The Farmer Family Album

About the Book

The Farmer Family Album is a wedding of fiction and non-fiction that will bring you into the world of the Donkey Dan radio show that spanned four years of Sunday morning broadcasts. The Farmer family is a family of mixed cartoon animals who blend together 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. One of the most loved characters on the radio show was Tremor who appeared in nearly all of our stories. The Farmer Family album stories are based on some of the actual life moments of our family. The story about the donkey that believed God though mostly fictional has a very biblical ending to it. This can be found in the Old Testament book of Judges Chapter 15, verses 15, 16, and 17. In the Farmer Family album learn how the Donkey Dan show happened. Also check out if Tremor gets caught by Bonkers. Then find out about God’s creatures and how some of them do help us survive.

About the Author

Chester George Thompson was born January 18th, 1945 in Amarillo Texas. Donna Gay Shaver was born March 18th, 1945 in Phoenix Arizona. The couple married on November 14th, 1971. George drew Sammy skunk for Donna as a gift in 1971 before they married. In 1973, Donna began to write a children’s book, and George started to develop the characters that soon evolved into the Farmer family. Then in 1985 their mobile home caught fire. All of their family possessions were destroyed including their manuscript. Donna and George started the Donkey Dan show on K.L.K.Y. near the end of 1987. On each Sunday morning broadcast they told a story using their characters. They did the show for four years. George surprised Donna with a short one copy book of the Farmer family on Christmas day 2005. Donna went on to be with the Lord September4th, 2006. George made a promise to get their stories in print as soon as he could. He hopes to have them published by March 18th, 2016 for her birthday. Sammy Skunk