This album includes 12 heartfelt songs featuring two songwriters from the Grammy finalist Platinum recording “Child’s Gift of Lullabies.” Several musical styles (Rock, Copeland, Blues and Dixieland), make it a nightly favorite, and children will dance happily off to their rooms and into dreamland. “This CD has a bit of all music genres that the whole family can enjoy,” Katherine Dines of Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Music told TDmonthly. “Angels Are Dancing With You” won a Best Song Children’s Music Web Award. Launch date: 1997.

The first of two volumes, this album features 12 imaginative songs for toddlers. Activities are paired to each song and can be downloaded from the website to help teach valuable skills to toddlers and their care-providers. Titles include “Pajarito” (Little Bird) and "The Ticklebug,” and sing-able lyrics and memorable melodies help curious toddlers get their wiggles out and begin to explore the world. “Songs on this CD can help build important development skills when played and used by parents and care-providers with young children,” Katherine Dines of Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Music told TDmonthly. This product received iParenting Media and iParenting Media "Hot" Awards for 2007. Launch date: January 2007.

Having sold more than 4 million albums, Sharon, Lois & Bram are recognized for their “tight harmonies and delightful arrangements” and “have set the bar for three decades.” They received the Children’s Music Web Award for Lifetime Achievement. “In the Schoolyard,” available for the first time on CD, features the same familiar songs, clapping rhymes, playground games and schoolyard jokes from the original 1981 release that parents will remember, plus a bonus coloring page. Winner of the 2007 Parents' Choice award and 2007 National Parenting Publications Honors Award. Launch date: May 8, 2007.

The compilation CD “Dance Party” has happy, movin’ songs that will get young children up and dancing. Featuring some of the best children’s artists, including Sharon, Lois & Bram, Trout Fishing In America, Parachute Express, Bob Schneider and Jack Grunsky, “Dance Party” contains familiar and new songs that everyone will groove to. It is ideal for a party or exercise, and also includes a coloring page. It received the iParenting Media Award for Greatest Product of 2006. Launch date: August 22, 2006.

This album features 23 all new songs from the "Racing to the Rainbow" DVD. This musical and magical race to the end of the rainbow includes Dorothy, Wags and Henry, and introduces new characters Magdalena, the King of the Road and the Queen of the Rainbow. Tracks include "Music Box Dance," "The Tra-La-La Song," "Do the Daddy Long Legs" and more. Launch date: March 13, 2007.

“Animal Playground” is a multilingual collection of animal-themed songs from around the world. The CD includes an enhanced original music video produced by Putumayo in Trinidad featuring “No More Monkeys” by Trinidad-born artist Asheba. A 25-city family concert tour in May and June supports the release, and a portion of each CD sale benefits the Wildlife Conservation Society. Launch date: May 22, 2007.

This CD celebrates 10 years of Pokémon musical history and includes five new songs from "Pokémon: Battle Frontier," the ninth season of the hit animated TV series on Cartoon Network. It features season themes and other exciting tracks. Launch date: March 27, 2007.

The “Listen in Addition” CD/book combination offers fresh and original music and whimsical illustrations to engage preschool through early elementary children while they are learning addition. The math skills covered in the CD are those that children are required to master by the end of 2nd grade. Catchy tunes, charming vocals and a variety of musical styles and instruments make it interesting for both kids and adults. Launch date: April 2007.

This CD features biblical stories about subjects that include the creation of the earth, Adam and Eve, the story of baby Moses, David and Goliath, Jonah and the fish, Ruth’s part in changing history, Paul helping the Christians and more.

This bilingual audio kit will jump-start learning for preschoolers as they learn names of animals, directions, polite expressions, places in the community, and counting (cardinal and ordinal numbers) through games such as "I Spy," "Mind Your Manners" and "Follow the Leader." Sung by native speakers, these songs are a perfect introduction to a new language (English or Spanish). An English-French version is also available.

This personalized music CD features songs about a child and his or her favorite Care Bear. It is sold like any other product and personalized at home by the customer in just seconds. Each CD represents thousands of names in ANY spelling. No special equipment or mass amounts of inventory are required. Each of the eight personalized songs will hold the child’s attention unlike any other music CD on the market. It is professionally written and recorded to entertain and inspire any child. Launch date: April 2007.

