by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year
Kids books Kristen: Thanks to Taro Gomi’s Scribbles book, I’ve gotten many an uninterrupted shower and bathroom break. That’s almost priceless. Liz: Joanne Dugan’s 123-NYC counting book (at top) goes all the way up to 20 for a change. You...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Enough with the four thousand versions of "Lullaby, and Goodnight" already. For something out of the ordinary but with the same lulling qualties, I’m loving Putumayo’s new compilation, Celtic Dreamland. The tracks fall on the opposite side of the...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
If you have one long car ride to the in-laws planned this holiday season, or even one trip to the mall where you’re likely to get stuck in 16 hours of traffic just to get out of the parking lot, you might want to consider updating your savage kid-soothing music...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
I think we can all conjure up a few music artists today whose tunes are snappy, but whose life choices and lyrics might be a little, um… toxic. That’s why I dig the idea of cartoon character pop stars. For starters, their managers can make sure...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
My younger daughter and I are commuting together these days. But my morning radio show of choice? Not so good for the under 5 set. Lately I’ve been mixing it up with some music and learning all in one with Professor Pocket: Our Silly Farm Adventure. This much...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
With a non-stop flow of kid’s music producers using all kinds of schtick to sell their (sometimes not-so-great) albums, it’s hard to track down simple music that you and your kids will want to sing along to. Apparently musical parents Rob and Lisi Wolf...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Who slipped that new indie rock album into my car’s CD player? Oh wait, that’s no indie rock album, that’s kids’ music. From a duo called Ellen and Matt. Who knew?Their very enjoyable CD, Best Friends has been compared to songsters as diverse...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
We love Uncle Rock. Love him. Looooove him. And if you like your kids music in the form of good ol’ acoustic American rock, you’re going to love him too. The Uncle (aka Robert Burke Warren) is now out with his third children’s album, Uncle Rock U....
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
To me, listening to Jazz is like ordering at an Indian restaurant. I may have no idea what’s on the menu, but I always love whatever I get. This counts for Verve Records’ Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake, which serves to demystify Jazz and...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
The other day, my son and I were wandering aimlessly in a children’s clothing shop when I started humming along to the piped in music. "Wait a minute," I said. "That’s Rosie Flores! Awesome!" An iTunes search for the song led me to The...
