Laurie Berkner EP

Laurie Berkner Sings Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times
Recorded by The Laurie Berkner Band, Lyrics by Pam Gittleman

Laurie Berkner brings her signature playfulness to a new take on classic nursery rhymes.

  • Song 1: Peter Peter Pickle Eater

    • Laurie Berkner said, “I’m so excited to be able to share the first of three songs I’ve written in collaboration with Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times®. I want the music that I share with kids to be something that empowers them and that has words that don’t conjure situations I would never have wanted to be in (like being a wife who was “kept” in a pumpkin shell). It was so fun to instead write music to a silly story about a Peter who loves pickles and is generous with his sister.”

  • Song 2: Rub A Dub Dub

    • Says Laurie: “I love how this updated version of the nursery rhyme gives families a song to sing at bathtime while modeling kindness and friendship. It was also really fun to turn the feeling of 6/8 that comes from the rhyme itself, into a song where horns emulate the sounds of the ducks and the ending of the song swirls around melodically like water in a bathtub.”

  • Song 3: Tom Tom the Plumber’s Son

    • Says Laurie: “I had so much fun bringing this updated nursery rhyme to life! The pun on Tom the Piper’s Son now being the son of a plumber who playfully grabs one of his father’s pipes, inspired me to add bagpipes and tin whistle and play up a subtle Irish feel in the tune.”

Raffi/Lindsay Munroe Album

Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times Album
Recorded by Raffi & Lindsay Munroe, lyrics by Pam Gittleman

Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times is a warm and whimsical collection of traditional nursery rhymes with updated lyrics promoting kindness, empathy and gratitude. These catchy and engaging songs offer a fresh and tender take on classic rhymes. Siblings visit the baby in "Rock-a-Bye Baby" rather than the cradle and baby falling out of the tree and "Three Kind Mice" help each other get some cheese rather than having their tails cut off by a carving knife! The incomparable Raffi and his protege, singer/songwriter Lindsay Munroe, have sprinkled their unique brand of magical musical dust on this collection to create a soundtrack that is endearing and imaginative. These songs resonate with adults and young children alike.