Music
At PK, we know how powerfully inspiring good music can be for kids. Our fun, upbeat, award-winning, and decidedly not cutesy selection of kids' music will open your child's ears and minds to a wide and wild range of sounds and perspectives.
Young listeners and grownups alike will find in these kid music CDs plenty to dance to, sing
along with, learn by, laugh at, and fall asleep to.
For the Kids
This first installment in the wildly popular For the Kids series is just as fun for hip grownups with an alternative bent as it is for hipster kids. This instantly catchy and consistently strong collection features new and familiar artists, including Cake, Bare Naked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Guster, Dan Zanes, Glen Phillips, John Ondrasik, Dan Zanes, Glen Phillips, Billy Bragg with Wilco, Darius Rucker, Ivy, Remy Zero, Dan Wilson, Bleu, Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk, Sixpence None the Richer, and Tom Waits.
For the Kids Too
The second in the For the Kids series, For the Kids Too offers up another equally listenable collection of songs from both well-known and offbeat artists, including Butterfly Boucher, David Mead, Ralph's World, Ambrosia Parsley, Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell, Matt Nathanson, They Might Be Giants, Jason Mraz, Sarah Harmer, Paper Moon, Robyn Hitchcock, Nathan, Ron Sexsmith, Nada Surf, Matthew Sweet, and Kirsty Hawkshaw.
For the Kids Three
With the brand new For the Kids Three, this great series of humorous, catchy, heartfelt, and offbeat songs for kids and grownups alike just keeps getting better! This time the contributer list includes Of Montreal, Great Lake Swimmers, Over the Rhine, Rogue Wave, O.A.R., Barenaked Ladies, Dar Williams, The Sippy Cups, Anathallo, The Format, Moby feat, Chrissi Poland, The Submarines, Kyle Andrews, Blitzen Trapper, Piano, Mates of State, Hem, MC Lars, Jolie Holland, and Rosie Thomas with Damien Jurado.
Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell: Catch the Moon
In this must-have acoustic collection of new and traditional songs, Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell write, play, and harmonize together to wonderful effect. Just as pleasing for grownups as for young listeners, the songs on Catch the Moon are complemented by an illustrated story and bonus dvd with two music video features that your kids will love to dance along with. The songs are Big Rock Candy Mountain, Little Red Caboose, Oh Susanna, Catch the Moon, La Manita, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Stop and Go, New Morning, Oh Groundhog, Butterfly, Donguir/Rolling Acorn, Free Little Bird, and Fais Do Do.
Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Little Bird
Part of the outstanding Smithsonian Folkways series, Elizabeth Mitchell's You Are My Little Bird is a favorite with young music lovers. With help from her husband and young daughter, Mitchell mixes her own songs with reinterpretations of folk rock favorites by Neil Young, Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, Lou Reed, and more. With her clear, evocative voice and acoustic accompaniments, Mitchell captures listeners' attention from the first to the last of the lovely songs on this collection.
Constant Wonder: Walk with Wonder
This award-winning collection of songs about nature teaches ecology with clever lyrics and jazzy arrangements. The hearts and minds of the duo behind Constant Wonder are as interested in earwigs and jellyfish as they are in flamingos and dinosaurs, and their enthusiasm for the natural world is as catching as it is catchy. This entertaining and educational cd will foster the budding naturalist in kids of all ages.
Celtic Dreamland
This newest Dreamland cd is a soothing collection of pleasing Celtic melodies from Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Canada, and beyond. Great for bedtime, naptime, or quiet time, Celtic Dreamland will tame the rawdy and rambunctious little people in your life and take the edge off of mom's and dad's day too.
Dreamland
Starting with the dreamy beat of Angelique Kidjo and Carlos Santana, Dreamland is an award-winning collection of lullabies and soothing songs from around the world. Whether you use it for bedtime, bathtime, or other quiet times, Dreamland will hook listeners of all ages and tame your wild things wherever they are.
World Playground
The original Putumayo Kids world music collection, World Playground has won numerous awards and earned enthusiastic praise from parents, teachers, musicians, and kids of all stripes. This lively collection is a great introduction to music from around the world, from Jamaica to Brazil, Australia to Senegal. It's guaranteed to open your child's ears to the sounds and spirits of different cultures across the globe.
Animal Playground
New from Putumayo, this playful, up-tempo collection of animal songs from around the world will get everyone smiling. From familiar favorites like "No More Monkeys" to new songs like "Don't Ever Step on a Snake," this fun and funny cd is a must-have for kids everywhere.
Folk Playground
A new addition to the Putumayo Kids series, this upbeat collection of folk songs by popular artists includes catchy numbers by Dan Zanes, Michelle Shocked, Leon Redbone, Laurie Berkner, and others. Playful and fun, this is a great introduction to contemporary folk music for young listeners.
African Playground
Your child will travel the African continent with this award-winning collection of irresistibly upbeat songs from Kenya to Uganda, Nigeria to South Africa. With its lively rhythms and appealing melodies, the songs on African Playground are sure to hook listeners of any age and give them a taste of Africa's rich musical and cultural traditions.
Latin Playground
This newly updated, award-winning collection of Latin music for kids will get everyone in the family tapping their feet. From Cuban to Colombian, the upbeat songs on Latin Playground will introduce your child to lively Latin musical and cultural traditions and provide irrepressible music to dance to!