For Kids & Just Plain Folks

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Perfectly titled, this collection leans heavily toward songs that appeal to kids while also bringing parents around to a smile and a sing-along. Kids will have a hard time resisting tracks like "Michael Row Your Boat Ashore" (with its rousing hallelujahs), "Put Your Finger in the Air," and "Here's to Cheshire, Here's to Cheese," all live recordings with scores of voices (mostly kids) singing along with gusto. There's great silliness and fun on narrative songs like "Henry My Son" and "Be Kind to Your Parents" and quiet moments of beauty on tracks like the instrumental "Nameless Lick" and the sweet "Little Birdie." "Hobo's Lullabye" may lull a toddler to sleep with its lilting train rhythm and "Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase" is sure to entertain with its imaginative story line. You can also introduce your kids to activism with "If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus." --Lorry Fleming

For Kids & Just Plain Folks, Music, Pete Seeger, Childrens, Folk, Pop

For The Kids
Average customer rating:

Fun. Some songs great. Some not.

Awesome songs for kids!

Nice change from Wiggles

eh

Great for parents and kids!

For The Kids
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Not for Kids Only

ASIN: B00006L7QX
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

Mahna Mahna- Cake
La La La La Lemon - Barenaked Ladies
The Rainbow Connection - Sarah McLachlan
I've Got To Be Clean - Guster
Wonderwheel - Dan Zanes
Have a Little Fun - Glen Phillips
The Hoppity Song - Five For Fighting
My Flying Saucer - Billy Bragg & Wilco
It's All Right To Cry - Darius Rucker
Sing - Ivy
Bright Eyes - Remy Zero
Willie The King - Dan Wilson
Snow Day - Bleu
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Chantal/Raine Maida
Good Night Children Everywhere - Sixpence None The Richer
Bend Down The Branches - Tom Waits

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An all-star cast has joined forces to produce a wonderful CD and, if that weren't exciting enough, a portion of the proceeds will help restore music education in the U.S. public school system through the VHI Save the Music Foundation. Clever new renditions of familiar Muppets and Sesame Street tunes abound, but Semisonic's Dan Wilson, ex-Del Fuego artist Dan Zanes, Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips, and Bleu wrote songs for this album, and Tom Waits's lullaby "Bend Down the Branches," originally recorded for a short film, makes its debut on this CD. No offense, Kermit, but the frog's 1979-vintage "The Rainbow Connection" never sounded so sultry as Sarah McLachlan's version here. Another favorite is "The Hoppity Song," a rock & roll ode to Five for Fighting frontman John Ondrasik's son Johnny. Make no mistake--this isn't one of those CDs that is more for adults than kids--songs about hygiene, the alphabet, and crying ("It's All Right to Cry" originally from Marlo Thomas's Free to Be You and Me) are truly "for the kids." That said, adults will enjoy hearing their favorite artists switch gears in this gentle (mostly, not Bleu's energetic "Snow Day!"), upbeat compilation, which combines just the right blend of familiar sing-along songs and exciting new material. The booklet doubles as a foldout coloring book, with illustrations for each song. A fun and noble effort for a fun and noble cause. --Karin Snelson

Customer Reviews:

Fun. Some songs great. Some not........2007-06-27

You know how U2 and Jack Johnson make CD's you can listen to straight through? Well, this is not a stright through album. It has some great songs, and some that I skip. My children love the La La La La Lemon song.

Awesome songs for kids!.......2007-06-10

We have this CD in the car and "rock" to it when we go places. Our son loves the music and claps and "sings" along with it the whole time.
There is also a few "quieter" songs for babies that like to sleep in the car.
We really like it and I am contemplating getting the other "for the kids" CD's.

A great buy!

Nice change from Wiggles.......2007-05-29

Parents who like the artists on For the Kids will enjoy listening; it provides something that grown-ups can sing along to without that silly feeling when other drivers catch you singing the standard kids' fare.

