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Whaddaya Think of That

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I bought this album based on the Amazon reviews. Everyone loved Laurie Berkner, and now I too am a fan. All it took was one listen to this CD, just one, and now it is all my daughter wants to listen to. She chooses to listen to Berkner over videos, and Raffi has now been shelved. Laurie Berkner's voice is beautiful and clean. Her lyrics are funny and I promise that you will not tire of her CD. Like your child, you will want to listen to it again and again.

What is most wonderful about her album is that kids want to get up and dance. Her unique songs have strong beat and rhythm, and her lyrics are creative and fun. Most of her songs are originals, but when she covers a song, it is usually one that hasn't been recorded to death on every other children's CD. For example, on this CD she covered She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain and The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Her covers are often reworked with some Laurie Berkner magic.

This is a wonderful CD to have in your collection. If you are looking for a gift that will keep on giving and giving, look no more. I plan to turn all of the kids in my neighborhood on to this musician. Wow.

We first discovered Laurie Berkner on Noggin. After we fell in love with We Are the Dinosaurs, we bought this CD. My 2 1/2 yr. old daughter and 4 1/2 yr. old son listen to this CD nearly every day (it's been two months now), and even I never tire of it. Every song, from the unique to the classics, is done in a way that is fun and fresh.

Every song encourages the listeners (children and adults alike) to sing, clap, and move. 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. Oh, and buying egg shakers is a MUST for I Know a Chicken (such a great rhythm activity!). If you can't, then make your own by filling a plastic Easter egg with a teaspoon of dried rice and taping it shut. 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!

To sum it up, Laurie Berkner is the greatest thing since Raffi, and this CD is destined to become a classic. Buy it and have a blast!

This CD is full of charming lively ditties and slower ballads. Some of them are written by the singer and others are classic children's songs. I must confess that I like Laurie Berkner's songs better! My 20-month old son cannot get enough of this CD, asking for it to be played several times during the day. It is a good thing that many of her songs are written to have some appeal for grown-ups. For example, her song "Doodlebugs" has characters named after the "Seinfeld" crew -- the song is danceable for kids, but funny for us mommies (and daddies) too. The CD comes with lyrics included and the singer has also added movement suggestions for the songs which make using it during playtime even easier. It took Amazon several weeks to track this CD down for me, but it has been well worth the wait!

We borrowed this from the library after purchasing the other 3 Laurie Berkner CDs. Unfortunately I took my son with me to the library to return it...he had a total meltdown when we returned it! He begged me to check it out again and cried for 1/2 an hour, until I promised I'd find the CD and buy it.

That said, it is my least favorite of the Berkner CDs. I think it is the least polished and most eclectic. My son, however, apparently cannot live without the bluesy Chicken song, the meowing of "The Cat Came Back" and, of course, the beloved Dinosaur song. Overall, the songs are a pleasant break from typical kid-fare that make your brain feel as though someone has alternately stuck with an icepick and then poured lemonade in the wound tract. There are also plenty of songs, so you aren't listening for 20 minutes and back at the beginning.

This is going to join our other Berkner CDs, Ralph's World and world music classics in my son's CD holder.

Can listen to in car again and again (and sing along with kids) without losing your mind.

The little ones in my family can't get enough of Laurie, and the grownups like her too! The songs are creative, fun, and simple, not overproduced. Laurie is a real talent. Very refreshing amongst the other kids' music out there!

The kids love it, of course, and so do mom and dad, just as we did Laurie Berkner's other recordings "Buzz Buzz" and "Victor Vito". Kids are so lucky these days, we grownups didn't have Laurie Berkner when we were young...

I can usually tolerate my kids music at best. But these little songs are just perfect for singing along. I've found myself singing them in my head while I'm at work. We've had this for a couple of weeks and my 3 year old already knows most of the words. This will be the gift I buy for all her little friends birthdays this year.

My daughter loves this CD, but we never get past the first 4-6 songs. #4 (Toot, toot) is her favorite and we listen to it over and over and over and over again. I'm sure everyone will get hooked on the tunes after just one or 2 listening sessions. Boys tend to love the dinosaur song, and as an adult I appreciate the reference to Seinfeld in "Doodlebugs"

This CD keeps my daughter smiling and dancing from beginning to end. Thank goodness I found this CD because I was tired of listening to Elmo's Greatest Hits! I would recommend this CD to anyone who wants to let loose and dance around the house with your baby/toddler. It's just that much fun and so worth the money.