Today's children are starved for singing, just as they are for touch, story telling, and play. (Most adults are too, but don't know it.) An impressive array of research proves conclusively that singing and music are serious needs for the developing child. Sadly, good solid songbooks for children are comparatively rare, a rarity met here, with an abundance of riches in this volume. This songbook is truly a treasure, one that should be in the hands of every parent, care givers and teacher. This book fills a critical need in American childhood (and parenthood) today.
“…is a fun, easy and heartful way, to bond with your child. It is a scientific fact that music has a significant impact on a child’s brain development. Music increases the connections between the right and left brain, leading to increased creativity and improved performance in school and in life. It improves immune response and cognition and reduces stress hormones. Mary has done a remarkable job in creating a simple and wonderful way to support parents in utilizing this gift for their children!”
-Rose Kumar, M.D., Medical Director for The Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine
“…is a treasure trove of songs from my childhood, including many that I thought I’d forgotten until seeing them again on these pages, which brought the words and tunes bubbling happily up and out!”
-Eric Utne, founder, Utne Reader and Cosmo Doogood’s Urban Almanac
“Each time children sing and play another step is taken to becoming a whole, caring social being. This songbook will accompany you joyfully on this journey.”
-Kim John Payne, M.Ed., Author of Games Children Play and The Soul of Discipline
This songbook includes:
- Timeless joy filled Mother Goose songs
- 28 Fun singing games for children of all ages!
- Free CD of all the songs in the songbook
- Informative articles
About the Musician…
Mary Thienes Schunemann is a singer, composer, workshop leader, a Waldorf teacher trainer, music consultant for LifeWays North America, an inspired homemaker and mother of two. She is president of the Rafael Foundation for New Impulses in Music and works out of the principles of the School of Uncovering the Voice. Her musical mission led her to publish these songbooks and she is dedicated to bringing healthy, joyful singing into the lives of adults and children everywhere!
I sing with the sweet breath of God
And I dream a world made new…
by B. McAfee
