New Children’s Music Giveaway (5 CDs!)

There’s so much wonderful variety now in children’s music. It used to be that kids’ music was limited to the “classics,” like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and “Wheels on the Bus.” Now there are amazing bands that perform high-quality music of all genres for the whole family to enjoy. If you’d like to discover some great new music for your kids (and you!), read on. At the end, there will be a giveaway for all five CDs to one lucky reader!

Title: Rock and Roll Garden
Artist: Bari Koral Family Rock Band
Website: www.barikoral.com

Bari Koral’s style has been compared to Norah Jones and Jewel, but for a younger crowd! Her songs have been played more than 20,000 times on Sirius/XM Kids, and Bari describes her songs as “rock songs for kids that parents dig.” With tunes like, “Hey Ducky,” “The Backpack Song,” and “Dance All Day,” the whole family will be tapping their toes!



Title: Why Does Gray Matter?
Artist: Roger Day
Website: www.rogerday.com

Subtitled “…and Other Brainy Songs for Kids!” this fun CD introduces kids to the wonders and mysteries of our brains! Of his song, “The Brain Train,” Roger Day says, “I’m confident this is the first—and probably last—children’s song that uses words like ‘corpus callosum’ and ‘deep basal ganglia’ in the lyrics.” This CD encourages kids not only to have fun, but to be smart—an awesome and winning combination!

Title: Tiny Cool
Artist: Princess Katie & Racer Steve
Website: www.princessracer.com

This CD encompasses many musical genres, from Latin to Motown to surfer rock! Songwriter/vocalist Katie O’Sullivan (Princess Katie) says, “To me, the theme of ‘Tiny Cool’ is the empowerment of kids to take charge of their destiny with a ‘you can do it’ spirit.” With songs like “Tube Sox,” “Kids Rock!” and “Japanese Robot,” there’s plenty of “cool music” for everyone!

Title: I’m a Rock Star
Artist: Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights
Website: www.citykidmusic.com

“I’m a Rock Star” covers the rock scene in the title song, hip-hop in “More Cowbell,” the environment in “I Wanna Be Green” and much more! Singing since the age of 2, Joanie Leeds draws ideas for her songs from teaching preschool music classes in New York City. This CD will show you why Time Out NY Kids called her “one of the best at-home sing-along entertainers for kids”!


Title: Green Golly & Her Golden Flute
Artist: Flute Sweet & Tickletoon (Barbara Siesel & Keith Torgan)
Website: www.tugboatmusic.com

This amusing CD introduces children to classical music through the story of Rapunzel. With Keith Torgan narrating and playing the guitar, and Barbara Siesel playing the beautiful flute (along with pianist Jessica Krash), kids will delight in the works of classical composers like Mozart, Mendelssohn and Chopin while being caught up in a delightful tale!


GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will win all 5 of the CDs listed above! To enter, leave a comment here describing your favorite group, song or CD for kids! This is mandatory to enter the giveaway.

You can earn optional, additional entries by:

- Following @ParentingAuthor on Twitter and tweeting about this giveaway. You may tweet this giveaway twice a day. Leave a separate comment with the URL of each tweet. (It’s easy to tweet this giveaway by using the Bookmark button at the bottom of this post, but you’re welcome to write your own tweet, too. 1 entry per tweet.)

- Subscribing to Susan Heim on Parenting via email, RSS and/or Kindle (see sign-up options on left sidebar). Leave a comment for each subscription method. (up to 3 entries)

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- Putting a button for Susan Heim on Parenting on your blog (the code is in the upper right-hand column of this site) and/or a text link on your blog roll. Post a comment with your blog’s URL. (1 entry for button; 1 entry for text link)

- Posting this giveaway on your blog with a link to this page. Leave a comment with a direct link to the post. (3 entries; leave a separate comment for each)

One winner will be randomly selected from the qualified comments received by Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at midnight ET. Please leave an email address on one of your comments if it’s not available on your Blogger profile. Winners must respond within 72 hours or another winner will be drawn. U.S. addresses only.

CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to the winner, Benita!




DISCLOSURE: I received complimentary copies of these CDs, which I am donating to the winner of this giveaway. No other compensation was provided.