“You Can Tell a Boy by His Smell,” claims award-winning songwriter Thaddeus Rex. Or at least he sings it. On his new children’s CD, “We Wanna Rock: Non-Fiction & Nonsense From the Heartland,” Rex has “A Song for the Girls,” too, as well as genderless tunes such as “I Stepped in Dog Doo.” Hailed “part Monty Python, part Dr. Seuss” (Washington Post), Rex gets kids excited about reading with highly interactive acoustic rock concerts, utilizing songs inspired by "Alice in Wonderland," "Captain Underpants," non-fiction experiences and more. Launch date: 2006.

This 15-track, third album from artist Thaddeus Rex salutes the Windy City and brings in the vocals of Grammy award-winning Koko Taylor, the piano talent of long-time bluesman Pinetop Perkins, and writing by Alan Gershwin. Tracks include “Running in the Sun Again,” “Midway Fair” and “I Still Love Cookies.” “Thaddeus Rex not only encourages kids to sing along, but asks them to write, too. His writing contest has helped two elementary schoolchildren become professional songwriters, and he’s looking for more!” Elizabeth Waldman Frazier of Waldmania! PR told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 1, 2008.

With Thaddeus Rex’s first fun album, kids can visit the dinosaurs, battle a “Martian Television Invasion,” create a “Happy Party,” blow up a spaceship and more. Look for Thaddeus Rex’s second kids' CD, "We Wanna Rock!! Non-Fiction and Nonsense from the Heartland" due out November 2006.