Under a Shady Tree

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
From the reggae-tinged title track to the light blues of "Drive My Car" to the irresistible tease of "I'm Gonna Catch You" and at all stops in between, the 20 tracks on Laurie Berkner's fourth record for kids dance off the disc and into the imagination, with a Goldilocks just-right ratio of silly ("Do the Dragon") and serious ("I'm Me and You're You"). Driving home her reputation as an Ani DiFranco for kids is the earthy "Running Down the Hill." "Shortnin' Bread," the Southern traditional, will compel kids to tie on aprons and tap their way across the kitchen floor. The Hawaiian thank-you number "Mahalo" and the Eastern "Boody Boody Ya Ya Ya" draw upon world music, but otherwise, Berkner's days of shaking her noodle head (a favorite dance ditty off an earlier disc) to the delight of 2-year-olds seem numbered. That's not to say Shady Tree's canopy doesn't extend to the sippy-cup crowd, only that Berkner's branching out. --Tammy La Gorce

Publisher's Weekly, October 21, 2002
Her most accomplished recording yet. . .solid guitar playing, sunny, rock-tinged vocals and funny, deceptively simple lyrics.

Album Description
Winner of: 2003 Gold N.A.P.P.A. Award; 2002 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award; 2004 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award and 2003 Children's Music Web Award.

Under a Shady Tree

Under a Shady Tree, Music, Laurie Berkner, Children's, Childrens, Educational, Pop, Sing-Along
Under a Shady Tree
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Kids love it!
  • A good album, but not Laurie's best
  • Great for Kids!
  • Great music for young kids!!!
  • It's good...
 Under a Shady Tree
Laurie Berkner
Manufacturer: Two Tomatoes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00006JKGN
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Under a Shady Tree
  2. Rhubarb Pie (Hot Commodity)
  3. Mister
  4. Drive My Car
  5. I'm Gonna Catch You
  6. Just Like the Sun
  7. Mahalo
  8. I'm Me and You're You
  9. Choc-o-lot in my Pock-o-lot
  10. Shortnin' Bread
  11. Running Down the Hill
  12. My Energy
  13. After It Rains
  14. Do the Dragon
  15. Song in my Tummy
  16. This Hat
  17. Who's That?
  18. Smile
  19. Boody Boody Ya Ya Ya
  20. Blow A Kiss

Amazon.com

From the reggae-tinged title track to the light blues of "Drive My Car" to the irresistible tease of "I'm Gonna Catch You" and at all stops in between, the 20 tracks on Laurie Berkner's fourth record for kids dance off the disc and into the imagination, with a Goldilocks just-right ratio of silly ("Do the Dragon") and serious ("I'm Me and You're You"). Driving home her reputation as an Ani DiFranco for kids is the earthy "Running Down the Hill." "Shortnin' Bread," the Southern traditional, will compel kids to tie on aprons and tap their way across the kitchen floor. The Hawaiian thank-you number "Mahalo" and the Eastern "Boody Boody Ya Ya Ya" draw upon world music, but otherwise, Berkner's days of shaking her noodle head (a favorite dance ditty off an earlier disc) to the delight of 2-year-olds seem numbered. That's not to say Shady Tree's canopy doesn't extend to the sippy-cup crowd, only that Berkner's branching out. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Winner of: 2003 Gold N.A.P.P.A. Award; 2002 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award; 2004 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award and 2003 Children's Music Web Award.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Kids love it!.......2007-06-29

Easy on your ears and lots of fun. The whole family enjoys listening to Laurie's songs.

4 out of 5 stars A good album, but not Laurie's best.......2007-06-04

My 2 1/2 year old son loves Laurie, but this album is definitely our least favorite of the 4 she has out. This is a good buy if you already have the other 3, but it's not a good starter album...most of the songs just aren't as catchy, though there are a few classics included.

5 out of 5 stars Great for Kids!.......2007-02-27

My daughter loves this CD the only problem is that the songs are cute and stick in your head all day long.
I would recommend this CD - it's a lot of fun to sing along with my daughter.

5 out of 5 stars Great music for young kids!!!.......2007-02-06

My wife and I discovered Laurie Berkner while watching Noggin with our two year old son. Our son loves music, and we noticed that he really enjoyed the videos that they showed so we searched the interenet to see if she had any CD's out. We ordered this CD as well as one of her other CD's and we couldn't be happier. My son enjoys them very much. In fact my wife and I have found ourselves walking around the house humming the songs as well.

4 out of 5 stars It's good..........2007-01-22

I got this cd for my 5 year old after seeing videos of several of the songs on a website he was playing on. It is a lovely cd with catchy tunes and my son quite enjoyed it the one and only time he heard it, but he now refuses to listen to it again due to one song called "Running Down The Hill." He has Asperger's Syndrome and likes his music and other things to sound EXACTLY how he heard it the first time, and sadly, "Running Down The Hill" is considerably slower on the cd than it is on the website video.

That is my only complaint. Other than that, it's a great cd for kids!
Under a Shady Tree
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Even mom loves this one!
 Under a Shady Tree
Laurie Berkner , Brian Mueller , and Susie Lampert
Manufacturer: RSB
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000F2W07E

Product Description

Under a Shady Tree //Laurie Berkner with Brian Mueller & Susie Lampert // 1. Under a Shady Tree 2. Rhubarb Pie (Hot Commodity) 3. Mister 4. Drive My Car 5. I'm Gonna Catch You 6. Just Like the Sun 7. Mahalo 8. I'm Me and You're You 9. Choc-o-lot in my Pock-o-lot 10. Shortnin' Bread 11. Running Down the Hill 12. My Energy 13. After It Rains 14. Do the Dragon 15. Song in my Tummy 16. This Hat 17. Who's That? 18. Smile 19. Boody Boody Ya Ya Ya 20. Blow A Kiss

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Even mom loves this one!.......2007-02-13

My son got this CD for his birthday last year and we still listen to it all the time. Laurie has such creative lyrics and even my 2-year old who has had a harder time talking, loves to sing the songs. This is highly recommended!
Under the Shady Tree
Average customer rating: Not rated
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    Manufacturer: Matter
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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