Kat Rees drops new children’s music EP, “Nature Soup” CRANFORD, NJ - Almost a decade after her debut soul-pop album, singer/songwriter/author Kat Rees has released her sophomore EP, this time for the kiddos!  “Nature Soup” is 4 tracks of fun, wholesome, nature-themed music for kids that won’t make parents want to punch a unicorn. (Though … Continue reading Music Release Day!!!

Several weeks ago, I had two pressing thoughts. The first was a desire to visit the Catskill Mountains in New York because it always looked so beautiful, and I had never been. The second was how much I wanted to record the kid songs I had just finished writing (with my talented husband, Chris, on … Continue reading The Catskills are aliiiive with the sound of kids music!

It’s late February here in the Northeast, and Mother Nature has been in a wacky mood! All month long, within a 24 hour span, it jumps from 65 degree Spring teasers back to freezing cold snow squalls (literally, that’s a thing), but we will take the nice weather whenever we can get it. This winter … Continue reading “Once there was a tree, ‘twas the prettiest little tree…”

Well, here we are on the 185th day of 2022. Or the 13th day. I don’t really know anymore. January is supposed to a low-key, boring month. Basically a 31-day hangover from the previous year. Typically, people use this time to set their annual goals, whether personal or professional, but so far it feels like … Continue reading “Dreamland’s not far away…”

Fra-gil-e! It must be Italian! Guys, my Christmas spirit was already in full force this week but now I’m about to burst into glittery snowflakes after receiving very exciting news….. I WON TWO ROYAL DRAGONFLY BOOK AWARDS! A Firefly’s Journey earned me FIRST PLACE in the Best New Author (Fiction) category, and SECOND PLACE in … Continue reading “It’s a major award!!” (Big Book News and Holiday Tunes)

So ya know how I mentioned life throwing us some curveballs, particularly issues with our house, in a previous post? How we’ve been tested several times over, in many respects, to remind us how much we can handle?  WELL…the universe felt us starting to relax a little and said…”ummm NOPE!”.  Tropical Storm Ida was NOT … Continue reading “Heaven above, and the sea below…”

Hello out there, and welcome back to another family music recommendation! It’s been a while, forgive me. Summer seems to have flown by, although some days feel like they’re 75 hours long. We are nearing the end of a home renovation, keeping the kids entertained (no easy feat in the summer during a pandemic), promoting … Continue reading “I draw myself a world with a box of crayons..”

Amazon’s open, so’s that door Barnes&Noble, Target, shops galore Who knew we had so many online book retailerrrrrrs (Sing in the style of Frozen, of course). “A Firefly’s Journey” is officially released today! And the lyric above is true; I had no idea so many online book retailers existed around the world. You can buy … Continue reading It’s Publish Day…It’s Publish Day!

Interrupting my regularly scheduled blogging with BIG NEWS!  I am thrilled to announce that my debut picture book, “A Firefly’s Journey”, is now available worldwide for presale, with the official publish date of 8/11/21!!  Available on Amazon and other major retailers! Link: https://amzn.to/2Um9vQb Presale is a super important time for authors to help establish demand, … Continue reading BIG BOOK NEWS!

Lately my 5-year-old daughter has been insisting we play the “favorites” game. We go back and forth picking our favorite (name literally any category), sometimes for a full half-hour before she’s ready to play something else. I love this game, because it’s one of the few that we can play while sitting down, and it … Continue reading “Two little birds were whistling..”

If you read this title in the style of “Gimme the Loot” by Notorious B.I.G., well done! Maybe you’re like me and stopped listening to any hip-hop created after 2004. Is there anything good after that? I’m sure there are a few gems, but can anything truly compare with the glory that was 90’s/early 2000’s … Continue reading “When I’m hungry, Gimme the fruit Gimme the fruit!”

For the special occasion of Mother’s Day, I would like to recommend the song that gives me all the feels about being a mom. There are many out there that pay tribute, but this one is simply perfect and makes me ugly-cry. “The Mother” by Brandi Carlile.   This is a beautifully written song that … Continue reading “You always knew the melody but you never heard it rhyme”

There are some songs that come on and immediately make me feel like I’m in the movie Juno (minus the teen pregnancy and all-star cast of course). I mean this as an incredibly high compliment because the Juno soundtrack is amazing. “Bicycle”, by Frances England, is one such song. It’s adorable, it’s quirky, and it’s … Continue reading “With the wind in my hair, and pedals under my feet, bicycle bicycle fly over concrete”