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A magically mysterious tour of The Beatles' world, with poems, songs and Beatles facts for everyone, illustrated and sung by kids, with a little help from their friends Rachael Yamagata, Marshall Crenshaw, The Bangles and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.  Illustrated board book and CD.  For ages 3 and up and their families.

UPC: 020286112129        CAT: LMR02

REVIEWS:  What'll really bring the little ones All Together is that this Beatles tribute, unlike many children's sing-along albums, boasts authentic, organic, and inviting vocals, with nary an overproduced intonation on a single track. And that's something to sing about. ~Amy Barkat, Barnes & Noble

TRACKS:
1. Magical Mystery Tour
2. Hello Goodbye
3. Love Me Do
4. All You Need is Love
5. Good Day Sunshine
6. All Together Now
7. I Want to Hold Your Hand
8. Birthday
9. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. Here Comes the Sun
11. Yellow Submarine

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 An album of great family music from three avante/funk jazz musicians par excellence!  It's funky, it's fun and great for kids and families.  Digipak with lyrics.

UPC: 020286111924        CAT: LMR03

REVIEWS: Let's Go Everywhere is the kind of record that kids-music insiders get all wound up about, and for a reason that can be summed up in two tidy little words: it's awesome. Yes, when classifications must be made, Medeski Martin & Wood are sometimes thrown into the jazz genre. And yes, as musicians go, they're a pretty sophisticated outfit. But that hasn't prevented them from maintaining a direct line with their pirate- and pat-a-cake-loving sides. Everywhere rules because it's un-self-consciously funky ("Cat Creep"), uncondescendingly cool ("Where's The Music"), and unspookily moody ("Far East Sweets"). It's so obviously the product of three guys who know how to grow grooves, but also know how to grow bonds with 4-year-olds, that it makes other kids albums seem audaciously contrived, not to mention intolerably boring. Retentive types won't flinch from filing it alongside classics such as Schoolhouse Rock, Really Rosie, and the Sesame Street compilations. And four out of five preschoolers--maybe more like 499 out of 500--won't disagree: Medeski Martin & Wood merit the inclusion. --Tammy La Gorce, AMAZON.COM

TRACKS:
1. Waking Up
2. Let's Go Everywhere
3. Cat Creeps
4. The Train Song
5. Where's the Music
6. Pat A Cake
7. Pirates Don't Take Baths
8. Far East Sweets
9. On An Airplane
10. The Squalb
11. Let's Go
12. Old Paint
13. Hickory Dickory Dock
14. All Around the Kitchen
15. We're All Connected

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Part Beach Boys, part Beatles, part retro psychedelic surf album, this children's music debut by Apples in Stereo leader Robert Schneider is playful, tuneful and very child and family friendly.  Digipak with comic book.

UPC: 020286128427       CAT: LMR04

REVIEWS:  Under the guise of Robbert Bobbert & the Bubble Machine – fronted by his alter ego, "a genius inventor of musical mayhem" – [Robert] Schneider performs the kind of garage-y, surf-tinged psychedelia you’d expect, but with an all-ages twist. With kid-friendly song topics like superheroes and animals, allusions to classic fairy tales and maybe even a little science thrown in for good measure, Robbert Bobbert combines catchy lyrics with nontraditional instrumentation to create an infectious sound that’s fun and easily accessible.  ~WIRED.COM

TRACKS:
1. I Am A Clock
2. We R Super Heroes
3. Hey Little Puppy
4. Fee Fi Fo, Fee Fi Fum
5. Gravity
6. The Little Duck
7. Boom Boom
8. The Mighty Mighty Elephant
9. Laughing
10. I Love the Animals
11. The Tiny Sheep

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The Little Monsters take a journey into the heart of Soul music, with poems, songs and Soul Facts for everyone, illustrated and sung by kids with help from their grown-up friends RedRay Frazier, Tabitha Fair and Chocolate Genius.  Fully illustrated board book and CD.  For kids 3 and up.

UPC: 020286112020        CAT: LMR01

REVIEWS: The Soulville compilation, Soul Stuff for Kids of All Ages is the ideal primer for a future jazz and soul enthusiast. Classic hits like "Stand By Me, " "Express Yourself," and "Mustang Sally" are rerecorded here with most of the original musical arrangements. Kids handle back-up vocals making the songs accessible for younger grandchildren. And the CD's accompanying board-book features the lyrics to the original "Soulville" song, which chronicles the genre's history. There are also "Soul Facts" about each of the album's track. Your favorite might be "Grandma's Hands," by Bill Withers, a song about love and family.  ~GRANDPARENTS.COM

TRACKS:
1. Soulville
2. Dancing in the Street
3. Everybody is a Star
4. ABC
5. Stand by Me
6. B-A-B-Y
7. Express Yourself
8. Mustang Sally
9. Lean on Me
10. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
11. Grandma's Hands

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