This is a multi-lingual (English, Spanish and French) 74-page coloring/activity book with two multi-lingual CDs (in English, Spanish and French) with sing-a-long tracks (running time: 120 minutes) Lyrics are included in the book. It's an ideal parent and teacher resource for home or school settings, as well as an excellent companion to the DVD “Tina Tickle-ini Gets Giggles and Goosebumples.” Parents can help their children discover the fun side of learning with songs and activities from the Tina Tickle-ini Company.

This manual toothbrush allows children to hear music by such artists as Hilary Duff and Queen while brushing. A music chip containing a two-minute clip is embedded in the handle of each toothbrush, which works by streaming sound vibrations from the bristles to the teeth and transferring sound waves into the jawbone and inner ear. Three AAA batteries are included. Launch date: Fall 2006.

Audiences have been charmed by the adventures of Tubby the Tuba for more than 60 years. Tubby plays oompah, oompah with his orchestra all day long, but he really wants to “dance with a pretty little tune.” A resourceful bullfrog and a jazz band show Tubby that everyone has the right to play his own melody. These classic characters are brought back to life with author/creator Paul Tripp’s original full orchestration and a new narration by Meredith Vieira of “The Today Show.” This is a musical treat for a whole new generation to enjoy the world’s most famous tuba. Launch date: October 3, 2006.

This album featuring married couple Princess Katie and Racer Steve includes “royal rock,” pop, country, reggae and jammin’ dance tunes. The high-energy 15-track CD addresses everyday issues with music and lyrics that are both fun and meaningful. According to Princess Katie and Racer Steve, “‘Songs for the Coolest Kids’ focuses on the emotional issues of children in a fun and exciting way without being ‘preachy.’ Our lyrics tackle issues many children face every day — bullying, returning what's not ours, telling the truth, the importance of trying.  It's music with a message that hasn't lost its cool.” Launch date: March 27, 2007.

This CD is teeming with irresistible playground pop designed to soothe the savage teething toddler and harried parent alike. The Terrible Twos is the alter ego of The New Amsterdams, a band led by Matthew Pryor, who also fronted the acclaimed rock outfit The Get Up Kids for nearly a decade. The album’s 15 tracks are mostly acoustic and were recorded in Pryor’s garage with guitarist Dustin Kinsey, bassist Eric McCann and drummer Bill Belzer. Launch date: April 10, 2007.

Read by Benjamin Soames, Unabridged, 2CDs

How did the great scientists make their remarkable discoveries? And what kind of men were they? This companion volume to Inventors and their Inventions introduces the work of 10 men to younger readers, and range from the world of Ancient Greece to the 20th century discovery of DNA. Among them are the crucial discovery the earth goes around the sun (Galileo), the principle of gravity (Newton), the evolution of the species (Darwin) and the principle of inherited characteristics or genetics (Mendel). Part of the Naxos AudioBooks educational series on key figures in history, and of particular interest to parents encouraging their children to broaden their education and understanding of famous figures of the past.

Read by Marin Alsop, Unabridged, 2CDs

Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony and the world’s leading female conductor, presents the lives and works of six more composers in her award-winning series of classical music audiobooks published by Naxos AudioBooks. Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninov and John Williams are the figures she presents here with their music in the forefront.
How does Williams sit in the company of Haydn and Chopin?

Marin Alsop says ‘I have conducted John Williams in concert and I feel that in the contemporary context, and especially in the music he has written for films, he deserves to be upfront with the great classic composers.’

Excerpts from the big films including E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars are included in this unique concept album.

See also: Famous Composers and The Story of Classical Music, read by Marin Alsop and both winners of Audio Publishers Association’s The Audies award for Original Work.

Read by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott, Abridged, 4 CDs

Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall is an Edwardian history book for younger listeners which tells the story of England, concluding with the reign of Queen Victoria.

During 2006, Our Island Story was released unabridged in three volumes. Naxos AudioBooks now offers an attractive collection of the main stories and personalities. This skilful abridgement nevertheless maintains the narrative of British history, from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the height of the British Empire and the long reign of Queen Victoria.

