A mother, musician, teacher, performer, poet, writer and baker, Lakshmi Shankar is a vivacious and multi-faceted person. She began her career as a cub writer in advertising, growing to become a creative director and also setting up her own ad agency. After marriage and motherhood she went on to discover other facets of her personality by taking on formidable 6 year olds in a Waldorf school. And she found herself writing songs that her grade one children could relate to. This book 'Under The Poetree' is a collection of songs about seasons, festivals and nature and a continuation of her passion to sing for children. Hence an audio book that encourages you to sing along. Music can move mountains, melt hard rock, and heal the deepest of wounds. Come with me on a musical journey with buzzing bees, singing cuckoos, gurgling streams, swaying trees, colorful festivals and seasons. In a country with a thousand dialects this book lets you croon along in English, Hindi and Tamil and dazzles you with the beauty and power of nature and song. So come let's sing together and let the dancing butterflies, the chirping birds and twinkling stars fill our hearts with joy.