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Jul 27, 2010
NEW: THE MUSIC NEST at East Street Station, Goderich, Ontario Sing like a bird, travel like a train, rock like the sea, hide like a turtle or hop like a bunny. Puppets, scarves and musical instruments help to make the music come alive! Enjoy learning fun and beautiful action songs, fingerplays, lullabies and dances to share [...]
Apr 9, 2010
Here is where to order Debbie’s CDs Simply Beautiful, Up and Over the Moon and her brand new book-with-CD, The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays! When you click here to order , you will soon have oodles of fun music games, dances, action songs and lullabies to share with children ages infant to 6+. “We [...]
Jan 26, 2010
Photo: Debbie Carroll, Mary Ito and Tannis Slimmon in the Fresh Air (CBC Radio One) Studio, Toronto Sunday, January 24, 7:30 AM on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air, Debbie Carroll and Tannis Slimmon were interviewed by Mary Ito on the topic of house concerts. You can hear the interview at http://www.cbc.ca/freshair . Go to Past Episodes, Sunday January [...]
Jan 26, 2010
A big thank you to everyone who came out to the Ottawa Library Sunday January 24 to sing and dance! You were a big, fun and wonderful audience. It was special that you knew so many of my songs already and could sing along. Jeff Morrison and I had such a fun time performing for you. If [...]
Nov 28, 2009
ORDER | MORE INFO Enormously enjoyable songs and rhymes for playtimes with babies, tots, pre-school and primary grades. This little book of new and traditional songs and rhymes is overflowing with fingerplay fun and imagination! A resource for parents, caregivers, teachers, children’s librarians and early childhood educators. Debbie’s newest project follows her two award-winning CDs [...]
May 14, 2009
Happening on Saturday June 13th, 2009: Riverdale Farm, Toronto, Ontario. The Great Big Enormous Storytelling Afternoon! (see calendar for details)
Nov 3, 2008
Children love animals! Here is a fingerplay with a surprise ending. This River Flows This river flows by a black and white cow – MOOOO! MOOOO! This river flows by a black and white horse – NEIGH! NEIGH! This river flows by a black and white dog – WOOF! WOOF! This river flows by a [...]
Mar 11, 2008
It is March break. The sun is shining down on Toronto’s gigantic snow piles. Perhaps some day the snow will melt. I imagine spring flowers hibernating far below, staying warm in their bulbs. Please don’t wake up yet! Snow! Snow! Snow! We hardly know where to put it anymore! Last week, just before I went out [...]
Dec 26, 2007
Simply Beautiful has won a 2007 Parents’ Choice Award! Parents’ Choice award-winning musicians and storytellers share a common bond; they know what it takes to grab and keep a child’s attention. Those who write original songs and stories deliver intelligent, inventive lyrics; they craft and tell a captivating story, in words and music. They create [...]
Oct 2, 2007
2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards nomination! Simply Beautiful was nominated for a 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Children’s Album! This award recognizes solo artists, groups or duos with a repertoire that is obviously directed towards youth. The winners were announced at the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Québec on December 1, 2007. Congratulations [...]
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