Mama Learns to Drive

Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge; undertaking the task with anxious children in the back seat can only heighten the intensity. Davis recalls his mother's driving lessons through the objective eye of a patient and restrained young man of seven, in contrast with his little brother, whose oft-shouted refrain -- "You're going to kill us all!"-- rings still in memory. Through the writer's unerring eye, Mama is endowed with presence enough to stay one step ahead of the craftiest child. In these stories narrated by a growing boy who arrives eventually at an appreciation for Mama's wisdom, tact, and -- most of all -- love, Mama is always the calm in the center of chaos. Developed in live performance at storytelling festivals coast-to-coast, these stories consistently prompt delight, amusement, and recognition. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Mama Learns to Drive 20:06 2. Aunt Ester Saves a Little Boy's Life 7:05 3. Peas and Carrots 19:38 4. Doobies 7:16