Tea Time with Miss Carol

You’re at home with small children. What do you do? Set up a tea time with Miss Carol of course. Dress up, set the table, pour some tea. Gather all their favorite stuffed animals  and turn on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFA_rrpJfFU&fbclid=IwAR2dMFgNlOx28e-2CcBRFqQMoFYtMxRWnrq0-hzEf_jEPACnD3ToPWob6cs

Children love to dress up and have a grand event to attend. You can make this happen whenever you are ready.

Sometimes tea time with Miss Carol is a story and song time… about a different kind of tee time. Golf! Hear Rod Ragsdale’s children storybook adventures about Andrew on the golf course during Tea Time with Miss Carol.

Sing “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” and hear “The Adventures of Andrew on The Golf Course – book 2 -DANGER.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdQdbq4qVk&t=511s

Sing “Six Little Ducks” and hear “The Adventures of Andrew on the Course – Book 1 -Mama Duck” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4bdVEWmCkk&t=170s

Miss Carol also has Tea Time Sunday School Adventures. That’s right, while we are social distancing because of the Coronavirus Pandemic we need to be creative about having church at home for children. Here are some animal parables that are fun and have character values, plus there is always a song. “SundaySchoolatHome #caroldabney.com

“Wanda, the Whale Used by God” is a whale of a Tale written by Miss Carol and Everett O. Martindale. Its about Jonah and the Big Fish. About disobedience and forgiveness. Kids usually love the song “Jonah Did” composed by Miss Carol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCnWxnORTOM&t=529s

Wisdom, the Elephant Used by God” written by Carol Dabney and Everett O. Martindale. About Noah and the Ark. God is leading all the animals to the ark, and Wisdom is a little elephant that is following the call of God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVnhtjAgDIk&t=91s Children can sing along to the song “I Will Follow” composed by Miss Carol.

 

Carol Dabney is a music teacher and staying connected with her students by making music videos on YouTube and sometimes Facetime and Zooming private Tea Times. #FamilyFun #AdventureStories #SundaySchoolatHome #TeaTimeWithMissCarol #CoronavirusSingingSolutionsForKids #socialdistancing

Carol is an author and illustrator, published by Et Alia Press. She has a wonderful new children’s storybook “Butterfly Dreams, A Friendship Takes Flight” about friendship and encouragement and changes. Small children will also learn about the life-cycle of the amazing monarchs. Available at Amazon and at etaliapress.com

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Song and Story time for Children

Carol Dabney and Rod Ragsdale -musicians and children’s authors.

dabohana on YouTube you will find more music for children from Carol Dabney and Rod Ragsdale.

Want to see a mouse play the harmonica? Marvin the mouse (aka Mr. Rod) plays as good as Mr. Rod, making a fun time for all as Miss Carol encourages practicing our music at home during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+dabohana&rlz=1C1SKPL_enUS430&oq=YouTube&aqs=chrome.3.69i60j69i57j69i59l3j69i60l2j69i65.4493j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&fbclid=IwAR1iX90lTgNkHFNcg6T1_T72aM8TTkh51nYGr9FPUWOiZNJa5tIFqMncX7I

Nursery Rhymes, interactive and gospel songs for children with Carol Dabney and her partner Rod Ragsdale playing instruments,  utilizing puppets and art and reading stories your children will enjoy watching, especially during this pandemic and home schooling.  Educational entertainment for preschool age children that is fun and wholesome for the whole family. There are adventures on the farm, imaginary travels to Hawaii, tiny bible lessons and Tea Time stories.

https://www.etaliapress.com/new-products/butterflydreams  -here is a link if you can support this author/musician. Thank you.

Carol Dabney is a teacher in Arkansas and has just published a children’s storybook with Et Alia Press “Butterfly Dreams, A Friendship Takes Flight” also available at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=butterfly+dreams+a+friendship+takes+flight&crid=3MT57XA7QEP8K&sprefix=Butterfly+Dreams%2Caps%2C190&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_16

Children’s Summer Time stories

Authors Carol and Rod read children stories for summer reading programs,. Meet the authors at Book Warehouse at the Outlet Malls of Little Rock July 2019.

Singing some songs to get us started with an ukulele and harmonica.

 

Then Mr Rod read The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course Book One about mama duck.

Illustrations by Carol.

Thanks for stopping in Book WareHouse Story Hour with Rod and Carol for story and song.

