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Lull your baby to peaceful sleep with the sweet instrumental renditions of lullabies from Africa, Germany, Wales, England, Ireland and around the world.These ageless classics will help comfort your child as the gracefully woven melodies will provide a soothing positive musical experience.Perfect for playtime, dinnertime, travel time or bedtime! ... Read more

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Great night time music.
We had been given a Lullaby CD of music by a friend when our daughter was born, but it was terrible. The music was much too up tempo. I felt like it was winding up by daughter instead of settling her down. This CD on the other hand is perfect for bedtime. The music is soft and slow. Even I start to yawn when I it. True, there are only 11 tracks when 36 are listed, but aside from that the CD is worth the money. It goes with us everywhere.

My son has listened to this CD nightly for over 2 years!
This CD is part of his bedtime routine and he asks for his every night - "Turn moosic on, Mama." It is nice, soothing music that helps him nod off. We even take this CD on trips with us so he still has his same night-night music. ; )
We have a new baby now and I am ordering the same CD for her room! I highly recommend this CD for helping your child wind down for night time.

Oops my mistake...
I had first thought that this CD only gives 11 songs but it is 36, but it's a disappoinment they way that they do it but combining like 3 songs into 5 minutes. My advice: save your money and purchase something that gives you the whole deal!

Total let-down
The CD claims to give you 36 songs, when in actuality it only gives you 11 and doesn't even play the ones it suppose to! Even the songs that Amazon has for samples aren't the right ones. Maybe the other reviewers got the right CDs and I'm the only one with a defective one, but I'm highly upset!

All babies should have one
Quiet, soothing, instrumental renditions of all the songs this Grandma used to sing to her own children when settling them down for the night. I'm buying it in quantity for all the grandbabies. In this fast and noisy world, this CD is a welcome respite. : ) ... Read more

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Vocalists Len Graham and Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin are accompanied by a number of musicians and the multitalented player and producer Garry Ó Briain on a collection of songs that kids will appreciate and love and that parents will both remember on occasion, and enjoy throughout. It's never cutesy or cloying and offers both the repetitive songs that younger children love and some clever (and once or twice scary) songs that grab the older kids' attention. Throughout the album the musicianship is high, with a special nod to accordion work of Mairtin O'Conner that's quite impressive. When I Was Young is a step above the current bumper crop of preachy or New Age children's records that masquerade as "Celtic." This one will actually have them clamoring for some of the real (adult) thing in a few years. --Louis Gibson ... Read more

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A gorgeous Celtic album...!
Not actually a "various artists" release, however: Len Graham, Garry O Briain and vocalist Padraigin Ni Uallachain are all co-collaborators on this fine Celtic outing. A lovely and delightful album, featuring pretty, lavishly melodic versions of over two dozen obscure Irish children's songs. Graham's old-man voice is always a delight, while for her part Ni Uallachain fills these songs out with a classic Celtic sonorousness. The material is pleasantly unfamiliar, playful and engaging, while the arrangements are richly fleshed out and satisfying. Nice disc -- highly recommended, especially as the title might lead some Celtic music fans to pass it by.

Children's music that adults will treasure, too
This is an astounding collection of songs that are so varied and beautiful, I would recommend them to anyone with children. The mood varies from lighthearted and funny to sweet and wide-eyed with even a little touching melancholy thrown in to keep things truly Irish. If these songs don't stay in your heart, I don't know what will. At the risk of sounding like a total sap, I once danced around the kitchen with my 2 year-old daughter to the song, "Magical Band" and she smiled happily, wondering why my eyes were filling with tears.

A must have for any childs music library
This is a wonderful cd with excellent musical quality. The music is a much higher quality than the typical childrens cd's available. My 1 year old daughter can't help moving to the music whenever its played. Lyrical content of a few songs is rather dark, but this is a cd that the parents will enjoy as much as the children.

Great for dancing
My 3 year-old daughter loves dancing to this lively, fun-filled music. The voices are beautiful and harmonious and the music up-beat and perfectly paced for a young child. While the lyrics to a couple of the songs are rather gruesome, the music itself is never dark but always light and airy. I would definately recommend this CD not only as an introduction to the delights of irish music but as a joyful experience on its own, and not only for children. This is one of my favorite irish music CDs, for the quality of the singing and the choice of songs. It ranks high up on my list of possible gifts for friends of all ages. ... Read more

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The Twin Sisters leave no fossil unturned as they go looking for our long-lost superbeasts from a few billion years ago on Dinosaurs. Your kids will find this set filled with dino-mite facts about some of the more familiar dinosaurs kids know and love: the stegosaurus, tyrannosaur, and triceratops. The gang takes you to some other creatures as well in "Plesiosaurus, Do You Like to Swim?" and "I Am Stegosaurus," while pointing out in another song that the pterodactyl is not a dinosaur but a member of the group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Details, details, details. Perhaps the crowning track is "The Brachiosaurus Rap," a fun tune that even the squarest paleontologist could dig. --Martin Keller ... Read more

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Baby's First Bible Songs created especially for baby, lovingly arranged and recorded, a special collection of classic bible songs and lullabies. ... Read more

