Frequently Asked Questions
What is DanSing Pancakes?
DanSing Pancakes is a musical children's story featuring two animated pancake characters, Pablo and Priscilla, who teach children healthy choices through songs, storytelling, and interactive activities.
Who are Pablo and Priscilla?
Pablo and Priscilla are two Pancake characters who were born suddenly in a big frying pan at a home near yours. They bathe in bowls of syrup and attend PanFry Primary School.
What lessons does the book teach?
The DanSing Pancakes awards-winning illustrated, rhyming audiobook teaches kids healthy choices such as studying hard, eating healthy food, and being a good friend. The Pancakes also teach kids the dangers of smoking, drinking, and doing drugs through a fun song to sing and share.
What age group is the book for?
Kids 4 to 11 years old.
How does the audiobook help children learn?
Pablo & Priscilla encourage participation, build kids' self-esteem, and allow you to listen to the audiobook, narrated by voice talent Ms. Shayna Small, along with your kids to engage their visual and audio senses.
How can schools use DanSing Pancakes in classrooms?
Pablo and Priscilla provide a unique anti-drug pledge for kids while encouraging parent/guardian interaction and discussion, with many fun activities.
How can schools use the story?
Teachers can ask students to take turns reading pages, act out scenes, learn and sing the DanSing Pancakes song, take the Pledge together, and discuss lessons learned from the storybook.
How do kids participate in activities?
The storybook encourages kids to send in drawings or contest answers (with adults’ permission) to post on the interactive website www.DanSingPancakes.com. It also includes fun family activities at the end of the book.
How do the Pancakes encourage kids to say No to drugs?
By reading the fun, colorful, illustrated, and rhyming book and listening to the audiobook. Both include a hit song and daily pledge kids can share with friends, neighbors, and teachers.
How is music a learning tool for children?
Music reinforces strong values, sets good examples, develops self-confidence, and encourages healthy creative activities. Songs are catchy and memorable, often more effective than words alone.
How does storytelling build children’s character?
Storytelling builds connection, trust, and empathy by activating emotions and brain synchronization, making information memorable and relatable.
How can adults help prevent kids’ future substance abuse?
Preventing drug abuse often involves strong family bonds, school engagement, and reducing risk factors such as easy access to substances or lack of supervision.
How do rhymes help children remember lessons?
Rhymes help the memory by allowing the brain to process and remember information through auditory patterns.
Is there an audiobook version?
The DanSing Pancakes Healthy Choices Musical Story is a high-action, interactive, awards-winning, and rhyming teaching tool available as a softcover book and audiobook.
How do kids participate in activities?
Kids can participate at home, in classrooms, libraries (with permission), or outside by reading together, singing the “Hot DP Song,” and taking the fun daily pledge.