Songs for Wiggleworms [Limited Edition]

Old Town School of Folk Music | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Old Town School Of Music
• ASIN: B00004YLUE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,780 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Parents' Choice®

A jam-packed CD for home play or classroom activity time, featuring a widely varied selection of artists singing the staples of childhood music: "Good Morning," "Wheels on the Bus," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Three Little Ducks," "Open, Shut Them," "Five Little Monkeys," "The Ants Go Marching," "Head and Shoulders." Some songs among the 38 tracks offer an international flavor-"Seis Perritos," "Alouette," "De Colores," "Chocolate," "Les Petite Marrianetta/Avignon"-while "Twist and Shout," "Rockin' Robin" and "La Bamba" add a bit of rock 'n roll to keep things moving. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Recommended winner.

Reviewed by Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice® 2000

Product Description

Songs for Wiggleworms is a collection of thirty-seven classic and traditional songs; "Old MacDonald", "This Old Man", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", along with one original "Milkshake Song" performed by teachers from the Wiggleworm children's music program offered by the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Proceeds from the sale of Songs for Wiggleworms will be used to support scholarships for children who would not be able to take lessons otherwise. It is the School's policy that no one is to be denied musical instruction because of an inability to pay.

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Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars truly one for the whole family, December 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs for Wiggleworms (Audio CD)

This is an amazing CD for kids because not only do kids love it, but it really does appeal to adults too. (I've heard this claim before with respect to other albums and....call me a music snob, but I have never before found it to hold water. This one, though, really is THAT good.) Don't let the mostly basic song titles fool you, because this is NOT basic kiddie music. Even the old standbys are jazzed up in a cute folksy way that make them seem new and alive - lots of fun. (If this tells you anything, they actually managed to record the Hokey-Pokey in a style that isn't the least bit annoying...truly a miraculous feat!) A nice bonus: many of the songs invite inter-active play (lap play, picking them up, etc.) between adults & their young children. I would recommend this to anyone with preschoolers, especially anyone who was a music fan before having kids & who can't stand listening to chipmunks-style, whiny, high-pitched vocals. Enjoy!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets the little feet moving, September 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs for Wiggleworms (Audio CD)

It's hard to tell who enjoys this disk more, my 12 month old or me! The songs have an extra groove to them that really get you and your child moving. Songs like "Old MacDonald" and "Wheels on the Bus" make one feel like grabbing a tambourine and dancing around the house. This disk also exposes your little one to counting, different languages, parts of the body , and of course how to really move to the music. The songs move along quickly to keep the short attention span of a child involved. I highly recommend this disk to all parents.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs for Parents, April 24, 2001

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"greenmel" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs for Wiggleworms (Audio CD)

My 2-year-old son loves this CD. And it is great fun for him to listen to. It is very creative and inventive in its renditions of classic childrens' songs. But the reason I really recommend it to all parents of young children, is that it doesn't become tiresome listening even after repeated playing on a daily basis! Stand-outs are "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" (with a French version included), "If You're Happy and You Know It" (with such inventive activities as wiggling you ears), "Five Little Monkeys", "Old MacDonald" (it really takes something special to make "Old MacDonald" sound fresh!) and "Hokey Pokey" (during which my son always falls over giggling after trying to "put his belly-button in".)