That fall and into the spring of 1994, Mary continued to write music and poetry for kids. When the day care won the Junior League Program Award Mary went into the studio, hoping to make a cassette in time for the Dallas convention. The trip went wonderfully and Mary even got to sing "I Love You 100" for over a thousand Junior League delegates, but the tape wasn't done because of the artwork.
In June of 1994, Mary quit the day care and began singing. On a fall trip to a theme park, Mary realized she could act out a lot of her songs since the words were familiar to most people ("Someone's been sitting in my chair!") and the choruses were easy to learn. Voila! She was in business.
To hear clips of "Pink Elephants" or to order a CD go to CDbaby or you can order one from me directly.
Reviews
In balladeer style, Mary Lafleur gives familiar tales such as "The Little
Red Hen" and "Chicken Little" a rhythmic, pleasing musical spin, tells
"plucky, playful, and wiggly" riddles and recites her own poems, with their
images of toothy icicles, sleeping bears, fiery skies, and slipping, dripping
drops of rain.
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A menagerie of "Songs, Riddles & Poetry you may remember indefinitely," Pink Elephants is a charming preschool album. Sweet-voiced Lafleur, who worked with homeless children in Nashville, skillfully intersperses her folk-based songs with original poetry and riddles, just right for the typically brief preschool attention span. Lafleur's music is melodic and easy to learn. Her poetry, though, is what makes this album utterly charming, calling to mind masters of the form such as Aileen Fisher, Jack Prelutsky, and Eve Merriam. And Lafleur's riddles are just the thing, when solved, to give young minds a supreme sense of accomplishment.
Ten songs, including "Goldilocks," "The Little Red Hen" and "Chicken Little" plus 13 riddles and 15 rhymes make for a lively recording which can amuse kids in the car, entertain families and give teachers ideas for class activities. (Grades K-7.)