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Music and Books For Kids
1 Texts and Tunes: Christmas Music For Kids
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2 Texts and Tunes: Kidz Bop Halloween
Music and Books For Kids
3 Texts and Tunes: Kidz Bop 16
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4 Kidz Bop 19 CD Will Have Your Kids Falling in Love
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5 Kidz Bop Can Sing Rock Ballads
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6 Kidz Bop 20: The Best Version Yet
Kidz Bop celebrates its 10th birthday, and we are jamming too with Kidz Bop 20. I have to admit, this might be the best Kidz Bop yet, featuring songs from Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Pink, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber. The songs are encouraging, the musicians and singers sound awesome, and best of all, it's free of cuss words and inappropriate lyrics. That's something to praise! The entire CD Read more
Kidz Bop has recorded everything from Christmas carols to the biggest hits of today, but can it pull off rock ballads? If your kid aspires to be a rock star one day, these kid-friendly versions of rock hits will introduce him to classics like Peter Frampton's "Wind of Change" and Cheap Trick's "The Flame." As it turns out, Kidz Bop Sings Monster Ballads ($10) is a winner. The songs are catchy, Read more
I'll never forget the day I was driving down the street with a friend, and we realized her daughter, who at three was just beginning to chat with ease, was singing along to "Get Low," by Lil Jon in the back seat. You know, the oh-so-pleasant "to the window, to the walls...til the sweat drip down my..." — I'll let you Google the rest of the lyrics. Catchy pop songs may get a radio edit before Read more
My family and I are already big fans of the Kidz Bop holiday CDs, so when I came across Kidz Bop 16 ($15), I was pretty psyched to put it on and get the kids moving to the music. Featuring the kid-friendly versions of songs like "Circus" and "Boom Boom Pow," the CD has me singing along while the kids groove and bop around the house. There are a couple of slow songs in the mix, but it's pretty Read more
An evening spent carving pumpkins and roasting seeds always puts me on cloud nine. The only thing that betters the experience is inviting friends over for some cocktails (mocktails in my case) and playing some festive music for the wee ones. The Kidz Bop Halloween CD ($14) is sure to be a hit with tiny tots and parents. Moms and dads will appreciate nostalgic tunes like "Ghostbusters" and Read more
I've been listening to my old Christmas albums lately and realized that unless I buy a "kiddie" CD, my babe won't learn the old classic "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" until she's in kindergarten. So I did some investigating and found Coolest Kidz Bop Christmas Ever ($14) with all of the cherished Christmas ditties and carols. Now my lil one can bop and dance along to music that's more Read more
Finding a really good toy can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are so many out there, but nothing stands out from the crowd. Luckily that wasn't the case at Toy Fair this year. One toy truly wowed me with its unique take on combining fun and music education — B. Toys' Symphony in B Orchestra ($60). A virtual orchestra pit, the Symphony in B is preprogrammed with 15 songs and Read more
Sure, kid-specific and pop music have their time and place, but when we learned that music historian Robert Greenberg was praising the benefits of classical music for kids, we were ready to listen up. We spoke with the professor and author of How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart and he shared five reasons why moms should turn down Kidz Bop and turn up the Read more
