Advice from librarians, teachers, storytellers, therapists, and performers
This section gathers practical suggestions from people who work with children in different ways. The common thread is simple: experience matters, and the best song choices are usually the ones that make participation easiest.
Featured Experts
Kathy Stockbridge, M.Ed.
Special Education Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Rick Samuelson
Youth Services Librarian
Youth Services Librarian
Margaret Read MacDonald
Author and Storyteller
Author and Storyteller
Meg Lippert
Author and Storyteller
Author and Storyteller
Wendy Zieve
Music Therapist
Music Therapist
Eric Ode
Author and Singer-Songwriter
Author and Singer-Songwriter
Lisl van Rijswijk
Teacher for Children with Autism
Teacher for Children with Autism
Sharon Chastain
Children's Librarian
Children's Librarian
Charlie Williams, Noiseguy
Sound Impressionist
Sound Impressionist
James L. Thomas
Early Literacy Consultant
Early Literacy Consultant
MaryLee Sunseri
Singer-Songwriter
Singer-Songwriter