Baby Songs on CDs, MP3s and DVDs


Hap Palmer Recordings



SO BIG
Activity Songs for Little Ones
*Parents' Choice Gold Award

     
Easy-to-learn activity songs for pre-school and primary grade learners which tap children's natural desire to move, sing and make-believe. From tiny chick curled inside an egg, to the vigorous movements of a galloping pony, a full range of images and movement possibilities are explored. Each song is repeated in an instrumental version.

• So Happy You're Here  • Five Little Monkeys
  • I'm a Pretzel  • So Big • Rock and Roll Freeze Dance  • Baby Chickie  • Ten Wiggle Worms  • Growing  • Bluegrass Jamboree  • Teddy Bear Playtime  • Put Your Hands Up In The Air, and more...


PEEK-A-BOO
*Parents' Choice Gold Award
*Parents' Choice Classic Award
*American Library Association Best of the Best for Children

     
A giant treasury of Hap Palmer's best loved tunes from the acclaimed Baby Songs video series. 21 classic songs including:

• Getting' Up Time  • My Mommy Comes Back  • Today I Took My Diapers Off  • Don't Wash My Blanket  • Walking  • Daddy Be A Horsie  • Piggy Toes  • What A Miracle  • Finger Foods  • I Can Put My Clothes On By Myself  • Good Night Story Time, and more...
EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSICS
Old Favorites With A New Twist
*Parents' Choice Gold Award
*Parents' Guide To Children's Media Award
* Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award
* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
* Children's Music Web Classic Award


     A joyful and unique collection of all time favorite activity songs for young children. Hap adds new, original lyrics and melodies to extend and enrich familiar classics. 15 songs are presented in both vocal and instrumental versions including updates of two Hap Palmer classics I'm Glad I'm Me (Sammy) and The Elephant.

• Itsy Bitsy Spider  • Old MacDonald  • Open Shut Them  • Bingo  • I'm A Little Tea Pot  • Buckle My Shoe  • Head Shoulders Knees and Toes  • Ring Around The Rosy  • The Wheels On The Bus  • I'm Glad I'm Me (Sammy), and more...
 


ONE LITTLE SOUND
Fun with Phonics and Numbers
*Parents' Choice Gold Award

     
Here's a fun musical way for children to learn about reading, writing, and mathematics. Phonics and numbers are presented in a meaningful context of colorful rhymes and stories. Through hand and finger motions, full body movement, and opportunities for verbal expression, children are fully engaged in the learning process.

• Chickadee And Chipmunk  • Bop 'Til We Drop  • Marching Around The Alphabet  • Ayee I Owe You  • Mary and Marvin  • Bounce!  • Follow Along  • One Little Sound  • D-O-G  • Walkin' The Dog  • Celebrate The Day  • How Many Are Here?  • The Secret Word

TWO LITTLE SOUNDS *NEW!
Fun with Phonics and Numbers
*Parents' Choice Gold Award
* National Parenting Publications Gold Award
* Review Corner Award of Excellence

     
Add fun and variety to reading and math programs with Hap Palmer's original compositions and unique adaptations of traditional favorites. 18 songs stimulate learning by encouraging children to listen, think, move, and sing. Subjects include letter sounds, word families, alliteration, rhyming, syllables, patterns, addition, subtraction, and number place.

• Two Little Sounds  • My Ramblin' Cat  • Down By The Bay  • The One That Doesn't Rhyme  • Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance  • Ten Monkeys In A Tree  • Meet My Travelin' Friends  • We Discover Number Patterns  • Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Tomatoes  • My Playful Pig  • How Many Are Here? (Addition and Subtraction)  • Hickory, Dickory, Dock  • Five Pennies Make A Nickel  • Tall Tremendous  • Tens and Wee Wonderful Ones  • What Are You Wearing?  • The English Language Gets A Little Kooky (Vowels)  • Good-by, So Long, Farewell, Toodle-oo


CAN A CHERRY PIE WAVE GOODBYE?
*American Library Association Best of the Best For Children

     
Young children learn best by doing and Hap Palmer's songs invite active involvement in mastering a wealth of vocabulary. Music, movement and social interaction come together in a joyous celebration of learning. Subjects include colors, numbers, letters, phonics, days of the week, animals, opposites, occupations, and body awareness.

• Let's All Clap Our Hands Together  • Put A Little Color On You  • Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye?  • Weekly Rap  • Bean Bag Alphabet Rag  • Animal Quiz  • Parade of Colors  • Pocket Full of B's  • Following You  • Everyone Can Be A Helper  • Say The Opposite  • Stepping Out On The Town  • Put A Little Color On You

CAN A JUMBO JET SING THE ALPHABET?
*Parents' Choice Gold Award
* Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award
* National Parenting Publications Gold Award
* Parents' Guide Children's Media Award


     
Using a variety of musical styles from around the world, these songs invite active involvement in mastering a wealth of vocabulary and concepts. The joy of moving generates enthusiasm to learn about: shapes, letters, numbers, counting, phonics, fractions, cultural diversity, and creative problem solving.