Check out our books online at https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Adventure/dp/1514820870/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=The+Adventures+of+Andrew+on+the+Golf&qid=1563128922&s=gateway&sr=8-4

 

Thanks for your support. -Carol and Rod

A Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas 2017. Love being a music teacher and entertainer especially at Christmas time.

…and I’m engaged to the singing Santa, which makes it all the more festive.

It doesn’t matter what age you are, we are all childlike at Christmas.

Rod Ragsdale sang Christmas carols for Holiday House at the Arkansas State convention center  starting in November to kick off the season. Rod, Cindy and my daughter Michelle sang Christmas carols at the Arkansas State Capital December 2 for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Rod and I have been to over 30 senior centers and nursing homes in central Arkansas, festivals and several schools.

Plus the Jacksonville Library Children’s after school program and Children’s Library and Learning center.

We were the Whoville Christmas carolers for the GrinchFest along with channel 11’s Craig O’Neille, who is the Grinch master story-teller, held every year at the Children’s Library in Little Rock.

We also read our Christmas stories at the capital, several schools and libraries. Here is my sister Cindy Reyes who translates all my storybooks into Spanish.

These pictures are from the times I have traveled to Santa’s North Pole Adventureland in Jonesboro to sing and read for Kathy Johnson and her sisters for their magical store. I wrote a new story just for their Princess specials called “Santa’s North Pole Princess” the book is in their gift shop. https://www.facebook.com/santasnorthpolejonesboro/

 

https://www.amazon.com/Santas-North-Princess-Carol-Dabney/dp/1534781471/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513949387&sr=1-1&keywords=Santa%27s+North+Pole+Princess+by+carol+Dabney

Rod has a Christmas adventure for young children called Golfing with Santa book four in The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course series.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513949834&sr=1-4&keywords=The+Adventures+of+Andrew+by+Rod+Ragsdale

 

From our home to yours Merry Christmas and may God richly bless you in the new year 2018.

Happy New Year 2018.

Christmas Fun 2017

Rod Ragsdale, Cindy Reyes and Carol Dabney will singing Christmas carols and reading our Christmas storybooks at the Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center Saturday December 16 beginning at 10am. Little Rock, Arkansas. This is a free family event. “Twas the Mouse Before Christmas” was the first and is the biggest hit everywhere we go this time of year. I hope you add it to your holiday keepsakes. Thank you for supporting local artists.

Twas The Mouse Before Christmas

Our holiday books: Big Book of  The Animals Used By God, The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course -book four – Golfing with Santa, Twas The Mouse Before Christmas, and Santa’s North Pole Princess. All available through contacting me, or http://www.amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Dabney/e/B0056B1AFW

 

Santa’s North Pole Princess is all about a Princess named Noel, who rides a magical polar bear to gather all the Christmas mail from children around the world for Santa. Have you written your letter yet? This book is about of a wonderful place located in Jonesboro, Arkansas where families can walk through a Disney-like animal animated snowy forest on their way to take pictures with Santa.

https://www.facebook.com/santasnorthpolejonesboro/

I had a lot of fun with reading “Twas the Mouse Before Christmas” and now they have added Santa’s North Pole Princess. If you get to this wonderful adventure-land, look for Carol Dabney storybooks. Great Christmas keepsakes for ages 2-10.

Rod Ragsdale got into the spirit of Christmas by becoming a singing Santa for a Christmas in July party this past summer and as you know he loves golf. Not much golfing goes on in the snow, but with lots of imagination he wrote a Christmas golfing with Santa adventure story about his son Andrew. Book Four in his golfing series. For ages 7-12.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512917203&sr=1-2&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

 

 

I had so much excitement with my St. Mark’s music students in writing The Christmas Animals Used by God last year. This is the newest published this year 2017. It can be interactive with walking with Joseph, Mary and the donkey, knocking on the inn keepers doors, making animal sounds. The kids really had fun with the repeating lines.

https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Animals-Used-God-11/dp/1542436869/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512917633&sr=1-6&keywords=Carol+Dabney+The+Animals+Used+By+God

Its the Christmas story in an easy to read poetic form with lots of colorful pictures for kids to enjoy as they learn about the Nativity . Its also translated into Spanish by my sister Cindy Dabney Reyes. for ages 2-10.

