3 comments about Putumayo Presents: One World, One Kid.

1. I love these Putamayo collections, but this one has a child "DJ" talking over the beginning of every song. While interesting, I use this with my music class, so the talking is disruptive. The music is great though!



2. I heard Skylar interviewed on NPR: they played part of a song, and I liked it -- but it was Skylar's energy and enthusiasm for the music that made me run to my laptop and buy the CD. I listen to it over and over: some of the songs make you just JUMP up and start dancing or doing exercises...and it's hard to listen to Skylar talk without smiling. His enthusiasm is infectious.
   
   I don't know what a sick child would make of this, but I DO know that for this adult, it works. If I'm feeling sad, or blah, Skylar's voice - and the songs he's chosen - restores me to cheerfulness. Thank you, Skylar (and the parents who encouraged you and the record company that had the good sense to publish this!. We need more books and records that are truly joyous.
   
   --Libby Koponen, author of BLOW OUT THE MOON
   "Libby's joyous times at Sibton Park make you laugh out loud" (child's review; adults gave the book two prizes for excellence in children's books, and Booklist gave it a starred review)



3. The first song is fuzzy; the the rest are excellent. I do like the CD.

No comments about Sitio Do Pica Pau Amarelo 2005.

No comments about The Ultimate Kids Song Collection: Favorite Sing-A-Longs, Vol. 1.

5 comments about All Together Now: Teens Sing the Beatles.

1. You cannot possibly IMAGINE how bad this is. 1st, umpteenth play on the Abbey Road Cover...this time it's 13-year-olds crossing...2nd, it's colorful too, with "All Together Now" spelled out in Kaliedescopic shades of the rainbow.
   The cover gives the slight impression that this is Beatle-Music geared for maybe 8-year-olds. And the LOGO "Music for Little People" on the back reinforces this impression.
   But what you get in the "grooves" is a Dance-Pop Butchering of the sweetest catalogue in the history of POP.
   Before you peg me as a Beatle-Snob, nothing could be further from the shore. Jason Faulkner has done a beautiful "Beatles for Babies" (pink for girls- blue for boys!).. and I love all the tributes, for the most part.
   If anyone has heard Elvis Presley plod thru HEY JUDE, you know that every Beatle-idea isn't necessarily a good one.
   Steer Clear of this dud. Stu Sutcliffe is rolling over in his grave.



2. I saw Him Standing There is not the same name as the one on Please Please Me, but still the same words



3. I heard this playing in a toy store and made the salespeople take out the CD to find out the name! The girl-group versions of classic Beatles tunes are fresh and fun. Full disclosure: I haven't listened to the whole CD yet, but I was very impressed with the songs I heard.



4. Good point about preferring to hear the Beatles' songs being performed by male artists. This is a very disappointing collection and I really didn't like the rendition of classic Beatle songs that I grew up loving and love to this day. Just to hear the screechy cover of the 1964 classic "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," which was always one of my favorite songs is enough to make you run for cover.
   
   I cannot in good conscience recommend this collection. I thought it was simply dreadful. If you get this CD as a gift, you can always use it as a trivet for a hot pot, a coaster or a place to rest a flower pot. Don't waste your money on this - get the REAL Beatles instead!



5. this is basically a kidz bop bashing of old beatles' songs.
   i personally don't like it,almost hate it, but you very well might. most of the songs i find a little irritating, but not the songs themselves, just the cover of them. if you're a beatles fan, you might not like these songs so DON'T buy it unless you're sure, but if you have kids and are willing to compromise(or just like them this way) go ahead,it's your money, not mine. besides, it's better than some of the other kids albums out there. oh yeah, it's more of a 2 1/2, if you care.

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