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Great variety of songs, good value
This is a 3-CD set.My oldest two children, aged 4 and 2, ask for their music almost every day.Each of the numerous songs are about 60 seconds each.Although I wish they played multiple verses of each song rather than just the first verse, it is still a wonderful addition to our Christian home.We only use two of the three cds.The third is "Now I lay me down to sleep" and has a water-sounding background to the music that we don't especially care for.The other two, "Little Angels Sing Praises" and "Baby's First Songs of Joy" are still well worth the price.Recently, we've started choosing one song and playing it on repeat until the children learn it.At that same time, we pull out their "The Beginner's Bible" and read the corresponding bible story to tie the two together.My children really enjoy putting together the story and the song and then talking about what happened, and possibly acting it out.

baby's first bible songs
would like to be able to here some of the song on the tape before you buy it . ... Read more

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LOVE IT!
I have had this tape for years! I just bought a copy of the CD, too. The music is wonderful. The children in my class love it. We have learned parts of several of the songs to sing in group time. The performers are wonderful- each of them amazing artists in their own right and this compilation is great for children from birth to 99. It is a very often requested part of our classroom collection. ... Read more

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It is a great CD for Dexter's Lab fans...like me!
It is a great, funny CD. It includes an operistic Lab-retto telling Dexter's birth, as well as the audio of an episode. Also, it includes the title credit music, as well as two songs from two episodes. A must for Dexter fans! ... Read more

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Becoming an astronaut is an exciting dream! Children will learn that getting along with others, being in good physical shape, and studying hard in school are important in becoming an astronaut. Through 12 sing-along songs. Children will learn about weightlessness, the history of space travel and the possibility of living in space someday.Critiqued by Dr. Lynn Bondurant, NASA's Educational Program Officer, this CD will provide hours of factual and fun entertainment! (Lyrics included.) ... Read more

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As part of an ongoing series of educational CDs from Twin Sisters, Oceans explores the watery underworld of whales, dolphins, sea turtles, manatees, and other creatures. No, there isn't any"Octopus Garden" here, but there is a nice little ditty about the "Shy Octopus," with a wealth of information about the scary looking but rather gentle eight-armed sea curiosity. Other songs look at the world of sea otters, the fearful but helpful great white shark (who keeps the ocean clean by eating "dead and dying fish"), and the walrus ("They're Really Blubbery"). But perhaps the most fetching and lovely homage and insight into a truly endangered sea creature is the "Manatees Are Lovable Huge Things." With kid voices blending together in song, even a crusty old landlubber could go for the lines and sentiments about the forlorn and endangered prehistoric manatee. --Martin Keller ... Read more

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Totaly misleading and an insult to the original movie
Well, there I was surfing through Amazon looking for CD's which would remind me of my childhood. Then I found it... Doctor Dolittle!!!! All the names were there on the cover; Rex Harrison and co... but alas it was a dud. Despite the promise of hearing the vocal talents of Mr.Harrison and Mr.Newley, what is available is very disapointing. DO NOT BUY if you are expecting what I, and a lot of people, were.

This is NOT the soundtrack from the film.
Although the film's stars are listed under the title of this CD on Amazon's site, it should be noted that this is not the soundtrack of the classic 1967 family film. It's a reissue of an LP that was compiled by Golden Records in the late 60s and contains remakes of songs from the film along with other animal related songs and stories for children. Some of these were originally issued on Little Golden Record 45s in the 1950s and 1960s. It's a nice album for children though (or adults who want to briefly revisit their childhood) and is highlighted by a musical accompanied reading of "The Poky Little Puppy", one of the all-time most popular "Little Golden Books".

Not what I had expected
Thought I was ordering the CD from the soundtrack of the original motion picture (1967)......considering under the title DOCTOR DOLITTLE were listed Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newly, Rex Harrison and Samatha Eggar. Songs 1 through 5 were from the show, however, sung to by vocalists totally unfamiliar to me. Songs 6 through 10 were a variety of young children's nursery rhyme songs and quite juvenile at that!

Every song from DOCTOR DOLITTLE is absolutely wonderful and unique in itself and expresses so much feeling and emotion when sung by it's original cast members and this is really what I prefer exposing the young children to whom I work with each and every day.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to vent my dissapointment in this CD under your customer reviews.

IT IS O.K. THIS CD HAS SOME GREAT SONGS AND SOME BAD SONGS.
IT HAS A GREAT SONG AND THE REST OF THE SONGS ARE KIND OF BORING. IF YOU LIKE TWO OR THREE OF THE SONGS THEN YOU SHOULD BY THIS CD. DR.DOLITTLE IS A GOOD CD. I WOULD RATE IT A 7 OUT OF 10. ... Read more

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Make traveling a fun learning experience with this collection of 25 Traveling Songs.Guaranteed to keep children singing, laughing, listening and learning!Introduce safety rules, learn the alphabet and sing along with the popular favorite "Ten In The Bed!"Rhyming lyrics and repetitive rhythms encourage children to learn basic prereading skills!Great for home, school or travel ... Read more

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If chemistry were as fun and easy as it sounds on the Twin Sisters' Chemistry, we'd all be throwing over our day jobs for the white coats and test tubes. Of course, the goal with this album is to get kids to think about how the world we live in is really one big (organic) chemical factory. Through a dozen sing-alongs, grownups and kids explore what a chemist does, what chemistry is all about, and how experiments work. Specific tunes ask "Is It Sugar, or Is It Salt?" and "What Is the Smallest Part?" (a smart crash course on atoms) and songs talk about the magical ways of water and the building blocks of life. Chemistry comes critiqued and approved by an expert, in this case, a real chemist. Moms and dads, start your Bunsen burners. --Martin Keller ... Read more