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Best Children's Music Album

LITTLE WILD LEARNING

Claudia Robin Gunn's 7th album adds to her kids music catalogue with a clear focus on literacy of both the 'reading' kind and the social emotional kind. Helping support teachers and parents with a useful, beautiful mini musical curriculum for all types of little learners.

'Claudia takes simple subjects like the ABCs and animal sounds and making friends, and, with her kindie musical sensibilities and wonderfully playful poetry, makes them into marvelous ear worms that are fun for kids and parents alike' (Greg Walker, Prism Reviews).

Laugh, Listen, Learn

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Welcome to the little wild learning curve

Playful literacy songs and social emotional themes are the heroes of this story.

The album includes 9 originals, plus sing along versions. My philosophy in creating original music for kids is that it help prompt imagination, movement, laughter and connection.

Thank you for listening

LYRICS and LINER NOTES

Music Train

Credits: Little Wild Learning

Little Wild Learning features my friends, the artists Benny Time and Angie Who from Sydney, Australia.

We have released songs together previously, but only got to meet in real life last year, and the song Butterfly was written at Angie's parents-in-law's kitchen table in Sydney!

My friend Jenny Freed lends her harmonies on the song, and video for Kindy Kid - and this is an extra special time capsule as her son has just graduated kindy this year.

Little Wild Learning was produced by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith at The Sound Room. Mark Harris (of Lah-Lah) in Sydney kindly helped with the vocal recording session for Angie's song.

Photography on the album cover is by Garth Badger at Thievery Studios. Promo photography for the project is by Charlie Rose Creative.

Music video director Michelle Sokolich at Show and Tell Video created our 'day in the life at kindy' video with Morningside Kindergarten.

NZ On Air supported this album through their New Music Kids programme.

Lyrics and Liner Notes - DISCO

Kindy Kid

Song by Song

Little Wild Learning - Lyrics & Credits

I Love Books

Track 1. I Love Books [3:03]

ISRC: NZRI12401451

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

I love love love little picture books
So colourful and storyful of wonder books
A lot of illustrations and less of the letters
I love love picture books (la la la la)

I love love love love chapter books
So interesting, captivating storybooks
A little illustration and lots more letters
I love love chapter books (la la la la)

I love love love non-fiction books
Full of factual and actual in real-life books
History and mystery and autobiography
I love non-fiction books (la la la la)

I'm visiting the library
They got every single book we need
We can take them home today
Scan your library card
Check them out
Put them in the book bag straight away (la la la la)

I love love love yummy recipe books
So crunchy and good for your tummy books
Milkshakes and muffins and fresh fruit salad
I love love love recipe books (la la la la)

I love love love love comic books
They go boom! karang! shazam! kapow!
I love every kind of books
Oh I love love books (la la la la)

And I love the bookstore
I know I will never ever get bored
We can hunt the shelves
For all our favourite authors
Organised alphabetically

I la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la laaaa

I love love love little picture books
I love love love love chapter books
I love love love non-fiction books
I love love love yummy recipe books
I love love love love comic books
I love love love every kind of books

I love the bookstores (la la la la)
And libraries and reading (la la la la la)
And letters and alphabets (la la la la)
And dewey decimals (la la la la la)

I la la la la la la
You know I la la la la la
Oh I la la la la la
I love books
I love books

Butterflies - Angie Who and Claudia Robin Gunn

Track 2. Butterflies []

ISRC: NZRI12401453

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn and Angela Joy Collier (Angie Who)

Vocal Recording - Angie Who
by Mark Harris
Vocal Recording - Claudia Robin Gunn
by Claudia Robin Gunn
Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Vocals: Claudia Robin Gunn, Angie Who

Lyrics:

Butterflies butterflies in my tum
I don't wanna go, but I think they're saying
Come and fly fly take a little step
The first one's hard; we can figure out the rest

Butterflies butterflies in my tum
I'm feeling really nervous and I wanna go home
Butterflies butterflies in my tum
I don't wanna try but I think they're saying
Come and fly fly, take a little step
The first one's hard; we can figure out the rest
come fly fly, take the first step
Your flutterbye wings ain’t finished drying yet

ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly
ba ba ba ba

Butterflies, butterflies in my tum
Can you make a butterfly with your fingers and thumbs?
Now there's butterflies, butterflies in the air
Flutterbye wings are soaring everywhere
So fly fly, take a little step
The first one’s hard; we can figure out the rest,
Come fly fly, take the first step
Heading for the skies with the butterflies

ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly (butterflies)
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly (see the butterflies)
ba ba ba ba
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly (butterflies)
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly (butterflies)
ba ba da ba da ba da butterfly (see the butterflies)
ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ba

Alphabet Phonics - ABC of Awesome

Track 3. Alphabet Phonics - ABC of Awesome [03.22]

ISRC: NZRI12401450

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

I been learning my ABCs
I been learning some things about me
Wanna sing it with me?

