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Today's story is about a rotten apple - but not only a rotten apple but about gossip as well.                               ________________________________________________ Did you hear about Anya?” Ruth looked up from her reading book to see her friend Eliza next to her.  “What did you say?” Ruth asked.  “Shh! Keep your voice down!” Eliza whispered. “I asked if you’d heard about what Anya did.” “No? What happened?” Ruth asked.  “She cheated on the Bible quiz we had before lunch!” Eliza hissed. Ruth was shocked. She didn’t know Anya very well, but she knew Anya was one of the smartest girls in their class, and she was especially good at knowing a lot of things from the Bible. Why would she need to cheat?  “Are you sure?” Ruth asked slowly.  “I’m positive!” Eliza said. “William saw her, and he told Kalia, and she told Max, and he told Amy, and she told me.”  Ruth frowned. That seemed like a very long way of hearing something.  “I just can’t imagine Anya doing something like this,” she said.  Just t

Today's story is about Stompy, the little elephant and her exciting fishing trip! But one night there is a storm and Stompy is afraid! Once in the boat, the waves were calm, and Stompy stared in awe and admiration of the vast sea. She had never been so close, surrounded by the endless ocean. As they sailed further, she spotted a few dolphins swimming by and trumpeted with joy. Suddenly, the boat began rocking from side to side. Stompy, Uncle Bob, and Papa Elephant quickly grabbed onto a thick rope with their trunks to keep from being thrown overboard. The rocking grew stronger, and poor Stompy started feeling seasick. She sobbed, scared, and called out for Papa Elephant to help her. Uncle Bob chuckled and said, "Hey, Kiddo, this is normal! I’m used to the rocking of the boat." "But… but…," Stompy tried to speak, but the boat kept swaying, and she couldn’t steady herself. Papa Elephant gently pulled Stompy close and said, "Let me tell you a Bible story, Stompy. Did you know that once, Jesus commanded the sea t

Our GIGI Story Club is open for subscriptions: We can't wait to welcome you inside. Join here: GIGI KIDS STORY CLUB _________________________________________________________________________ Today's story you can find in the Bible and it's about the prophet Jeremiah. You can find his story in Jeremiah 38. Jeremiah's heart pounded in his chest. He had just delivered God’s message to the people, warning them to turn back to the Lord or face destruction.  But the people didn’t want to hear it. The rulers of the city, feeling threatened by his words, decided they had heard enough of Jeremiah’s warnings. "We can't let him keep speaking like this," one of the officials said angrily. “He needs to be silenced!"  So they captured him – they wanted him gone! The officials grabbed him roughly and they dragged him toward an old, dark pit in the courtyard, used long ago to store water but now filled with only mud at the bottom. The pit loomed before him, deep and dark, and Jeremiah could feel fear rising inside him. 

Poppy and Esther are on an amazing train ride on their way to an adventure - join them as Esther tells the story of a boy who steals a toy train! Will he get caught? Jack took a deep breath. It was now or never. He grabbed his backpack, ran into Leo’s room, and stuffed the train and the tracks into his backpack as quick as he could. Struggling with his now very heavy backpack, Jack closed Leo’s door again and hustled down the steps. Leo was already buckled into the car and Dad was waiting outside to strap Jack in. Taking Jack’s backpack, Dad looked surprise. “Whoa! What are you taking to school today, buddy? Rocks?” he joked. Jack laughed, but it sounded forced, even to him. The whole time he was thinking, Please don’t open the backpack, please don’t open the backpack.... What happens next? Tune in to find out. _________________________________________________________________________________ Story by: Maritza Brunt Website: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE SHOP OUR BOOKS   Shop our au

Welcome to a new year of stories - we are so excited to share these with you. Today's story is based on a true story and you need to listen right to the end to find out what happens. As they approached the dreaded area, the father’s voice broke the tension.  "Now we say Psalm 91 so God can protect us," he said, his eyes scanning the dark path ahead. Without hesitation, each child silently recited the psalm in their hearts, just as their parents had taught them. The night seemed to grow darker as they stepped deeper into the thick, shadowy trees and overgrown bushes. Suddenly, the silence was shattered by the loud rattling of metal. Out of nowhere, an old police car, rusted and creaky, came zooming up behind them, its headlights flickering as it approached.  The family watched in shock as the car sped past them, only to screech to a stop near a large, twisted tree just ahead—the very tree they were about to walk under. But what happens next? Get ready to listen to this true story! ___________________________

