Nov15

Esther Crow at Wakefield Library, Bronx

Wakefield Library, 4100 Lowerre Pl, Bronx, NY 10466

In this weekly series, Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Each week, Esther and one of her “funky puppets” will open the program with a welcome song, performed in both Spanish & English, and the theme of the week (ie: nature, community, emotions, gratitude, animals etc). The remainder of each program will focus on a mix of interactive rhythmic games, finger play, classic children’s songs and counting songs (in both English and Spanish). Her puppets, who each have big hearts and personalities of their own (like Bernie the Bee, from Brooklyn, who loves dancing to the kazoo and teaching lessons about how bees pollinate fruits and vegetables), will rotate each week along with the theme. Esther and her puppets empower and educate young children while weaving comedy, kindness and the importance of community into each show.