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Robin Falls Kids Story Time 08052009

Original Air Date: 8/5/2009 10:00 AM

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

Host April Robins and Co-Host J.D. Holiday wrap up the summer story time series with the following Children's Books & Young Adult Authors and their books they are reading from at 10 am Central on Aug 5: Lisa Cottrell-Bentley - "Wright on Time"; Marsha Diane Arnold - “Roar of a Snore” & “Prancing, Dancing Lily”; Crystalee Calderwood - "Angeline Jellybean"; Deb Lund - "Monsters on Machines"; Virginia S Grenier - "Babysitting SugarPaw"; and Michelle Buckman - "My Beautiful Disaster." To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.

Robin Falls Kids Story Time 07292009

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Original Air Date: 7/29/2009 10:00 AM

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

Host Barbara Hodge welcomes her Children's Books & Young Adult Authors Guest on July 29 at 10 am Central. The Guest and the books they are reading from are: Shellie Braeuner - "The Great Dog Wash"; Beverly Stowe McClure - "Rebel in Blue Jeans"; Fran Lewis - "Bertha Speaks Out"; Diana Hurwitz - "Mythikas Island"; Katie Davis - "The Curse of Addy McMahon"; and Barbara M. Hodges - Wynd Stallion (Work in Progress).

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Original Air Date: 7/22/2009 10:00 AM

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

Please join Host Dellani Oakes and Co-Host/Roz April Robins. They are so delighted to announce the following Guest and their books they are reading from: Donny Bailey Seagraves - "Gone From These Woods"; Barry Eva - "Across the Pond"; Mark David Gerson - "The MoonQuest"; L. Diane Wolfe - "Circle of Friends, Book III...James"; and Vonda Skinner Skelton - "Bitsy & The Mystery" series for kids. Dellani Oaks will close the show with a reading from her work. To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.

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About Donny Bailey Seagraves
Donny Bailey Seagraves is the author of GONE FROM THESE WOODS, her debut children's middle novel from Random House, Delacorte Press. The official publication date is August 25, 2009. Donny is a native of Athens, Georgia and is a longtime resident of the nearby small town, Winterville, Georgia, population 1,150, give or take a Wintervillian or two. She lives there with her husband, Phillip. They are the parents of grown twins. Donny studied journalism at the University of Georgia, was a newspaper columnist and freelance writer for many years, and owned and operated a used and rare book business, Junebug Books, for ten years. Gone From These Woods is Seagraves' first published novel.

For more information, visit donnyseagraves.com.

About GONE FROM THESE WOODS, ISBN: 978-0-385-73629-9, Children's Middle Grade Novel and also is on the Random House Teen site, so is also suitable for young adults.

GONE FROM THIS WOODS is the story of young Daniel Sartain, a boy who has just turned 11. Daniel lives in a fictional small town, Newtonville, in rural North Georgia. The town in the book is similar to Winterville, where I live, and is surrounded by woods. I got the idea for this story from a real-life story that happened in the family of my second grade teacher. But that was just the spark or jumping off place for my fictional story. An interesting fact about my novel is that the story is told by the 11-year-old boy and I am a middle-aged woman. It was hard to tell the story this way but I wanted to really get inside this boy's story and used the "what if" question to imagine myself in his place. 

My book isn't officially out yet, but it has a couple of early reviews. Here are excerpts from these:

"There is a lot of complexity in this short, quiet coming-of-age novel. Sensitive younger readers will be drawn in by Daniel’s story, which can be likened to a more emotional twin of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet."--Booklist

"This satisfactory debut novel depicts a realistic portrayal of grief from a youth’s perspective. Middle-grade boys will take interest in Danny’s internal superhero-vs.-villain battle and rally around him when he finds the strength to stand up to his father."--Kirkus

Here's the blurb from the book: "I didn't want to go rabbit hunting with Uncle Clay on that cold November morning. But I went. Now I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life. It was just an accident. A careless accident. The rabbit ran away. Clay fell beside me. But he wasn't dead. Clay couldn't be dead."