We are so EXCITED to share with you a bonus episode that was exclusively released for our GIGI STORY CLUB SUBSCRIPTION! We hope you enjoy this sneak peek off what's inside the membership. Don't forget that we close subscriptions on December 24th at midnight, and they won’t reopen until sometime in 2025. Our GIGI kids' story club subscription is filled with wonderful stories, quarterly audiobooks, Q&A with Poppy and Esther and monthly 5-day devotional. Join Today! Now get comfortable as you listen to the story of THE LOST PUPPY! JOIN THE SUBSCRIPTION Story by: Esther Website: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE SHOP OUR BOOKS   Special effect editing: James Wagner  music credit: http://www.purple-planet.com/  Email us: stories4gigi@gmail.com Write to us: GIGI KIDS STORIES PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt Queensland Australia 4122

Have you joined the subscription yet? Our subscription will be closing on December 24th, and we’ll only be reopening a few times next year. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now is the perfect time—don’t miss your chance to be part of our GIGI community! We can't wait to welcome you! Join now: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/subscriptions/ Our GIGI kids' story club subscription is filled with wonderful stories, quarterly audiobooks, Q&A with Poppy and Esther and monthly 5-day devotional. Join today! Today's story is found in your Bibles - you can read it in Genesis 22. Isaac was sleeping soundly on the mat in his tent home, when God spoke to his father Abraham. “Abraham,” God called. Abraham said, “Here I am, Lord.” “Take your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Build an altar there and offer Isaac on it as a burnt sacrifice to Me.” Abraham could not believe his ears. Abraham had waited many years for this promised child. He did not understand why God now wanted him t

JOIN THE SUBSCRIPTION: https://gigistoryclub.supercast.com/ Our GIGI kids' story club subscription is filled with wonderful stories, quarterly audiobooks, Q&A with Poppy and Esther and monthly 5-day devotional PLUS you'll learn more about Jesus. Join today! _________________________________________________ Today's story is about Noah and how unhappy he is with his skin colour. Have you ever felt sad because your skin is a different colour from your friends? The truth was, Noah would LOVE to wear sunscreen. Every morning when he woke up, he would stand at the bathroom mirror searching for a freckle, any sized freckle, so he could look like Shaun. Noah hated his dark skin. He hated being the only kid on his street with dark skin. He just wanted to be like the other kids. After he and Shaun had played some more, Noah slowly made his way back to his house. His mum looked up from the stove as he dragged himself inside. “Are you excited for the first day of school tomorrow?” she asked him. “No,” sighed Noah

JOIN THE SUBSCRIPTION - Our GIGI kids' story club subscription is open! Join today https://gigistoryclub.supercast.com/ Today's story can be found in your Bibles in John 11. This is the story of Jesus' friend Lazarus and his resurrection. Lazarus was so sick he couldn’t even talk. All he could do was cough weakly. Mary ran to the doorway. “Martha! MARTHA!” she screamed for her sister. Martha came running. She took one look at Lazarus and began to give orders. “Mary, you’ll need to get a basin and fill it with water. Some clean cloths, and some herbs. And quickly!” She began to air out the room and gently moved Lazarus onto his side. Mary stayed in the doorway, worried for her brother. But then she remembered something! “Martha, we need to ask Jesus to come! He’ll know what to do!” “You’re right,” Martha agreed. “Send a message to him now!” Do you want to know what happens next? You can find out by listening to the whole story - it's a great one! Find a comfortable chair or cosy corner and enjoy! Story

Hi GIGI Kids! We've been getting a lot of questions about the GIGI Kids Story Club Subscription, and guess what? We (Poppy and Esther) are answering all of them in this week's special episode! Curious about everything that is included? You can listen to this episode and find out. And if you still have more questions, we’d love to hear from you! Just email us at stories4gigi@gmail.com Happy listening! Hugs Esther and Poppy © Website: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE SHOP OUR BOOKS   Special effect editing: Annie Thornton music credit: http://www.purple-planet.com/  Email us: stories4gigi@gmail.com Write to us: GIGI KIDS STORIES PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt Queensland Australia 

