• Remembering Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las Casas

    The world lost a bright light this week with the passing of Louisiana children’s author and storyteller Dianne de Las Casas. I first met Dianne at the studios of WHIV-FM in New Orleans, at a meet and greet of all the deejays. She, her daughter Eliana, and her boyfriend John Couret were all deejays with…

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    Sparkling Dianne
  • Music Medley: Zeros & Eights

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    Confetti Park: A music medley of children’s music from Louisiana… lots of variety! This medley of children’s songs showcases the diversity of Louisiana music. And today’s music medley features songs about frogs, leap frog, the alphabet in French, rocket ships, and more. What a variety from a huge talent pool! Songs featured in this episode,…

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    Cartoon number eight with eyes
  • Storytime: Ew! The Shabby Sheep by Scott Lemonier

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    This week’s Confetti Park Storytime feature is Ew! The Shabby Sheep, a terrifically fun story in rhyming verse, delightfully narrated by author Scott Lemonier. In a town on a farm not far away, There lived a sheep who loved to play. Now, this sheep was odd, and quite smelly, too. And because of all this,…

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    "Ew! The Shabby Sheep"