A - a a
Adventurous
B - b b
Brave
C - c c
Creative
D - d d
daring

E -e e
Empathetic
F - ffff ffff
Friendly
G - g g
Grateful
H - h h
Happy

I been learning my ABCs
I been learning some things about me
Wanna sing it with me?

I - i i
Imaginative
J - j j
Joyful
K - k k
Kind
L - llll llll
Loyal

M - mmmm mmmm
Magical
N - nnnn nnnn
Neighbourly
O - o o
Original
P - p p
Perceptive

I been learning my ABCs
I been learning some things about me
Wanna sing it with me?

Q - q q
Quirky
R - rrrr rrrr
Resourceful
S - ssss ssss
Strong
T- t t
Tenacious

U - u u
Unbreakable
V - v v
Valuable
W - w w
Wonderful
X - x x
X factor

Y - y y
Young at heart
Zed, zee, zzzz
Zany

I been learning my ABCs
I been learning some things about me
Wanna sing it with me
I been learning my ABCs
I been learning some things
About me (ABCDEFG)
Wanna sing it with me (HIJKLMNOP)
QRSTUVWXY
Zed or Zee
ABC

Music Train

Track 4. Music Train [01:57]

ISRC: NZRI12401449

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Chugga chugga chugga chug
Chugga chugga chugga chug
Chugga chugga chugga chug

Choo choo
Chugga chugga chugga chug
Chugga chugga chugga chug
Choo choo
Chugga chugga chugga chug (oh oh oh)

We’re all on the music train
Railway takes us back again (ooh)
Through the hills and far away
The music takes us home

We’re all singing loud and strong (ooh)
Music train keeps rolling on
Pull into the station
On the music train (oh oh oh)

Choo choo
Have you got your instruments?
Choo choo
You don’t need a ticket
To ride the music train
Cos music takes you there and back again

Chugga chugga chugga chug
Chugga chugga chugga chug

Step on board the music train
Music takes us all the way (ooh)
Through the tunnels, hills, and valleys
Music takes us home

We’re all singing strong and loud (ooh)
Music train’s arriving now (ooh)
Pull into the station
On the music train (oh oh oh)

Choo choo
Have you got your instruments?
Choo choo
You don’t need a ticket
To ride the music train
Cos music takes you there and back again
Choo choo
Have you got your instruments?
Choo choo
You don’t need a ticket
To ride the music train
Cos music takes you there and back again

Chugga chugga chugga chug
Chugga chugga chugga chug
Choo choo

Kindy Kid - feat. Jenny Freed

Track 5. Kindy Kid [02:40]

ISRC: NZRI12401456

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do (oooh)

Now that I'm a kindy kid
I'm making lots of new friends
Now that I'm a kindy kid

Now that I'm a kindy kid
I'm making lots of new friends
And hanging out on monkey bars
Now that I'm a kindy kid

Now that I'm a kindy kid
I’m learning 'bout my ABC's
I’m hanging out on monkey bars
I’m making lots of new friends
Now that I'm a kindy kid

I used to be a tiny baby (oooh ahhh)
Now I’m growing up so quickly (oooh ahhh)

Now that I’m a kindy kid
I’m getting good at engineering sand
I'm learning bout my ABCs
I'm hanging out on monkey bars
I'm making lots of new friends
Now that I'm a kindy kid

At circle time (oooh ahhh)
I love to sing with all my class (oooh ahhh)
And if we make a mess (oooh ahhh)
I always help to clean up (oooh ahhh)

Now that I'm a kindy kid
I get to do the things that big kids do
I get to paint and draw and sing
And cut and glue
Dig with diggers, grow some food
Make a collage out of leaves
Play pretend, and families
I make mistakes but that’s ok

I’m good at engineering sand
I’m learning bout my ABC's
I’m hanging out on monkey bars
I’m making lots of new friends...
Now that I’m a kindy kid

Do do do do do do do do do
Now that I’m a kindy kid
Do do do do do do do do do
Now that I’m a kindy kid

Animal Sounds

Track 6: Animal Sounds [02.07]

ISRC: NZRI12401448

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Dog goes woof; cow goes moo
Rooster goes cockle doodle doo
Cat goes miaow; horse goes neigh
Pig goes oink; kids go hey!

What about the sound that fish make
When they blow bubbles underwater?
What about the animal sounds
Of the quietest animals around

(hmm let's have a think)

Bunnies goes hop
But what do they say?
Butterflies flap their wings all day
Caterpillars inch along
Would a ladybug sing this song?

