Fred Koch's children's music review column appears monthly in Chicago Parent magazine, and BestChildrensMusic.com is delighted to make the complete archived series of articles accessible to you.

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December 2001 - Best Music of 2001

Quiet Times
The Preschool and Kindergarten Set

School Aged (6-8)
Older Kids (9 and up)
Television

December 2001 - Tunes to Carry You Through the Season

Holiday Mornings - Arlo and Anna
Home For The Holidays - Various Artists
A Child's Christmas Revels - Various Artists
Celebrake Hanukkah - Craig 'n Co.
A Child's Hanukkah - The Jewish Wedding Band
A Very Veggie Christmas - Various Artists

November 2001 - Tunes from Television Land and Beyond

“Dance And Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.” - Various Artists
“Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix” - Various Artists
“World Playground 2” - Various Artists

October 2001 - Three CDs In Tune With Kids

Reading Rainbow's Greatest Hits - Steve Horelick and Janet Weir
Inside Out - Jessica Harper
Movin' Party- Colleen and Uncle Squaty

September 2001 - Musicians With The Magic Touch

InFINity - Trout Fishing In America
Welcome 2 Kenland - Ken Lonnquist

August 2001 - To Yellowstone, Broadway And Beyond

Goin' Wild! (in Yellowstone and the Tetons) - Banana Slug String Band
Lyle Sings Broadway For Kids - Lyle Cogen
Mockingbird - Martin Swinger

July 2001 - A Few Finds for Older Kids

Bloom - Zak Morgan
Stand Up! Speak Out! - Sooz
Big Wide Grin - Keb' Mo'

June 2001 - Kids' Music With An Independent Spirit

Great Big World - Joe McDermott
Chants - Katherine Dines
Havin' Fun & Feelin' Groovy - Stephen Fite

May 2001 - Dragons, Disney (Reggae Style) and More . . .

Dragon Tunes - Dragon Tales
Reggae For Kids - Movie Classics
Kids, Cars and Campfires - Various Artists

April 2001 - Local Musicians to Beat The Band

Ralph's World - Ralph Covert
Yellow Bus - Justin Roberts
All Wound Up - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer featuring Brave Combo
Bright Spaces - Various Artists

March 2001 - And The Grammy Nominees Are . . .

More Songs From Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins
Pillow Full Of Wishes - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Still The Same Me - Sweet Honey In The Rock
This Pretty Planet - Tom Chapin
Woody's Roundup - Riders In The Sky

February 2001 - The Indies of Kids' Music

One Size Fits All - Danny Adlerman
The Tomato Collection, The BIG Album - Kevin Kammeraad
Just Kidding - Andy Belling
Songs From The Old School -Ivan Ulz

January 2001 - Folk Music For The Little Folks

“Folksongs and bluegrass for Children” - Phil Rosenthal
“Dance On A Moonbeam” - Bill Crofut
“Songs For Wiggleworms” - The Old Town School of Folk Music