About Wee Sing

Wee Sing materials enrich the cognitive, physical, and social development of young children.

Through songs, chants, movement, and rhythms, children can gain the readiness skills of language development, coordination, auditory discrimination, body awareness. rhythmic proficiency, and self confidence.

W	-Wholesome
E	-Educational
E	-Entertaining

S	-Songs
I	-Interactive
N	-Nourishes growth and development
G	-Guarantees learning and fun

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Over 50 million books, tapes, CDs, and videos have been sold around the world.

Pam Beall and Susan Nipp met in 1972 while taking graduate music classes in Portland, Oregon, where they were elementary music teachers. In 1977, as young mothers and former teachers, they wanted to share their favorite childhood songs with their small children. Realizing that they couldn’t remember all the words or even some of the melodies, to jog their memories they searched for collections of children’s songs which were difficult to find. They discovered that traditional music from their childhood and that of their parents was being lost. So, they decided to create a book filled with favorite children’s songs to help not only themselves but all interested families share the joy of music together. After much research and talking to parents, grandparents, and teachers, they published their first book, Wee Sing Children’s Songs and Fingerplays, illustrated by friend Nancy Klein who continues to illustrate for Wee Sing.

Two years and 20,000 copies later, their book was acquired by Price Stern Sloan, a publisher now an imprint of Penguin Group, USA. Realizing the need to create more product that promised wholesome, educational fun, Pam and Susan continued to develop new titles. In 1981, they broke new ground in children’s publishing with the addition of audiocassettes to their established songbook collection. Barry Hagen and Mauri Macy of Early Bird Recordings in Newberg, Oregon, were selected to produce the music. After creating more than 40 audio products, Pam and Susan still work closely with Barry and Mauri.

In 1985, another new sensation occurred as the first Wee Sing video was produced. Wanting to offer children education through entertainment, the Wee Sing videos present lively musical stories that have a simple moral. They also get kids up and moving along with the many silly and colorful characters in each video. Most of the videos were produced in Portland, Oregon, by Poulshock Productions.

Wee Sing has been going strong for over 30 years with more than 70 titles having been created in different formats including songbooks, cassettes, CDs, coloring/activity books, toys, and videos. Over 50 million product items have been sold around the world.

By integrating their personal experiences as mothers with their professional music teaching backgrounds, Pam and Susan have set national standards for children’s quality, educational entertainment. “We think children should have the freedom to be innocent as long as they can. We want them to experience the beauty and wonder of music as they grow intellectually and physically,” says Susan Nipp. “Everything that comes from Wee Sing comes from our hearts and personal experiences,” adds Pam Beall.

Pamela Conn Beall was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon, with two sisters and a brother. Music was a large part of her childhood, not only within the family, but as she studied voice, piano, and guitar, and sang in numerous select choirs. She graduated from Oregon State University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a minor in education. After college she became an elementary school music teacher in the Portland area, taught guitar at the community college, and sang with the Norman Leyden Singers and Portland Symphonic Choir. Pam lives with her husband, Ron, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. They have four adult children.

Susan Hagen Nipp was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, with two brothers. Music surrounded the family as they sang in the church choir, joined in trios and quartets, and played various instruments. Susan studied piano and flute and was in her high school and college band, orchestra, and choir. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a minor in education from Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington. Upon graduation, she taught high school English in Washington and later, elementary school music in Oregon. Susan and her husband, Charlie, live in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They have two adult sons.

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