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Behind the Scenes with The Wiggles

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There is perhaps no other kids music group that I identify with more than The Wiggles. For me, The Wiggles ARE my children’s childhood. I have danced (and yes, wiggled) to their music during those tender early years, when language is being learned and little ones are really starting to learn about themselves. Getting to shoot Greg, Murray, Jeff, a[...]

Behind The Scenes On The Burt Young Cover Shoot

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Usually, when securing talent for the magazine, you have to go through layers upon layers of press people, media relations, then personal assistants before you finally get the green light for a cover. But that wasn't the case with actor Burt Young. The first time I called to pitch a potential cover, the phone was picked up almost immediately. And I recog[...]

Behind the Scenes with The Cast of Annie

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From the time I was a little girl, I loved the movie Annie. I watched it so much I wore out the tape (yes, it was on a tape). I still have a special place in my heart for Annie, so when Celebrity Parents Magazine first approached Toni Ann Gisondi (who played “Molly” in the film), to be on our Valentine’s Day 2009 cover, we were thrilled when she agreed. [...]

Behind the Scenes with Sukey Molloy

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Some people are a perfect match for their professions, and that can very much be said of Sukey Molloy. The children’s singer and performer has such a gentle way about her that you can’t imagine her doing anything else—and neither can she. We met up with Sukey at her home in upstate New York, and had one of the calmest, gentlest shoots I’ve e[...]

Behind the Scenes with Laurie Berkner

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I’m not going to lie. I love Laurie Berkner. I can sing all of her songs just as well as (or sometimes better than) my own kids. Laurie is one of those children’s singers who just gets kids. She writes songs that they’ll love and that parents like myself find absolutely adorable, too. So it was an absolute thrill to get to meet Laurie for her cove[...]

Behind The Scenes With Lenore Skenazy...And That Infamous NY Post Article

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On what might have easily been the hottest day of the summer, we went to my old stomping grounds, Queens, NY, to shoot our cover celebrity, Lenore Skenazy. But this wasn't the first time that Lenore and I had connected—and it hadn't gone so well. A couple of years prior, Lenore had interviewed me for an article she was writing for the New York Post. I had[...]

Behind The Scenes With Lorri Hafer

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When I shoot a cover story or interview a celebrity, I always try to establish some kind of connection with the talent. After all, having a rapport automatically means that I’ll get a great interview, and that the pictures will be beautiful and meaningful. For our cover shoot with Lorri Hafer, there was no trying—it was an instant connection. From [...]

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