Episode 22: 33 Must-Have Songs for Mowing the Lawn

Thunder and Lightning Kickstarter project

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (June 28)

Episode 21: Tim Sheridan, Thunder and Lightning Creator

Instead of running down the chart news this week, I thought I'd re-broadcast an interview I did with Tim Sheridan, a Chicago-area creative director, for my Bake Sale podcast earlier this week. Sheridan

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Tim Sheridan

Bake Sale interview with Tim

Bake Sale site

Episode 20: The Only Human in a World of Kindie Zombies

This week's winner: Hmmm... Elizabeth Mitchell? Yes, let's go with Liz Mitchell, fighting the good kindie fight.

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Kickstarters: Johnny & Jason: Be Alive! (successfully funded!)

Upcoming Releases: This week -- Recess Monkey: Deep Sea Diver, Various Artists (Putumayo): American Playground, Mr. Saxophone: I Sneeze in Threes ; Next week -- Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: Bandwagon , Lori Henriques: The World Is a Curious Place To Live

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (June 29)

Kenn Nesbitt named Children's Poet Laureate

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (June 14, here's June 7 and May 31)

Episode 19: He Says, Facetiously

This week's winner: People who are able to convince others to make music that can be sold at 3 cents per song. I'm not sure there are many other winners in that exchange.

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Kickstarters galore: Django Jones (aka Girlyman) debut album (Bake Sale podcast), Johnny & Jason: Be Alive! , The Hula Honeys: A Hui Hou,

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer collecting donations of children's books and music for libraries in Papua New Guinea.

Alastair Moock: Singing Our Way Through to be released July 9.

Upcoming Releases: Next week -- Recess Monkey: Deep Sea Diver, Various Artists (Putumayo): American Playground, Mr. Saxophone: I Sneeze in Threes

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (June 22)

Review of Paul Spring's Home of Song on NPR's All Things Considered

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (sorry, no June 7 update)

Episode 18: Apologies for the Phone Call

This week's winner: Paul Spring, clearly.

Also, people who remember to mute the phone before starting to record their podcast. (Clearly, not me. Sorry about that, folks.)

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Kickstarters galore: NikosKids third album, Alphabet Rockers TV Pilot, Heidi Swedberg: My Cup of Tea, Django Jones (aka Girlyman) debut album (Bake Sale podcast), African Treehouse: Nursery Rhymes for Africa

Dan Zanes / Elizabeth Mitchell to release Turn Turn Turn on August 27

Frances England to release Blink of an Eye August 6

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (June 15)

Okee Dokee Brothers on the Appalachian Trail

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (sorry, no May 31 update)

Episode 17: Brief, or Maybe Not So Brief

This week's winner: time-crunched people. Really, folks -- a week's worth of kindie news in just a tick over 6 minutes. That's less than 3 1/2 minutes if you listen to your podcasts at 1 3/4 speed. The equivalent of 30 second a day.

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Kickstarters galore: Johnny & Jason: Be Alive!, Django Jones debut album, NikosKids third album, Alphabet Rockers TV Pilot, Heidi Swedberg: My Cup of Tea

Details on Princess Katie/Racer Steve-related preschool series pitch, Tiny Cool

New Releases: Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke: Pleased To Meet You (May 21), Young Avenue Kids: Whatever I Want To Be (May 28), Owen Duggan: Puppy Dog Jig (May 28)

Reviews: Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke: Pleased To Meet You, Lesley and the Flying Foxes: A Day in the Life of a Boogaleeboo, Dean Jones: When the World Was New

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (June 1)