We have read our stories at The Arkansas State Capital, Holiday House, Jacksonville Library and several classrooms. We will be at the Children’s library Saturday December 16 from10-11 and you can get these books then and we will sign them for you. From our house to your…

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS. Carol and Rod

Summer Programs of 2017

Michelle and Carol Dabney and Rod Ragsdale. We had a lot of fun the summer of 2017 playing music for senior centers and for children programs in central Arkansas. Here we are at the Hilary Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center for story hour doing a Hawaiian program on July 18, 2017.

Michelle danced a lovely hula. She was born in the Hawaiian islands. She is a health coach in the Little Rock area.

Rod gave an indoor golfing demonstration and we sold his “The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course” book series.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Adventure/dp/1514820870/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509239591&sr=1-1&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

We also did a Hawaiian program for the Kids Zone at Fitness 10 gym in Little Rock July 14, 2017. Telling the kids all about Hawaii.

We sang Hawaiian songs and danced the hula.

We also shared our Hawaiian program for the Whole Foods Kids Club September 1, 2017.

The kids enjoyed doing some hula with Michelle. I read the story of “Military Mommy” about my daughter in the army when she was stationed in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks. She is serving in Iraq now.

https://www.amazon.com/Military-Mommy-Second/dp/1480038989/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509240150&sr=1-2&keywords=Carol+Dabney+Military+Mommy

 

Rod and sang for a Hawaiian luau at The Manor Nursing Home in Little Rock, on my birthday in September and I was presented with a cake. We are regulars there and they have become like family to us the past two years.

Rod and I went into the recording studio and made a really awesome new audiobook for children. “Mia, the Mouse Used by God” with an original song “Where You Go” about a mouse who becomes a match -maker for Ruth and Boaz from the bible story out of the book of Ruth. We recorded at Blue Chair Recording Studio in Austin, Arkansas July 27, 2017.

https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Used-Ragsdale-Carol-Dabney/dp/B074R45NM6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509240541&sr=8-1&keywords=Carol+Dabney+Music

https://www.amazon.com/Mia-Mouse-Used-God-Animals/dp/1537353802/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509240485&sr=1-1&keywords=Carol+Dabney+Mia+the+Mouse

We had a lot of fun singing this past summer. Hope you will check out all my books available on Amazon. Thank you for supporting local artists and authors.

https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Dabney/e/B0056B1AFW

 

Thanks for stopping in. -Carol Dabney

 

 

 

 

 

Golfing at the library with Mr. Rod! That’s right. July 12 Summer Event for Kids!!!

Its Tee Time. Rod Ragsdale and Carol Dabney will be sharing the fun adventures of story and music at the Jacksonville Public Library Wednesday July 12 beginning at 10:30am. Free event. Sharing “The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course” book one. Plus an inside golf demonstration which was presented last year and the kids lined to experience. It’s fun.

Singing songs with Miss Carol

 

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Adventure/dp/1514820870/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499701545&sr=1-4&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

 

click link above to view book details.

 

 

Author Rod Ragsdale and illustrator Carol Dabney. “The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course”

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1522745602/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499701545&sr=1-3&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

click link above and see details of book two.

Story book for children about golf. Rod has a passion that golf is for everyone in the family. Great outdoor sport.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Three/dp/1536960357/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499701545&sr=1-2&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

click link above and read details of book three.

touring the libraries around Central Arkansas and telling kids all about golf, and nature out there on the golf course. Telling kids how it builds character. Fun books to inspire kids to learn this sport. Rod’s son Andrew is a golf Pro at DisneyWorld.

Come join us at the Library. Free event Wed July 12  Jacksonville Public library. Thank you to those who purchase our books and music online. Thanks for supporting local authors.

 

Oh yeah baby Book Four has golfing with Santa! Dont just dream about golf in the winter. Golf with Santa. Click link below for details

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499701545&sr=1-1&keywords=Rod+Ragsdale

 

Rod and Carol Library events for Kids this summer. Grab your friends see you there!!!

July 12  Wednesday Jacksonville Public Library at 10:30am

July 18 Tuesday Clinton’s Children’s Library Little Rock 10am

 

http://www.caroldabney.com

https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Dabney/e/B0056B1AFW

Golfing with Santa – a child’s adventure

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to play your favorite sport with Santa at the North Pole? Well Andrew got to do just that! See, Andrew loves golf. It just so happened that it was snowing pretty hard one Christmas Eve when suddenly who should appear? You guessed it. Andrew couldn’t believe his eyes, and that was only the beginning. https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481587830&sr=1-1&keywords=rod+ragsdale

The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course series is written by Rod Ragsdale and illustrated by Carol Dabney.

