Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Boogie Woogie Bugs CD

I have finished recording and mastering my Boogie Woogie Bugs CD! The cover photo has been taken and now I am working on the liner notes. The CD should be released in fall 2010! Some of the songs on the CD are: Cockroach, Mariposa, Bug Band, Head Thorax Abdomen, Skip to My Lou and Backyard is Buzzin' Alive.

Stay tuned for more details!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Baton Rouge Advocate Reviews Today is Monday in Texas

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/93807924.html?showAll=y&c=y

TODAY IS MONDAY IN TEXAS

By Johnette Downing, illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair; Pelican, $16.99

New Orleans singer/songwriter Downing has adapted another traditional song into the children’s book Today is Monday in Texas.

The lyrical text covers each day of the week and associates it with a favorite food of Texas, from Monday’s pan de campo, or camp bread, to Sunday’s strudel. Kadair returns with more colorful collage illustrations, adding a little whimsy to the words. Extras at the back of the book include a word menu, pan de campo recipe and the song score.

-Judy Bergeron

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Children's Book Week Celebration on The Balancing Act (CBS)

O2 Media’s Hit Morning Show The Balancing Act Welcomes The Children’s Book Council to the Program
Week-Long Series Celebrates Children’s Book Week
Pompano Beach 5/06/2010 03:19 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)


(Pompano Beach, FL—May 2010) The Balancing Act celebrates Children’s Book Week by featuring children’s book authors in a special week-long series. Join The Balancing Act along with The Children’s Book Council as the special series kicks off Monday, May 10th – airing every day through Friday, May 14th at 7:00am (ET/PT) on Lifetime Television.

Children’s Book Week is the longest running national literacy initiative in the country, and The Children’s Book Council (CBC) has been a main sponsor since 1945.

In our week-long series The Balancing Act spotlights children’s book authors Johnette Downing, Barbara Bottner, Carol Nevius, Jon Scieszka, and Josephine Nobisso. Each author talks about the importance and the magic of children’s books and reading, as well as introducing one of their own books to our viewers.

At the Children’s Book Council, they believe in order to foster a true love of reading, we need to expand the definition of what counts as reading. If children want to read a book online, or a graphic novel, or even a cereal box, it’s because that’s what interests them most -- and we need to encourage them.
Reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, and reading with your child is one of the greatest gifts either one of you will ever give -- or receive.

For more information, visit http://www.cbcbooks.org/ and http://www.bookweekonline.com/.
About The Balancing Act: The TV show airs on Lifetime Television at 7:00am (ET/PT) -- and is America’s only morning show that’s about women, for women, and trusted by women. Celebrating life and all there is to accomplish, The Balancing Act inspires and empowers with entertaining and educational segments, placing women in the best position to achieve success in every area of their lives. For additional information or to view a segment, visit www.TheBalancingAct.com.