Robert Schneider, the mind behind one of indie-rock's seminal music groups, The Apples in stereo, will be releasing his debut children's music album under the character name Robbert Bobbert. The album, entitled Robbert Bobbert & The Bubble Machine will  include a humorous comic book designed by artist Todd Webb, introducing kids and parents to his inventor/scientist character, Robert Bobbert. "Kids' ears are very tuned in to unusual sounds, so I threw many of my regular instruments out the window in order to come up with a whole new palette of colorful noises,” Schneider explained. “It forces me to be extra creative because you are writing for an extra creative audience."  Schneider tests his tunes with live audiences and his son Max. Launch date: January 20, 2009.

This 40-minute album offers sophisticated music from the trio John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood, who employ an international array of instruments, and features children’s voices as well. It includes originals such as “Pirates Don’t Take Baths” and “The Train Song,” as well as rhyming tunes such as “Hickory Dickory Dock.” “This new CD presents jazz and a variety of musical styles and concepts in a fun, hip and easy-to-digest combination of original songs and tunes,” Beth Blenz-Clucas of Sugar Mountain PR told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 8, 2008.

This collection of favorite Beatles hits is presented in a colorful storybook package, perfect for parent-child together time. It features Marshall Crenshaw, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Conte and the New York Dolls, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, and The Bangles singing with the inviting voices of children. The product is “packaged with a colorful illustrated board book for easy read and sing-along fun,” Beth Blenz-Clucas of Sugar Mountain PR told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 2007.