This beloved American folktale about Betsy Ross sewing the first flag of the United States teaches young children how to use our talents for God and country.

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Otto's Tales

Betsy & the Flag

Teach young children about “a day that lives in infamy”—when the Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, launching the United States into World War II—with this wholesome and age-appropriate storytime video. While learning important American history, your young ones will also hear a meaningful message about heroism, bravery, and coming together amidst a crisis.

Let's Visit Pearl Harbor National Memorial

In this sweet tale about a Thanksgiving dinner, your children will learn about generosity and compassion as Mr. Rabbit invites his woodland friends who are struggling to find food into his home to enjoy the bounty of what he has collected.

Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving

Take young children on an adventure to Plymouth Rock in this storytime video about the first Thanksgiving. They’ll learn about the Pilgrims who settled in America, the local Native Americans who helped them survive, and the importance of overcoming obstacles and working together.

Plymouth Rock

Through the legend of the Big Dipper about a young girl who shares what little she has with others in need, your young children will learn the importance of sharing and the power of doing good.

Legend of the Dipper

Teach young children about California missions as they go adventuring with Otto the bulldog and Smidge the kitten. Your little ones will get to visit the beautiful San Juan Capistrano Mission and learn about an important time in early American history with this fun storytime video. Get the book so your kids can read along at home!

Let's Visit a California Mission

This lesson from the Bible teaches young children that when God is on your side, you have nothing to fear and can overcome any obstacle. In this storytime video, when a boy named David fights the fearsome giant Goliath, his strong faith in God gives him the courage to do what is right.

David & the Giant

Young children will learn how problem-solving and exceptional teamwork enabled Americans to successfully build the Hoover Dam in this storytime video with Otto the bulldog, Smidge the kitten, and their new, hardworking friends who teach the cat and dog duo about integrity and determination at America’s most famous dam.

Let's Visit the Hoover Dam

Take young children on an adventure to the White House and Washington Monument—important destinations that honor America’s history and leaders—with this delightful storytime video. Along with Otto the bulldog and Smidge the kitten, your kiddos will learn that leadership comes with duty, responsibility, and serving others.

Let's Visit the White House and Washington Monument

This timeless, true story about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman—a former slave who escaped to freedom and then helped rescue 70 people from slavery—is told in an age-appropriate, kid-friendly way, and reminds all of us that freedom will prevail with faith, courage, and determination.

Harriet & the North Star

Teach young children the importance of remembering our veterans with this storytime video. They'll join Otto the bulldog and Smidge the kitten on an adventure to the most famous final resting place in the United States: Arlington National Cemetery. While there, the friends learn the true meaning of sacrifice and why so many have fought and died for our freedom.

Let's Visit Arlington National Cemetery

Young children will enjoy this true story in American history—when First Lady Dolley Madison (wife of fourth President James Madison) bravely saved a most meaningful portrait of President George Washington from being destroyed by the British during the War of 1812!

Dolley Saves President Washington

Do your children understand the importance of America's farmlands? This storytime video teaches young learners about the hard work and faith required to keep this most important industry of our country thriving.

Let's Visit an American Farm

This timeless Swiss folktale teaches our youngest learners the virtue of staying calm and courageous in the face of terrifying tyranny.

The Tale of William Tell

Do your children know the story of the Liberty Bell and what it symbolizes? Teach them the importance of freedom and why America fought so hard to protect it with this age-appropriate storytime video. Your kiddos will love this exciting adventure with Otto the bulldog and Smidge the kitten as they travel to Pennsylvania, meet new friends, and discover that even broken things can have value.

Let's Visit the Liberty Bell

Teach young kids about hard work and perseverance with this old English folktale about a little girl who goes on a quest to reach the stars in the sky.

Stars in the Sky

Do your kids know which U.S. presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore? In this sweet storytime video for young children, Otto the bulldog and Smidge the kitten visit America’s heartland, meet new friends, and learn how the four men represented in this iconic monument shaped America’s history.

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