Nothing has been the same for eleven-year-old Daniel Sartain since that morning in the woods when Uncle Clay went down. Mom tries to hold the family together with her comfort and love. Mrs. Hardy, Daniel's guidance counselor at school, offers a sanctuary in her office as she tries to help Daniel survive afater losing his role model and best friend. At the same time, Daniel's alcohlic father, Clay's older brother, makes a tragic situation worse.

The memory of that cold morning in the Georgia woods -- and most of all the hurt -- will stay with Daniel forever. But somehow, he must find a way to go on . . . for Uncle Clay . . . and for himself.

Donny Bailey Seagraves paints a riveting portrait of a once brave and confident boy struggling with the pain and guilt of having taken a loved one's life. As the spirit and love of Uncle Clay resonate through the story, readers are reassured tht Daniel will finally move beyond his grief and make peace with the past."

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Barry Eva

Across the Pond - http://across-t-pond.com

With romance, adventure, humor, first love and even a little sport thrown in for good measure Storyheart takes the readers on magical trip that all will enjoy, “Across the Pond.”
A book for the young and young at heart.

Barry runs a show twice a week at Blog Talk Radio with authors and the young bloggers (who are the sham wow of YA literature). His show is called "A Book and a Chat" and it more like a chat over a cup of tea with my guest about books, writing, news anything, always very lighthearted yet interesting.

He has one show at 11:00am EST on a Saturday, the other is at 6:30pmEST on a Tuesday (during the summer) after that back to a Wednesday. So if you would like to be a guest please let him know. Barry writes, "I talk to everybody lol"

You can find out about the humor and format at

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond

Barry, A laugh, a joke and an English accent

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Mark David Gerson

BIO: MARK DAVID GERSON has taught and coached writing as a creative and spiritual pursuit for more than 15 years in the U.S. and Canada.Author of two award-winning books, The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write and The MoonQuest, Mark David has also recorded The Voice of the Muse Companion: Guided Meditations for Writers. Mark David isan editor, project consultant and script analyst and a popular speaker on topics related to creativity and spirituality. His screenplay adaptation of The MoonQuest is slated for feature-film production. For more information on Mark David and his work, visit www.markdavidgerson.com.

BOOK BLURB:
The MoonQuest is an award-winning fantasy novel set in a time and place where stories are banned, storytellers put to death and the moon, saddened by the silence, has extinguished her light. The book's main characters embark on a journey to restore stories to the land and light to the moon...a journey guided not by maps but the by the stories that speak through them along the way.

BOOK ORDER INFO:
www.themoonquest.com
Amazon.com
Selected US bookstores

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L. Diane Wolfe

The Circle of Friends Book III…James

Haunted by a troubled past…

The future appears bright for James Sheppard. Emerging from a troubled childhood, he is blessed with talent and a good work ethic. Excelling in his classes and at the campus newspaper, James’s goal of editor appears within his grasp. 

However, years of abuse and loneliness have dampened his spirit. By the time Maria enters his world, James is nearing the breaking point. Her innocent love slowly fills the void in his life, boosting his confidence and giving him hope. 

When a crisis abruptly forces him into adulthood, James is saddled with more responsibility than expected. Struggling to cope with the situation, the past returns to haunt him. Will James find peace before the mistakes of his father destroy him completely?

Release date: August 18, 2009, Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.
$19.95 USA, 6x9 Trade paperback, 296 pages, Fiction/YA
ISBN 978-0-9816210-3-6 / 0-9816210-3-1

L. Diane Wolfe
Professional Speaker & Author 
www.spunkonastick.net www.thecircleoffriends.net 
Known as “Spunk On A Stick,” to her fans, the author is a member of the National Speakers Association. “Overcoming Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting”, ties all of Wolfe’s goal-setting and leadership seminar’s information together into one complete, enthusiastic package. The author’s young adult series, The Circle of Friends, features morally grounded, positive stories that appeal to both teens and concerned parents. Ten years associating with a motivation training system and her experience as a foster parent gave her the in-depth knowledge of relationships, personality traits and success principals. Wolfe travels the East Coast extensively for media interviews and speaking engagements. She averages over one hundred appearances each year, maintains a dozen websites & blogs, manages an online writer’s group, and contribute articles for several other sites. She also does characterization sessions for schools and speaks to writer’s groups.