Rod on the golf course, just before making a snowman. Here is where the wheels began turning for his fourth book – Golfing with Santa.

The books starts with Andrew helping his dad shovel snow around the golf course country club. awe…work. Nothing like it to get a person day dreaming about what he or she would rather be doing.

I mean really what if..

Rod Ragsdale and Carol Dabney tour libraries and schools singing and sharing their stories. Children love putting the golf ball inside the library. Rod demonstrates and the kids love it!

next program open to the public. free family fun at the Clinton Children’s library on 10th street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sing some Christmas carols and hear a few of Rod and Carol’s Christmas stories. Maybe golf a bit. You may even purchase an autographed book for your child. Monday December 19 beginning at 11am.

Holiday books for children

Holiday books written by and Illustrated by Carol Dabney, Rod Ragsdale and Cindy Reyes. Two new stories this year: The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course Book four -Golfing with Santa and Santa’s North Pole Princess. Available on  Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478607026&sr=1-1&keywords=rod+ragsdale

https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Dabney/e/B0056B1AFW

A child’s bedtime storybook, “Twas The Mouse Before Christmas” will be read in both English and Spanish by the three authors Saturday December 3, 2016 at the Arkansas State Capital annual Christmas Tree Lighting beginning at 6pm. Free event.

https://www.amazon.com/Twas-Mouse-Before-Christmas-Tail/dp/1477608370/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Fall Festivals October 2016

Fall festivals are my favorite time of year. The weather is cooling down, the leaves are turning colors, the pumpkins give me a happy feeling. Fall begins the holiday seasons of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. For the next three months I get to read my holiday books at schools and Rod and I are practicing our Christmas songs

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Don Roberts Arkansas

In Octobter we kicked off the Fall Festivals at Scott’s Plantation Cotton Festival. That is where Rod and I met three years ago. He was playing music and I was selling my books. We have enjoyed getting to know each other, singing music everywhere together, and now writing children’s books together.

Pumpkins on a gate

Fall Festival

Rod Ragsdale playing his guitar and harmonica at the Plantation Festival 2015

Scott Plantation Settlement Fall Festival

Rod Ragsdale and his book booth of The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course

Carol Dabney singing for the folks at the Scott’s fall festival

The Happy Pumpkin, Patch by Carol Dabbney. Great to read to young children every fall.

https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Pumpkin-Patch-childrens-Thanksgiving/dp/1480236675/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course by Rod Ragsdale

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Adventure/dp/1514820870/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477220785&sr=1-4&keywords=rod+ragsdale

Rod spent 40 years developing and working on golf courses. His son is a golf pro at Disney world. Rod has been showing me how to play golf the last year as well. I illustrate his adventure books. Great for young children 10 and under. Rod has four books in his series now, including a Christmas special new this year 2016… The Adventures of Andrew on the Golf Course – book four – Golfing with Santa.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Andrew-Golf-Course-Book/dp/1537450476/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477220785&sr=1-2&keywords=rod+ragsdale

He read the first book at several libraries and showed the children how to putt. They loved golfing at the library.

The Good Earth annual Pooches and Pumpkins Festival. It’s my fourth year.

Pumpkins on a gate

My pup and pumpkin watercolor painting

The pilgrim, Jack, watching over his pumpkin seed to keep it safe from the weather was important. He carried buckets of water in the heat. Patch the pumpkin made a huge Jack-O-Lantern at Halloween and tasty pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. The book shares the value of hard work, patience and sharing.

my artwork. watercolor. I love painting. Very relaxing.

We hope you will go online to amazon and maybe purchase some of our books as Christmas gifts. Thank you for your support.

https://www.amazon.com/Santas-North-Princess-Carol-Dabney/dp/1534781471/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477222397&sr=1-1&keywords=Carol+dabney

Rod and I will be singing and reading our stories at The Arkansas State Convention Center Saturday November 12 for the Holiday House Santa Event from 9-noon, where we will have our Christmas books for sell and will sign autographs.

Also: The Arkansas State Capital Saturday December 3, from 6-8pm for the annual Christmas tree lighting and Santa event. Saturday December 10 at 11:30 at the Maumelle Library. The Clinton Children’s Library Monday December 19 at 11am. Hope to see you there.