Digger & Friends
Digger
Shows: ALL OF THEM!
Hometown: Lansdowne, PA
Favorite Color: Anything with Spots!
Favorite Book: Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Ashe
It’s a Fact: Always has to remind David of things he’s forgotten.
Favorite Saying: “David, you forgot again.”
Secret Talent: Getting David to do all the packing.
Big Dream: To play Little Red Riding Hood.
Pinky
Shows: None! Pinky would rather be free to walk around and meet people.
Age: 3
Favorite Color: Now, what do you think?
Favorite Food: Jimmies
It’s a Fact: Can’t keep a secret.
Always Says: “I love your shoes! They are so cool!!
Big Dream: To play the Palace lobby.
King Hue, The Polychromatic
Show: THE MAGIC POT
Age: We haven’t counted his rings yet, so we don’t know.
Favorite Color: All of them!
Hobby: Submitting big emergency management plans to FEMA.
Favorite Movie: Disney’s Fantasia
Favorite Food: King Cake.
Always Says: “Well now, will you look at that!”
Gram’ Adele
Age: “As old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.”
Show: THE MAGIC POT
Hometown: A little farm on the outskirts of the village.
Hobby: Helping everyone. All the time. Day or night.
Secret Talent: Morse code.
Always Says: “I don’t have to look twice; I know exactly what happened.”
Big Dream: To train Silly Digger properly so she can take the weekend off and not have to help everyone. All the time. Day or night.
The Tailor
Hometown: Alsace-Lorraine
Speaks to himself in: Old Provencal.
Show: The Magic Pot
Age: Why would you ask that?
Job: To make clothing for the King.
Favorite Color: Whatever the King likes that day.
Favorite Saying: “He got food on this already?”
It’s a Fact: No matter what the problem is he knows Gram Adele will help him. Day or night.
Favorite Book: CLOTHING CARE and REPAIR (Singer Sewing Reference Library)
Jai, the Indian Elephant
Show: THE MAGIC POT
Home Country: Northern India
Hobby: Tootin’.
Favorite Book Character: Babar
Favorite Food: Fluffer Nutter
Secret Talent: Jai plays a mean Chopin nocturne.
Always Says: “FFFFFffftttttt-BBBBbbbbbjjjjjjjTTTTTTTTTT” and then laughs real loud.
Big Dream: To meet some rescue elephants.
The Kid
Show: INCH BEAR
Age: Maybe four. He’s not sure.
Hometown: An island in the middle of the river.
It’s a Fact: Would love to get a good night’s sleep.
Always Says: “They don’t know me very well, do they?”
Big Dream: To meet other kids like himself.
Inch Bear
Show: INCH BEAR, of course!
Height in the Show: From “Barely see her at all” to five or six inches.
Hobby: Ride the Ferris Wheel.
It’s a Fact: She’s tired of bullies.
Secret Talent: Expecting to be underestimated.
Always Says: “I told you there was water in the show.”
Big Dream: To get her hot air balloon pilot license.
Phoxy Fox
Show: HOW COYOTE SAVED THE DAY.
Age: Pre new knees.
Speed: As swift as the wind.
Favorite Color: Red.
Hobby: Mediative Walks
Favorite Book: SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM? by Mo Willems
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
It’s a Fact: They’ll bring the Sun home; they will not fail.
Secret Talent: Luxury watch repair.
Big Dream: To be on a team with other talented animals.
Racky Racoon
Shows: THE BIG SLEEPOVER and HOW COYOTE SAVED THE DAY
Hobby: Washing their food.
It’s a Fact: Would really love to spend the night inside.
Secret Talent: Washing their food while not breaking eye contact with you.
Always Says: “Can I eat this?”
Big Dream: To eat that.
Favorite Book: BEARSIE BEAR and the BIG SURPRISE SLEEP OVER PARTY by Bernard Weber.
Mou-say Mouse
Show: HOW COYOTE SAVED THE DAY
Favorite Book: THE MITTEN by Jan Brett
Favorite Food: Whatever you left on the counter last night.
It’s a Fact: Can slip under almost any door.
Secret Talent: Knows how to use a doorknob.
Big Dream: To get takeout once they get home.
Drack E. Dragon
Show: THE BIG SLEEPOVER
Age: Timeless.
