C. G. Thompson Livres

Only about 20 of these shows actually were on the air. Some of the others were written and ready for future shows. Others were in the thought process but put on paper later after we stopped our broadcasting of the Donkey Dan Show. The station was sold and though we were asked to stay, Donnas illness became worse and so we ended our program. Our first show was 'How the Donkey Dan Show Started' and it aired in 1987, followed by 'The Old Oak Tree House'. The stories in here are a wedding of fiction and nonfiction that will bring you into the world of the Donkey Dan Show which spanned four years on Sunday mornings. The Farmer Family is a mixed family of cartoon animals. In these stories the family blends together nature science, fantasy, family humor and a bit of religion. Even though the characters are fictional they are taken from our real family, friends, and pets. These tales are based on some of the actual real life moments of our family. The real house did have oak floors, a fireplace and I still own the grandfather clock that hid little Tremors house.. The most loved character on our show was Tremor who appeared in most of the stories and actually did live at our house, in Prescott Valley Arizona.

I use my radio show characters, known as the Farmer Family to tell science facts about the wildlife in this book. Some of these stories were taken from the Donkey Dan Show. Others were rewritten from my notes of stories we never used on our show. Though most of the creatures are found in Arizona there are a few that were added that are not. Our show aired on Prescott Valleys, K.L.K.Y. radio station between 1986 and the 1990's when the station was sold. Donna and I decided to stay with the new owners. Instead we made the decision to create a new book after the original was destroyed in a fire. These stories were kept in the Donkey Dan Show archives. A few stories told on the show were on tape and were never located.