VeggieTales: Junior's Bedtime Songs

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Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 2002)
• Original Release Date: July 2, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Big Idea
• ASIN: B000068G8J
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,429 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
As bedtime snuggle-partners go, a stalk of asparagus may rate only slightly higher than a porcupine or cactus. But Junior Asparagus, the VeggieTales cartoon, takes getting tucked in one step further. Together with his sweet-voiced Mommy Asparagus and a chorus of kid friends, he serenades with a 15-song slumber party that, come lights-out for little aspara-guy, severs itself into split-track format so at-home snoozers can sing along a second time. An intoxicatingly spare, simple "Twinkle, Twinkle" gives way to "Brahms' Lullaby" and the lovey-dovey "A Bushel and a Peck." Then the perfectly kid-friendly Carpenters' classic "(They Long to Be) Close to You" drifts us ever closer to dreamland before a six-song section of Christian lullabies crops up. Originals "My Day," "Thankfulness Song," and "God's Love" march us through a series of preschool tribulations, ponderings, and praises; and traditional songs "God Is So Good" and "Love Him in the Morning" set a compass toward the spiritual for final thoughts. But it's the last five tunes that slip listeners the heaviest dose of sleep serum. Mommy Asparagus's loving "One in a Million" and "All Through the Night" lead directly to the Land of Nod's doorstep, and the reassuring "Think of Me" rings the bell. Be it bedtime or not, count on kids 2 to 5 (and not just the cruciferous kind) cozying up to Junior and his jolly green band. The record that answers the prayers of parents seeking chill-out music for the churchgoing child has arrived. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING LULLABY CD EVEN BETTER COMPANY, December 11, 2004

By	skylarsmom2000 "Jess" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this cd for my daughter when she was two and having a hard time sleeping on her own. It was the first of many veggie cd's we have purchased. The CD was and continues to be a source of great comfort for her. She still listens to it at bedtime.
My greatest find was the way Big Idea stands behind the products they sell (we bought three DVD's that are incompatible with the Disney Princess DVD player) and they immediatley replaced them and sent two books to make up for the trouble.
You cannot go wrong with Veggies, the music and videos have a strong Christian base so you know you do not have to worry about what your childrens will take away from them.
I would highly reccomend this and all Big Idea products to any parent!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A sweet recording for sweet dreams for your little ones, January 11, 2003

By	"tlvdinoh" (Perrysburg, OH United States) - See all my reviews

I was a fan of VeggieTales before I became a parent, and now that I have children (ages 1,2 & 4) I'm an even bigger fan, because my kids love the VeggieTales as much as I do. All three children go to sleep with this cd every night. Even the one year old tries to sing along with the first track "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" ("star, star, star" is how his version goes). The songs are sung by the character of Junior Asparagus (in his sweet, slightly off-key and wavery way) or by the character playing his mother, whose voice is very comforting. The arrangements are simple and lovely. My only criticisms (which are minor) are that track 3, A Bushel And A Peck, although a wonderful song that my kids have learned from the cd and sing to me & to each other, seems a little too peppy for a lullaby album. Thankfully, it is early in the line-up, and not too jarring. I also wish that the producers had included lyrics so I could've learned the songs, especially the original ones, more easily for singing along. Otherwise, I highly rate this recording for parents of young children - it's a bargain at only about [$$}.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great songs to lull your little ones to sleep, December 22, 2003

By	9900dude (IL) - See all my reviews

When our 1-year-old gave us problems going to bed, we played this CD for her, and she went to bed every time. My wife and I loved Veggietales (and our 2-year-old does too) before we got this CD, and believe that this CD is worth every penny that one can pay for it.

Lisa Vischer sings very beautifully on this CD, and her voice puts my child right to sleep. The songs that Big Idea picked to put on this CD are probably the best songs that could be picked for a lullaby CD. The song "One in a Million" is probably the best song on this CD, IMHO.