Storypillar

Season 4 Story Sip 3: Little Hippo, BIG SWIM! Story Replay
Happy I’m-so-cold-my-toes-might-fall-off-season for anyone currently celebrating! 🥶👣
And to our southern hemisphere listeners…can we come visit!? Like…NOW! 🏖️😎😆
We’re still on winter break, ❄️ but we’ll keep the Story Sips (Season 4 story replays) coming your way on the first 3 Mondays of February, and March! 🥳 This week, tiny hippos, 🦛 “worms” with legs, 🪱 and lots and LOTS of splashing! 💦
Story Description: With help from a squirmy, wormy new friend, a tiny hippo faces her fears and makes a BIG splash…literally!
Region: Nigeria
Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling a little panicky?
Feelings Focus: Coping with anxiety, managing fear, regulating breath and feelings together, visualization
Don’t Forget: We’ll be back for Season 5 of Storypillar on Monday, April 6, 2026! 🥳
Resources:
-Helping Kids Cope with Anxiety
-Helping Kids Stay Calm
Info/Get in Touch:
Website: www.storypillar.com
Instagram: @storypillar
Join our mailing list.
Support Us:
https://ko-fi.com/storypillar
Shop at:
storypillarstore.threadless.com
Created, Written, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Story by:
Courtney Lewis
Sound Design/Audio Editing:
Meg Lewis
Nate Blaweiss
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
Episode Cover Art
Meg Lewis and Mackenzie Allison
Sound Effects and Additional Music:
-https://freesound.org/
-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)
-Pixabay Artists: SigmaMusicArt; Jooga-Booga_Studios; Denis-Pavlov-Music; John Bartman; Music_for_Videos; Szegvari
© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Season 4 Story Sip 2: Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones Story Replay
We’re officially on Winter Break, but we’ll be replaying some of YOUR favorite Season 4 stories on the first 3 Mondays of January, February, and March! 🥳 Next up…Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones from June, 2025.
Story: Bahar, Gamze, and Zeki would much rather play videogames, crawl around with bugs, and train sidekicks than actually do their chores. But with help from some very smart ants–and despite a gaggle of extra gassy ninja bunnies–they team up and come through for their mom in the end.
Original Episode Link: Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Region: Turkey
Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re having trouble working as a team?
Feelings Focus: Compromising, cooperating, and reciprocating
Resources:
-Helping Kids Combat Procrastination
-Goal Ladder Activity
Info/Get in Touch:
Website: www.storypillar.com
Instagram: @storypillar
Support Us:
https://ko-fi.com/storypillar
Shop at:
storypillarstore.threadless.com
Created, Written, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Sound Design/Audio Editing:
Meg Lewis
Nate Blaweiss
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
Episode Cover Art
Meg Lewis
Sound Effects and Additional Music:
-Freesound.org
-Pixabay Artists: Onoychenko_Music, 9JackJack8, JacobsApp, Ahmad MousaviPour, StudioKolomna, NiKneT_Art, Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones Guitar Riff Base
© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Season 4 Story Sip 1: Dance Like A Chicken Story Replay
We’re officially on Winter Break and will be replaying some of YOUR favorite Season 4 stories on the first 3 Mondays of January, February, and March. First up…a trip back to Mexico to dance like a chicken!
Story: With help from a fluffy chicken, a drooly dog, and a bubblegum-chomping frenemy, a brave girl teaches her town an important lesson about giving people space to be themselves.
Original Episode: Dance Like a Chicken (April 2025) Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Region: Mexico
Sticky Situation: What do you do when you see someone being unkind?
Feelings Focus: Setting boundaries; being brave; showing kindness
Helpful Resources:
-Helping Kids Manage Fears
-Strategies for Coping with Fear
Info/Get in Touch:
Website: www.storypillar.com
Instagram: @storypillar
Join our mailing list.
Support Us:
https://ko-fi.com/storypillar
Shop at:
storypillarstore.threadless.com
Created, Written, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Sound Design/Audio Editing:
Meg Lewis
Nate Blaweiss
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
Episode Cover Art
Meg Lewis
Sound Effects and Additional Music:
-freesound.org
-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)
-Pixabay Artists: AlanaJordan, Grand_Project, JuliusH, White_Records, FJRAC_Travel_Vlog, BackgroundMusicForVideo
© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Season 4 Sparky Shorts Bonus Episode!
Join Sparky and her pet rocks, Pinky and Dinky, for a silly story featuring her two favorite items from Storypillar Season 4. We’ll giggle our gizzards off, give our imaginations an extra silly workout, and Sparky’ll even teach us to talk like a chicken…Ba-GAWK!
Sparky’s Season 4 Favorites:
-Leipajusto squeaky cheese (From: A Little Dab of Honey and a Squeaky Block of Cheese)
-Plateau pikas (From: Cheesy McChewy Pants to the Rescue! and Feeling Ignored With Squeakachu and Crunch)
Talk Like a Chicken: Take turns = Ba-a-awk, buk-buk-buk, BAWK!
Feelings Focus: Negotiating turns, Sharing, Compromising, Setting boundaries
Resources: Collaborative Drawing Games for Kids; Teaching Kids to Take Turns
And…
Even though we’re on winter break, ☃️ we’ll have Story Sip bonus episodes (Season 4 story replays) on the first three Mondays of January, February and March, ☕ and…
We’ll be back for Season 5 of Storypillar on Monday, April 6, 2026!!!
Info/Get in Touch:
Website: www.storypillar.com
Instagram: @storypillar
Support Us:
https://ko-fi.com/storypillar
Shop at:
storypillarstore.threadless.com
Created, Written, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Story by:
Meg Lewis
Sound Design/Audio Editing:
Meg Lewis
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
Episode Cover Art:
Meg Lewis
Sound Effects and Additional Music:
-Freesound.org
-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky)
Talk Like a Chicken Song:
Music For Video
Cutting the Cheese Song:
Sonican
Sparky’s Favorite Things Song:
GeoffHarvey
© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

December’s Brain Breather: Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice
Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings.
Feelings Focus:
Coping with disappointment; navigating change
Protagonists:
-Shelly the Coconut Crab
-Slice the Cheese Grater
Setting:
-The Mariana Trench, near the island of Guam
Strategies: Naming feelings; Glownut Recipes (Building a coping toolkit); Copecake coping toolkit activities
Helpful Resources:
-Copecake Coping Toolkit Activities
-Helping Kids Cope with Disappointment
Info/Get in Touch:
Website: www.storypillar.com
Instagram: @storypillar
Join our mailing list.
Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening!
Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar
Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com
Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by:
Meg Lewis
Storypillar Theme Song:
Lyrics by Meg Lewis
Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges
Produced by Andy Jobe
Episode Cover Art:
Mackenzie Allison
Meg Lewis
Sound Effects and Additional Music:
-freesound.org
-pixabay.com
-Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy, White_Records, Tunetank
Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks.
© 2025 PowerMouse Press, LLC