Do you know the sound that a worm makes?
When it tunnels underground
Some animals don’t make sounds

Snakes go hiss; birds go tweet
Momma's go sssh; mouse goes squeak
Elephants trumpet; lions roar
Baby goes waah! Magpies go
Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw
Sing it with me
Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw

All the birdies go
Tweedle eedle eedley (Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw)
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
Tweedle eedle eedley (Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw)
dee dee dee dee dee
Sing it with me
Tweedle eedle eedley (Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw)
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
Tweedle eedle eedley (Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw)
dee dee dee dee dee

What do the animals say?
Woof, moo, cockadoodle doo
Miaow, neigh, oink, hey!
Bubble bubble bubble
Flap flap, hop hop
Hiss, tweet, squeak, trumpet roar, wah!
Ca caw, ca caw, ca caw

How to Make a Friend - Benny Time and Claudia Robin Gunn

7: How to Make a Friend [02:53]

ISRC: NZRI12401454

Songwriting:
Claudia Robin Gunn + Benjamin Ravi Thatcher (Benny Time)

Recorded, Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Oh hi, hello, how are you?

This is how to make a friend
Start with a smile and how are you? 
If you want to make a friend
Be the kind of friend you’d choose 

And if someone is left out
You can ask if they want to join in too?

Watch, pay attention, imagine how it feels 
To walk along in somebody else shoes (this is how)

This is how you make a friend 
It's all about the give and take
Listening, sharing, trading ideas
Things you like, the things you don’t
The things you’d like to be someday

This is how to make a friend
You can share your lego
Or you could tell a joke
If you want to make a friend
Be the kind of friend that you’d wanna know

This is how you make a friend
First make friends with you
Forgive mistakes
Make peace, leave space
Your first friend is you

This is how you make a friend
Start with a smile and a wave
If you want to make a friend
The best time to start is today

Curious Mind

Track 8: Curious Mind [03:10]

ISRC: NZRI12401455

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Oooh

I gotta curious mind (a curious mind)
Never know what I’m gonna find
It's always one of a kind (imagination time)
In my curious mind (my curious mind)

I gotta curious body (a curious body)
it needs to wriggle around (wriggle wriggle wriggle)
Sometimes I can’t keep still
In this curious body (I need to move)

I love to play and jump and sing
I learn through almost everything
I love to find out what comes next (what comes next?)

I love to stretch and turn and grow
I learn with all my senses
In this curious body (this curious body)
With my curious mind (with my curious mind)

oooh ah

I gotta curious brain (a curious brain)
No day is ever the same
It's always one of a kind (always learning)
Learning time in my curious brain (in my curious brain)

I gotta curious heart (a curious heart)
Must be cos I’m made of a star
Just the same as you
We’re supernovas with curious hearts (curious hearts)

I love to think and puzzle and ponder
I ask why and how, I wonder?
I love to find out about gravity
And things like that

I love to share and help and give
I learn every day I live
I love to find out how much love
Fits in my curious heart
My curious heart

I gotta curious brain (got a curious brain)
I gotta curious body (got a curious body)
I got a curious mind (I got a curious mind)
I got a curious mind

oooh ah

I Got This

Track 9: I Got This [02:15]

ISRC: NZRI12401457

Songwriting
Claudia Robin Gunn

Vocal Recording
by Claudia Robin Gunn

Produced, Engineered and Mastered
by Tom Fox and Marshall Smith

Lyrics:

Mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm
Mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm

It’s a new day
And we’re standing at the gate (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I know you’ll be with me all the way
Better run, or I’ll be late (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom

I got this, I got this
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got this, I got this (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
Oooh

It’s a new day
I wonder what my new teacher’s like (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got my pencils and my notebook in my backpack
I’m ready to learn and fly (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom

I got this, I got this
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got this, I got this
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got this, I got this

Mmm hmmm
Sometimes new feels strange (mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm, mmm)
Mmm hmmm
Sometimes new feels brave (mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm, mmm)
Mmm hmmm
Sometimes new feels strange (mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm, mmm)
Mmm hmmm
Sometimes new feels brave (mmm hmmm, mmm hmmm, mmm)

I got this, I got this
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got this, I got this
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bom
I got this, I got this (oooh)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba (oooh)
I got this, I got this (oooh)

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

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CO WRITERS AND FEATURES

PRODUCTION TEAM

I Love Books

Who is Claudia? A New Zealand Mum of Two Making Children's Music with Character and Charm

I'm a songwriter and video producer in Auckland, New Zealand. I have been creating songs for my kids and their friends since 2006 and for the wider world with my first kids music release in 2016. I also sing and write with the deep house/breakbeat electro band Substax, since 2003.

I joined the Recording Academy (songwriters and composers wing) in 2021 and I am proud to collaborate, connect and create with my global peers in the kindie music space. This is a community who tirelessly work to elevate the role and benefits of music in the early years in enhancing childhood development, parental mental health and especially supporting teachers in their profession. Beautiful music that can be useful is my mission!


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ANIMAL SOUNDS

Press and Reviews

  • Greg Walker says:

    'marvelous ear worms that are fun for kids and parents alike'

    Prism Reviews 

  • Danica Bryant says:

    'Claudia Robin Gunn creates a beautiful collection for kids with her latest release'

    muzic.net.nz 

  • Rolling Stone says:

    'Making a name for skilfully-made children’s music in New Zealand'

    Rolling Stone Australia 

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