With inventive, catchy arrangements and full, natural instrumentation — engaging to both children and adults — this album is songwriter/musical storyteller Paul Helou's tour through the forest. With a world music flavor, Paul introduces listeners to the wisdom and teachings of lively woodlands creatures. The intelligent, poetic and engaging lyrics, along with toe-tapping musical rhythms, teach children about their connection with the natural world — and to find joy in the music of their own heart. “The integrity, quality and substance of the music, lyrics and performance of ‘Bears, Bees & Butterflies’ make this product accessible to both entertainment and educational markets,” Helou told TDmonthly. This product received a spring 2007 Parents' Choice Award, a 2007 iParenting Media Award for Excellent Products and a 2006 Music Web Award (Best New Artist for Preschoolers). Launch date: January 2007.