Favorite Color: Green
Hobby: Annotating The Hobbit.
Favorite Food: Anything vegetarian.
It’s a Fact: Their fire has gone out and now they only blow misty water.
Secret Talent: Now, they can put out fires!
Bundles the Bunny
Show: THE BIG SLEEPOVER
Hometown: Lansdowne, PA
Favorite Color: Tawny
Favorite Pastime: Hanging out with his wife, Boodles.
Favorite Book: Anything by Beatrix Potter.
Favorite Food: McVitie’s Digestive Biscuits
It’s a Fact: Bundles can hear you from across the room.
Secret Talent: Being discreet.
Mr. Turtle
Show: LITTLE RED WRITES HER OWN STORY
Hometown: Near Red’s Farm.
Hobby: Half-Marathons.
Favorite Book: OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK by Dr. Seuss.
Favorite Saying: “Eat My Dust!”
Secret Talent: Speed Chess.
Big Dream: To take the Rabbit out for lunch and share jokes.
Bubba, The Farm Dog
Show: LITTLE RED WRITES HER OWN STORY
Age: 2 ½
Hometown: Red’s Farm
Job Description: Alerting people! Now! NOW!!!
Favorite Book: MEANWHILE, BACK ON THE FARM by Trinka Hakes Noble
Favorite Food: Whatever Uncle Stan just dropped.
It’s a Fact: “There’s something over there. THERE IS!!!! LOOOOOKKKK!!!!”
Secret Talent: Can bark in a whisper when asked nicely.
Persephone, The Momma Chicken
Show: LITTLE RED WRITES HER OWN STORY
Age: How rude!
Hometown: Red’s farm.
Favorite texture: Anything Feathered
Hobby: Who’s got time for that?
Favorite Book: PIRATE CHICKEN: ALL HENS ON DECK by Brian Yanish
It’s a Fact: Chickens can lay over 300 eggs a year!
Secret Talent: Only laying as many eggs as she wants.
Big Dream: To see Verity come home safely.
Verity, The Baby Chick
Show: LITTLE RED WRITES HER OWN STORY
Age: 4 1/2 days
Hobby: Teasing Bubba the Farm Dog.
Favorite Book: FIVE LITTLE CHICKS by Nancy Tafuri
Secret Talent: Can squeak in three languages: Farsi, Irish, and Yonkers.
Favorite Saying: “No, I came first.”
Big Dream: To visit Granny.
Ducky Duck (The Selfish One)
Show: THE BIG SLEEPOVER
Age: 4
Favorite Color: Wood Duck Yellow 304.
Hobby: Ducksplaining.
Favorite Book: DETECTIVE DUCK: THE CASE OF THE STRANGE SPLASH by Henry Winkler
It’s a Fact: Ducklings can swim as soon as they hatch.
Secret Talent: While some ducks migrate as much as 800 miles, Ducky has perfected the art of being invited in.
Big Dream: To have the place to herself. Now, please leave.
Dunkin the Dust Bunny
Show: THERE’S SOMETHING UNDER MY BED
Age: Since the last time you cleaned under there.
Hometown: Ikea-On-Bedville
Favorite Color: Grey, with touches of Montauk Driftwood by Ralph Lauren
Hobby: Collecting things.
Favorite Book: THERE’S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED by Mercer Mayer
It’s a Fact: Loves knock-knock jokes.
Secret Talent: Can use a water pistol.
Also always says: “I told you there was water in the show!”
Minky the Monkey
Show: ALL TOGETHER NOW MAGIC SHOW
Age: 10
Hometown: Lansdowne, PA
Hobby: Impersonating Bunny Rabbits in Hats.
Favorite Book: GRUMPY MONKEY by Suzanne Lang
Favorite Food: Banana Smoothies.
It’s a Fact: Minky has Wi-Fi in that magician’s hat.
Secret Talent: Selective deafness.
Shelby the Sheepdog
Show: ALL TOGETHER NOW MAGIC SHOW
Age: 6
Hobby: Hairbrush testing.
Favorite Book: SHEEP DOG and SHEEP SHEEP by Eric Barclay
Favorite Food: Kibble and Buddy Budder peanut butter
It’s a Fact: Old English Sheep Dogs can weight up to 100 pounds.
Always Asks: “Can I hold that in my mouth?”
Big Dream: To learn to count.