The
Fairytale Parade
by Chuck Thrapp
Illustrations by Ayana Mathis
The Fairytale Parade
I promised my grandkids, James and Rose, that I would take them the next time “The Fairytale Parade” came to town. We’re hoping to see the GIANT and taste those oh, so good candy apples. Please, come with us. We’ll just follow the sound of the Rum Tum Tum and it will take us right to “The Fairytale Parade”.
The Fairytale Parade Song
Listen to the song!
Guitar and vocals by Chuck Thrapp
Music produced and arranged by John Kilburn
Whistle by Cedar Dobson
Drums and percussion by Mark Albosta
”The story is just lovely! I listened to the song first and sang my way through the book. The illustration could not be more perfect!
Michelle MillerMillers Landing Resort, Inc
”The story you created is fun and captivating and the illustrations are magical. You have created something very special. Really amazing!
Russ SaltonMusician
Meet the Team
The Team Behind The Fairytale Parade
Chuck Thrapp
Musician and Author
Chuck Thrapp is a musician and author based in the Sierra National Forest of California. He has been performing at the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road with the band Sugar Pine for more than 30 years. He is currently in the studio working on recordings for a variety of projects. Click the link below to learn more!
Ayana Mathis
Illustrator
My name is Ayana and I love everything creative and colorful. At a young age I had attended a puppet show at our local zoo and I was mesmerized. The bright colors and vibrant characters inspired me, when I grew up the magic experienced was begging to be created. The universe aligned and Chuck allowed me to create with such a magic never felt before. I am thankful for the opportunity along with endless love and support. Thank you Bubba for being everything I’ve ever dreamed of.
Dustin Strocchia
Designer / Developer / Editor
Dustin has been professionally editing award-winning commercials, music videos, TV series, and films for the past 15 years. He loves to create and uses his talents in editing, design, sound, visual effects, and code to bring a multitude of projects in various genres to life.
John Kilburn
Music Producer
John has a BM in music composition and has been composing and performing a wide variety of eclectic music styles, including Classical, Jazz, Brazilian, Rock and Electronic music for the past 30 years. He enjoys fusing instruments and styles from around the world to create unique blends of acoustic and electronic music for his film scores and original songs.
Our Story
Magic happens!
In 2016 I shared an idea of using a new song I'd written “The Fairytale Parade“ for a children’s book. Turns out, the person I was sharing with was an art professor. She said she would put it out to her class’s and see if anyone wanted to give it a try. If this was a movie, the clouds would part, streaming light down on the sketchpad of her student Ayana Mathis as she raised her hand and got my number. After a brief conversation, I sent her a copy of the song. Soon we had the Mad Hatter, Hook, Pan, and the Red Rose Queen. We were both very excited and overwhelmed by what we had started.
Next came my dear friend John Kilburn, an extremely talented musician and an award winning composer and producer. Working with Ayana and John, we had the song inspiring the artwork and the artwork inspiring the orchestration, a very exciting collaboration.
It soon became apparent I was over my head in this act of creation, discovering lots of what I didn’t know that I needed to. Once again the heavens smiled and Dustin Strocchia came to the rescue. His eye for excellence and staying on track carried the day.
May our collaboration stir your imagination, each and every time you visit "The Fairytale Parade".
- Chuck Thrapp