• 'Round The World With Ways To Say Hello  • Alphabet In Motion  • What Could You Use?  • Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?  • The Shapes That Surround You  • Jig Along Shapes  • Everybody Dance  • Take Me Out To The Ball Game  • Letters In The Blender  • Boogie Down And Cruise  • The Bean Bag  • Tug-A-Tug To Twenty-Two  • Fun With The Rhyme Time Band  • Action Fraction  • Motion Memory Good-Bye Game  • Good-bye My Friends

CAN COCKATOOS COUNT BY TWOs?
*National Parenting Publications Award
* Parents' Choice Gold Award
* DiscoverySchool.com Four Star Rating
* Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award
* National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)
* Parents' Guide To Children's Media Award


     
Rhythm, melody, and active involvement mean learning with a smile. This expanded 18 song recording uses an enjoyable combination of music and movement to facilitate comprehension by involving the whole child in thinking, moving, and relating to others.

• Can Cockatoos Count By Twos?  • Rhyme Time Band • Magic Scarf  • Jolly Clock  • Months On The Move  • We Are All Alike  • Colors In Motion  • What's Bigger Than A Bear  • Seasons  • Jumping To Add And Subtract  • Numbers Can Tell About You  • Betty Beep  • Toss It High Let It Fly  • Thirty Second Challenge  • It's Time To Go

RHYTHMS ON PARADE
*Parents' Choice Gold Award
* National Parenting Publications Award

     
Twenty four lively songs introduce the joy of rhythm. A variety of playful images help children explore basic musical concepts, expand vocabulary, and develop math and motor skills. Concepts include: loud and soft, slow and fast, rhythmic patterns, note value, counting, rhymes, and alliteration. Includes instructions for making rhythm instruments.

• Rhythms On Parade  • The Mice Go Marching  • Woodpecker  • Roller Coaster  • Jingle Bell Bees  • Mother Goose Has Rhythmical Rhymes  • Kris Kringle's Jingle Bell Band  • Switch on The Music  • Five  • Tap Your Sticks  • Sounds Around The World  • Bean Bag Shake  • Homemade Band  • Choose An Instrument  • Country Classics Stop and Start  • Spreading Rhythm  • Stuff It In The Closet  • Slow And Fast  • Walking Notes  • Play And Rest  • Old MacDonald's Band  • I'm A Little Wood Block  • Stick Dance


Quiet Places
Instrumental Music for Rest and Relaxation
*National Parenting Publications Award

     
A restful alternative to our fast paced electronic age. Beautiful melodies, played with the soothing sounds of a chamber orchestra, featuring the natural sounds of acoustic instruments such as harp, violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, piano, and French horn.

• Star Gazing  • Snowfall  • Twilight Sea  • Misty Moonlight  • Peaceful Cove  • Smooth Sailing  • Awakening  • Sierra Sunrise  • Fern River  • Serenity  • Touching Clouds

A CHILD'S WORLD OF LULLABIES
Multicultural Songs for Quiet Times
*National Parenting Publications Award

     
Gentle songs weave a theme of appreciation and respect for the diversity of life. Original songs are combined with lullabies from many lands. Soothing voices accompanied by acoustic guitar, piano, string quartet, woodwind ensemble, and instruments from around the world.

• Counting Miracles  • Hush Little Baby  • Sleep My Baby  • A La Nanita  • All Night All Day  • Chippewa Lullaby  • Spinning On The Same Ball  • A New World To Explore  • Old Rocking Chair  • Bamboo Flute  • Dormite Ninito  • Sleep On


WE'RE ON OUR WAY
*Parents' Choice Award
* National Parenting Publications Gold Award


     
Buckle up and take a ride all over town with Hap Palmer. From rolling in a stroller to traveling by train with a teddy bear, this new collection of the best traveling songs will keep you and your child in motion.

• We're On Our Way  • At The Library  • Rolling  • Mrs. McFritter  • Teddy Took A Train Ride  • Tiger With A Toothbrush  • Truch Driver's Song  • Things We Like To Do  • Tine Took Her Tap Shoes  • Swinging  • Party Time In The Mud  • Drivin' Down The Highway  • Freddy Fuzzywizz

TURN ON THE MUSIC
  *Parents' Choice Gold Award

     
Share with children the excitement of language, and help them improve word comprehension and powers of imagination. The songs are written from a child's point-of-view and deal in a thoughtful and humorous way with the joys, challenges, and conflicts of the early years. Twenty songs include:

• Turn On The Music  • Backwards Land  • If I Had Wings  • When Things Don't Go Your Way  • Amanda Schlupp  • The Clown Song  • Hurry Up Blues  • Amazing  • When Daddy Was A Little Boy  • Francie Had A Football  • You Can Do It  • Amos The Alligator Dude  • Zany Zoo  • The Summer Slumber Party  • Billy Blotsky's Birthday Bash  • Helping Mommy In The Kitchen, and more...
HOLIDAY MAGIC
*Parents' Choice Gold Award

     
Original songs and unique adaptations of traditional favorites invite children to move and sing. The recording also includes instrumental versions of all the songs making it an ideal format for use in holiday programs and family and school sing-a-longs.

