For the Kids

For the Kids Too! Of the many remarkable things about the follow-up to 2002's For the Kids CD, maybe most remarkable is its daring. Here's a disc with a spirit of adventurousness. Instead of relying on a parade of star power for its swagger (and its sales figures--Sarah McLaughlin, Tom Waits, and ...	Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake The fun songs here are timeless classics that appeal to kids of all ages. By featuring childhood favorites such as "Old McDonald" and "The Muffin Man," both sung by Ella Fitzgerald, as well as more offbeat songs ("Mumbles" by Oscar Peterson featuring Clark Terry), Jazz for Kids ...	Here Come the ABCs [CD/DVD Combo] No stranger to the realm of children's records, They Might Be Giants have seen success with their CD No! and the book-and-CD combo Bed, Bed, Bed. Their latest CD, Here Come the ABCs, offers up 25 alphabetically themed songs. However, as is their charming way, the two Johns (Flans...	Snack Time Multi-platinum recording artist Barenaked Ladies will release Snacktime, a collection of 24 original children's songs through their imprint label Desperation Records. "Our collective kids now outnumber the band more than 2 to 1," explains vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson. "We set ...	Mary Had a Little Amp It benefits a great cause (preschool education for all American children), its star-studded lineup makes you want to have a listen regardless of your station in life (college kid, mother of quintuplets), and its stylishly askew songs are masterfully sequenced (Dixie Chicks chug i...
No! Hitch up your I-Pods, egg-headed hipsters of the future: They Might Be Giants, the out-there band that files its sound under the banner of "Can't We All Just Get Along" is speaking your language. What they're saying is No!, but in a way that's weirdly welcoming, especially to any...	For the Kids III	You Are My Little Bird Elizabeth Mitchell is to children's music what a band like True Love is to indie rock: an insider's darling. Which can only mean one thing: any day now, she's going to blow up huge. You Are My Little Bird, Mitchell's third kids' CD and her first on the well-respected Smithsonian ...	Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George (Jack Johnson) Admit it: If you had to pick an artist to give voice to the wackadoo thinkings of a monkey beloved by most of the American populace over age 3, you could do a lot worse than Jack Johnson. Black Eyed Peas? Too hyper. Death Cab for Cutie? Too ironic. They Might Be Giants? Too egghe...	You Are My Sunshine Elizabeth Mitchell is a smidge less locked into the no-frills folkie formula on You Are My Sunshine than on her debut, You Are My Flower. In fact, if you subtract the A-list collaborators (and, OK, the dulcimers, mandolins, and human beat boxes), Mitchell starts to look a lot lik...

Not as great as I had hoped
I bought this album because I like a lot of the artists that contributed. I ended up only really liking a few of the songs. My daughter, who is five, thinks it is "sad songs." Maybe it is geared for older kids. I recommend listening to all the clips before buying to make sure it suits your taste. I clicked on one, loved it, and found out it is the only song I love on the whole thing!

AWESOME CD!!
I don't have kids and I still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this CD!! I am a 4th grade teacher and thought the kids might like to listen to some music while drawing or doing craft activities. They DO love it. I find them dancing in place while standing and painting. I also find myself listening to the CD when there are no kids around. Sarah McLaughlin's "Rainbow Connection" is great...."Mananana" is better. The "La-La-La" song is the best!!!!!! I can't wait to have kids so I can play it for them.

Mother of two
My kids love this CD. We listen to it each morning on the way to school.

I enjoy listening - even without the kids
This is easily my favorite kid's album. My kids have grown with this album, they are now 5 and 7 and it is still their favorite. I'm not even sure how long we've had it - but I think at least 4 years. "The Hoppity Song" has been a family favorite since we bought it. They still scream to play it "one more time!" and I never mind doing so. My son's current favorite is "Snow Day" - he is in school now, after all. I love the mix of rock, folk, and classic kid tunes done with a twist. I recommend this to anyone that came of age as an "alternative" music fan, and is afraid to get children's music. And anyone that grew up with the early days of Sesame Street has to hear the Barenaked Ladies doing "La, La, La" - it still makes my husband and I laugh. BTW, the original is WAY better than the sequels.

Deserves its five stars
This album deserves all the accolades it's received here. It's upbeat, amusing, entertaining, and not cloying. Love The Hoppity Song and La La La La Lemon best, but all tracks are good. Well, perhaps except the last one. Bend Down the Branches seems out of place and a bit pointless to me, but it's short. This CD is definitely good for the whole family.