories that fall under that special permission will all be taken down on that date, so listen now, while they’re available! Today’s story is shared with permission of Penguin Random House Publishing Company.
When I was a little girl, I often read and reread the books we had in our home library, because we could never go to the library often enough to keep me supplied with new books. One I read over and over again was the fascinating story of Hollis, who discovers a curious shop that has moved into the new industrial park around the corner from her house. This shop sells dolls, but they are unlike any other dolls Hollis has ever seen. They seem almost alive! Here are the first three chapters of Is There Life on a Plastic Planet? written in 1975 by Mildred Ames. I hope you enjoy this thought-provoking book!
Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.
Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!