My Baby
Monsters

Season 2: making a children's book

A is for American Alligator meeting Walt Disney World's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
LISTEN NOW! Season 2: Episode A [Classic old time children's radio podcast]

It's episode/page 1 of our new, fun children's book,
Wild Animal Stories (fun tails for kids and other wild animals).

Triple A content:

A whole new season,
a whole new alphabet,
a whole new book.

Season 2 of the My Baby Monsters children's story sharing podcast will be very special. In addition to being filled with all of the great stories and storytelling games you love, it will also be part of a year long experiment. We are developing a new children's book called Wild Animal Stories (fun tails for kids and other wild animals) – one episode and one letter at a time – to give you and your children a behind-the-scenes look at how a book is created.

What's the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
When an alligator's mouth is closed, you can't see it's teeth, but crocodiles' lower teeth are always visible. Alligators also have a U-shaped snout, but crocodiles have a V. As for color, alligators are usually grayish-black and crocodiles tan. And if you want to find an alligator (outside the zoo), just look in the southeastern United States and in some parts of China. It's pretty easy to find an American Alligator, because there are around 1.5 million. While crocodiles can be found all over the world, the American Crocodile is considered endangered because it has a wild population of less than 500.

• Dear Yahoo, "What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?"
• The San Diego Zoo answers the question, "Is it an alligator or a crocodile?"
• Crocodilian Biology Database answer to "What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?"

The Classic Fairy Tale Story of Snow White:
Little Snow White is an old story... a classic fairy tale told and retold to scare, entertain, and teach morals to children throughout Europe for centuries. It was first written down in German by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, and then translated and rewritten time and time again by countless others, most famously by Walt Disney in 1937.

• Read the parential-discression-advised, but fun Brothers Grimm version of Snow White. Then add on to the happily ever after.
• A scholarly resource on folk and fairy tales and, more specifically, the tale Snow White. It is designed as a teaching tool for group use during a course, and/or for individual study. This is an incredible Snow White resource.
• While the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarf is still protected by copyright, there are a few radio versions from the golden age of radio that have fallen into the public domain. Two of these (the Academy Award Theater and the Lux Radio Theater) were weaved into this podcast episode. To listen to the radio show in its original format, download the Academy Award Theater version of Snow White from 1946.
• Learn the history of Snow White [from Wikipedia]
• Learn about the Brothers Grimm [from Wikipedia]

Music in this episode:

• The Wild Alphabet Story, "A is for American Alligator, as in do you like American Alligators? I like American Alligators. Don't you like American Alligators? Baby." is a silly little parody of American Music. A great song by the incredible Violent Femmes, an alternative band that has been making music since the early 1980s.
• Rippy The Gator is a great biting song by The Arrogant Worms, a Canadian musical comedy trio who travel the world extolling the virtues of the noble cow, taking Celine Dion down a notch, and singing twisted lullabies to children. They are simply amazing.
• Princes by Tripstar. Straight from the United Kingdom, Tripstar's dreamy music is a unique exploration of passion, yearning, triphop, and electronica at its very best. Add on to this great song, or find more great music by Tripstar.

LISTEN NOW to season 2, episode A (and read it's children's stories).