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 2005 - Can't-Miss Kids' Music

cELLAbration!: A Tribute To Ella Jenkins - various artists
Lullabies With Mandolins - Simon Mayor and Hilary James

Thanks & Giving: All Year Long - Marlo Thomas and Friends
Ship of Chocolate Chips - Joel Frankel

November 2005 - Sing Your Science Lessons

I Was A Supa-Dupa-Pupa! - Lucas Miller
My Bodyworks - Jane and Steven Schoenberg

September 2005 - These CDs Aren't Just For Kids

Open Your Heart - The Chicago Children's Choir
Swing Around The World and Italian Cafe - Various Artists

July 2005 - Marlo Thomas' Touch is Three Times A Charm

Thanks & Giving: All Year Long - Marlo Thomas and friends
Free To Be . . . You And Me - Marlo Thomas and friends
Free To Be . . . A Family - Marlo Thomas and friends

May 2005 - Koloc Puts Poems to Music on Masterful 'Bestiary'

A Bestiary: Beasts of the Farm - Bonnie Koloc
We All Laugh In The Same Language- Marla Lewis

March 2005 - And the Grammys Go To . . .

Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing Along Symphonies - Richard Perlmutter
cELLAbration! A TRIBUTE TO ELLA JENKINS- Various Artists
House Party - Dan Zanes and Friends
Merry Fishes To All - Trout Fishing in America
Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins and Children From The LaSalle Language Academy of Chicago
- Ella Jenkins

January 2005 - Hop on Board Ship of Chocolate Chips

Ship of Chocolate Chips - Joel Frankel