Common Sense Media Review
By Molly Jackel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Imaginative tales engage, show integrity, some diversity.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Listen
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
LITTLE STORIES EVERYWHERE tells fictional, often magical stories. The tales entertain with animals, robots, and magic while also introducing characters who change in meaningful ways. Many stories convey the importance of family, relationships, and kindness. Some stories are about cultural or religious celebrations, like Ramadan and Day of the Dead. Other tales cover routine subjects like anxiety, absent parents, new siblings, struggles at school, and fitting in.
Is It Any Good?
Each story in this series is quite creative, has a good story arc with realistic character development, and usually offers teachable moments. Most episodes in Little Stories Everywhere center on a struggle to overcome or a value to learn.
The production value (from the pros at Wondery) is high -- music, sound effects, and voice acting are high quality and seamless. Hosts Virginia Madsen and Robbie Daymond are veteran actors who are believable and talented at building tension in the story and variety in the characters. Episode length (about 20 minutes) is good for holding attention and for shorter car rides; there are also many two-parters for longer listens.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how the tales in Little Stories Everywhere are like fairy tales. Fairy tales often teach a lesson -- what lesson do you think the podcast you listened to was teaching?
Kids: Do you have anything in common with the main character in the story you listened to? If not, how are you different from that character?
The stories in this podcast are fictional, meaning they're made up. Do you like fiction, or do you prefer non-fiction? Do you think what happened in the story could happen in real life?
Many of the stories in this podcast are about families. How is your family like the one in the story? How is it different?
Podcast Details
- Release date : November 30, 2020
- Genre : Storytelling
- Run time : 18 minutes
- Website : https://wondery.com/shows/little-stories-everywhere
- Hosts : Virginia Madsen , Robbie Daymond
- Production Companies and Networks : Wondery , Wondery Kids
- Pricing structure : Free (Free ad-supported episodes. Ad-free listening with early access episodes and bonus content with $4.99/month subscription.)
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic , Fairy Tales ) , Adventures , Holidays
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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