In this podcast we talk about the delightful book "The Day The Crayons Came Home" written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Daywalt and Jeffers are also the creators of "The Day The Crayons Quit." This is a fun book that is chock full of creative and humorous ideas. Your children will never look at their crayons the same ever again.

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The Day The Crayons Came Home

Ocala and Marion County, Florida, are known as the "Horse Capital of The World" and in today's podcast we visited an event celebrating the horse industry. There are so many things that horses are amazing at beyond racing. For example, many horses are often utilized in therapy for children and veterans. We spoke to horse industry professionals including a Stagecoach Driver and an author who wrote a children's book about the dog that rides on top of the stagecoach with the driver.

Ocala's 4th Annual Horse Capital Parade

In this special 46 minute podcast we visit Marion County Florida's  Literacy Festival celebrating the joy of reading. We speak with teachers, principals, students, parents, paraprofessionals, and reading advocates about the importance of instilling the love of reading to students of all ages.

Superintendent's Literacy Festival Celebrate Reading 2020

In this episode of Storybook Railroad, we go bicycling in Ormond Beach, Florida, in Central Park and discover that we showed up on the same day as the Great Backyard Bird Count. This annual event is presented by Halifax River Audubon. They partnered with Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center to create this family event that features bird walks, games, crafts, exhibits and more. All while documenting the birds in the park and entering observations into a global database. For more information, contact Joan at members@halifaxriveras.org

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Mary Ann's dog, Rudy, learns an important lesson about not judging others and about being careful about feelings of revenge. This story is written by Larry Whitler and first appeared on the Robin And The Giant radio program in the early 1990s. It is part of the anthology of stories included in the "Gift Of The Barking Frog" book by Robin MacBlane and Larry Whitler. The bonus song included after the story was originally broadcast with this story.

Doggy Dog World

Four children have a school assignment to research history and present their discoveries to the class. At first they go to the library to decide what historical event they would focus on. Then, when they bump into the grandfather of one of the children, they realize that history may be closer than they realize. In fact it is right in their own attic! Written by Robin MacBlane, "Memories" first appeared in the early 1990s on the Robin And The Giant radio program and can be read in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

Memories

Johnathan and Wanda know that the birds fly south in the winter. But, what they don't know, is where, exactly, the birds fly to. In this story the two children take their inquisitive minds and use some good old fashioned library research to try to uncover the answer to this perplexing question. Written by Larry Whitler, "The Mystery Of The Missing Birds" first appeared on the Robin And The Giant radio show in the early 1990s and can be found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

The Mystery Of The Missing Birds

Shannon loved playing make-believe with her toy Pegasus that she named Shasta. Her imagination enabled Shannon to pretend to fly on the winged horse, play with the birds, and even chase away the evil hunters. But, in real life, Shannon's true dream was to own a horse of her own. A real horse. In this story, written by Robin MacBlane, every young girl's dream is expressed as Shannon and Shasta take us all on a beautiful trip filled with love and fantasy.

Shasta

Sometimes it takes the mind of a child to show us all which things are really valuable. In "A Jelly Jar Mint of Belly Button Lint" three little children show the rest of us that nothing is worth more than spending time with someone we love. Written by Larry Whitler, this story first appeared on the Robin And The Giant radio show in the early 1990s and is found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

A Jelly Jar Mint of Belly Button Lint

Field Trip, written by Robin MacBlane, was one of the most popular stories that we did in the early 1990s on our old radio program Robin And The Giant. It tells a simple tale that every school child, and former school child, remembers with fondness. The original broadcast of this story included the song, "Field Trip," also recorded and written by Robin And The Giant. The story can now be found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

Field Trip

This is a story about a puppy, a six year old boy, and a Dad. They all are learning from one another as they each have to face the consequences of their own mistakes. Written by Larry Whitler, Bobby And Fluff Pup was first heard on the Robin And The Giant radio program in the early 1990s. It is also found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

Bobby And Fluff Pup

A young girl, named Sadie, doesn't feel as beautiful as she feels her older sister is. Even though she is truly beautiful on the inside, Sadie wants to be beautiful on the outside, too. The lesson Sadie learns about the true beauty that is already within her is learned with the help of the costume lady from a local theatrical group. This story is written by Robin MacBlane and was first made public on the Robin And The Giant radio program in the early 1990s. The story is also found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

Sadie

Mary was a dancer but she didn't believe in herself. Her friend, Harold, however, completely believed in her. It took a while but Harold finally convinced Mary to audition for a major dancing job at a show in New York City. This is a story about confidence and friendship. It is a story about believing in oneself and pursuing one's dreams. Written by Larry Whitler in the early 1990s, "A Dancer Dances" originally appeared on the old Robin And The Giant radio program and can be found in the book "The Gift Of The Barking Frog."

A Dancer Dances

When one of the new students in Mrs. Bryant's sixth grade class told some incredible stories to the other students, about his life and his family, his classmates felt inferior and less accomplished. Mrs. Bryant noticed that the fibs the new student was telling were making the other students feel unimportant. Since it would be wrong to call the new student a liar, Mrs. Bryant had a better idea! Written by Robin MacBlane, this story first appeared on the Robin And The Giant radio show in the early 1990s.

The Tales Of The Rail

Joe Gurney lived a long and lonely life in the days when everybody was scurrying in the wild west to find gold. But Joe was different and never cared much for gold. In fact, Joe Gurney was most interested in why people spent so much time searching for gold. When Joe Gurney died the people of Cowtown found themselves victim to their own obsessions and the ghost of Joe Gurney made this perfectly clear. Written by Larry Whitler, this story first appeared on the Robin And The Giant radio show in the early 1990s.

The Scariest Spell Of Pajama Top Hill

Podcast for children with dialogue and audible stories written and read by Robin MacBlane and Larry Whitler, creators of Robin And The Giant.

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