Country Grammar: Children's Lit with Some Country Grit

The Country Music Dads dive headlong into the world of children’s literature, pop culture and its intersection with country music. We discuss the viral video of Ludacris’ incredible rapping of the book Llama Llama Red Pajama, discuss our favorite kids' books, which ones would make incredible country music songs and who should cut them.

Show Notes:

2:22: The Kids Books We Love and Love to Hate: Dave and Donnie discuss the nighttime classics and some modern-day page turners for kids (and those reading them to kids). And what would a podcast episode be without some conflict -- so we jumped on a few we wish would just fall behind the bookshelf.

21:27: Books That Sound Like Country Songs: Before diving into who should sing our kids' book songs, the Country Music Dads explore the fairly significant crossover between country music songwriting and children's book writing -- and some of those people who did both. Namely, Shel Silverstein.

38:34: Who Should Sing These Kids' Book Country Songs? From Colter Wall to Miranda Lambert, the Country Music Dads consider the best artists to bring these books to life.

46:57: Dad Life Sound Check: This recurring segment is an opportunity for Dave and Donnie to discuss a song that is hitting home in recent days. For Dave, "Buy Me a Boat" by Chris Janson had been resonating in his house, while Lasers Lasers Birmingham’s "Shorter Letter" was touching a chord for Donnie.

52:22: Change My Mind: Donnie challenges Dave to think differently about the glories of shopping at Costco -- from the sea of beautiful TVs, to rows of top-shelf bulk-size booze to Costco staples, like rotisserie chicken, availability of eggs and the $1.50 hot dog and soda.

Mentioned in the Show:

• Ludacris rapping "Llama Llama Red Pajama."
• "Magic Candies" animated short film
• "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a GRAMMY Award-winning recording by Boris Karloff in 1968.
• "The Masked Singer"
• Haley Brown Spence of The Doohickeys
• Dolly Parton talent search
• Willow Avon
• "Goodnight Songs" by Tom Prout and Emily Gehry
• The Highwaymen
• The Highwomen

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References:

Books

• "Magic Candies" by Baek Heena
• "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss
• "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown
• "The Going to Bed Book" by Sandra Boynton
• "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See" by Bill Martin Jr., Illustrated by Eric Carle
• "Hatchet" by Gary Paulson
• "The Last Stop on Market Street" by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson
• "Oh Look, A Cake" by J.C. McKee
• "The Alphabet Book" by Dr. Seuss
• "Little Blue Truck" by Alice Schertle
• "Little Blue Truck Leads the Way" by Alice Schertle
• "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker
• "Otis" by Loren Long
• "Two Little Trains" by Margaret Wise Brown
• "Goodnight Songs" by Margaret Wise Brown
• "Giraffe and a Half" by Shel Silverstein
• "Tow Truck Joe" by June Sobel
• "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson
• "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
• "Runaway Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown
• "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss
• "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

Songs

• Intro Music:⁠⁠“⁠⁠Dark Country Rock⁠⁠” by Moodmode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• "Hello Walls" by Faron Young (songwriter: Willie Nelson)
• "Success in My Mind" by Lizzy Passion
• "I Love" by Tom T. Hall
• "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
• "Queen of the Silver Dollar" by Emmylou Harris
• "One's On the Way" by Loretta Lynn
• "Redneck Yacht Club" by Craig Morgan
• "Highwayman" by The Highwaymen
• "Highwomen" by The Highwomen
• "Luke 2:8-10" by Tyler Childers
• "Something 'Bout a Truck" by Kip Moore
• "JIM BOB" by HARDY
• "The Coyote & the Cowboy" by Colter Wall
• "Evangelina" by Colter Wall
• "Joy to the World" by Hoyt Axton
• "Geraldene" by Miranda Lambert
• "Buy Me a Boat" by Chris Janson
• "Shorter Letter" by Lasers Lasers Birmingham