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 with your little one. While you’re at it, meet other young families from the neighbourhood.All first-time registrants will receive a copy of Debbie Carroll’s “The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays! (with CD)”.

Chickadee Class for babies and prewalkers (3 months to a year)
Hummingbird Class for toddlers and preschoolers

Check it out!  http://www.eaststreetstation.ca

“We love, love, love your music!” Laurie Peck, Children’s Librarian, California

“Perfect for young children and their families!” Bram Morrison of Sharon, Lois & Bram

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 24, 7:30AM time slot and click on LISTEN !

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 for young children – Up and Over the Moon! and Simply Beautiful. Written and collected by Debbie Carroll; illustrated by cartoonist, illustrator and author Patricia Storms. Audio CD performed by Debbie Carroll and Ken Whiteley, produced by Ken Whiteley. Debbie Carroll, Patricia Storms and The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays were all made in Canada. And did we mention that you can order it now, right here?

“25 years ago musical entertainment for children was almost a Canadian industry. Streaming through the door that was opened by Raffi and blown in by Sharon, Lois and Bram came a whole procession of artists… Debbie Carroll is the equal of the best of them, and continues the tradition of providing high-quality music for young children….  Carroll has a sweet, perfectly-pitched voice reminiscent of Sharon Hampson, and sings simply and without mannerism…”   Terry Robbins, Wholenote Magazine

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 black and white cat – MEOW!  MEOW!

This river flows by a black and white skunk – OOOEEEE!

Run! Run! Run! Run! Run! (tap knees quickly, or tickle all over)

© D.Carroll 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 to shovel snow (again!), I put pencil to paper and began to write a snow poem that turned into a poem about colours.

White If You Know : Your verses!

from Taivi Lobu
Silver – go look! It’s the babbling brook.  The babbling brook - it’s silver, go look!

from Rick Hehner
Black if I’m right * Is the colour of night * The colour of night * Is black if I’m right
Pink if you say * Are my toes, okay? * My toes, okay? * Are pink if you say

from Ginny Walsh
Orange I have seen * Is a tangerine * A tangerine * Is orange I have seen
Yellow I am told * Is a marigold * A marigold * Is yellow I am told

from Janet Buchanan
Blue, my oh my * Is the colour of sky * The colour of sky * Is blue, my oh my

See the original poem in the Mailbox (click on the envelope at left)

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