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Kids' Stuff

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This is an exact re-release of the album by the same title available in the '80s. Dame Judith Dench sets up each piece with a very short introduction as if she had a child on her lap. Then The King's Singers sing a delightful acappella arrangement of the story or nursery rhyme. I enjoy the album because here is a chance for children to hear music that is attractive to them being sung by the group many consider to be the finest vocal ensemble in the world. This is a welcome change from the Disneyesk approach to children's music often sung to them by "animals".

The sophistication of the arrangements gives appeal to "kids" of all ages.

Excellent for school/day care classroom use and a great gift from grandparents.

This is a fabulous recording. Its been out of release for years, and I'm thrilled to see it back. This is the perfect present for a new big sister or brother, not to mention a new baby. We played this on just about every car ride when my kids were little, and now that they are teens, I bet they'd still get a kick out of it. The format doesn't talk down to kids or to their parents. Judi Dench is warm and delightful. My children learned to appreciate choral and vocal music, largely due to this King's Singers recording (and "Good Vibrations.") It is phenomenal. Buy it!

This is their FINEST work ever....and not just for children, either!!!! I have all of their music - this is, by FAR, the most magnificent!!!

I ordered it expecting the quality songs from King's singers. Again, they did not let me down. The great songs. I like Judy Dench's narration but it made me feel like a child. And, I hope it could have been separated from the music tracks. But I am not complaining. young Moms liked it in the neighbors but kids didn't seem to care. I guess they are not innocent any more ;)? Post-Britney syndrome we think.

Kids' Stuff is an absoultely wonderful CD. How could it not be with the likes of Judi Dench and The King's Singers - one, a brilliant actress with a beautiful, melodic speaking voice, and the other a vocal group that I've loved and listened to for over 30 years.

I've purchased many copies and have given them to family and friends when they've had a new baby. The response has been the same from everyone I've given it to "The kids love it, and so do we (the parents).

I highly recommend this album for young and old alike.

This and Free to Be You and Me were my favorite tapes to listen to from the time I was five to the time I was nine.


Judi Dench's introductions and the King's Singers' delightful melodies stay with me to this day, and as a 22 year old I find myself still getting these caught in my head.

A great, great gift for the babes/kids in your life!

I am always thrilled to see this album in CD form - I had it on cassette as a child and wore it out through over-listening! Judi Dench is the ideal narrator for a children's recording - she is warm, expressive, and funny. This recording was so well-loved that many of the phrases entered into our family jargon: 'I give buns to the elephants, when I go down to the zoo.' Sometimes the songs have dated a little, or may be unfamiliar to a non-English audience (anyone remember 'I'll sing you one-o'?) but the arrangements are stunning, the singing superb, and the sound effects great. Just listen to the Kings Singers tuning up Old King Cole's fiddles three, or hear the electric train roaring past in one of the musical narratives and you'll understand why this brought so much colour to my childhood.

This is a great introduction to close-harmony singing, if you want a child you love to be exposed to more than kiddy-pop. Many of the poems are classics (A. A. Milne and the like) and there is a perfect balance between the upbeat and the more soothing numbers to keep the little ones entertained for hours. (I bet they can learn to push repeat at a younger age than I learned to turn over a cassette also, so be prepared for reruns!)

Growing up to The King's Singers, it was wonderful to find this CD available on Amazon. I received my product in perfect shape and in a timely manner, and have been enjoying the charm and sweet songs of this excellent CD. A great buy for young children!