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How Elephants Got Their Trunks (well… maybe)
Meet Ed and Ethel, two little elephants with tiny button snouts. So how did elephants end up with such long trunks? Carl E. Roberts has a theory.
Animated stories for ages 3–10
Once Upon a Maybe
Gentle, funny tales by Carl E. Roberts about how animals came to be the way they are. Watch the story, read the book, then color it yourself.
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Every story starts with a question
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How the Vulture Got His Bald Head (well… maybe)
Victor the vulture had the finest feathers on the savanna, and an ego to match. A tale about a bird who got exactly what he asked for.
Picture book out now on Amazon. Coloring book coming soon.
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About the stories
A dad’s stories, passed down
Carl E. Roberts wrote these tales to answer the big questions kids ask, with answers that are funny, gentle, and only maybe true.
His daughter, Debra Bellanti, is bringing them to life as animated videos, picture books, and coloring books so a new generation can hear them.
More maybes are on the way
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