Winking Kat Tales

HENNY PENNYGREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)Copyright © 2023 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levittproduced by Winking Kat Books"HENNY PENNY" is a musical mash-up of two classic fables, "The Little Red Hen" and "Chicken Little". Our story features Henny Penny over the course of four seasons as she plants & harvests her wheat, then turns t

THE ARTIST'S BRUSHRed Series (ages 6 & up)Copyright 2022 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt & Larry Bridgespublished by Winking Kat BooksThis delightful new episode of Winking Kat Tales is adapted from an old Dutch fairytale - although the fairy in this story isn't the usual type of magical fairy. He is a wood fairy or elf named Haan e'Kam. When

THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOODRed Series (ages 7 & up)Copyright 2022 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat BooksThis new, and slightly silly, musical adaptation about the famous heroic bandit, Robin Hood, features the familiar characters of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, as well as the treacherous duo of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingh

GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levittproduced by Winking Kat BooksThe Musicians of Bremen is a musical re-telling of the familiar story from Germany about a group of 'retired' animals who must find a new purpose in life. Ida the donkey, Schnookie the Cat, and Red the Rooster have all been dismissed by their owne

Bonus EpisodeIn this episode Pat interviews Fox 8 Meteorologist, Nicondra Norwood, about the weather in New Orleans and asks the very important question, "Does it Ever Snow on the Bayou?". Since it's a very important part of the story of our musical, Bayou Bug Tales, we thought we better find out the truth.This episode also has some new information about what's

THE SCARECROWRed Series (ages 7 & up)Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat Books"The Scarecrow" is a new musical adaptation of a short story by the popular American author, Washington Irving. Like many of Washington Irving's stories, the Scarecrow is set in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains at the beginning

BAYOU BUG TALESGREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth, Terence Alaric Levitt, Larry Bridgesproduced by Winking Kat BooksBayou Bug Tales is a musical re-telling of the familiar fable of "The Ant and The Grasshopper" set in Louisiana Bayou country. The music is upbeat and fun, plus there are some fun new characters like Bertram, the tadpole,

PURRLIE'S MISSION TO THE MILKY WAYRed Series (ages 6 & up)Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat BooksPurrlie, like most cats, is very curious about everything. When her friends Bruno the Dog and Hermes the Owl tell her about the Milky Way in the sky, Purrlie is curious to know if the Milky Way is really made out of milk. Wi

Blue Series (ages 5 and up)Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books"Arcani and the Tree of Dreams" is an original musical story inspired by a folktale from Bolivia. It is about a boy who dreams about setting his own path in life instead of the road he is destined to travel. The boy, Arcani, falls asleep under a tobo

The Tale Behind The Tale of Mr. Popper's Penguins Inspiration and PenguinsAge 7 - AdultWhat inspires an artist or an author to create? In the case of the authors behind the creation of the classic story Mr. Popper's Penguins inspiration happened when the family took a trip to the local movie house to see a newsreel about Admiral Byrd's trip to the Antarctic. The peng