July 2007 New Toys — Audio & CD

Professor Pocket™ Our Silly Farm Adventure CD by PROFESSOR POCKET LLC

This CD makes learning Spanish hip and fun. Professor Pocket, whose pocket is always full of surprises, takes children on a magical adventure to a farm where pigs drive tractors and horses fly. She and her bilingual friends, Desi the Dinosaur and Chico the Chicken, entertain children with silly conversation and catchy songs. “Professor Pocket's innovative approach to language learning … sets us apart from other companies. The way we have combined the English and Spanish allows any child and their parents to follow along with our funny, engaging dialogue and catchy songs,” Co-founder Paula Jorge Guglielmino of Professor Pocket told TDmonthly. This album received a 2007 Dr. Toy Best Products Award. Launch date: February 20, 2007. 7/26/2007 (Price: $15.95)

Sea Tunes For Kids by FUN TUNES FOR KIDS

Sea Tunes For Kids contains 12 fun and educational songs about many types of sea animals. These include Walrus, Whales, Porpoises, Sea Otters, Lobsters, Horseshoe Crabs, Seahorses, Squid and more! Written and performed by Brent Holmes and produced by Emmy nominee Dave Hoffner, this CD contains some of the silliest and some of the prettiest children’s songs ever recorded. 7/26/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Bear Tunes For Kids by FUN TUNES FOR KIDS

Bear Tunes For Kids features the fine vocals of Bernie the Bear and Brent Holmes. The only CD ever produced all about bears, the songs help children learn about counting, multiples, forest animals, and, of course, bears. 7/26/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Moose Tunes For Kids by FUN TUNES FOR KIDS

Moose Tunes For Kids features some of the silliest songs you’ll ever hear. These include "I’m A Moose With A Cowlick", "A Moose In A Treehouse" and "I’m A Moose And I Love My Lips" Marty the Moose makes his recording debut on this CD. 7/26/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Cow Tunes For Kids by FUN TUNES FOR KIDS

Cow Tunes For Kids is both fun and educational. It features 12 great songs, followed by two spoken tracks: "Fun Facts About Cows" and "The History of Ice Cream". This CD includes the all time favorite "Welcome To Bermooda" along with other very punny songs. 7/25/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Kids Dance Party by GREEN HILL PRODUCTIONS

The Party Cats perform both classic party songs and recent hits from the movies, such as “I Like To Move It” from the movie “Madagascar.” “What sets us apart from the competition is our song selections, professional digitally-mastered sound quality, attention-getting packaging and unique extras such as fun party games,” Tod Ellsworth, director of product development at Green Hill Productions, told TDmonthly. 7/25/2007 (Price: $13.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Silly Car Songs by GREEN HILL PRODUCTIONS

The Tree House Kids sing 15 silly songs that encourage the whole family to sing together in the car. The record also includes silly car games for on the road fun. “All of our products are contained in environmentally-friendly consumer packaging,” Tod Ellsworth, director of product development at Green Hill Productions, told TDmonthly. 7/25/2007 (Price: $13.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mae Robertson – Dream: Lullabies and Lovesongs by LYRIC PARTNERS

Part of the Lullabies and Lovesongs collection, folk music vocalist Mae Robertson reinterprets several pop masterpieces, including Paul Simon’s “St. Judy’s Comet,” Tom Waits’ “Midnight Lullaby” and Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young.” Robertson’s previous Lullaby & Lovesongs CDs have already won international acclaim and national awards. Launch date: August 2007. 7/25/2007 (Price: $15.00)

Armstrong & Aichele - World Tales Volume II by UNU MONDO PRODUCTIONS

Award-winning storytellers and musicians Randy Armstrong and Genevieve Aichele introduce listeners to music from Ireland, Mexico, Japan and West Africa. Groove to the rhythms of La Hormiguita (“The Little Ant”) or Kplanlogo, traditional drumming from Ghana. Armstrong and Aichele couple traditional instruments from all over the globe with engaging narration to help introduce children to different cultures. Launch date: August 2007. 7/25/2007 (Price: $12.97)

Wisdom's Journey to Abundance CD by TOUCHED BY A HORSE

Touched by a Horse has created a unique and effective way to create and discover areas of new abundance in your life. With regular use of this CD, the listener will hold more awareness of areas already filled with abundance and ways to develop and focus upon new streams of prosperity that are awaiting discovery. 7/24/2007 (Price: $15.95)

Wisdom's Journey to the Chakras CD by TOUCHED BY A HORSE

A Tool for Balancing Your Chakra Energy. Touched By A Horse has created a unique and simple tool for you to discover, cleanse and balance your 7 energy power-centers called the Chakras. 7/19/2007 (Price: $15.95)

Wisdom's Journey to Your Personal Future CD by TOUCHED BY A HORSE

A Daily Tool for Manifesting Your Future. Touched By A Horse has created a unique and simple way for you to create and discover your magnificent future. 7/19/2007 (Price: $15.95)

The Blankies: Action by POWER ARTS COMPANY, INC.

