Parents’ Choice Spring Winners

Amongst the Tall Trees Pointed Man Band Doo-Dah Records A musical reflection on the evolving landscape of seeking happiness and wonder while immersed in a complicated world. 13321904 $16.99

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Gold Award Winners 2020 Award Winners

Best Friends Kid Pan Alley Self Produced Guest Artists: Heather Mae, The Not-Its!, Vance Gilbert Features songs written with kids, for kids, performed by some of the best-known children’s artists in the country. It’s a new classic for the whole family to enjoy over and over again. 12579723 $14.99 Hunk-tabunk-ta Holidays Songs and Stories That Celebrate Global Light Katherine Dines Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Music Songs, stories, ethnic instruments, and fascinating historical facts honoring holiday traditions from around the planet that share and celebrate one thing in common: light. 12477603 $19.99

Wild Life Justin Roberts Carpet Square Records Joined by an eclectic group of instrumentalists including pianist Lisa Kaplan, baroque cellist Anna Steinhoff, percussionist Gerald Dowd, and vocalist Nora O’Connor, this tender and uplifting collection of songs is his most personal project yet. 12759467 $15.99

Silver Award Winners 2020

Growing Up Josh Lovelace Stonycroft Records Guest Artist: Frances England The second family album from Josh Lovelace, member of the Grammy-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, pulls back the curtain and digs deep into beautiful and complicated elements of childhood and family life. 12412487 $9.99

Small but Mighty Ginalina Ginalina Guest Artists: Mario Vaira, Joseph Lam, Kathleen Nisbet The new album from Ginalina is themed on the value of every child, and the power they have to make the world better. Backed by a chorus of children’s voices, with Taiwaninfused cello, and a solid folk-pop feel, this album will make listeners dance, laugh, cry, and shout. 12714976 $22.99

Waiting for the Elevator The Laurie Berkner Band Concord Music Group, Inc. For children, every moment is about learning, growth, and development, so it’s only natural that these are the themes for Laurie Berkner’s new album. Intellectual development sits right next to emotional development in these interactive songs. 12447826 $10.99

Recommended Award Winners 2020

Muevete! Songs for a Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body Jose-Luis Orozco Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Jose-Luis Orozco is an internationally acclaimed performer and composer of Spanish and English bilingual children’s music. Orozco’s humor and skills as a dynamic educator connect to his world of joy, discovery, and exuberant musical expression. 12882773 $14.99

Let’s Sing Songs from Around the World Kathy Sherman, the Good Folk Collective Self Produced A collection of sing-along songs from different countries that give students and teachers a peek into other cultures and languages. 12704004 $19.99

Bach and the Pipe Organ Various Artists Maestro Classics Guest Artists: David Enlow, Yadu, Dongsok Shin Learn about Johann Sebastian Bach and the pipe organ, also known as the ‘king of instruments.’ Organist David Enlow performs some of Bach’s greatest hits on the organ. 12622170 $19.99

Lucky Foot & Sunny Moon Ratboy Jr. Not Your Daddy’s Records Guest Artist: Dean Jones Ratboy Jr. has become well known for their fun live shows, and they have a knack for blurring the lines between music for kids and music for adults so that it becomes everyone’s music. 12352427 $25.99

Kokowanda Bay Ruth & Emilia Baa Baa Farms Ruth & Emilia create a musical tale where a friendly alien helps a group of friends save their beloved bay. Listeners will rock their way through the three Rs: recycling, reducing, and reusing. 12934277 $10.99

Thank You, Mister Rogers Music & Memories Various Artists BFD Artists: Kellie Pickler, Vanessa Williams, Lee Greenwood Mister Rogers’s songs have been reimagined and newly recorded into a tapestry of modern styles with performances from Jon Secada, Rita Wilson, Vanessa Williams, Kellie Pickler, and more. 12448757 $13.99