Children, parents and grandparents, be prepared to smile, laugh, reminisce and even shed a little tear (of joy of course), with a new children’s book and album that takes you down memory lane.
Kiwi hit children’s songwriter and author Chris Sanders has released his debut album, These Memories Make You and Me – and it’s gone straight to #1 on iTunes Children’s Chart and #3 across all genres on iTunes.
Perfect to share together
The 14-song album, which received support from NZ on Air is a concept album, taking families on a journey through different stages of their life together. From the very first moment parent and child lock eyes with one another, to looking back and marveling at how fast your child has grown – and everything in between. It’s the perfect album for families from young to old to share together.
“Every song on this album has been written from experiences in my own life as a Dad”, says Sanders. “As parents, we remember the joy when first looking at our newborn, being woken up in the night, feeling helpless when our child gets sick, the first day at school. This album has all this and so much more.”
You can listen to the album here: http://smarturl.it/TMMUAM
Angel Star
These Memories Make You and Me also includes Chris’ #1 children’s single Angel Star, a popular song and picture book with families around New Zealand. It’s based on the true story of a young girl who wants a sibling to keep her company, so she goes outside and picks a star in the sky to be her new baby brother or sister, then takes that star on an adventurous journey down mountains, across seas, through valleys, delivering that little star to her loving family home.
The new album is also being subsequently released as a children’s picture book with CD and will be available in all leading book shops across New Zealand from October 1st or online at www.angelstar.co.nz.
Stunning illustrations
The illustrations have been done by Natalie Conaty, who has worked as a costume designer for many TV Shows and as a stylist for the wax figures at Madame Tussauds in London for the last eight years.
“Natalie is my cousin and one day she posted a picture she had done on Instagram. I thought it was incredible so I contacted her right away about this book”, says Sanders. “Fortunately for me she jumped at the chance, so to have someone with the worldwide recognition she has is a privilege – the illustrations are beautiful!”
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111 Ambulance Song
Chris Sanders is also known as the 111 Ambulance Song guy. In 2018 he wrote a catchy kids 111 song for St John NZ. The song teaches Kiwi kids what to do in an emergency and dial 111, with over 1 million kids expected to listen to the song by 2022. The song reached #1 in the iTunes and Google Play children’s charts. The accompanying book, Call For the Ambulance, is available in bookshops and has sold 4500 copies, raising $1,400 for St John so far. Chris was recently taken on a nationwide schools tour with St John and performed to 20,000 kids.
Information in this article was supplied by Angel Star Publishing House.
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Thanks for all the lovely comments! Glad that you are enjoying my songs and books. I am doing another competition with Kidspot right now on their website to win 1 of 20 copies of my new album ‘These Memories Make You and Me’ so feel free to enter and best of luck!
Listened to that video clip and it sounds like a good album. This a perfect gifting too for families who will have a baby. It feels more heartwarming and something both parents and baby would love to hear and share.
This looks really good. I might have to get this for my new nephew. Wish I had won a copy like Molly 🙂
We have Angel Star and my kids love it, and my son sings the Ambulance song at kindy, (and at home, and in the car….) I will show my kids this new book and songs!!
This book sounds lovely for children to listen too, listening to the song playing in this article is quite calming for me as an adult, it would be great bedtime song. Having pictures to go with an audio book will also help children keep engaged.
lovely songs and also illustrations. The ambulance song is also very catchy – perfect for kids.
Ooh I’m so excited to receive this book to share with our children as I was fortunate enough to win a copy from Kidspot 🙂
Angel star sounds just like my daughter she has 2 brothers and really wanted a sister but 3 is enough no more that’s for sure the book would be super cute too. The 111 song was a very catchy song for adults and kids he is a good singer and does some great songs
Super cute 🙂 would love this although I reckon I would probably cry listening to some haha, I’ve become such a big softy. My 5 year old wants a sibling like yours kymmage, but at nearly 47 that isn’t happening for us either (although I would love another!) so the Angel Star would be so cool.
He has a great voice, just listening to the taster over on Spotify. The book sounds great too and the illustrations are cute. I might also have to check out Angel Star. I know wishing for a sibling is something many children can relate to. Both of my children wish I’d have another baby (not happening) so I know they’d relate to the girl in Angel Star.