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Original musical audio plays and adaptations of classic stories for all ages. Each episode features a new story.
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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 Haan e'Kam spots a young, unsuccessful artist named Johannes, he decides to play a clever trick on him....
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 Nottingham. All is not well in Nottingham. Good King Richard leaves England in the hands of his greedy ...
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 owners because they've grown too old to do the job they spent their lives doing. They each search for a new pu...
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 happening at Winking Kat Tales and our new blog, TaleBehindTheTale.com that offers lots of fun facts about the stories an...
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 of the 19th Century. The main character is a scarecrow constructed by the Widow DeWitt to help kee...
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, and Clarissa, a caterpillar, who transform into a frog and a butterfly respectively as the seasons pass. B...
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. With the help of her engineering friend, Catalina the Cat, Purrlie and her friends build a rocke...
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 toborochi tree one day. When he wakes he sees a strangely dressed man standing nearby. ...
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 penguins in the film sparked Richard Atwater's imagination and the book he wrote along with his wife, Florence, ha...
THE THREE LITTLE PIGSGreen Series (ages 3 & up)Copyright 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat BooksSome stories have been told by almost every culture in every language for centuries. No one is really sure when The Three Little Pigs was told for the first time. Some think it might have even originated as an Aesop fable. The only thing we do know for sure was that the first printed version appeared in a book in England around...
TBT SERIES - Episode 2Ages 7 to AdultEvery culture in the world has a rich tradition of telling trickster tales. The main character of these stories is not a brave hero. Instead, the main character is a clever and sometimes not-so-nice person or animal who likes deceiving the other characters or causing trouble.Using "Puss 'n Boots" as an example of a Trickster Tale, we illustrate how it is possible to like a trickster without approving of what they do. This episode al...
Intro to The Tale Behind the Tale SeriesALL AGESWhat is the inspiration behind some of our favorite stories? Who are the storytellers that shared them with the world? Why do we love telling stories? In this series of mini-episodes, we will play detective and find out the answers to these questions and more. This first episode is an introduction to these special bonus episodes and an invitation to ask your questions about the origin of your favorite stories and storytel...
THE DANCING PRINCESSRed Series (ages 6 & up)Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat Books"The Dancing Princess" is an original story based on a folktale from Eastern Europe. It is about a princess named Yulia who loves to dance so much that she is always wearing out her shoes. She is afraid her father will be upset, so she doesn't tell him why her shoes are wearing out. Her father, King Valentine, decides to s...
Blue Series (ages 5 and up)Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books"The Nightingale" is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's story by the same name about an Emperor and a plain Nightingale who become friends. Published in 1843, "The Nightingale" quickly became one of his most well-known stories. It is about an Emperor who is lonely and often sad. His trusted Counselor doesn't know what to do to chee...
October 2020 marks the beginning of a second year of creating new musical stories for you. We're excited to tell you about some of the stories, videos, and activities we have planned.
Purple Series (ages 7 and up)Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levittpublished by Winking Kat BooksTreacherous pirates, buried treasure, and a mysterious island have helped make Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, "Treasure Island", one of the most re-told stories of all time. In our Winking Kat adaptation of this wonderful story, we've added some humor and several fun songs while keeping the mystery, colorful characters, and adventure of the origi...
Red Series (ages 6 and up)copyright © 2019 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat BooksWinking Kat presents a new, musical adaptation of the familiar tale of "Cinderella". We've chosen Charles Perrault's sweet, romantic version of the story written in the late 1600's. It is set in France and has new songs and fun characters (and a little less gore than the Grimm Brothers' version of the story). Seven fresh new songs make this...
GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levittproduced by Winking Kat BooksThis episode is the last in a series of several episodes that featured tales adapted from Aesop's fables. In this fifth episode, we feature the fables of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Dog and His Bone". "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is the story of a shepherd boy, named Jacob, who wants to play a practical joke on his neighbors. Twice he calls to them ...
1Green Series: Ages 4 and UpCopyright © 2018 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric LevittProduced by Winking Kat Books 2020This episode is the second in our series of short musical adaptation of popular Aesop Fables. This episode features two fun tales, "The Sun, The North Wind, & The Man" and "The Crows & The Pitcher". "The Sun, The North Wind, & The Man" tells about a contest long ago between the Sun and the cold and blustery North Wind. The North Wi...
Blue Series (ages 5 and up)Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books"The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse" is a new musical adaptation of the familiar fable by the famous Greek storyteller, Aesop. It is the story of a city mouse, Maria, who is bored with her day to day life. She invites her cousin, Marta, who lives in the country to come to visit. Marta finds the city life too noisy and hectic. She tel...
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