‘Seasons of Stories: Summer’

Summer days are warmer and longer, the sun rises early and sets late. Nature flourishes, rich in colour and fragrance, full of nature’s song.

Do you enjoy listening to audiobooks?

Seasons of Stories Summer is now available as an immersive audiobook. The content of the books is performed by the authors themselves and produced, recorded and edited by Tom Hughes to bring the the text and nature inspiration to life wherever you find yourself listening to it. Listen to individual chapters or the entire audiobook.

Part 1

Introducing summer with ‘The Tree Song’ and the book chapter ‘Dawn Chorus’. Includes a dawn chorus poem, story about ‘The Song Thrush’ and the ‘Serenades’ poem. Duration: 3 minutes 40 seconds.

Part 2

Chapter ‘Butterflies and Dragonflies’ includes folk tales, traditional names for butterflies in Dorset, poem on Pollinators. Chapter ‘Meadow Flowers’ includes tales of Oxeye Daisies and the month of May. Duration: 3 minutes, 13 seconds

Part 3

More from the chapter ‘Meadow Flowers’ including the story ‘Lazy Tom’. Chapter ‘Celebrations’ with traditions, a riddle and what to bring for a picnic? Duartion 4 minutes 45 seconds

Part 4

Chapter ‘Heat’ with postcard reading and ‘The Brave Kingfisher’ tale.Chapter ‘Seaside’ with reading of ‘Seagull’. Duration: 5 minutes

Part 5

More from chapter ‘Seaside’ with tale of ‘Raven Brings the Tide’. Chapter ‘Trees and Shade’ with a reading of the song ‘Tree to Sea’ . Duration: 4 mins 27 seconds

Part 6

More from chapter ‘Trees and Shade’ with the tale ‘Heart of Oak’. Chapter ‘Sunset’ with folk tales, and a summer blessing. Duration: 4 mins 30 seconds