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Talia and Teagan, "I love my sister!"

Teagan chasing bubbles

Charlotte and her grandson William at the Surrey Festival

Antonio at six months love his Hug Bug (Bracitos) Valentine!

Charlotte, Adam and Elisabeth at the Vancouver Children's Festival - May 2007

Children join in with "I am a Bubble" at Charlotte's November concert at Lansdowne Centre, Richmond, B.C.

Photograph courtesy of Mark Patrick, Richmond Review

From Rosa in Enderby, B.C., who is going to be learning French

Charlotte with Al Simmons (on left) and Tom Chapin at the Vancouver International Children's Festival. May 21, 2005.

Hug Bug Band performs "Octopus (Slippery Fish)" at the PNE, Aug 22, 2004

Sophia Heirshberg and her Hug Bug "Forest"

Marin Reis of Coquitlam, B.C., visits with Charlotte. 

Her favourite songs are " I am a Pizza", "Octopus" and "Splishin' and Splashin".

Canada Day - New Westminster, B.C.

Hello Charlotte!  I was one of the teachers who took your music and sign workshop at the Primary Teachers' Conference in October 2002.  After a bit of practice at home, I was able to teach my K-1 class the words and signs to "Leave the World A Little Bit Better."  They practiced for 6 weeks, performed it at our Christmas concert and were a smash hit.  I had costumes of head-band wire-tinsel halos and large white paper "bibs" for them that they put on over their heads.  Each bib had one huge letter from one of the words "love" "joy" or "peace" glued on the back.  During the musical interlude towards the end of the song, I had them turn their backs to the audience, hold hands, and sway to the music (at the end of the interlude, they turned to face the audience again and finish signing the song before they took a bow).  It was at this point that, during both performances, the audience burst out into applause and "OOHS" and "AAHS" - many parents from my class and other classes came to me afterwards and said that the performance had made them cry!  A video of the concert was taken and one parent has requested a copy to send to relatives.  I am so glad that I took your workshop and am able to pass the signing off to the kids.  Bayview is a real inner city school and I find that, for a number of reasons, music makes all the difference.  Right now we are working on "My School Is The World" and I plan on having them perform it at the end of March.  If you are on Vancouver Island, I would like to invite you to watch the children perform!  They love all of your music!

Sincerely,Cindy Patten

Teacher, Bayview Elementary School

School District 68, Nanaimo B.C.

Thanks for the great letter and idea Cindy!

BEEP BEEP!

Brian - Northern California

At the Opening of the Langley Environmental School (South Carvolth Elementary)

With Bryan, Chelsey and their father, Darcy Edgecombe. May 2004

Rebecca, Nelson & Hudson Shier - Easter Rabbits, Vernon, B.C.

"Hug Bug and Octopus (Slippery Fish)" by Lisa Trainor of Coquitlam, B.C.

"Petite chatte" by Melissa Lacharity of École Campus View, Victoria B.C.

"Charlotte on stage in Kamloops, B.C." 

by Cassandra of Mrs.Willner's class, Kay Bingham School 

"Charlotte with Flower Hat in Kamloops, B.C."

by Sammy of Mrs.Willner's class, Kay Bingham School 

"Romper's Preschool Pizzas", 4 year old morning class, Richmond, B.C. 

"Maddison of Victoria, B.C. goes "Singin' in the Rain" 

Charlotte and Andrea Meier at the 

Northern Canadian Children's Festival in Prince George, B.C. "Singin' in the Rain"

 Andrea writes, "Hi Charlotte. Nice to meet and spend some time with you in Prince George.  

I think I have listened to your tape and CD so much now that I can almost sing every line."

Charlotte and her friend, Karen Akune, at the 2003 Juno Awards in Ottawa

Charlotte with Ronnie Silverstone (Bubble Rock) 

at the ECMC Conference in Houston, Texas

Charlotte and Matt Diamond at NAEYC 2002 in New York City

A Picture from Charlotte's visit to the Willard Library in Battle Creek , MI

Here is a picture of Nathan Thomas Grome from Camillus, New York, visiting our web site.

He writes, "I love your songs.  I know every word to your songs and I would love to be in one of your movies.  I watch your videos every day.  I've told a lot of my kindergarten (now first grade) friends all about you, and all of my family practically knows the words because I sing your songs every day... 

all day long...wherever I am!!!"

His older brother Ryan Grome also writes, "I sing your songs every day.  Also I listen to your tapes in my car.  My Grandma and my mom like The Laundry Song because my Grandma does the laundry and she never gets rid of it." 

Thanks for the great letters and pictures!   C.D.

Here is a drawing of the HUG BUG from Christina in Coquitlam, B.C. 

Charlotte,

I am the mother of three boys, ages 11, 10 and 7 months. The older boys grew up listening to 10 Carrot Diamond. In a day filled with Brittney Spears, N'sync and the like...it is so wonderful to have music fill the air that is wholesome.

Everyone in the family has their own favorites...Dennis (11) likes "Looking for Dracula" and "Sasquatch" My mother (50-something) likes "four hugs a day". I like " I am a pizza" But the all time favorite in our family is..."I Wanna be a dog"!!! The 7 month old laughs every time he hears it...Maybe it is the brothers dancing around and acting it out...Steven (10) only wishes you had written a song called "I wanna be a CAT!!"

I cannot begin to thank you for all the years of entertainment. For providing music in our lives...for bringing out the song in my children's hearts.....

Samantha Smith

Here is a letter from Mary Giesbrecht, a Grade one teacher on a First Nations Reserve in Port Hardy, B.C.

Hi, 

After the Primary Teachers Conference in Richmond last year, a few teachers from my school fell in love with your song, "Leave the World a little Better". We all bought the tape and have been using it in our classrooms.

As an entire school, we decided to make that our theme for this September. All of our bulletin board displays and classroom activities right now center around "Leaving the World a little bit Better".

As I introduced the topic in my class, I wanted to know what the children thought the song meant. We sang it a few times and they loved it. Then one little guy piped up, "I leaved the world once. I went to Campbell River." Soon all the kids were shouting out, "I leaved the world too! I went to Vancouver!" It took a while to straighten them out, but now they all know what it means.

I just wanted to share that with you, and also thank you for that song. It really has been an inspiration at our school. When there is a conflict, I start singing the song and the children instantly resolve the problem. When I see litter on the playground, I start singing the song, and someone will pick up the garbage. One little girl said, "my mom was yelling at my dad, and I started singing to her, 'Leave the world a little bit better'. The she stopped yelling."

Who knows what the far reaching consequences of the song will be!!!!

Thanks again!

Thank you for the wonderful story Mary!