Wee Tales For Wee Ones {Review + Giveaway}

I am very fortunate to have so many talented friends who are singers, writers, performers, scientists – you name it!

Disclaimer: I was given the product in exchange for  this review. However, all opinions are my own.

One of such special friends is Azita Crerar – she is a daughter of my mother-in-law’s good friend and happens to live just literally a walk over the border! She is an author, a teacher and a song-writers. You can find Azita’s full biography and work on her website – Azita Crerar.

One of Azita’s recent works is Wee Tales For Wee Ones, Volume 1 – a CD made for ESL learners. I enjoyed listening to it and I will be using it in my classroom as I see it fit for both kindergarten and elementary children.

The CD contains 25 tracks: 1 introductory; 12 tracks recorded at a normal speed and 12 at a slower speed to meet the needs of ESL learners. The themes include birthday party, various activities, friendships and more. Each track has a unique background music, a story and some sing-along chants.

This CD was created by a wonderful team:

Words and concept: Azita Crerar
Cover art: Elaheh Mottahedeh-Bos (elahehbos@yahoo.com)
Vocals: Amelia Crerar* (ameliacrerar@hotmail.com), Alden Penner**
Music: Alden Penner (aldenpenner@gmail.com)
Mixing and Mastering: Steve Pathé at Studio Pathé Frères
Cover layout design: William Leong (william_leong@hotmail.com)

The phrases and stories are so catchy, that I have been going on for a few days chanting some of them in my head! My 2 year old loves them too! The repetitive nature of these tracks is what makes the listener learn and say along, practice pronunciation and intonations. The CD would be a great asset to any ESL classroom from tots up to middle school. And just by using a track a teacher can create a great set of lessons to last all year long.

I am very excited to share with you that I’ll be giving away 5 download cards for cdbaby.com for Azita’s Wee Tales for Wee Ones!

The giveaway will commence from midnight (US Pacific time) on May 14th and last till midnight on May 20th. Please enter the Rafflecopter below!

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