Mama Don't Allow

Written by Thacher Hurd

Narrated by Tom Chapin

Winner of the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, this high-energy production is foot-stomping fun. Tom Chapin’s easy-going narration sets the tone for this story about Miles and his Swamp Band, whose music is in hot demand -– from sharp-toothed alligators at an all-night ball where the band is earmarked to entertain and be the main course! Jazzy music plays throughout as Chapin both reads and sings this entertaining book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Live Oak Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2001
• ISBN: 9781430109204

Thacher Hurd

Thacher Hurd is the award-winning author and illustrator of several children's books. He lives with his wife, Olivia, in Berkeley, California. Thacher Hurd es un autor e ilustrador que ha recibido varios premios por sus libros para niños. Vive con su esposa, Olivia, en Berkeley, California.

Reviews for Mama Don't Allow

[derbygirl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Easy Picture book: This was a fun story with delightful colorful pictures. The story had a fast pace and I could imagine if you sang the parts that were intended to be sung, children would love it. The animals in the swamp band are invited to play at the swamp ball, but the guests are all alligators. Little do our furry musicians know, when the ball is over and the gators have worked up an appetite....let's just say some fast singing/thinking will be in order! The last page features the score for our swamp ditty and suggestions on how to make more verses of your own.

[dangerlibearian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A boy gets a new saxamaphone, he plays it too loud. His mama tells him to stop, but he just goes into town, forms a band, which is too loud, the town tells them to leave. Finally, the band finds the perfect audience, a riverboat full of alligators. When the music ends the band discovers it is going to be supper. So they play one last lullaby, too escape the alligators.