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Vonda Skelton 

Is the author of four books, including a 3-book children’s mystery series, The Bitsy Burroughs Mysteries, which are set on Hilton Head Island (SC), Amelia Island (FL), and Tybee Island (GA). Her most recent release, Bitsy and the Mystery at Hilton Head Island, was nominated for a 2009 SIBA Award. In this book, Bitsy travels to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where she expects sun, fun, and a baseball trophy. But, as usual, things never quite work out as she expects. It’s bad enough that she has to move in with strangers and her baseball glove is missing, but the problems don’t end there. Bitsy and her new friends, Cole and Mallory, discover a loggerhead turtle thief is on the loose. Could the robber be right under their noses? Join Bitsy as she tracks a criminal, tries to lead her team to victory, and learns the truth about lies.

In addition to writing, Vonda is a women’s event speaker and writing instructor at conferences across the country and she has spoken to over 15,000 kids in schools, teaching her Writing is Fun Workshops. www.VondaSkelton.com

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Dellani Oakes

When she moved to Florida twenty years ago, Dellani Oakes had no idea that the history was so rich and fascinating. Visiting St. Augustine for the first time about fifteen years ago while on a field trip with her son, she felt the allure of the country's oldest city, deciding then to write a story based there. It wasn't until nearly twelve years later that "Indian Summer" took its final form. 

Dellani is a former A.P. English teacher, newspaper columnist, photographer, substitute teacher and Mary Kay lady. This means, she can correct your grammar, take your picture, write about, handle an entire classroom full of kids and give skincare & makeup advice without breaking a sweat. When she isn't being one of the above, she is an avid writer, spending every possible moment immersed in her other worlds. "Indian Summer" is her only young adult/ historical adventure novel. She is currently researching a sequel. Dellani also has a science fiction series set to debut this fall.

In the year 1739, life in St. Augustine, Florida was rife with tension. The Spanish & English had been at war for years, each claiming the same territory on the east coast of the New World. For the people of St. Augustine, war is commonplace. It is in this environment that Gabriella Deza, youngest daughter of the Spanish Governor, anticipates her step into adulthood.

As she stands poised on the brink of becoming a woman, she discovers that life isn't quite like she thought it was. Her life changes dramatically when her father's assistant, Manuel Enriques, declares his love for her. However, the discovery of a spy in their midst keeps the young couple apart for Manuel, acting as her father's agent, must investigate and track the spy's movements in order to protect the town.

Manuel sets a trap for the spy, unfortunately, Gabriella is caught in it and kidnapped. Join Gabriella and Manuel as they embark on a voyage of intrigue and espionage. Will it tear them apart? Or will their blossoming love bind them together?

Dellani's book is available from www.secondwindpublishing.com and Amazon.com 

Robin Falls Kids Story Time 07152009

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Original Air Date: 7/15/2009 10:00 AM Central

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

**We had technical problems so just wait about 5 minutes for the show to start. It will start and go for 90 minutes. It was great!** 

This show is summer fun for kids ages 2 to 18. The show's Host is Laurie Zieber and her Co-Host/Roz Dellani Oakes. The Children's Book and Young Author Guests with the name of their Reading are: Linda Bryan - "The Sound Snatcher, How the vacuum got its Noise"; Pat McCarthy "Heading West: Life with the Pioneers"; Cynthia Gagnon Reeg - "Doggie Day Camp"; Scott Heydt - Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken (Due out Spring 2010); Judy Cox - "Mrs. Millie Goes to Philly!" Laurie Zieber will close the show with a reading from her work. To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.

