Cheryl Barnes–author and illustrator

Cheryl Barnes–an author and illustrator, who with her husband, Peter Barnes, has written a children’s book called “President Adams’ Alligator And Other White House Pets”–discusses the wide array of animals who have lived with Presidents at The White House, the genesis of the book and how it extends the Barnes’ string of children’s books that help educate kids about voting, government and the political process, among other topics. [www.VSPBooks.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Mel Blanc’s “Daffy’s Rhapsody”
MUSIC: Jimmy Smith’s “Back At The Chicken Shack,” Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks’ “(Do Not Feed The) Oyster,” instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Andy Griffith’s “The Fishing Hole”