The Blankies are a cartoon band with engaging songs for every mood. Part of the Blankies series, Action teaches children about learning, exercise and life skill lessons. With four great singers and a mix of styles, there's something for everyone. The Blankies series also includes “Learn” and “Peace.” “Fill-in-the-blank style lyrics give listeners a chance to deduce answers and also build listening and recall skills,” Chris Bihuniak, at Power Arts Company, Inc., told TDmonthly. “The lyrics promote kindness, friendship, global citizenship and positive self-esteem.” This product is a Spring 2007 Dr. Toy Best Products Award winner. Launch date: April 2007. 7/19/2007 (Price: $12.99)

Smart Beats – Educational Hip Hop Songs For Kids by BINGO RECORDS

Smart Beats is a fun collection of melodic, gentle, imaginative and innovative songs about recycling, dinosaurs, coloring, geography, play time and more. Josh Nadel, along with some of the best musicians from R&B and hip-hop, mixes intelligent songwriting with rap and hip-hop beats to create a truly unique record. This product is a Parents’ Choice Foundation Award winner. Launch date: May 2007. 7/19/2007 (Price: $11.99)

Witty Bit World® Music Collection by WITTY BIT WORLD INC.

1 CD including the letter character story songs with phonics jingles, alphabet train song, health songs, and other Witty Bit favorites that your little ones will love to listen and dance to over and over! Perfect for car trips or just about any time for fun educational listening. Letter fold out included so little ones can see their favorite Witty Bit Characters while enjoying the musical stories. 7/2/2007 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Educated Kid by HIP KID MUSIC

Two-time Parents Choice winners, The Hipwaders, offer smart, upbeat, fun, power-pop music in Educated Kid. The high-energy Bay-Area group plays a wide range of musical styles, from 1950s rock to 1960s pop melodies and techno tunes from the ‘80s, highlighted by jangly guitars, crisp harmonies, strong melodies and kid-friendly lyrics.  Wrote “A Family Runs Through It,” “You have to love a kids' band that is so clearly influenced by artists like The Beatles, XTC, Devo, and Fountains of Wayne.” Launch Date:  September 4, 2007. 6/29/2007 (Price: $11.97)

Peter and the Wolf by MAESTRO CLASSICS

Part of the Stories in Music series, this CD features the London Philharmonic, conductor Stephen Simon and narrator Yadu. In this new version, Peter and the Wolf is beautifully framed with additional information about the work, the composer and the influence of Russia. The CD also includes a 24-page program book, complete with information and fun activities. Launch date: June 2007. 6/27/2007 (Price: $16.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Rockabye Baby! 30 Unit Counter Display by ROCKABYE BABY!

A deluxe wooden counter display FREE with purchase of a 30 count pre-pack featuring eight of our top selling Rockabye Baby! titles including the Beatles, U2, Coldplay, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Green Day and Led Zeppelin. 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! 12 Unit Counter Display by ROCKABYE BABY!

A deluxe wooden counter display FREE with purchase of a 12 count pre-pack featuring four of our top selling Rockabye Baby! titles including the Beatles, U2, Coldplay and Metallica. 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2 by ROCKABYE BABY!

The music of rock band U2 is transformed into a soft lullaby for little ones. The record trades guitars and drums for mellotron and bell, and lowers the volume fromm an eleven to a two. Toni Swann-Pardigno, national account manager of special markets at Rockabye Baby! told TDmonthly. This product is a 2007 iParenting Media Award winner. Launch date: January 2007. 6/26/2007 (Price: $16.98)

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles by ROCKABYE BABY!

Golden slumbers await your little pride and joy at the end of lullaby road. The Beatles are the most famous songwriters of the twentieth century. Their songs are known by people of all ages here, there, and everywhere. The dreamy quality of their later work provides the blueprint for these beautiful lullaby interpretations. It will glide your little one out across the universe, through an octopus’s garden, and lay them down in a slumberland of strawberry fields. 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Pink Floyd by ROCKABYE BABY!

We couldn’t think of a band more deserving of the lullaby treatment than Pink Floyd. Their songs are musical journeys to the bright side of the moon and beyond. Your crazy little diamond is going to shine on in dreamland and you’re going to wish you were there. 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead by ROCKABYE BABY!

These versions of Radiohead are sophisticated enough for people of all ages, but sweet enough to introduce your child to rock’s smartest band. Their album Kid A imagines the scope and power of music created by a newborn child. What will your baby dream about while drifting off to these serene interpretations of Radiohead’s best-loved songs? 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay by ROCKABYE BABY!

Using Coldplay’s gorgeous melodies and imagery, these gentle recordings are sophisticated enough for everyone to enjoy. Introduce the apple of your eye to these essential masterpieces of rock’n’roll. 6/26/2007

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica by ROCKABYE BABY!

On this album, they’ll enjoy Metallica’s biggest anthems without the pesky earplugs you didn’t bother to wear growing up. We’ve turned down the volume from an eleven to a two, and made the bed ourselves. Say your prayers little one. Tonight the sandman will be gently rocking you to sleep with these essential masterpieces of rock'n'roll. 6/26/2007