The Great Kitchen Caper
Meatball has her eye on the pantry, and the pantry has a lock on it. That does not slow her down one bit. It ends the way these things always end: flour everywhere and two kids laughing.
🎧 Episode coming soonMeet Meatball Chubbs. She is a very fat calico cat, and she can talk. She lives in Punta Gorda with Harper and Gage. She loves snacks, big jokes, and being the star of every room she walks into.

Short stories, big laughs, and one cat who thinks the whole world is her snack table.
Meatball Chubbs has a big belly and a big personality to match. She says she is a gourmet. She calls herself a pro at getting snacks. Harper and Gage just call her family.
Every story brings a new mess. A locked pantry. A go-kart that is too small. Skates that will not stop. And Meatball talks her way through all of it, in her own words, with jokes the whole way.
Yes, she is a real cat. The belly is real too.
In real life, Meatball Chubbs is Coral, Harper's very own cat. She is rounder in person. When she walks across the kitchen, her big belly sways from side to side and sweeps the floor clean on the way by. The whole family cracks up every time. Nobody tells her to stop. She would not listen anyway.
Look close at her collar. Next to the gold bell hangs a little silver ring, twisted out of a pipe cleaner by a very fancy admirer. She wears it like treasure. In her mind, it is treasure.
Meatball calls herself a snack expert. She knows where every treat in the house is hidden, and she has a plan to get every single one. Harper makes the plans around the house. Gage brings the dance moves. Meatball brings the appetite.
Is she spoiled? A little. Does she know it? Every bit. That is why we love her.
Three best friends. One very round cat.

The star of the show. A fat calico who talks, jokes, and is always on a snack mission. In real life, she is Harper's cat, Coral.

The big sister. She makes the plans and keeps the crew on track. She loves her cat almost as much as Meatball loves cake.

The little brother. He teaches Meatball her dance moves, and he laughs the loudest when her belly gets in the way.
🐶 Guest stars: Nietzsche the Yorkie and Sienna the Pit Mix drop in now and then, when a story needs extra paws.
A game from Harper and Gage, your hosts. They hid five snacks. Meatball is already looking.


Snacks found: 0 of 5
Tap a spot to peek. Where would a sneaky cat stash a snack?
These four episodes are being made right now. Little ears will hear them here first.
Meatball has her eye on the pantry, and the pantry has a lock on it. That does not slow her down one bit. It ends the way these things always end: flour everywhere and two kids laughing.
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It is race day in Punta Gorda. Meatball squeezes into a go-kart that was not built for a belly like hers. She can not reach the pedals. She does not care. In her mind, she won.
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Four tiny skates. One very round cat. Meatball wobbles, rolls, and lands in a big pile of cushions without a scratch. Then she bows, like she planned the whole thing.
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Gage teaches Meatball a silly new dance on the porch. Soon the dogs are dancing too. Some cats nap through dance class. Meatball performs.
🎧 Episode coming soonThe stories are just the start. Look what else is cooking at Meatball headquarters.
Her stories are being turned into picture books you can hold, with big art on every page and that belly in every scene. Bedtime reading is about to get rounder.
On the wayBold, happy pages of Meatball, Harper, and Gage, ready for crayons, markers, and very serious artists. Color her belly any color you like. She insists on orange and black, mostly.
On the wayWe are cooking up more Meatball fun behind the scenes. Gage has been told not to spoil it. He is trying very hard. Check back soon and see what pops up.
On the wayGrown-ups, want to hear when the books land? Say hello and tell us you are here for the books. We read every note.
The shelf is full. These ones are next in line.
Pool day. One butterfly. One very wet cat.
A pet store, a food court, and a leap onto Gage's plate.
Dish night turns into a swim in the sink.
Meatball claims the dentist's chair as her own.
The school bus gets a furry new passenger.
One hot dog stand. One cat with a plan.
Meatball cheers at Gage's game and steals the show.
A keyboard, a cat nap, and a dance party.
Captain Meatball takes to the sea.
A tiny uniform and a very big appetite.
The ship's pool meets its match.
Fast pucks. Faster paws.
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Meatball Chubbs is part of Children's Stories Read By Moe Train. Press play on the show, pick a story from the shelf, and listen with your little ones tonight.
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