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 December 31, 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 HarperCollins Children’s Books. 

Today's story is "Mortimer Says Nothing," which is the first chapter in the book of the same name by Joan Aiken. This is the last of the Arabel and Mortimer stories I'll be sharing on this podcast. Next time I'll start an entirely new book and author. But you can find many more stories about Arabel and Mortimer in the public library.  And don't stop there! Joan Aiken wrote scores and scores of wonderful books I'm sure you will enjoy! 

In this tale, Mrs. Jones is having quite a bit of stress. About thirty members of The Rumbury Ladies Kitchen Club have invited themselves to her house for a light luncheon.  Not only is she frantically making scones and macaroons and meringues and mayonnaise and prawn cocktails, but she saw a mouse in the house! At least Mortimer is behaving himself---by refusing to cooperate with an ornithologist sound recorder. 

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!
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