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Cynthia Reeg,

A former school librarian and now children's author, is happy to announce her latest book in the PET GRAMMAR PARADE SERIES—HAMSTER HOLIDAYS: NOUN AND ADJECTIVE ADVENTURES, in which a troupe of hamsters celebrate a year of silly holidays while highlighting nouns and adjectives. Activity pages, study guides, and more. Grammar becomes fun and games with hamster helpers.

Her other picture books available from Guardian Angel Publishing (http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/) include DOGGIE DAY CAMP: VERB AND ADVERB ADVENTURES, KITTY KERPLUNKING: PREPOSITION FUN, and GIFTS FROM GOD. Her story, "The Emily Explosion" is part of THE GIRLS anthology for middle grade readers, available from Blooming Tree Press . For more information on Cynthia and her writings, visit http://www.cynthiareeg.com/

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Scott Heydt,

Fifth-grade teacher and YA/middle-grade fiction author, is pleased to announce his latest book MICE DON'T TASTE LIKE CHICKEN (PM Moon Publishers, LLC) due for release in Summer 2010. Also, be on the look out for www.micedonttastelikechicken.com going live August 2009. Visit it often for lesson plans, games, activities, and updates. For now, you can follow Scott at http://scotthbooks.blogspot.com or http://www.scotthbooks.com/

Scott is also the author of O.Y.L., a young adult novel from Helm Publishing. One dollar is donated to American Forests as part of their Global Releaf program for every book sold. Want more info or to read an excerpt? Visit http://www.scotthbooks.com/ .

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 “Whizzing and wheezing with a sound quite displeasing, he wiggles and waggles his way. His green hose of a nose and four fast wheeling toes come sniffling and snuffling for prey”

Linda Bryan Sabin

Find Linda Bryan Sabin and The Sound Snatcher How the Vacuum Got Its Noise at www.thewordweaver.com  Children’s Books created to instill a love of language and to restore language to its higher purpose, the true art of communication and help children develop a lifelong connection to the power of words.

A born teacher and writer, Linda believes children should experience stories read out loud, be exposed to the texture, the feel and the smell of a real book in their hands. Linda sees and uses words as a weaver uses threads, ribbons, twine, buttons laces and bright gems. Woven in precisely the right way, with the utmost care her stories are a rich tapestry of expression and discovery. Of course words have their primary meaning, but there is more; rhyme, associations, simile, metaphor and a whole host of contributors to how we express ourselves. Like music, the rhythm of language is one of the most compelling aspects of Linda’s stories.

COMING SUMMER 2009
The Sound Snatcher – How the Vacuum Cleaner Got Its Noise
You’ll love the Let’s Talk About the Book and Words I Heard page
• Encourage real conversation,
• Build stronger bonds
• Discover things you never knew about your child


The Word Weaver in Person

Linda is available for speaking engagements nationwide and for children’s parties in the Bay Area California. She will come to your party with fun stories, her own and some classics, word games and other custom activities as desired.

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Judy Cox 

Is a reading specialist and the award-winning author of sixteen children’s books. Her picture book, DON'T BE SILLY, MRS. MILLIE! was selected by TIME magazine as one of the Top Ten children’s books of 2005. MY FAMILY PLAYS MUSIC won the Coretta Scott King/John Stepoe Award for illustration in 2004. Her latest book, ONE IS A FEAST FOR MOUSE won an Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award. Two new books: THE CASE OF THE PURLOINED PROFESSOR, the second book in The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu series, and PICK A PUMPKIN, MRS. MILLIE! will be released this fall. 

You can find out more about her books on Judy's website: http://www.judycox.net/

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Pat McCarthy

I taught elementary school for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what kids like and what they can read at different levels. I have had 14 books published, all for kids. But I’m most excited about my new book, Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, from Chicago Review Press. That’s because it will be the first book that is sold in bookstores. All the other books were for schools and libraries. 

