Stories For Preschool



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This collection features classic tales for preschool-aged children, offering a mix of familiar nursery rhyme characters and whimsical adventures. The stories encourage imagination, kindness, and problem-solving through engaging characters and simple plots.

Adventures and Problem-Solving

A recurring theme in these stories is how characters work through challenges and solve problems together. In Uncle Wiggily and the Crooked Man, Uncle Wiggily helps a crooked man who has lost a coin that he needs to buy a cat, highlighting themes of kindness and cooperation. In Uncle Wiggily and the Baker, Uncle Wiggily helps the baker, navigating a storm to fetch ingredients, and gets stuck along the way, teaching perseverance and problem-solving. Uncle Wiggily and the Butcher shares a similar theme, where Uncle Wiggily faces an obstacle while out in the rain but is helped by the butcher, showing how community support can help solve problems.

The theme of perseverance continues in Uncle Wiggily and the Candlestick Maker, where Uncle Wiggily assists a candlestick maker who has dropped his candlestick, requiring both patience and teamwork to resolve. Meanwhile, in Uncle Wiggily and the Baker, when Uncle Wiggily becomes trapped in the cold, the baker helps him free himself, emphasizing how sometimes a small act can make a big difference.

Animal Friends and Encounters

Many stories feature Uncle Wiggily helping various animal characters in need. In Uncle Wiggily and the Queen, Uncle Wiggily assists a queen by calling on a bee lady, showcasing teamwork between animals to solve a problem. Uncle Wiggily and the Moon-man introduces a moon-man who needs help after burning his mouth, and Uncle Wiggily steps in to offer help, reinforcing the value of kindness and hospitality.

Stories like Uncle Wiggily and Peter Piper and Uncle Wiggily and Humpty Dumpty highlight more direct encounters with familiar characters. In the first, Peter Piper helps Uncle Wiggily escape from a fox using a pepper, and in the latter, Uncle Wiggily helps Charlie Chick after Humpty Dumpty falls off a wall. Both stories demonstrate the importance of friendship and quick thinking when faced with danger.

Magic and Fantasy

Some stories bring an element of magic or fantasy into the narrative. In The Jolly Old Pumpkin, a pumpkin loses its eyes and must retrieve a grindstone to restore them, transforming into a Jack-o’-Lantern. Uncle Wiggily and the Shadow Child tells of Goldy Locks who is reluctant to sleep until she encounters the Shadow Land, learning the importance of rest in the process.

Other stories, like The Little Moon Men, feature fantastical creatures who help children fall asleep and bring them dreams. In The Halloween Witches, witches gather to dance under the moonlight, spreading enchantment and joy. These stories help introduce preschoolers to a world of imagination, where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary.

Festivals and Celebrations

The stories in this section focus on holidays and celebrations. In Growing Jack-O’-Lanterns, children plant pumpkins in the spring and carve Jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween, emphasizing the joy of seasonal traditions. Halloween Letters explains the meaning of Halloween through the letters that make up the word “Hallowe’en,” celebrating harvests and surprises. The Halloween Witches also explores the Halloween theme, with witches flying on broomsticks and spreading fun on All Hallow’s Eve.

Characters from Nursery Rhymes

Some stories feature characters from familiar nursery rhymes. In Uncle Wiggily and Polly Flinders, Polly is upset about her ruined dress, and Uncle Wiggily helps her by offering a replacement. Uncle Wiggily and Miss Muffet features Miss Muffet, who invites Uncle Wiggily to her birthday party despite a spider causing some initial concern.

In Uncle Wiggily and Little Bo-Peep, Uncle Wiggily helps Little Bo-Peep find her lost sheep, reinforcing the themes of helpfulness and care. Uncle Wiggily and Little Boy Blue brings together Little Boy Blue, who has lost his horn, and Uncle Wiggily, who helps him in his quest, demonstrating teamwork and perseverance.

Family and Friendship

Many stories highlight themes of family and friendship, such as in Uncle Wiggily and the First Kitten, where Uncle Wiggily helps a kitten named Fuzzo clean her mittens after she gets them dirty. Uncle Wiggily and the Third Kitten continues this story with a search for Wuzzo, the third kitten, who returns home after an adventure, showing the importance of family bonds.

The story Uncle Wiggily and the Shoe Lady involves helping a boy named Toodles find new shoes, while Uncle Wiggily and the First Pig sees Uncle Wiggily assisting a pig in building a house to protect against the wolf, highlighting themes of caring and protection within friendships.

This selection of stories is ideal for preschool-aged children, combining fun characters, important life lessons, and plenty of opportunities for imaginative play and discussion.