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Apr 2025
13m 6s

Ellie and the Funk Baby

MAKED UP STORIES (KIDS STORIES)
About this episode

When Ellie agrees to babysit her cousin Jack during a disco party, she doesn’t expect him to start dancing—and definitely doesn’t expect a talking cockatoo named Ringo to whisk them away to a secret rooftop ball hosted by magical birds. But when the rhythm takes hold and Jack starts to forget he's just a baby, Ellie must find her groove and dance him back to himself before the music never stops.

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Maked Up Stories is a daily children’s bedtime stories podcast. Perfect for your bedtime routine, your commute, or for some high quality screen-free entertainment at home. Our interactive format will ignite your imagination. Rich vocabulary with plenty of context clues supports your child’s language development.

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Check out our sister podcast Maked Up Clubhouse, where all the storytellers are kids! https://open.spotify.com/show/1DJIjGsPGXvUi4Qmcima0K?si=8cb76c3e21b248d0

Love our intro and outro music? We do do! The song is Hishtadlus by Batya Levine and you can find more of her work on Spotify.

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