Episode 11: Who Knew Kids Were Such Big Fans of Vicki Lawrence?

This week's winner: advance planners.  Budget your kindie-related time and money accordingly, people!

Kindie News of Note

Justin Roberts announces track listing for Recess​, forthcoming in July.

Elizabeth Mitchell recording a Christmas album and working on another project [newsletter announcement]

Bill Harley to release Charlie Bumpers vs. The Teacher of the Year​ book this fall

Jiggle Jam 2013 lineup announced

The 10th anniversary of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!​ commemorated with a bunch of Mo Willems-related books including a box set featuring the first three pigeon books.

(FYI: New Releases: Next week -- DidiPop: Bunny in the Moon: Songs for Winding Down and Miss Nina: Sha Doo Be Doop!.  Plus stuff above.  And more.)

A new podcast: My Other Other Gig​

Charts​

Billboard Children's Music albums (Apr. 20)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes 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 chart (Apr. 5)

Episode 10: Raffi Has a Hashtag

Episode 9: A Broader Set of Swag

Episode 8: The Fever Is Subsiding

Switching things up this week, I go crazy and talk about the charts last​.  I am madly creative, no?  Not quite sure who wins the week.  I'm going to go with Elska, just because I really do dig her newsletter banner this time.

Kindie News of Note

Kindiefest Sunday concert [full 2013 schedule]​

New Releases: Paul Spring: Home of Song, Milkshake: Got a Minute?, Recess Music: SHARE!​, Rockabye Baby Music: Lullaby Renditions of Blur

Elska newsletter

Charts​

Billboard [previous week]

Children's Music albums

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes 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 chart: Mar. 15, Mar. 8

Episode 7: Kidz Bop 24 (feat. Jeff Bogle)

This week, Jeff Bogle from Out With the Kids and elsewhere tells us about those elsewheres, what albums his family's been spinning, and pressing onward in the face of Internet commenters.  Plus, he tells us how much he loves Kidz Bop 24​.

(Just kidding, there's no such thing as Kidz Bop 24​.  Yet.)

iTunes Store! Finally!

You may not have realized this, but I've been trying to get this podcast into the iTunes Store directory ever since I started in early February.​

Trying without any success at all.​

But it looks like renaming this podcast did the trick.  So, if you go to this link, you'll be automagically directed to the iTunes Store page for the podcast.  Please subscribe and rate and review the podcast -- even if you're not a fan, rating and reviewing helps the podcast's visibility.​

And if you use something besides Apple's Podcasts app (such as, say, iTunes on your computer) you can always enter this link direct into your podcasting app: http://zooglobble.com/kindie-week-in-review?format=rss

​Podcast and enjoy!  New episode coming up this week!