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FreeWhile growing up, Annette nearly wore out my Mister Roger's Neighborhood album. Did you know that "I'm special" and Mister Rogers "liked me just the way I am?" Check out sample clips from You Are Special.

Classics. Free to Be... You and Me by Marlo Thomas is a classic example of a children's album that made a lasting impression. Schoolhouse Rock is another. The latter is based on forty-one three-minute educational cartoons developed between 1973 and 1985.

Children's Books. Farkle and Friends by John Lithgow is one of many CDs that are spinoffs of books.

FreeChildren's Movies. Ask a group of children, or even adults to hum or sing a Disney song and you may get dozens of different replies from Jungle Book and Mary Poppins to Little Mermaid.

Children's TV. Music from popular television programs such as Blue's Clues, Barney, Sesame Street, and Rugrats are very popular with children. The soundtracks to Lizzie McGuire, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Dragon Tales are currently popular with children.

Singers. Canadian singer Raffi has been entertaining children since the 1970s with fun musical arrangements and vocals. He encourages children to sing, dance, and play. Tom Chapin uses a combination of rock. jazz, blues, and folk to entertain children. Australia's Wiggles entertain preschoolers.

FreeFolk Songs are always popular with children including songs by Woody Guthrie, Burl Ives, Peter, Paula, and Mary, and Pete Seeger.

Babies. There are even CDs designed to be played to pregnant women and newborns including lullaby collections, classical music, and songs with babies in the title.

Musical Styles. Children's versions of classical, jazz, and other popular musical styles can be found. For example, Peter & the Wolf and Nutcracker are favorites of children. Country Goes Raffi is a country album by Raffi.

Selected Online Resources for Children's Music

 

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