Juno Baby!

If you have never heard of Juno Baby (like myself not too long ago) and you have a baby and/or young child that loves music, if you believe in the benefits of exposing your child to good quality classical music, and good quality  programming...not to mention quality books and music CD's! Then you must check out this fantastic company founded by a composer and mother who was seeking products of the highest quality for her own family...read more about here below!

Belinda Takahashi


Ph.D., Co founder

An Emmy award-winning composer, Belinda has been immersed in music since her childhood. The daughter of a ballerina and a painter, she began playing the piano at age 8. By age 10, she was entertaining crowds as a concert pianist. She went on to study under renowned professors from the Julliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, later enrolling and graduating from Oberlin Conservatory with a bachelor’s degree in Music. Additionally, Belinda was awarded the sole spot for a full graduate fellowship at the Eastman School of Music where she received her Masters and Ph.D. in Music Composition. As a university professor, she has taught at various universities including the Eastman School of Music, Rochester University, Drake University and Montclair University.

Belinda is now putting her professional skills and creative instincts to good use as the co founder of The Juno Company. Juno Baby and Juno Jr. represent the culmination of her lifelong devotion to music, experiences as a mother and love of children. When Belinda isn't working, she loves traveling the world, testing her inner resolve by staving off carbohydrates, and enjoys playing with her daughter's three hamsters, Max, Buddy and Spots.

* My two sons ages 23 months & 4 1/2 really enjoy the Juno Baby DVDs! They were both captivated by the music and story line. Its pretty hard to hold my 4 year olds attention but Juno Baby was able to do so! I HIGHLY recommend these products to parents of young children. I believe that music is integral to the developing mind and that children deserve to be exposed to all sorts of quality music during the important early childhood years! *

You can sign up for the Juno Baby Newsletter so that you can be kept up to date on product information & other news. Sign up HERE  (please be sure to tell them Liz Garland referred you...thanks!)

Pear Tree Greetings ~ September Giveaway!!!

For the month of September Pear Tree greetings will be giving one of my lucky readers a super cute & festive set of Personalized Halloween Stickers! These can be used in several ways...use them on invitations to your Halloween party, put them on goodie bags to send to your child's school, put them on your treats you give out to the neighborhood kids, put them on greeting cards to send to your friends & family...the list goes on and on! SO many ways to use these, use your imagination!

To enter to win I'm keeping it simple! Just visit Pear Tree Greetings and browse the site, tell me what item you would choose to order if you could get ANYTHING on the site! That's it! and be sure to leave your email address because if you don't I wont be able to contact you if you WIN! Good luck!

Giveaway ends October 5th.