5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Album. Made our car journeys fun!!, October 22, 2006
This review is from: 25 Fun Animal Songs (Audio CD)
Our little baby boy, Elijah, had always disliked car journeys. Almost every trip would begin with turning on the ignition and Elijah would start crying and screaming. It got to the point where we always dreaded the times we simply couldn't walk to our destination!
We thought we had tried everything (blankie, music, sitting next to him, singing, playing music etc etc). Nothing seemed to work and so we finally resigned ourselves to waiting until Elijah out-grew this stage in his development. That was until we borrowed this album from the library when he was six months old. Playing this cd in the car we listened and really enjoyed it. Elijah listened and continued to cry and scream - until we got to track 16, 'The Tiger's Loose'. He suddenly stopped. There was quiet in the car. "OK" we thought "That's a coincidence". 'The Tiger's Loose' came to an end. Elijah started crying and screaming. We restarted the song. Elijah was quiet. And so continued our first car journey playing that song over and over again.
That was a month ago and believe us we must have heard that song over and over hundreds of times. Never got tired of it though!
Nowadays Elijah is happy to listen to other things - the rest of the album (!), other kids CDs, the radio, Mummy's and Daddy's favourite sounds - and be content in the car. There are still times when only 'The Tiger's Loose' will do, usually when Elijah is really tired. And then, by the second playing he's usually asleep. Suffice to say, we now own a copy of '25 Fun Animal Songs'.
We can't guarantee this CD will calm your upset baby. But we can go on record as saying "This really is a wonderful children's album and we highly recommend it as part of your family music collection".
And just to add, Mummy is a trained Nanny, pre-school teacher and elementary school teacher. She now takes care of a 5 year old after school until his Mom and Dad get home. He and Elijah really enjoy listening to this album in the car together. And yes, the 5 year old's favourite track is 'The Tiger's Loose'. Really, truly.
Thank you Twin Sisters. This is an excellent kid's album. We are really looking forward to hearing your other CDs.
Two very happy car-traveling parents and their baby
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, but should be "23 Fun Animal Songs and 2 Ugly Ones", May 17, 2003
This review is from: 25 Fun Animal Songs (Audio CD)
My kids (ages 3 and 5) really enjoy this album. Most of the songs are inventive and fun, and the music is pretty good. Toward the end of the album, the song quality seems to break down. It seems almost as though the songwriters had contracted for 25 songs and had trouble coming up with the last few of them. The melodies for the last couple songs are pretty sing-songy, and the 24th song on the album (What does a zoologist do all day) is hilarious because the lyrics sound like the singer is reading the "zoologist" entry right out of the encyclopedia. The kids don't seem to notice, however, and it's amusing for the adults. Overall, I think this is a great album, both entertaining and educational.
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