I wanted to write a book about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote Little House on the Prairie. My editor thought if I made it about all pioneers, it would sell better, so I did that. Most of the books on the show are fiction – stories. My book is nonfiction, which means everything in it is true. I had to do a lot of research to find all the facts I needed. It was fun for me to learn all about pioneers. I read lots of diaries, journals and letters that the pioneers wrote. That was so interesting. When I had all the facts, it was time to start writing. Of course, I couldn’t use everything I had read. I tried to pick out things that would be interesting to kids. When I quoted things the pioneers had written, I paid special attention to what the pioneer kids had to say. I knew kids would be interested in that. My book tells about how the West was explored and the men who blazed the trails. It tells about the trip West by train, boat, on foot, but mostly by covered wagon. A chapter tells about the kinds of homes pioneers had and how they built them. Another chapter tells about pioneer communities. Then there are chapters about pioneer men, pioneer women, and pioneer children. The end of the book tells about the end of the pioneer era. I’m going to read the first part of Chapter 7, Pioneer Children. This is the part that tells about children moving West – how they felt, what they did and what life was like for them on the trail. The book also has 21 activities for kids to do with their parents. You can learn to make butter, play pioneer games, make toys, and lots of other fun things.

My website isn’t live yet, but I hope to have it done by August 1. The URL will be www.authorpatmccarthy.com  My blog, which will be linked to the website is available now, and can be found at www.patmccarthysauthorwebsite.blogspot.com

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Robin Falls Kids Story Time 07082009

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Original Air Date: 7/8/2009 10:00 AM

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

This show is summer fun for kids ages 2 to 18. The show's Host is J.D. Holiday and her Co-Host/Roz is Laurie Zieber. The Children's Book and Young Author Guests with the name of their Reading are: Edna Cabcabin Moran - "THE SLEEPING GIANT: A Tale From Kaua'i"; Karen Cioffi-Ventrice - "Day's End Lullaby"; Irene Brodsky -"SILLY KITTY" ; Mj Gillot - "Belle's Wings" Laurie J. Edwards - "Summer Lovin." J.D. Holiday will close the show with a reading from her book "Janoose the Goose." To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.

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Karen Cioffi-Ventrice

Day's End Lullaby, by Karen Cioffi and Robyn Feltman, is a rhyming and lyrical children's bedtime pciture book. As an added feature the sheet music to the lullaby is included so it can be read or sung to that special little someone. It is available at Amazon.com.

http://www.childrensbooksbykarenandrobyn.com
http://karenandrobyn.blogspot.com 

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Irene Brodsky

Once upon a time, in an English castle filled with a a spectacular garden filled with a rainbow of flowers, there lived a lovely Princess named Jasmine. She would stroll along the pathways. And one day, as she sat on the grass with her picnic basket in tow, she thought she heard a "meow!" Listen! I hear it! Don't you! She looked behind the bushes and found a little black kitten huddling in the shade. She shrieked out loud because she thought cats were bad luck!

The neXt day as the Princess went outdoors, she wandered over to the Lily pond. Much to her dismay, the little black kitten was basking in the sunshine! "Shoo! Shoo!" she cried but that kitten would not budge.
She looked up with sad green eyes and "meowed" her little heart out.
I hear it! Don't you? "O.K. You can stay but don't bring me bad luck or you have to go." The little black kitten purred and sang her "meow-mix"
song.

The Princess left to get some milk and meow-mix cat food for her new pet but what should she call her? "Silly Kitty!" cried the Princess. "That's
who you are." The kitty looked up at her and let out a loud "meoiw" of approval. And so began the wonderful friendship of the lovely Princess and her Silly Kitty. She took that kitty with her everywhere and introduced her to all of her friends. She bought her a basket to sleep in
and a new bowl to eat from.

And the Silly Kitty lived happily ever after with the lovely Princess
in their beautiful English Castle. And that, my dear reader, is the
ever-loving end of my story!

