With Valentine’s Day fast approaching I’m here to remind you of the best kiddie Valentine’s Day song ever crafted, Brian Vogan’s aptly named “Happy Valentine’s Day”. Read my review of “Little Songs“, then check it out on Mr. Vogan’s CDBaby page. Not sure why this release isn’t on iTunes (as […]
Coraline is the visually intense new animated film from the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. This is no Pixar created digital film. Coraline was crafted by hand, drawn frame by frame. The attention to detail is noticeable and awe-inspiring. Coraline is a marvelously spun tale mixing classic “too good […]
Congrats to Bill Harley, who today picked up his second Grammy Award. His terrific “Yes To Running” won in the best spoken word children’s category. Hurray also for They Might Be Giants, they’ve won the Grammy Award for best children’s music album.
Scat singing is the easiest, most fun-tastic way to introduce kids to jazz. Babies coo and scat naturally. Toddlers scat ’cause it’s silly. And bigger kids use wacky verbalization to crack up their kid sisters/brothers and amuse their parents (or to delay teeth brushing or bedtime). A terrific way to […]
Congrats to Kristie! You have won an autographed copy of “Tell Me What You Want To Be” by Jetta and the Jellybeans. Thanks to all who entered the giveaway.
I loved Winter. As a young boy Winter was far and away my favorite season. I loved the snow and ice. I loved the cold temperatures and the warm fireplace. I loved ice hockey and days home from school. Conversely, as a child, I generally loathed Summertime. I was a […]
In less than 2 weeks OWTK is heading to the Big Apple to experience, enjoy and share with you Toy Fair ’09! Can’t yet tell you, with any certainty, what to expect from OWTK during all of this, as I’m still putting the pieces in place. You should, at a […]
Fantastic new kid’s song from the lead singer of The Apples in Stereo. Check this out:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL16Gc6AwUY&hl=en&fs=1] It’s as if The Beatles and The Shins morphed into a one-man-mad-scientist-band (it’s the lab coat) with a bubble machine as a sidekick. Stream the whole Robbert Bobbert kid’s album here – well worth […]
