To sum it up, Laurie Berkner is the greatest thing since Raffi, and this CD is destined to become a classic.In 1992, she began to perform as a professional rock musician, playing in an all-female cover band called Lois Lane. Trust me, your children (or your preschool class, or your birthday guests, or your Brownie troop) will go crazy over this song with these instruments! If you can't, then make your own by filling a plastic Easter egg with a teaspoon of dried rice and taping it shut. Oh, and buying egg shakers is a MUST for I Know a Chicken (such a great rhythm activity!).
Who can help but stomp like a dinosaur, or fly around like a Doodlebug? I especially love to see my children act out The Lion Sleeps Tonight or move to Down Down Baby.
Every song, from the unique to the classics, is done in a way that is fun and fresh.Įvery song encourages the listeners (children and adults alike) to sing, clap, and move. old son listen to this CD nearly every day (it's been two months now), and even I never tire of it. After we fell in love with We Are the Dinosaurs, we bought this CD. "We first discovered Laurie Berkner on Noggin. Songs:We Are The DinosaursDoodlebugsDown Down BabyShe'll Be Comin'' Round The MountainBring Your ClothesI'm A Little SnowflakeThe Animal FairWhat Falls In The Fall'These Are My GlassesABCD MedleyI Know A ChickenWimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)I Love My RoosterThe Cat Came BackCan You Imagine'(I'm Gonna Eat) On Thanksgiving DayAll The Pretty Little HorsesThe Airplane Song123Last Night I Had a Dream Best of all, because of its standout instrumentation, parents are apt to groove along ungrudgingly, thereby setting the stage for a squabble-free shared musical experience. Overall, this record reflects Berkner's knack for stacking on the fun. The blues-soaked "I Know a Chicken" teeters on frenzied, shaky eggs and an over-the-top tempo, and the sweet, musically simple "123" tickles sentimental sides with its "koochie-koochie coo / I love you" refrain.Besides her sure-footedness with her own songs, Berkner also nails a number of traditional tunes here, most notably "She'll Be Comin'' 'Round the Mountain," "ABCD Medley," on which she artfully melds the ABC song with "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," and "Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)," a gloriously kid-ified rendition of the already infectious original. The littlest listeners will want to slip on their dancing shoes for such originals as the opening track, "We Are the Dinosaurs," on which a pack of prehistorics prance around, stopping only to eat their food when they're in the mood and take a rest over in their nest. Laurie Berkner serves up a heaping helping of whacked-out, slaphappy lyrics and get-you-moving acoustic guitar licks. Songs:We Are The DinosaursDoodlebugsDown Down BabyShe'll Be Comin'' Round The MountainBring Your ClothesI'm A Little SnowflakeThe Animal FairWhat Falls In The Fall'These Are My GlassesABCD MedleyI Know A ChickenWimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)I Love My RoosterThe Cat Came BackCan You Imagine'(I'm Gonna Eat) On Thanksgiving DayAll The Pretty Little HorsesThe Airplane Song123Last Night I Had a Dream « less more » "We Are the Dinosaurs," on which a pack of prehistorics prance around, stopping only to eat their food when they're in the mood and take a rest over in their nest. The littlest listeners will want to slip on their dancing shoes for such originals as the opening track.
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