Album Notes

Katherine Dines is a songwriter, a recording and teaching artist, and a keynote presenter who performs throughout the world. Her acclaimed Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta® Music recordings (11 cd’s) have garnered numerous awards from such prestigious organizations as: Parents’ Choice, National Parenting Publications, Coaltion for Quality Children’s Media, Children’s Music Web, Dr. Toy, The Wolf Trap Institute, and two of her songs have been Grammy nominated. Katherine involves and captivates audiences of all ages and sizes with original songs and chants, creative movement, stories, humor, multi-cultural instruments, sign language, zany props and drama, She also presents educational workshops for students; in-service workshops for parents and teachers, and keynote addresses that demonstrate new methods of integrating music and arts into curriculum. An advocate for early childhood and literacy, Katherine serves on several boards, and is active with many arts councils throughout the US, Young Audiences (CO), the Kennedy Center’s Imagination Celebration, The Wolf Trap Institute (VA), and the US Dept of Defense. She is also the spokesperson for Music Rewards Fundraising, a company that raises money for education through the sales of music. Currently, she is writing for a number of clients expanding the Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta® Music line into books, toys, television and other educational material. *PRESS REVIEWS* USA TODAY: "...engaging voice..." "Her songs carry engaging messages." FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE: "...easygoing, acoustic pop songs aimed at motivating little minds and bodies..." "...delivers on all accounts..." LOS ANGELES TIMES "...Exceptional children's artist..." "...imaginative, comic and educational songs...uses style to terrific effect." MINNESOTA FAMILY TIMES "Sparkling with imagination, creativity and musical fun." CASA GAZETTE (published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations) "...infinite amounts of energy and equally exhaustible levels of imagination and creativity..." NASHVILLE PARENT: "... one of Nashville's most beloved children's artists..." "If you haven't heard of her, where have you been?" BIG APPLE (NY) PARENT'S PRESS: "...Katherine does a terrific job... guaranteed to alleviate boredom, and chase away not-so-good moods, whether at home or on the road." CHICAGO PARENT: "Suzanne-Vega-type presence..." *AWARDS and CREDITS* Dr. Toy's Top Ten Best Award - 2001 Children's Music Web Award - 2001 Parents Choice Award - 2001 May, 2000 The Learning Channel's discoverymusic.com's 5 Star Award of Excellence Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta CHANTS February 15, 1999 Booklist, strongly recommended National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Gold Award - 1999 Dr. Toy's Top Ten Best Audio Recordings for Children - 1999 Parents' Choice Gold Award - 1999 Children's Music Web Award - 1999 (Best Spoken Word Album for Older Children) Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta SPOOKY The Silver Medallion Award (Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts). Parent's Media Guide Awards - 1998 Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta BOO-2 Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta BED 1998 Top Tapes for Tots Recording - Child Magazine Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta FUN (Wal-mart compilation of 10 Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta songs). Dr. Toy's Top Ten Best Audio Recordings for Children - 1997 First-Hand Family Choice Award - 1998 Hunk*Ta*Bunk*Ta GNU Good Housekeeping Endorsement Travelin' Tunes for Kids (K-TEL) Grammy finalist - 1987 American Library Association Award - 1987 Platinum Album (over 1,000,000 sold) Child's Gift of Lullabyes Various Songs on other projects including: 2 Parents' Choice Gold Awards National Parenting Publications Award - 1993 Kids For a Clean Environment (F.A. C. E.) theme song Kathie Lee Gifford - Lullabyes for Little Dreamers Chicken Soup for Little Souls - What a Wonderful World (Kid Rhino) Songs of Faith for Baby (Walmart) Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah (Elizabeth Axford) The Best of Independent American Music (songs.com MP3) Harry Potter (Kid Rhino) Big Country (Warner Brothers) Random Acts of Kindness Foundation