For Your Grammy® Consideration
Best Children’s Album
Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film
“SEASONS” Songs to Celebrate All Four Seasons
This album was inspired by “Lullabyes, Tickles and Fingerplays”— a Facebook page that was started by Early Childhood Educator, Brigid Finucane, and sadly paused in 2022. Several artists were invited to contribute one song per month during the pandemic, and these songs were born during that time.
In 2024, I performed many concerts for young children, worked as a teaching artist with Wolf Trap Early Learning through the Arts and taught songwriting and musical instrument-making (maracas) in schools, where I “tested” the songs. In addition, I started a YouTube channel with snippets of American Sign Language, movement and other educational ideas connected to the songs.
Teaching songwriting and being with young children is one of my lifelong loves, and it’s my hope is that this album will help children learn about and experience all four seasons through song.
Katherine Dines is a songwriter, recording and teaching artist who has captivated family audiences throughout the globe since 1993, incorporating movement, global instruments, American Sign Language, stories, zany props and participation into every performance.
She created the series known as “Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Music for Growing Families” and the 13 albums have garnered 41 national awards, including two songs that were recorded on “Child’s Gift of Lullabyes” which was Grammy nominated, recorded in six languages and certified platinum.
Her songs have been licensed by Disney, WalMart and Hallmark, featured on United Airlines and can be heard on family-oriented radio stations.
Katherine also presents songwriting workshops and keynote addresses for early childhood and library conferences. She is a teaching artist with THINK360 Arts and the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a judge for the International Songwriting Contest, board member of Theater Arts Festival for Youth (TAFFY), District Advocate for the Recording Academy, and board advisory chair for the
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A treasure trove of gentle melodies… connecting them to the simple wonders of childhood and creating a sense of peace, trust, joy, and stability.
-Geek Dad
Whatever the song or whatever the season, Dines gives her music a lush, inviting sound…
-NAPPA Awards
…delightfully…friendly family album… also highly recommended for public library children’s music collections
– Midwest Book Review
…all the songs have a gentle appealing quality and will stand up to countless listenings.
-John Wood, Topanga New Times, (CA)