However, my 2-year old is not totally sold on it. She doesn't dislike it, but she doesn't seem to get into it the way she does other popular children's music. It seems to me like this CD is mostly 'for the parents' until kids are a bit older and can appreciate bands that parents think are cool.

eh.......2007-05-10

It's pretty boring.... really. It's not that it's so bad, but we just didn't find it very interesting and it doesn't keep my son's attention (or mine). I would highly recommend They Might be Giants.

Great for parents and kids!.......2007-04-18

I bought this CD actually before I became a father because of Cake's Mahna Mahna and Sarah McLachlan's Rainbow Connection. Yes, you don't have to have kids to enjoy this CD.

Today as a parent, I really enjoy listening to this CD. The whole song features songs that are just plain fun, catchy, and entertaining. I never listened to The Hoppity Song before, but now I find myself singing "hop hop hippity hop" sometimes.

Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake

Average customer rating:

Really Fun. My children like it. I like it.
Awesome!
I wish there were more albums like this one.
THE best kids CD I've ever heard.
We love this CD!!!

Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll

ASIN: B0001KAA86
Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

Old McDonald - Ella Fitzgerald
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Yes, We Have No Bananas - Louis Prima
Chicken Rhythm - Slim Gaillard
Mumbles - Oscar Peterson featuring Clark Terry
Rag Mop - Lionel Hampton
The Muffin Man - Ella Fitzgerald
When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bobbin' Along - Carmen McRae
Potato Chips - Slim Gaillard and His Baker's Dozen
Doop-Doo-De-Doop (A Doodlin' Song) - Blossom Dearie
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Album Description

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 makes for a great way to teach youngsters about jazz and swing music as well as some of its most legendary performers.

Little ones can sing along with Lionel Hampton's "Rag Mop" and share in the hand claps on "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" performed here by Carmen McRae. Their appetites will surely be fueled by Louis Prima's "Yes! We Have No Bananas" and "Potato Chips" from Slim Gaillard and His Baker's Dozen.

The kid-tested collection (children, nieces and nephews of Verve Records' staff helped make the final selections) also includes "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, "Chicken Rhythm" also by Slim Gaillard, and Blossom Dearie's "Doop-Doo-De-Doop (A Doodlin' Song)."

Jazz for Kids finishes with an inspiring lesson and uplifting message for both youngsters and adults alike in the form of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World."

As Jazz for Kids makes little girls and boys dance, smile, giggle and ask for more, it is finally a children's album that their parents won't mind listening to again, and again, and again, and again...

Customer Reviews:

Really Fun. My children like it. I like it........2007-06-27

I probably like it more than my children do, but they have enjoyed listening as we drive around.

Awesome!.......2007-06-11

Real Jazz artist...real kids music...perfect pairings for the parent wanting to inspire a love of music and culture in their children! The Old McDonald rendition has since turned my 18 month old son onto listening to my other Jazz alblums. SO much better than the sugar-sweet kids music that drives parents crazy. I have no problem listening to this alblum with other adults in the car.

I wish there were more albums like this one........2007-05-13

Jazzed up versions of songs you know and new funky songs you don't. We bought this CD for our young daughter (6 months at the time). My husband and I can't help singing the "Potato Chips" song whenver we eat them for lunch and the rest of the songs whenever. This is one of our favorite CDs for Kids. Highly recommend it to anyone who wants to introduce jazz to kids (or adults) because it is so fun. You can't help but toe-tap when you hear it.

THE best kids CD I've ever heard........2007-05-03

This CD is fabulous for kids and parents alike.

We love this CD!!!.......2007-04-28

My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves this CD, and so do we - another one of those kid's CDs that both parents and kids can genuinely enjoy together. I guess what I like about this CD above and beyond, though, is that the songs are originals - not new "kids versions" of great songs. My daughter gets to hear this great music, by the original musicians, without it being watered down at all for her...and yet it is still music that is completely appropriate for her age. The songs on this CD are incredibly energetic, lively, and fun, and the times dancing and singing to them with my daughter have been among my favorite experiences with her!

