Ackerman, Karen

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

The people of Bean, Pennsylvania, get all worked up when they learn a scout from the moving pictures is coming to town to find a star, and they are let down and puzzled when Slip, the largely ignored livery boy, is chosen to be the singing cowboy.

Although an old house appears abandoned, an owl, squirrels, mice, rabbits, and many other wild creatures have made it their home.

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.