While most people have never heard of musician Mike Anderson, many have heard from him.
In the "Winnie the Pooh" film when Tigger bounces on his tail, that boingy sound effect is Anderson's.
"They used five of my sounds with Tigger," he said.
In "Toy Story 2," the clip clop hoof sounds from Jessie's horse Bullseye - those are Anderson's, too.
He said the clip clops are buried beneath layers of other sounds, "but the check cashed." It also cashed after he contributed the sound of a stretched Slinky in "Toy Story 1." That sound also was buried beneath other sound effects.
"I never heard it, but I got paid," he said, laughing. "You've all heard me before; you just didn't know it."
Anderson visited with children and other fans this week at the Callaway County Public Library in Fulton, bringing the room to laughter again and again. He lives in Central Illinois, near Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, and like Lincoln, he plays the jaw harp.
"The jaw harp is the only instrument Lincoln could play, but he played it badly," Anderson said with a giggle.
Besides being a sound effects guy, Anderson is a former lower elementary school teacher, as well. He's now retired from teaching.
"The last five years, I taught kindergarten," he said. "My advice: Don't teach kindergarten after age 60. You can't get up off the floor, and the chairs are tiny."
Anderson plays mountain dulcimer, guitar, banjo, jaw harp and nose flute. He is an author and storyteller and has performed all over the country and in Taiwan. His master's degree in education is from St. Xavier University in Chicago.
"The 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' is my favorite song in the world," he said. "I did my master's thesis in it; you can read it."
Anderson taught everyone how to make the spider, and they sang together. He also taught the audience some of his silly lyrics:
"Potato chips are crunchy. Potato chips are crunchy. Potato chips are crunchy. Worms are not."
Also:
"Crickets are crunchy. Crickets are crunchy. Crickets are crunchy. Crickets are just gross, never mind," he said. "When I was young, I thought crickets were black licorice with legs. Let me tell you - they are not."
Anderson has performed this year at 41 summer reading programs.
"Last year, I did 110," he noted.
Anderson's entire schedule can be found at dulcimerguy.com, along with other information.