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We Love This Music!
Loved it!
Perfect for long car trips with children.......
fun, but not appropriate for kids - violent lyrics
Breath of Fresh Air

Not for Kids Only
Jerry Garcia , and David Grisman
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ASIN: B000003913
Release Date: 1993-10-20

Tracks:

Jenny Jenkins
Freight Train
A Horse Named Bill
Three Men Went A-Hunting
When First Unto This Country
Arkansas Traveler
Hopalong Peter
Teddy Bears' Picnic
There Ain't No Bugs On Me
The Miller's Will
Hot Corn, Cold Corn
A Shenandoah Lullaby

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An aptly named album if ever there was one, Not for Kids Only combines the talents of two legendary performers, the late Jerry Garcia, singer-guitarist of the Grateful Dead, and David Grisman, mandolinist and father of "dawg music," a melding of bluegrass, jazz, swing, Latin, and Jewish klezmer sounds. On this 1993 recording, the two devoted friends make seemingly effortless music, adapting traditional and old-time folk into a personalized sound so "homemade" (with jew's-harp and tambourine) as to inspire any child, young or old, to pick up whatever's at hand to play along. From the jaunty rhythms of "Jenny Jenkins" to the cornball humor of "Arkansas Traveler" and the laugh-out-loud lyrics of "A Horse Named Bill" ("I had a girl and her name was Daisy / And when she sang the cat went crazy"), this album, with Garcia's delightful hand-drawn cover art, tickles from top to bottom. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

We Love This Music!.......2007-05-23

This CD is wonderful and every member of my family loves it. It is perfect for my preschooler, who can listen to it any time of day or night. Appropriate for daytime listening because the lyrics in many songs are hilarious, and also mellow enough for his bedtime. The CD closes with a beautiful Brahm's lullaby. My husband and I are happy to expose our child to music that is played beautifully by talented musicians, with fun and clever lyrics. Plus we know that the purchase of this CD helps sick children, so we feel really good about having bought it.

My 3 year old just walked in, saw the picture of the CD on the screen, and said "I love that CD! For Kids Not Only!" How's that for a testimonial?!

Loved it!.......2007-03-16

We were looking for a new motivator to get our three year old to stay in his bed at nightime. He loves this CD! Funny, relaxing songs that work in the bedroom, but can also be great in the car. The songs are kid and adult friendly as well. It's a great combination of songs!

Perfect for long car trips with children..............2007-01-10

If you are tired of listening to Barney or the Wiggles, or any other obnoxious children's CD in the car with your kids, buy this CD. This is a collection of perfectly played children's favorites by two of the best bluegrass musicians of their time: Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Yes, the very same man who fronted the Grateful Dead played bluegrass music and was very very good at it. Children will love the fun sing-a-longs like "Ain't no Bugs", and "Freight Train", and you won't mind them either. Adults will laugh every time they hear "Arkansas Traveler" because the jokes are so corny, they are funny. Everyone will have "Hot Corn, Cold Corn" in their mind after a listen.

As the title says "Not for Kids Only", this CD will make any long drive a pleasurable experience vs. one that you wish you had brought along the sedatives.

fun, but not appropriate for kids - violent lyrics.......2006-09-24

This CD is fun and musically intriguing, but not appropriate for kids... one song talks about "what can you do in a case like that but stamp on your mother, and your toothbrush, and on everything that's helpless." Another talks of being an immigrant to the country and says "and they beat me, and they banged me, and they left me on the ground." And another says "I'm a great sharpshootress. There is nothing that I can't shoot in the eyes, or the ears, or the teeth, or the fingers." Musically it's fun and goofy and intriguing, but I was appalled when I realized what I was encouraging my young child to listen to.

Breath of Fresh Air.......2006-07-14

Wonderful instrumentals and lyrics. A Shenandoah Lullaby is simply beautiful. I love the way the ending segues into Brahm's lullaby. His version of Arkansas traveller is refreshing. Teddy Bears' Picnic is a quaint song that few people have heard. There Ain't No Bugs On Me is my two-year-old daughter's favorite, judging from the way she belts out this song and giggles from time to time. I like all the songs on the CD. A breath of fresh air for parents who prefer real instruments to synthesized pop.

