Manners, teamwork, sensitivity, friendship…each encounter with Maggie and her friends is steeped in good examples; and as Mamas, we thank you for that! How do you all come up with your storylines?

Michael: My mother just sort of sits there and comes up with this stuff. She's very clever, and she taught me a lot about writing over the past few years. We get along I guess because we have a common creative goal to make a show that everyone will love, and we hope that our love of family comes through in the show. Maggie and Hamilton and the Beast are a family of friends.

Could you take a peek at Maggie's map and tell us where she and the Beast are heading next? What's on her itinerary?

Michael: A Maggie movie is next... we're aiming high for a feature. Lots of parents do not know what to take their 4 year old to – Harry Potter is way over their heads – so a Maggie feature with lots of songs is the next thing on our agenda. We also work on a puppet show called "The Cheap Show" which can be seen online. I think it has the same sensibility as Maggie.