From: BRENDAN PATRICK MCCARTY <bmccarty>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:02:33 -0500

Hi All!

Here are a few more suggestions. While these don't fall under the "traditional children's music" category, here are some great kids' albums from traditionally "grown-up" artists. The great thing about these albums (I think) is they can be equally enjoyed by kids and parents alike.

Ralph's World- kids music from a Chicago-based former indie rocker; great production values, catchy, warm-hearted songs. Albums include: "Peggie's Pie Parlor", "The Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro" and last year's awesome release "Green Gorilla, Monster & Me"
(recorded right here in Madison, WI)

They Might Be Giants- Everybody's favorite nerd rock band from the 90s has put out some great, innovative kids music. "No!" is an enhanced CD that plays animated movies when played on a computer and "Bed, Bed, Bed" is an EP that comes coupled with a picture book. "Here Come the A- B-C's" is available separately as a DVD and a CD, and "Here Come the 1- 2-3's" is expected to follow shortly.

Manu Chao- the reggae/ worldbeat/ dance artist put out a children's book and companion CD (in French) titled "Sib?rie m'?tait cont?ee". A little bit off the beaten track and might be hard to come by, but definitely worth the search, especially if you're looking to integrate a second language.

Happy Listening!

-Brendan


----- Original Message ----- From: James Elliott <j_c_elliott at msn.com> Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:17 am Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] children's cd's To: mugswirth at yahoo.com, CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu

> Oh, gee! The list of titles are endless! You might want to try
> just browsing
> through Borders Children music section. They're a bit higher
> priced, but
> will give you an idea of what is out there.
>
> Personally, I'd recommend the Wee Sing selection. They usually
> feature
> sing-a-longs with rhymes and finger plays, they come with a song
> book (you
> could make them into a 'kit' in a bag) that are easy to read, and
> you can
> buy separate coloring books for copying coloring sheet hand outs.
>
> Raffi is still popular, as is Fred Penner ("The cat came back").
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jim
>
>
> >From: Margie Wirth <mugswirth at yahoo.com>
> >To: CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
> >Subject: [CCBC-Net] children's cd's
> >Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:36:13 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Hi Everyone
> >I have four year olds who come into the library for story hour. I
> am
> >looking for really good CD's for sing-a-longs and stories on CD
> that keep
> >this generation interested. All of the records I have in the
> library are
> >titles I would have listened to in the seventies.
> >
> >Margie Wirth
> >DCPS
> >
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