Winners: Considering the awards theme of this week, well, winners. Also, people who are calm in the midst of chaos (and the recording artists they love).

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U pcoming Releases: This week - Brandon Smith: Treasure Hunt, Dog on Fleas: Buy One Get One Flea; Next week - Linda Marie Smith: Mearra: Selkie from the Sea

Kickstarters: None

KindieCOMM registration open (June 28-29)

Family Music Meltdown: Austin Nap After Party (March 12)

Toy of the Year Awards announced

2013 Cybils Awards (best books) announced

Dan Zanes interview

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Mar. 1)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Ep. 46: Filled With Sparkly, Plastic Little Hipsters

Winners: Winners. And nominees. And plastic people.

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U pcoming Releases: This week - none; Next week - none

Kickstarters: Successful: Bari Koral, The Whizpops, Life's a Song (includes Keeth Apgar); Unsuccessful: Kikeriki; In process: Danny Weinkauf (Bake Sale interview)

Tim Kubart on Sprout's Sunny Side Up show

Kate DiCamillo named Ambassador of Young People's Literature (more details)

Children's Grammy Award Nominee Concert (w/ industry luncheon scheduled afterwards)

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Jan. 18, here's Jan. 4 and Jan. 11)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart (Jan. 3, here's Dec. 27, Dec. 20)

Ep. 34: You're Fighting Against the 46-Minute Fans

This week's winner: People taking chances and doing new things.

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U pcoming Releases: This week - Poochamungas: Block Party , The Jelly of the Month Club: Introducing, Jelly of the Month Club; next week - Recess Monkey: Desert Island Disc, Elizabeth Mitchell: The Sounding Joy, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Yo Ho Mateys!, Red Yarn: The Deep Woods

Justin Roberts to appear on Sprout on Halloween

KindieCOMM June 28 & 29, 2014

Kindie Boat Cruise survey

Kickstarters: Laurie Berkner lullaby album (Bake Sale podcast) Laura Doherty album (Bake Sale Podcast), Little Miss Ann album (Bake Sale podcast), Phineas McBoof album, Mo Phillips, Peter Himmelman

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Oct. 19)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iT unes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles (plus the ambient white noise box fan mp3)

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (Sept. 27)

Episode 29: No Longer Being Investigated by the FTC for Monopolistic Practices

This week's winner: Animals. Between frogs, and chickens, and space unicorns, it was great to be non-human. Oddly enough, not such a good week for LOLcats.

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Kickstarters: The Bazillions videos (Bake Sale podcast), Miss Lynn "Still Learning" record

U pcoming Releases: This week - Trout Fishing in America: Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers; Sandra Boynton: Frog Trouble (free downloads); Next week - Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band: My Cup of Tea

Elsewhere on Zooglobble: Interview with Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell; Chris Ballew (Caspar Babypants) essay on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Sept. 14)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iT unes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (August 30)

Episode 28: Shake My Kitties Out

This week's winner: Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell. I mean, they're always winners in my eyes, but in a very measurable way, they're this week's kindie winners (AKA "kidners," or maybe not AKA).

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Kickstarters: The Bazillions videos (Bake Sale podcast)

Elsewhere on Zooglobble: Justin Roberts interview, review of Dan Zanes / Elizabeth Mitchell album Turn Turn Turn, review of Lori Henriques' The World Is A Curious Place To Live