Awesome Possum Family Band

The Awesome Possum Family Band teaches kids that everyone has a special gift, as they travel the country playing fun tunes! Follow the band as they learn about music, and about self-esteem. Along the way, kids will learn that they too have a special gift, and that they have the power to follow their dreams and work hard to accomplish their goals. Written by world-famous recording artist and entertainer Jimmy Osmond, The Awesome Possum Family Band is sure to delight and inspire kids and adults!

There's No Business Like Show Business! And for the Awesome Possum Family Band, they're about to get their big break! The youngest possum wants to join in the music making but doesn't know his talent… To be a part of the family showbiz, Possum Number Nine tries to discover his special gift. Is it painting, presenting, or playing the drums? Find out in Jimmy Osmond's inspiring "tail" about the importance of family and following your dreams.

What happens when a possum wanders into a family's home? Awesome Possum has quite the adventure, learning about a family and their pets, in this darling book. Dreamed up and illustrated by three-year-old Barbara with story help from her mom, Awesome Possum's Pawsitively Awesome Indoor Excursion realizes a little girl's dream to write and illustrate a book to share with family, friends, and anyone else interested in the mostly-true fun had by a wayward possum.

Every Saturday night at the Fais Dodo Thibaudeau, a suave young possum with a Zorro-like moustache takes the stage with his dobro to lead the band. In the audience, a pretty, doe-eyed possum falls for his charms. But just who could these plucky marsupials be? Mama and Papa Poss tell the story of how they first met and where their glory days as a musical duo began! Take a trip to the bayou in this side-splitting, toe-tapping tale that pays homage to Louisiana’s Cajun and Zydeco music traditions. "Rockin’ the Bayou Down in Louisiana!" is the first story in the "We’re a Possum Family Band" series, which follows Mama and Papa Poss on their travels that bring them across North America to the birthplaces of Cajun, jazz, country, rock’n’roll, blues, and traditional Quebecois music. At the end of each story, explanatory notes delve into the key figures, instruments, and customs behind each genre.

Awesome Possum is a children's book about Friendship and Tolerance written by retired Montessori teacher Usha Phadke. Awesome Possum is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 5. Awesome Possum is a pre school children's reading book that can be used by both parents and teachers.

The banjo has been emblematic of the Southern Appalachian Mountains since the late twentieth century. Making Music: The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County takes a close look at the instrument and banjo players in Haywood County, North Carolina. Author William C. Allsbrook Jr., MD, presents the oral histories of thirty-two banjo players, all but two of whom were born in Haywood County. These talented musicians recount, in their own words, their earliest memories of music, and of the banjo, as well as the appeal of the banjo. They also discuss learning to play the instrument, including what it “feels like” playing the banjo, many describing occasional “flow states.” In the book, Allsbrook explores an in-home musical folkway that developed along the colonial frontier. By the mid-1800s, frontier expansion had ceased in Haywood County due to geographic barriers, but the in-home musical tradition, including the banjo, survived in largely isolated areas. Vestiges of that tradition remain to this day, although the region has undergone significant changes over the lifetimes of the musicians interviewed. As a result, the survival of the in-home tradition is not guaranteed. Readers are invited into the private lives of the banjo players and asked to consider the future of the banjo in the face of contemporary trends. The future will be shaped by how this remarkable mountain culture continues to adapt to these challenges. Still, this thriving community of banjo players represents the vibrant legacy of the banjo in Haywood County and the persistence of tradition in the twenty-first century.

As the evil Nacht spreads his darkness across the valley, Tom and his friends, the Bone family, desperately try to find the Spark that will heal the Dreaming and save the world.

Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along all day with Fred the busker. But when Fred gives chase to a thief, the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again? A heart-warming story of friendship, loyalty - and kittens! 'Our five\-year-old gave it the thumbs up, and that's about the best endorsement you can get.' News of the World