Last week I dusted off my old Fisher Price Record Player, which I've had since I was 5 years old, maybe longer. I dug through the record collection (yes, I still have a record collection) and pulled out such childhood gems as Disco Mickey Mouse and The World of Strawberry Shortcake and spent the afternoon listening to LPs with my 4 year old. I've got to say, that Fisher … [Read more...]
Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music!
I recently received a preview copy of Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music!, the newest release from award-winning Canadian children's publisher The Secret Mountain. I've reviewed a few book & CD sets from The Secret Mountain in the past, and I've always been impressed with the quality of the books (hardcover, lovely paper, great print quality; I'm a … [Read more...]
Songs in the Shade of the Flamboyant Tree, Children’s Music CD & Book Set {Review}
I am pretty excited to share this one with you folks, as I don't think many people are aware of The Secret Mountain (yet!). The Secret Mountain is an award-winning publisher of kids books and CDs. They're Canadian and they operate out of Montreal, Quebec. They publish lovely hardcover children's picture books with accompanying audio CDs, such as Songs in the Shade of the … [Read more...]
Our Experiences with Kindermusik
About a year ago now I was struggling with potty training Rainbow and was ready to offer her whatever form of bribery requested. We talked it over and what she wanted most was music classes. (ahem, you may remember that in particular she was fixated on learning to play the banjo). I looked around for age appropriate music classes and found there really wasn't much out there. … [Read more...]
Cool Book Alert – Un Pato en Nueva York
I was offered a free review copy of Un Pato en Nueva York, a cute kids storybook & music CD set, which I actually turned down. Un Pato en Nueva York is the Spanish language version of the Juno Award winning “Duck in New York City”. Right now Rainbow is fixated on learning French. She is constantly asking me to tell her what something is in French, she asks me to sing to her … [Read more...]