MY SILLY KITTY BOOK, IN PAPERBACK, IS 31 PAGES, MANY COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS, WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY IRENE BRODSKY.
PEOPLE WHO WISH TO BUY THIS PAPERBACK, CAN BUY IT FROM ME BY WRITING TO ME AT CHAYAROCHEL@AOL.COM. THE BOOK IS $10 WITH FREE SHIPPING AND HANDLING. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AN UPDATED 50 PAGE VERSION OF THIS BOOK WILL INCLUDE THE FIRST PUPPY. IT WILL BE ON AMAZON BOOKS. AND FOR THOSE WHO CANT PAY $10, THE BOOK IS FREE AS AN E-BOOK ON http://www.sharing-books.com
listed under newest added books. THANK YOU1

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M. J. Gillot 

Has designed and illustrated books for many publishers, including the "For Dummies" series and numerous grade school textbooks. "Belle's Wings" is her first solo project as writer, illustrator and designer. M. J. can usually be found near Indianapolis, and loves learning new things with her eight-year-old son, Wesley.

M. J.'s website is at http://www.marysimagination.com
and "Belle's Wings" can be purchased at
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=4394803

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J.D. Holiday

IN MY STORY, Janoose the Goose likes life in the barnyard very much. She is there visiting her cousin, Molly Duck and her baby, DeeDee. Her vacation is over and Janoose must go home because there are no job openings on the farm.
When her flight home arrives, the fox’s has begun a crime spree. Though the farm animals had a farm watch program once, they were no good at it! Janoose is the only one who can stop him. 

In the late 1980's I wrote the first draft, which was a nursery rhyme. By the 1990's I had begun to think that the old type of nursery rhyme where the fox was going to do to the members of the barnyard was not what I wanted children reading my books to have to think about. I developed the plot line while shopping for pillows. I realized the farm community, especially those who have feathers, had another reason to be afraid of the fox and it gives Janoose the perfect reason to chase the fox away. This might give you a good hint as to what goes on in the story. 
http://www.bookgardenpublishing.net
http://jdswritersblog.blogspot.com

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April Robins

Read a unread story titled "Mellow Yellow Fellow" on the July 8^th show. Unread stories are just for enjoyment only. They will not ever be published as a book. I was thinking about Dr. Seuss and The Beatles song when I started to write, and it just kept growing. LOL. I will print the whole version but only read part of it on the show.  Feel free to add to the poem in a comment. 

A Mellow Yellow Fellow

I am a mellow yellow fellow - Sending you a great big "Hello"

I wear a mellow yellow hat - And am sitting on a mat

I wear mellow yellow jeans - That I've had since my teens

I wear a mellow yellow shirt - Without a speck of dirt

I have a mellow yellow smile - That goes a country mile

I have mellow yellow fan - To help me get a tan

I have a mellow yellow roar - Don't let me be a bore

I will lend my mellow yellow hand - To anyone across the land

I have a mellow yellow bike - Which I am sure you are going to like

I live in a mellow yellow home - From which I rarely roam

There is a mellow yellow mouse - In that mellow yellow house

I have a mellow yellow cat - Who plays the pity pat

His mellow yellow fur - Just makes me want to purr

I have a mellow yellow dog - Who is sitting on a log

I play ball with a mellow yellow bat - Now what do your think of that?