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Car Rides Have Changed
Different - beautiful
Excellent!
Great purchase
Great for Kids and Moms too

For the Kids Too!
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ASIN: B0003JANQE
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

I'm Different - Butterfly Boucher
I Like to Run, I Like to Jump - David Mead
At the Bottom of the Sea - Ralph's World
Everybody Came - Ambrosia Parsley
Catch the Moon - Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell
Starfish and Coffee - Matt Nathanson
John Lee Supertaster - They Might Be Giants
Rainbow Connection - Jason Mraz
Peanut Butter Toast - Sarah Harmer
Attitude Towards Cuttlefish - Paper Moon
I Often Dream of Trains - Robyn Hitchcock
My Favorite Things - Nathan
The Very First Day - Ron Sexsmith
Meow Meow Lullaby - Nada Surf
Good Night - Matthew Sweet
Telephone Song - Kirsty Hawkshaw

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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 Barenaked Ladies went a long way toward explaining the success of the first installment), Too! plucks from an indie playing field that appeals with a below-the-radar, bubbling-under kind of cool. To that end, San Francisco-based acoustic idol Matt Nathanson gamely covers Prince's whimsical "Starfish & Coffee," Canada's Paper Moon memorably asks that you check your "Attitude Toward Cuttlefish" at the door, and Shivaree gets your house party (or car-seat party, or playroom party) shaking, in its somnolent way, with "Everybody Came." A sprinkling of big names--They Might Be Giants, Matthew Sweet--stud the proceedings, but mostly this disc is about discovery. It's also about good deeds: Where the first disc benefitted VH1's Save the Music Foundation, proceeds from Too! go toward the Lili Claire Foundation, which helps those born with neurological disorders. -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Car Rides Have Changed.......2007-07-16

We have gone from "mommy, mommy ..." "Stop kicking my chair.", "Can we get a cookie when we get to the store?" "Honey, can you please hold it we're almost there." TO: "Mommy track 4, track 4." "Okay guys but then mommy gets to listen to her favorite track 8."

Its so great.

Different - beautiful.......2007-01-19

There are 3 songs on here from singers I'd never heard of with amazing voices. The kinda songs that give you goosebumps.

Excellent!.......2006-11-10

My 22 month old daughter absoultely loves this cd. She asks for it all the time and when "I'm Different" or the "swim song" come on she dances around and sings along.

Great purchase.......2006-08-10

The CD was in great condition, as described, and it arrived pretty quickly after I placed my order. Thank you, I would totally purchase from this seller again.

Great for Kids and Moms too.......2006-03-16

When the kids start nagging in the car, I pop this CD in and the nags stop while the giggles and singing along start. Both my 18 MO daughter and my 3.5 year old son love it. My son loves to sing along with I"m different, Bottom of the Sea and Everybody Came and he sings "I'm different, different" all over the house on his own. I just love all of it and esp the Meow Meow song. This is great for lovers of modern rock and alternative pop. I guess you would be disappointed if you want mainstream stuff. I'd also like to recommend the Beatles Songs for Kids CD - I never would have thought that Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da would be such a hit with kids.

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Another wonderful Susie Tallman CD!
Not as good as her other CDs
One of the best children's cds ever!
LOVE LOVE this CD
For my 7 month old while his mom (me) is away playing army in iraq.

Classic Nursery Rhymes
Susie Tallman
Manufacturer: Rock Me Baby Records
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Children's Songs, A Collection of Childhood Favorites
Lullaby Themes for Sleepy Dreams
Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes
Favorite Children's Songs
Classical Baby

Product Features:

Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum and Gold Awards, Parents' Choice Approved Award and Child Magazine's Best Picks, 26 year olds will sing, clap, and dance along to the 37 tracks on this album.
Singable, upbeat, rhythmic, harmonious, sometimes silly, always beautiful, Susie Tallman and friends show us all that we love about nursery rhymes

