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Created by: CalicoCast

USA 6-1011+

Started: September 8th, 2016

Status: Active, 178 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Wordplay Zone Archives: Safety Video
00:04:30 | April 9th, 2024

Buttons & Figs is clearing the decks, taking out the trash, looking through the archives for gems that haven’t yet be aired or heard or herded along or deserve to be heard again…hear here!

Wordplay Zone: Pantomime Hotcakes (aka The Hum Da Dumb Dumb Song)
00:03:36 | March 28th, 2024

Buttons & Figs was so excited to learn that you still hear here we wrote a new song! for our fans! but especially for Buttons & Figs superfan HANK! Here is Pantomime Hotcakes (aka The Hum Da Dumb Dumb Song)

Wordplay Zone Archives: The Dentist
00:04:42 | March 6th, 2024

Buttons & Figs is clearing the decks, taking out the trash, looking through the archives for gems that haven’t yet be aired or heard or herded along or deserve to be heard again…hear here!

Bluebullet to the Rescue – Huzzah! – interview with author Dr. Drew Palacio
00:29:41 | November 18th, 2022

Huzzah! as Bluebullet likes to say! On this episode we share our interview with Dr. Drew Palacio, author of "Shrieks and Sounds and Things Abound – the Quiet Wants of Julien J." a fun-filled book of wordplay and nonsense, replete with Superhero advice for times of frustration, from Bluebullet himself – Huzzah! We also got the chance to share Dr. Drew’s book with some of the students at Camelview Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona and to record a few of their voices during their superhero night.

Original Haunting Tales – Ages 8+
00:21:07 | October 30th, 2022

On this episode we share two original stories, written by the winners of the Independence High School scary story contest. These stories are not for young ears, they are for brave souls who like their stories to simmer slowly (recommend ages 8+). The first, read by author Nathan, is titled, "Plastic Eye" a story that will chill you cold. Next you’ll hear a haunting tale by Graham titled, "The Singing Bay". This story will creep up on you, humming like the fog.

A Halloween Night Symphony
00:05:18 | October 19th, 2022

Halloween Night. Your favorite night. If you could sit back and listen on that night, you might hear an elaborate symphony, where each movement brings to mind the anticipation, preparation, gathering, trick or treating and stories of the night…sit back and listen, as you anticipate the coming of Halloween Night.

The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard – interview with author Ron Keres
00:24:16 | October 4th, 2022

To kick off the Halloween season we have an interview with Ron Keres, author of "The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard", a Reader’s Choice Book Award Gold winner. The coolest thing about Ron’s story is that he tells it without any pictures…just spooooooooky onomatopoeia words!!! So… let’s set sail in our sieve to meet Ron Keres, hear an excerpt from his book, and have a little wordplay fun by making our own spooky onomatopoeia sounds….oh, and don’t worry, if you have little ones who scare easily, this story isn’t too scary!

Book Recommendation and Musical Play from kid super reader Debra!
00:25:57 | September 17th, 2022

Join me and kid co-host Debra for our back-to-school book recommendation episode. This time we sail in a sieve to talk about the book "Lulu the Broadway Mouse!" Debra is a super fan of Jenna Gavigan’s book, "Lulu the Broadway Mouse", which is about a mouse who LOVES Broadway musicals. Debra and I not only discuss the book, but Lulu’s story sparks Debra to give some great advice for how to stick to your big dreams, even when you feel small.




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Created by: CalicoCast
Started: September 8th, 2016
Status: Active, 178 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA6-1011+
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