There is a mellow yellow clock - That has lost its key and lock

I have a mellow yellow top - That does not want to stop

I have a mellow yellow rug - That I must often give a tug

I have a mellow yellow jug - That I liked to chug a lug

I have a mellow yellow car - With wheels that are made of tar

I have a mellow yellow hog -  That attracts the neighbor's dog

I have a mellow yellow bird - Who likes to eat wild curd

I ran into the mellow yellow door - Oh boy my nose is sore

Outside In my mellow yellow yard - Lie rocks and stones so hard

And there is a mellow yellow plant - Being walked on by an ant

In my mellow yellow chair - I brush my yellow hair

It is a mellow yellow day - Take a look across the bay

Want to rake the mellow yellow hay? - I wonder what you'll say

In my mellow yellow bed - Many books I have read

I eat on a mellow yellow table - Stamped with a manufactures label

I bathe in a mellow yellow tub - In which I do a rub a dub dub

I have a mellow yellow phone - Shorty uses when he his home alone

The dog chews on to a mellow yellow bone - Shaped like an ice cream cone

My mellow yellow pig - Does a wild dancing jig

There is a mellow yellow book - For the mellow yellow cook

In the mellow yellow boot - You can find my spending loot

I love mellow yellow jelly - It seems to fill my belly

I adore my mellow yellow ring - It makes me look like a king

I eat mellow yellow fruit - And I don't really give a hoot

Mel the mellow yellow doll - Hangs on the southern wall 

There is a mellow yellow shoe - Belonging to who knows who

On the stove is a mellow yellow pot - Filled with all sorts of rot

I play a mellow yellow horn - No need to show alarm

I hang my coat on a mellow yellow hook - Would you like to give a look?

I have a mellow yellow leaf - In between my yellow teeth

I use a mellow yellow hoe - Ouch, I dropped on my toe

The baby lies in a mellow yellow cradle - That is very strong and stable

I sail my mellow yellow boat - Don't let me get your goat

I fly my mellow yellow plane - Please don't complain

Did I tell you about the mellow yellow rag? - Oh! I think I you are going to gag

Not every thing I own is mellow yellow.

The head of the bed is red.

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Original Air Date: 6/24/2009 10:00 AM

Robin Falls Kids Story Time

April Robins will Host and Barbara M. Hodges will Co-Host this first show. We are so delighted to announce the following Guest and their books they are reading from: Elysabeth Eldering - "Train of Clues" (JGDS), 50-state, mystery, trivia series; Barbara Ehrentreu - "The Trouble with Follow the Leader"; Ginger DeVine - "Hooray for the Circus"; Dawn Stephens - "The Little Pot"; and Margot Finke - "Rattlesnake Jam." April Robins will close the show with a reading from her book,"I'll Tuck You in, Deer." To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.

Below are write-ups from Guests at the show where they display what they discussed at Robin Falls Kids Story Time.

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Barbara Ehrentreu wrote
"The Trouble with Follow the Leader" at http://viatouch.com/learn/storystation/stories/troublefollowleader.jsp.

First of all, thank you so much for inviting me to participate in this wonderful experience. 

My story comes from a frightening experience I had when I was about eight years old. I lived in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NY in the 1950's. Life for kids was very free at that time. My parents owned a yard goods and trimmings store and everyone knew me on the block. I was allowed to go anywhere within a certain distance, which was my own block and across the street. But as kids we had great adventures in that small space. One of the games we always played was Follow the Leader. We'd use the backyards of apartment houses and other little nooks and crannies found on the street like the iron gate in my story. Whoever was the leader for the day could take you anywhere. You had to do whatever the leader did. 

The girl in the story is based on me at that age and much of it is true. I did get my head stuck in that same iron gate and the fire department did have to come and get me out of there with The Jaws of Life. One of my best friends was named Terri, so I named the character after her. There was a luncheonette on the corner where I used to hang out. They had great egg creams and in summer I'd get a lime rickey. My own apartment was a little ways down the same street. Concrete was all around me until I went to the country in the summer for camp. My grandmother had a country home in Monroe, NY where the whole family went to escape the city's heat. There was no air conditioning then for us.

All the kids went to the same elementary school, PS167, but some went to the parochial school instead. Besides Follow the Leader we played Red Light, Green Light, Giant Steps, Potsy, Hop Scotch, Hit the Penny, and Jump rope. We had metal wheeled skates that clamped onto your shoes and needed a skate key to tighten them. I went to the movies alone, which meant walking two blocks by myself. I could never resist the knish store in the middle of my walk. Recently I got in contact with some people from my old neighborhood. 

Though this story happened to me over fifty-five years ago I couldn't write it until my sister-in-law suggested I write it as a children's story. Whenever I had tried to write it before it had been as a memoir. The memory was so vivid, yet I couldn't bring it to life until this story. I hope you enjoy or enjoyed reading it. If you haven't read it, I hope you will decide to read it now.

In addition to this story I have written a YA novel that is still waiting for a home and I am in the middle of a second one. I have several non-fiction articles published online, a memoir and an adult story that is published on Moondance.org.

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