ASIN: B00006594P
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

Six Little Ducks
Sing A Song of Sixpence
Peter Piper
Hickory Dickory Dock
I'm A Little Teapot
Little Miss Muffett
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Georgie Porgie
Ten Monkeys in the Bed
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Skidamarink
Three Little Kittens
Over In The Meadow
Humpty Dumpty
This Old Man
There Was A Crooked Man
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Betty Botter
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Hey Diddle Diddle
Three Blind Mice
Old King Cole
Mary, Mary
Pat-A-Cake
Jack and Jill
Frere Jacques
Dr. Foster
It's Raining, It's Pouring/Rain Rain Go Away
Little Bo Peep
Going to St. Ives
Little Nut Tree
Mulberry Bush
Baa Baa Black Sheep
There Was An Old Woman
The Owl and The Pussycat
Lavender's Blue
Wynkyn, Blynkyn and Nod

Product Description

Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum and Gold Awards, Parents' Choice Approved Award and Child Magazine's Best Picks, 2?6 year olds will sing, clap, and dance along to the 37 tracks on this album. Singable, upbeat, rhythmic, harmonious, sometimes silly, always beautiful, Susie Tallman and friends show us all that we love about nursery rhymes. Parents will enjoy hearing favorites such as Itsy Bitsy Spider and Baa Baa Black Sheep. Children will delight in four year-old Maudie Farnan's rendition of I'm a Little Teapot, a rap version of Hickory Dickory Dock, and Tallman's lyrical singing on Lavender's Blue.

Customer Reviews:

Another wonderful Susie Tallman CD!.......2007-06-26

I purchased this CD after absolutely loving her Children's Songs CD. Her music is so much fun to sing, sway, and dance to. I own 4 of her CD's and enjoy them all for different reasons. They are arranged and performed beautifully. It was a delightful surprise to find music for our baby that my husband and I love too! Susie's music totally relaxes our son when he is upset. It is impossible to be in a bad mood when you turn it on! It will always be included in baby shower gifts from now on.

Lucy and baby Sam

Not as good as her other CDs.......2007-05-13

We love Susie Tallman's "Children's Songs, A Collection of Childhood Favorites" CD, so we ordered this one. It's not as good. The second half of the CD is basically people reading some nursery rhymes, not too original.

One of the best children's cds ever!.......2007-05-11

I checked this cd out from the library to play at my pre-school music class that I teach each week. I loved it from the first song because of all the different instruments used for background music, and then when I got to the rap song "Hickory Dickory Dock" I was laughing out loud. My kids in my class just loved it. I just bought the cd so I can play it for my own children and my grandkids.

LOVE LOVE this CD.......2007-01-05

Susie Tallman does a great job with this CD, my husband and I find ourselfves singing these songs way after the CD has been off.

For my 7 month old while his mom (me) is away playing army in iraq........2006-08-31

review written by dad: He likes both of them (Children's Songs, A Collection of Childhood Favorites). We dance and sing to them. They are not really falling asleep cd's. I use them after naps and they play a role in our loosely structured playtime.

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GREAT for kids and parents, too!
cute for kids
Everybody listens when they come to my house
A gem!
One of the most under rated cd's on the market

Nicky's Jazz for Kids
Various Artists
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A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll

ASIN: B0000DI4TB
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

Key-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) - The King Cole Trio
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House - Cab Calloway
A Tisket, A Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
Three Blind Mice - The King Cole Trio
The Music Goes 'Round and Around - Louis Prima
The Jungle King (You Ain't Done a Doggone Thing) - Cab Calloway
Ten Feet Off The Ground - Louis Armstrong
All That Meat And No Potatoes - Fats Waller
Jeepers Creepers - Count Basie & Tony Bennett
The Umbrella Man - Dizzy Gillespie
Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubblegum) - Ella Fitzgerald
Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller
A Doodlin' Song - Peggy Lee

Album Description

Nicky's Jazz For Kids has received The American Library Association's Notable Children's Recording Award, The Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, The iParenting Media Award, and was chosen as a Parenting Magazine "Parenting Pick."