Read by Garrick Hagon, Abridged, 4 CDs

Two of Twain’s great classics are combined here, adding to Naxos Audiobooks’ now well-established collection of box sets.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story of a boy’s adventures growing up in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi river over a hundred years ago. The cheerful, adventurous hero plays truant to form a pirate band and, together with his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, finds fun, excitement, and buried treasure, along the shores of the great river.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, floating down the Mississippi on their raft, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, find life filled with excitement and the spirit of adventure. Join Huck and Jim and their old friend Tom Sawyer as they come up against low-down thieves and murderers whilst being chased by Huck’s evil, drunken father who is after Huck’s treasure. It is a trip you’ll never tire of.

Read by Benjamin Soames, UNABRIDGED, 4 CDs

The Tale of Troy by Benedict Flynn

There was once a time, nearly four thousand years ago, when the tall towers of a city called Troy reached gleaming into the sky; when its proud king fought against an invading army in a desperate siege. The Tale of Troy was so important to the ancient Greeks that its author, Homer, became a kind of hero. Long after his death artists, thinkers and ordinary people still look to his tale for inspiration. This exciting version of the famous story is retold especially for eight- to thirteen-year-olds.

Music: Stravinsky, Koechlin, Grieg, Gilson, Salter & Skinner, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Schreer, Ravel, Walton, Prokofiev

The Adventures of Odysseus by Benedict Flynn

The Adventures of Odysseus is the story of what happened after the Trojan War when Odysseus, the most cunning of all the Greek heroes, left Troy and made his way back to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. It was first told by a poet named Homer nearly three thousand years ago and is retold in this new version especially for younger listeners.

Music: Mahler, Schumann, Glazunov, Khachaturian, d’Indy, Bliss, Debussy

The Perfect Lullaby MPkey is a downloadable music collection with four hours of beautiful classical music to soothe children. Produced by Naxos of America in partnership with eMusic, a leading online music download service, the Perfect Lullaby MPkey guides consumers to a special page on the eMusic site with step-by-step instructions and provides a pass code to automatically download tracks as universally-compatible MP3s. Listeners can enjoy the music by playing it on their computer, transferring it to a portable device — such as an iPod — or burning it to a CD. The Perfect Lullaby also includes a full-color booklet with words to famous lullabies.

Designed to get young bodies up and moving, Exercise Party features some of the best children’s artists, including Sharon, Lois & Bram, Parachute Express, Dog on Fleas and Jack Grunsky. This CD first warms up the muscles, then gets hearts pumping and bodies moving, and ends with cool down songs. A coloring page is included. This product received a spring 2007 Parents' Choice Award and 2007 National Parenting Publications GOLD Award.
— The CD differs from similar products because “the movement songs all cheerfully encourage the listeners to participate in a fun, friendly way,” A & R Manager Ricki Glinert of Casablanca Kids told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 30, 2007.

Award-winning Greg & Steve have transformed 12 of their most popular songs into delightful readers. These fun and whimsical stories address early childhood themes and invite children to follow the words while singing along with the CD ($14.99) that accompanies the series. The catchy melodies and lyrics teach children about colors, numbers, friendship and cooperation. A variety pack with one of each book retails for $35.88, and a variety pack with the CD retails for $50.87.
— “Greg & Steve have sold more than three million recordings, ranking them as the number one children’s music duo in the country,” Gabrielle Falcone, marketing coordinator for Creative Teaching Press Inc., told TDmonthly about the product’s uniqueness. Launch date: January 2007.

Using state-of-the art technology, this incredibly entertaining and fun personalized CD begins with a greeting from Elmo to a specific child. The official voice of Elmo speaks and sings a designated child’s name 63 times for an unforgettable experience. Elmo recorded 1,600 children’s names, and each CD contains 23 personalized tracks (11 songs and 12 speaking tracks). “Each personalized CD is crafted in the studio with the actual characters and is a new product line for the specialty retail market with nationally recognized children’s brands,” Paul LaRue, president and CEO of Just Me! Music, told TDmonthly. Launch date: December 12, 2006.