Today's story is about Stompy, the little elephant - she's at her grandparents' farm on holidays and is curious about Cecil the Ostrich. But Cecil gets upset at Stompy and chases her! Get ready to have an adventure with Stompy! While Lola was busy playing with the baby chicks and the hens, Stompy sneaked away and headed to Cecil’s area. She peeked over the fence and smiled. “Hi Cecil.” She called. But Cecil ignored her. Stompy called again. But Cecil did not budge. Hmm, thought Stompy. Maybe he can’t hear me. Looking around, she found a long stick. She picked it up with her trunk and poked Cecil gently on the side. “Hi Cecil.” She poked her again. This time Cecil turned around and stared directly at Stompy. “Hi?” Stompy called. Cecil lifted his head and ran towards Stompy. Then with great force he kicked the fence where stompy stood and send her whooshing across the ground.   To listen to the whole story, find a comfortable chair or cosy corner and enjoy! Story by: Martha Hughes Website: https://ww

We have an EXCITING announcement for you today! You don't want to miss out on what's coming in October!  Find a comfortable spot and listen to Esther and Poppy and their latest secret project! Website: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE SHOP OUR BOOKS   DOWNLOAD THE AUDIOBOOKS Special effect editing: Annie Thornton music credit: http://www.purple-planet.com/  Email us: stories4gigi@gmail.com Write to us: GIGI KIDS STORIES PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt Queensland Australia 

Today's story is about David Livingstone - a missionary and explorer who travelled to Africa to tell others about Jesus. The life of David Livingstone begins in the town of Blantyre, Scotland. He was born to devoted Christian parents, and at a very young age David developed a love for the outdoors and exploring. One day David climbed to a very high point of the ruins of an old castle, which was higher than any other boy had ever reached, and he decided to carve his name there. Before David was ten years old, he had memorised the whole of Psalm 119, which is the longest book in the Bible, and he recited it with only five mistakes! David was not brighter than other boys around his age, he was just more determined to learn new things than they were. When he was ten years old, he found work in the cotton mills. There in the factory, David would put his books on the spinning jenny machine, which was an old-fashioned machine people used to help them make cotton for clothes. There he could still be reading and lear

Today's story is found in your Bibles - you can read it in Luke 17:11-19 - Jesus heals 10 lepers. It all started with ten men who were very sick. They had leprosy—a sickness where they had red lumps and bumps on their body. The worst part about leprosy was nobody could touch you, or else they’d get sick, too! So the ten men with leprosy weren’t allowed to live inside their village. They stayed outside, and they must have been pretty sad.  But one day, Jesus was walking to Jerusalem when he came across the village where the lepers lived. One of the lepers sprang to his feet when he saw Jesus coming toward them in the distance.  “Hey!” he called out to his fellow leper friends. “Look! Is that Jesus?”  “It is!” said another leper. “Let’s call out to him!”  The lepers were very excited to see Jesus, because they had heard that Jesus healed people. Could Jesus heal them, too?  “Jesus!” they called out. “Jesus!” As Jesus came closer, He could see the men with their lumps and bumps. He could see that they we

Today's story is about a little girl called Elodie who finds out an amazing secret... Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a little girl and her name was Elodie. She lived in a simple village with her father, mother, and baby brother. Elodie’s favourite thing to do was read books, pick flowers in the butterfly meadow, and bake yummy treats with her best friend, Annie.  One day, Elodie and Annie were in the kitchen when her father burst through the wooden door. “Elodie!” he puffed, out of breath. “Where’s your mother?” Elodie stared at her father in surprise. He was holding a piece of parchment paper tightly in his hand.  “She’s gone to the market,” Elodie told her father.  Father spun around and rushed back out the door. “What was that all about?” asked Annie.  "I have no idea,” Elodie answered her friend. “I guess I’ll find out later.” That evening, the family was eating dinner when Father stood up.   “I have something to share,” he said, smiling at Elodie and at Mother, who was feedin