This jazz for kids CD--the very first and best collection of its kind--provides children with a fun and engaging introduction to jazz with rhyming, fun-filled, sing-a-long songs that they (and you) will never tire of. All tracks were chosen especially for kids by their buddy Nicky The Jazz Cat and were re-mastered from their one-of-a-kind originals. Sung by the world's most celebrated jazz legends, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima and Fats Waller, Nicky's swinging and spirited picks are sure to inspire endless singing, dancing and interactive musical play with the whole family.

The most car-friendly CD ever!

Customer Reviews:

GREAT for kids and parents, too!.......2007-04-13

I rarely write reviews, but just had to write about this amazing CD. It's not your typical kiddie-fare. My three kids (ages 4, 6, and 8) listen to this one over and over again, and my husband and I are hooked, too. We are not into jazz at all, but the songs here are so catchy and fun. It's cool enough that you could even play it at an adult function, and everyone would like it. In fact, I'm buying it for my mom, who is 64, because I know that she'll be singing it around the house in no time at all -- just like we do!

cute for kids.......2006-08-13

I bought "Nicky's Jazz Lullabies" before my baby was born and loved it, so I decided to purchase this CD. My baby is a little young for it yet, but it fun to listen to while we play. The songs are cute and catchy, and I'm sure she'll love it eventually. I'm a jazz lover and hope to introduce her to some of the greats. Plus, in my opinion, this beats those cheesy kids songs any day.

Everybody listens when they come to my house.......2006-07-25

This is a delightful program of songs that will please everyone with a garden of word-tune delights. My family and I loved it. We've played it over and over again for our friends. I bought it for several other children I know. They loved it. One 4-year-old is determined to learn every song. And that means learning lots of words, rhymes, syncopation, from great artists of American jazz culture. A verbal infusion for the young that is great fun.

A gem!.......2006-01-23

I rarely write reviews, but I need to comment on how fantastic this compilation is. I have a four-year-old and an eighteen-month-old, and this CD is in heavy rotation at our house. My husband and I love the music at least as much as they do -- it's stylish and sets a great mood as we're making dinner and doing dishes. The kids love it too, needless to say. My four-year-old's favorites are Three Blind Mice (she loves when the farmer's wife squeaks that she'll give back the tails) and the final track by Peggy Lee (where she says the word *poop*, as in "party poop" -- endless laughter ensues). Ella Fitzgerald's A-Tisket, A-Tasket and Chew, Chew Your Bubblegum are priceless. All in all, I highly recommend this CD -- everyone will be happy to hear it again and again.

One of the most under rated cd's on the market.......2005-05-03

This cd has won awards and delighted anyone who has listened. Why it isn't a requirement for kids learning about music, especially in the US where Jazz became Jazz, is beyond me. Perfectly charming songs from the best of the best who made Jazz, lots of passionate Jazz.

God Bless the U.S.A.: Kids Sing Songs for America

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Buy This CD!
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Wonderful Traditional CD - A Must Have
Love It!

God Bless the U.S.A.: Kids Sing Songs for America
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Patriotic Songs & Marches
Songs of America
God Bless America
America's Favorite Patriotic Songs
Our America: 15 Patriotic Songs by Our Children

ASIN: B00005QVZF
Release Date: 2001-09-16

Tracks:

God Bless The U.S.A.
America The Beautiful
You're A Grand Old Flag
God Bless America
This Land Is Your Land
America, My Country 'Tis Of Thee
Yankee Doodle
Home On The Range
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
This Is My Country
The old Red White & Blue
Pledge Of Allegiance/The Star Spangled Banner

Customer Reviews:

Buy This CD!.......2007-07-13

If you are even browsing for a childrens/adult friendly CD with traditional songs about America, buy this CD. Almost every song brought back memories of myself in elementary school during the bicentennial. My 2, 4 and 6 years old all love it and ask to play it all the time. Be warned, however, after listening to it for 2 hours straight in the car, parents may tire of even the best songs.

