My songwriter journal Over the years I’ve seen my songwriter journal go from a spiral notebook to what your reading right now. This blog post. I remember carrying my nineteen cent Bic pen around in my teeth like a chewed … Read the rest
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“Izzy Carries The Dream” Since I wrote Izzy Carries the Dream, I’ve written and illustrated several other books for kids. And some of them are also based on songs I already wrote. Here’s a tiny excerpt from the book… Izzy … Read the rest
Don’t do these things “Don’t” is a book with a list of things not to do. The funny thing is…you can’t do these things. Even if you wanted to. There’s also a song about it (which you can hear in the FunderCast version … Read the rest
Put on Your Music Pajamas There once was a little kid named Meep who didn’t like to sleep. He thought the whole world would disappear while his eyes were closed. Could a simple, silly pair of music pajamas change Meep’s mind about what … Read the rest
Wait till morning skies Bedtime Buckaroos Morning skies, or as they say down south, “mornin’ skies”, are a sign of a brand new day. And they’re also part of the subject of the third one of Tony’s books for kids…”Till … Read the rest
Henry Hippo’s Heartbeat Henry Hippo is a young hippopotamus with a heart problem. Or so he thinks. He can’t hear his heartbeat. So, he believes he either doesn’t have a heart or it isn’t working. Either way, it’s a serious … Read the rest
This is my second book for kids. Dive into how the DNA code comes alive in… “The Code” Of course, everybody has a DNA code. And this is a short story for kids to help them get interested in knowing … Read the rest
Need a bedtime story for kids? What do these next sentences have in common? 1) Henry was a hippo. And I don’t know if you know this, but hippos are HUGE. So when a huge hippo has a problem,” it’s a huge problem. 2) Before … Read the rest
Fall Fast Asleep When you want your little ones to fall fast asleep, do you read them a story or play them some lullaby songs? I’m curious how many parents still do that. And I hope bedtime stories and lullabies … Read the rest
Grady’s Green Eyes Grady had green eyes and it was great… At least until it started getting late… ‘Cause even though he wouldn’t make a peep, Grady’s green eyes wouldn’t let him sleep. Grady’s green eyes glowed when it was … Read the rest