Description
19 new songs by Charlotte Diamond, including “Ottie the Otter” and “Sharks Need Their Fins,” co-written with her son, Matt Diamond!
“Diamonds by the Sea” is Charlotte’s fourteenth recording, joining her successful collection of award-winning albums in English, Spanish and French.
Diamond’s catchy new tunes celebrate our wonderful Earth and all of its amazing creatures, including us! The ocean, water, wildlife, and family life are themes that run through the whole album. Teachers and parents will also appreciate songs like “Connected,” “Put the Beat in Your Feet,” and “I Have Shoes and I Can Walk.”
Sing along, dance, and share the magic created by Charlotte, Matt, and the Hug Bug Band! For little ones and all ages.
Songs include:
- Hello, Hola, Bonjour
Play Clip - Ottie the Otter
Play Clip - Put the Beat in Your Feet
Play Clip - I Have Shoes and I Can Walk
Play Clip - Connected
Play Clip - The Moose on the Loose
Play Clip - Sharks Need Their Fins
Play Clip - Families of Crows
Play Clip - Don’t Stumble on the Little Things
Play Clip - The Tub Song
Play Clip - Ti-U. Turn it Up!
Play Clip - Y R U So Difficult?
Play Clip - Oh, Deer, the Doe’s in the Marigolds!
Play Clip - Whistle a Tune
Play Clip - We Are the Keepers of all the Stories
Play Clip - J’ai des souliers, je peux marcher (French)
Play Clip - Tengo Zapatos Para Caminar (Spanish)
Play Clip - The Walking School Bus
Play Clip - L’autobus scolaire pédestre (French)
Play Clip
Click here for a printable version of all “Diamonds by the Sea” song lyrics!
This is Charlotte Diamond’s 14th album and children will be delighted by the variety of new songs written and performed by Diamond and her son Matt. … Most songs are up-beat, happy and bouncy but there are a couple of quieter, slower numbers which make a good change of pace. The CD includes local musicians, a children’s choir from BC’s Sunshine Coast and a wide variety of instruments. The words are simple and the tunes are catchy so even quite young children could soon sing along.
Ann Ketcheson, RESOURCE LINKS Magazine
Connecting Classrooms, Libraries and Canadian Learning Resources
“If, this season, you hear children bouncing around the house singing, “Ottie the otter … doing what an otter ought to do” you will know they have been touched by Charlotte Diamond.”
Coast Reporter, BC, Canada – Diamonds sparkle on new kids’ CD
“I wanted to take a moment to email you and let you know how much we are all enjoying your new CD! We all LOVE it 🙂 It may be your best one yet!!!!
We have been listening it to non-stop since late last week. Makena (4 1/2 years old) already knows the words to many of the songs and we are doing actions along with the songs. Dylan (1 1/2 years old) is also trying hard to keep up! It’s so cute to watch. I already have many favourites, but the “Why Are You So Difficult” song is great!!! Love it 🙂
Thanks for producing such a fun and enjoyable compilation of music… it will keep us singing for years to come!”
Stephanie Murphy, BC, Canada
“Family performer, Charlotte Diamond, takes young listeners around the globe and into their own imaginations.”
The San Diego Union Tribune, CA, USA
By Charlotte Diamond and Matt Diamond
Copyright © Charlotte Diamond Music 2012 SOCAN
1.
Ottie the Otter, swimming in the water,
Doing what an otter ought to do,
See her floating on her back, back, back,
Opening a clam with a smack, smack, smack!
Smack, smack, smack on her back, back, back!
2.
Ottie the Otter, swimming in the water,
Doing what an otter ought to do,
See her dive to the deep, deep, deep,
Scooping up urchins to eat, eat, eat.
Eat, eat, eat from the deep, deep, deep …
Smack, smack, smack on her back, back, back!