Today's story is found in the book of Genesis 11:1-9. All about the greatest tower in the world back in bible times: The tower of Babel. Jambo! Bonjour! Konnichiwa! We’re saying hello in different languages.   What language do you speak? If you’re listening to this story, you are hearing it in English. Some of you can speak other languages, like Mandarin, or Spanish, or maybe even Arabic!  Well, this story is about a group of people who could all speak only one language—but it wasn’t a good thing! Let’s find out why…  After the big flood that covered the whole earth, God told everyone on board to spread out all over the world. The animals got off the ark and went to find new homes, in the mountains, the lakes, the forests and the deserts. Noah and his family got off the ark too, and as the years went by, the family grew and grew until there were lots of people living on the earth once again.  But they didn’t adventure across the earth. They all stayed together. This wasn’t what God had told them to do.  One

What's on our bookshelf today? Let's see which one of our books Poppy has for us today.... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Today's GIGI book of the month is "Stompy's Rainforest Adventures: A collection of stories based on the Fruits of the Spirit." Today's story is called "Stompy runs away".  Embark on a heartwarming adventure with Stompy the Little Elephant, a lovable character with big lessons to learn! Stompy lives in the rainforest of Africa, where she discovers the world of the Nine Fruits of the Spirit. Follow Stompy on her journey as she encounters the gentle touch of love, the sweet taste of kindness, and the giggles of pure joy. Through her adventures, Stompy learns important lessons about patience, goodness, and faithfulness. Each story brings to life a valuable lesson, teaching children the importance of expressing the Fruit of the Spirit in their own lives. Story one: Stompy Runs Away (Fruit of the Spirit: Love) Story two: Stompy’s Fir

Today’s story is very special as it is written by 7 year old Zaira Lace. This story is about Little M the lion and how he learns that it's important to listen to your parents. Once upon a time there was a cute lion cub called Little M.  He was mischievous and cheeky but lots of fun. His name was special because he was named after his dad, Mighty, the most respected lion in the waterhole. Mighty was the king. Little looked up to his dad, but it was his mum, Inkabel, that Little M adored because she took care of him and played with him every day. Little M lived in a cozy cave near a beautiful waterhole called ‘Shimmering Waters’.  This waterhole was crystal clear and its water tasted ever so slightly of salt.  It was surrounded by tangled trees and the edge was dotted with yellow daisies, but Little M’s favourite part was the sparkling waterfall. It was this very waterfall that would get Little M into very BIG trouble. One particular morning Little M was finishing his breakfast when he heard a familiar sound

What's on our bookshelf today? Let's see which one of our books Poppy has for us today.... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Today's GIGI book of the month is "Mei and Ginger: the turtle dilemma." This story is based on the fruit of the spirit: Self-control. Meiling Jade Carter is excited as she embarks on a family holiday to Turtle Cove with her parents and Ginger, her fluffy fat cat. She loves animals and wants to keep every single one she sees. At the island, she makes friends with the ranger’s son Lucas–who has a super adorable Cockatiel and knows so much about animals and Turtle Cove. Mei also goes on a night tour to watch turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean. Mei is mesmerised and wants to keep one, but she knows she can’t. These baby turtles need the water to live. One night during a severe storm, Mei finds a little hatchling that didn’t quite make it to the ocean. With heart thumping and trembling fingers, she picks it up and takes i

Today’s story is about a little seahorse that feels sad because he isn't like anyone else. He wants to be a turtle, an octopus or a Manta Ray and does not embrace who God made him to be.  Below the waters of the deep blue Sea, lived Splash, a tiny seahorse. Early one morning, Splash glanced up to the waters above. It looked so pretty with the rays of the sun splashing and creating a rainbow of light below. He loved his home, but lately he had been a little unhappy. Hidden in the seagrass beds, he admired Ophelia, the octopus, one creature of the deep. He sighed. His heart felt sad. Why did he have to be so small? How he wished to be strong like Ophelia with her eight groovy arms, which she used to move rocks to build her den. To listen to the whole story, find a comfortable chair or cosy corner and enjoy! Story by: Esther & Steph Website: https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/ DOWNLOAD SPLASH ACTIVITY SHEET READ STORY ON THE BLOG READ STORY ON THE BLOG  https://www.gigistorylibrary.com.au/splash-the