Great.......2007-01-09

I bought 2 copies of this CD. One for our school and one for home. My children, (2 4 year olds and a 3 year old) just love listening to this in the car and they are now learning all the words to some great patriotic songs. Children relate very well to this music because it is young children singing rather than the typical adult choir. I would recommend this CD for any family with young children who want them to sing and be musically active!

Wonderful Traditional CD - A Must Have.......2005-09-30

This CD is wonderful. The songs are traditional versions of all the classic America sounds like This Land is Our Land. The kids that sing on the CD do a great job and the songs are easy to sing along with. My 10 yr old and 5 yr old beg to listen to it in the car and at home. The CD ends with the Pledge of Allegance which has taught my 5 yr old how to say it perfect. I highly recommend this CD for any house. I only wish it was split track.....it's not!

Love It!.......2002-12-01

This cd is wonderful. We have three generations that love this cd. The songs are great as well as the singing. Highly recommend it!

World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English!

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Outstanding Resource - We LOVE This CD!
Great Intro to Operas
A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too
World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English
Great for adults too!

World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English!

Manufacturer: Children's Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C5ROP
Release Date: 2003-09-23

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The Barber Of Seville: Largo Al Factotum - Gregory Dahl
Carmen: Habanera - Jean Stilwell
The Marriage Of Figaro: Non Piu Andrai - Allan Monk
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Habanera - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV
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Papageno's Song - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV
La Donna E Mobile - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV
Voi, Che Sapete - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Resource - We LOVE This CD!.......2007-07-16

This is a GREAT CD! Both the children and my husband and I love it. We bought it as an introduction to opera for our homeschooled children, and never guessed we'd all enjoy it so much.

All the tunes are ones you will probably recognize - but hearing the words that go with the music and hearing them in *English* is so helpful! It has been really fun to find out what these songs are really about.

My kids and I often catch ourselves singing opera through the day now, which is really neat. It has helped build their understanding of music in many different ways, and has improved my oldest daughter's voice ability as she strives to keep up with the professional singers on the CD.

The music is beautiful, the words are lovely and give meaning, and this whole CD is just exceptionally good entertainment!

Great Intro to Operas.......2006-10-16

THE WORLD"S VERY BEST OPERA FOR KIDS is a collection of fourteen of the best loved arias in the world. The whole family will enjoy this CD, which is a unique version of these famous arias in that these are all sung in English so your child (and you) can appreciate and imagine the story that it illustrates. It is a wonderful introduction to opera and will have the whole family humming the memorable melodies, which are sung by some of the best of famous voices. You will be inspired to read the storylines of the operas to your children for a wonderful educational and delightful family hour. The CD includes an insert with the words so you can sing along

A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too.......2006-04-05

It really doesn't get much better than this CD. The primary benefit of the music is that it is a terrific selection of funny and touching arias from the classical genre. I am an opera lover and bought this for myself to memorize the words in English, as prompts when I listen to the pieces untranslated. I started listening to the CD while I was driving, and within a week had bought about a dozen CDs to distribute to family members and friends, with kids (and without). Everyone loves it. And at the end of the CD are several tracks of just the music, so you can sing along, which is a hoot. Your friends and colleagues, who hear you barking along to beats, will think you have taken leave of your senses. The lyrics (in English) are in the liner notes. I would suggest not reading the liner notes while driving.

Second CD benefit. The time you spend listening to this will be the equivalent of an afternoon at the beach or a walk in the mountains. The calming factor is amazing.

World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English.......2006-01-30

I listen to this with my 3 year old and we both enjoy it. I am not an operatic expert and to my lay ears the performances here sound great, and my daughter likes hearing the words to some of her favorite music ("Play the Torreadores again Mommy!") Its a nice break from some more traditional kids songs that we listen to.

Great for adults too!.......2005-08-15

I never had an interest in opera until I made a trip to Italy and dined in an opera cafe. I appreciate it even more thanks to this CD. Now that I can hear the lyrics in english and read a synopsis of the story, I appreciate and enjoy opera even more.

Average customer rating:

Just for kids?? No way!!
The best classical album for kids!
Great for Preschool Children

Classics for Kids

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FE3
Release Date: 1993-06-08

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