Hannah is a very curious dog who loves to chase rabbits and eat cheese. This tends to get Hannah into some sticky situations that only a fairy god-rabbit can help her get out of and back home to her beloved mommy.
The Collection
The Adventures of Hannah the Dog is a collection of six stories recorded with added background music and sound effects. They are available to purchase and download off of iTunes and Google Play. CDs with the whole collection can be purchased off of Amazon or deluxe edition with cute artwork and an autograph from Hannah is available to order directly from us. The full collection of stories is made up of the following:
Hannah Finds a Cave
Hannah Goes for a Swim in the Ocean
Hannah Makes a Friend
Hannah Goes to the Farm
Hannah the Red Nosed Rein-dog
Hannah Goes to Venice
Click here for preview on iTunes
OR
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Black Friday Sale - 30% off the Deluxe Edition!
For Black Friday, we are discounting the Deluxe Edition CD by 30%! The cost is $7.67 + S/H. Not only do you get the cute artwork, but Hannah sends her very own pawtograph (autograph in dog terms).
The stories are recommended for children ages 3-8.
Visit our website's products page to order directly.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Hannahtales Website!
The website will also direct you to where you can purchase the stories or full album digitally on both iTunes and Google Play.
Still not sure if the Hannah the Dog stories are for your child? You can listen to the whole first episode for free on the website and preview the other five stories.
If your child loves Hannah the Dog stories and wants to see pictures and learn about the real inspiration behind these tales, the website is the perfect place to go!
Deluxe CD |
Friday, October 21, 2016
Christmas is coming!!!
Saturday, October 15, 2016
The Literacy Benefits of Listening
Why listen to stories? As a teacher, I know how important it is to get kids eyes on paper reading and improving their reading skills. I will also tell you as a teacher, that listening comprehension is also very important. Listening is a skill that also takes work. After spending hours in my car with all the long commutes I used to do, I found listening to podcasts a beneficial way to kill the time, and actually help it not seem so long. In fact, when you really get into the story you are listening, you might find yourself wanting a longer commute! You might just find these stories help your children enjoy the commute in your car a little more, too, while working on listening comprehension!
Below is a great article from Scholastic on the benefits of listening:
The Literacy Benefits of Listening: Use audio books to bring life and depth to your child’s reading experience.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
CDs are available on Amazon!
Physical CDs containing the complete set of six stories are available through Amazon! They are great for listening to in the car or playing at bedtime. I don't know how many times I listened to these driving my nieces around. When they'd spend the night, this was their bedtime story choice and they'd fall asleep to them. They each have their favorite story. It warms my heart :)
Click HERE to go to the page on Amazon where you can purchase.
This is Hannah's favorite bedtime story! |
Monday, October 3, 2016
What is the REAL story about Hannah?
I found Petfinder online and began to scroll through available dogs on there. I had certain criteria, one of which was an adult dog. I didn't want to deal with house training a dog. Another criteria was not so much shedding and medium/large sized. I found a page for Hannah that labeled her as a German Shepherd/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix about 3 years old (yeah...I clearly did not know about German Shepherds and their notorious shedding). She had no tail, which was not something I liked. A dog should have a tail. After some thought, this was not a deal breaker and could even be a positive thing since she wouldn't be able to knock over glasses on the coffee table by wagging her tail. I thought she was cute and interesting, so I contacted the foster parent (yes! dogs need foster families so they don't have to stay in a shelter).
Here is the sad part of her story...Hannah was placed in a shelter in L.A. sometime around August. I don't know why. She remained there until her time was about to end. The workers thought she was too sweet of a dog for this to happen, so they contacted someone who loved dogs and she came down to rescue her and foster her. She was fostering Hannah, but there were other dogs in the picture and it was decided it was better for Hannah to go to another location that could board her. Eventually she was moved again to a trainer who worked with her and helped her out some with behaviors. At that trainer's business is where I first met Hannah.
Hannah had this adorable look on her face, her coloring was beautiful, and she was a little timid. I quickly fell for her. I went up to visit her a few more times and the trainer brought her down to me on January 8th, 2009. My roommate and I were very excited to get Hannah, but I remember feeling the gravity of the responsibility after I took ownership of her! Hannah absolutely stole my heart and became more than just some pet. You may say fur-baby, fur-child, whatever phrase you'd like, but for sure she is a part of the family.
Hannah is definitely adventurous and quirky. Her six different moves in a time span of three months may be why she has some separation anxiety when it comes to me. She doesn't like change much and feels the most comfortable at home or out on a trail. We are sure she has German Shepherd in her, but we really aren't so sure what the other parts of her are. We just know she is a lovable mutt. She definitely has the guard-dog tendencies of a German Shepherd, but she has a strong hunting instinct. She will chase anything that moves quickly - lizards, rabbits, squirrels, Fed-Ex trucks, UPS trucks, mail trucks... She has a fearlessness about her when the hunt is on and she is a very strong muscular dog. Her coat is thick in the winter and sheds like crazy in the summer. She has the most beautiful brown/black markings on her face and ears with a white patch coming up her chest. Her little bob where her tail used to be moves up and down in excitement when she greets someone. She is much older now, which is betrayed by all the white/gray hairs on her muzzle. She sleeps more these days, snoring away, but she still has these deep brown eyes that melt my heart every time. I am forever grateful to all the people who kept her alive and gave me the opportunity to love her. I understand even more the importance for people to rescue dogs from the shelters when I think of Hannah's real story.
Here is a favorite picture of Hannah and I taken out on a hike the last year, doing what we love best to do together.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Episode 6 - Hannah Goes to Venice
Episode 6
The final story in this series finds Hannah and Nova traveling to Italy with their parents. When Nova’s dad unknowingly drops the engagement ring he has to propose to Hannah’s mom, the dogs have to find their parents in Venice and make sure the proposal happens!
A darling creation of the gondola ride in Venice with the dogs made for our wedding cake topper. |
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Episode 5 - Hannah the Red Nosed Rein-dog
Go to iTunes here for purchasing the story:
iTunes
OR here for streaming on Apple Music
Apple Music Streaming
Monday, September 26, 2016
Episode 4 - Hannah Goes to the Farm
Hannah the Cowdog |
Hannah's first trip to the farm |
Hannah in the pecan orchard Download here to preview on iTunes iTunes OR here for streaming on Apple Music Apple Music Streaming |
Friday, September 23, 2016
Episode 3 - Hannah Makes a Friend
Nova, shortly after Hannah met her. |
Episode 2 - Hannah Goes for a Swim in the Ocean
I imagine this to look like the beach she returns to at the end of the story. |
Hannah playing in the surf at Laguna Beach |
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Episode 1 - Hannah Finds a Cave
As fun and interesting as I find my dog, it always makes the story a little more interesting to have some magical characters and crazy circumstances. The rabbit she was chasing ends up being a fairy god-rabbit. This rabbit is there to make her dreams come true. And what do dogs love the most? You may think bones...but one thing you know, if you know Hannah, is that she actually loves cheese. The other thing you know is that Hannah is very attached to her mother. So, once this all heart and emotion driven dog comes down from her overpowering instincts, her first priority is to get back to her mother. How to do that when you are stuck in a cave? The fairy god-rabbit of course.
Add in some sound effects and background music, and the story takes on a life of its own.
This is the story that really just sets up the rest of the stories. Join Hannah in her adventures, making new friends, obsessing about cheese, and finding herself separated from her mother, all with the magical help of a fairy god-rabbit.
Hannah exploring her ridge |
Ready at a moment's notice to chase a rabbit (or any other darting creature) |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The Adventures of Hannah the Dog
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