• What A World We'd Have  • Jingle Bells/Jingle Song  • Caroling, Caroling  • The Angel Band  • Merry Christmas Santa  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer  • Chanukah, Oh Chanukah  • Things I'm Thankful For  • The Merry Hula  • Feliz Navidad/Merry Christmas  • The Baby's Carol  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas

 



GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF   1972

     Songs teach body awareness and promote positive self-image. Concepts  include body parts identification, spatial awareness, laterality and feelings. Features the popular song Sammy.  Also available on video...

FEELINGS,   SAMMY,   TOUCH,   SHAKE SOMETHING,   THE CIRCLE,   TURN AROUND,   CIRCLE GAME,   LEFT AND RIGHT,   CHANGE,   WHAT DO PEOPLE DO?,   OPPOSITE,   BE MY FRIEND EA543 (Also available on video)


LEARNING BASIC SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC   1969

Hap's first recording made in 1969 .  Features activities designed to help
young children learn fundamental cognitive concepts such as colors, letters, and numbers and body awareness...


COLORS,   MARCHING AROUND THE ALPHABET,   PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR NUMBER MARCH,   GROWING,   THIS IS WAY WE GET UP IN MORNING,   BIRDS WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?,   THE ELEPHANT, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? EA514


LEARNING BASIC SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC VOLUME II   1969

PARADE OF COLORS,   LET'S DANCE,   LUCKY NUMBER MARCH,   LET'S DANCE,   LUCKY NUMBER MARCH,   PAPER CLOCKS,   LET'S HIDE THE TAMBOURINE,   TRIANGLE CIRCLE AND SQUARE,   SOMETHING THAT BEGINS LIKE,   ONE SHAPE THREE SHAPES,   PARTNERS EA522


LEARNING BASIC SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC HEALTH + SAFETY   1969

TAKE A BATH,   BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT,   BRUSH AWAY,   EXERCISE EVERY DAY,   ALICE'S RESTURANT,   STOP,   LOOK,   AND LISTEN,   POSTURE EXERCISES,   SAFEWAY,   COVER YOUR MOUTH,   KEEP THE GERMS AWAY EA526


LEARNING BASIC SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC VOCABULARY   1980

SAFETY SIGNS,   LISTEN AND DO,   HIGH AND LOW,   HOW ARE WE GOING,   ALL ON THE TABLE BEFORE YOU,   KINDS OF FOOD,   UNDER THE STICK,   HELLO,   SHOW ME,   WALK AROUND THE CIRCLE EA521


LEARNING BASIC SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC VOLUME V   1980

RICKY STICK MAN,   POCKET FULL OF B'S,   SOMEONE TOOK SOMETHING SOMEWHERE,   ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW,   A QUESTION OF LUCK,   WALKING THROUGH THE JUNGLE,   TAP OUT THE ANSWER,   THIRTY SECOND CHALLENGE,   WHAT I DID TODAY,   TUG A TUG EA594


WALTER THE WALTZING WORM   1982

Activity songs which enhance the movement vocabulary of young children in
five basic areas: identification of body parts, actions, spatial concepts, movement qualities, and relationships.  Through the joy of active participation, children develop basic movement skills and expand their comprehension of the English language while increasing their potential for creative movement...


WHAT A MIRACLE,   WALTER THE WALTZING WORM,   A GENIUS OF COURSE,   SLIDE WHISTLE SUITE,   FLICK A FLY,   SONG ABOUT SLOW - FAST,   SWING SHAKE TWIST AND STRETCH,   ALL THE WAYS OF JUMPING,    SUPRISE SONG (qualities) EA555


SALLY THE SWINGING SNAKE   1987

A companion to Walter the Waltzing Worm,  children continue to develop
basic movement skills and expand language comprehension while increasing their potential for creative movement. Children tip-toe through an imaginary puddle of water, stretch their bodies like rubber bands, look and move in all directions to find that mischievous parrot Percival, and move in a variety of other imaginative ways...

SALLY THE SWINGING SNAKE,   SOMETHING SPECIAL,   WIGGY WIGGLES DANCING WITH A STICK,   RUBBLER BAND MAN,   UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN,   EVERYTHING HAS A SHAPE,   MUDDY WATER PUDDLE,   WATCH ME,   WHEN THE BELL RINGS,   ON THE COUNT OF FIVE,   PERCIVAL THE PARROT,   RIDE AND SWING EA617


CLASSIC NURSERY RHYMES   1991

For centuries, children have delighted in the humor, surprises, stories, and characters in nursery rhymes. Hap has chosen twenty favorites based on their colorful imagery, humor, and variety of moods - from high spirited jigs to gentle ballads. Blending the traditional melodies with original musical interludes and introductions, Hap gives a new sound to these old favorites...

RIDE A COCK HORSE,   MISTRESS MARY,   OLD KING COLE,   LITTLE BOY BLUE,   LITTLE BO PEEP,   LITTLE MISS MUFFET,   LITTLE JACK HORNER,   MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,   HICKORY DICKORY DOCK,   HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP,   DICKORY DICKORY DARE,   GEORGE PORGIE,   MOSES SUPPOSES ,   PETER PIPER,   SWAN SWAM,   TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR,   BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP EA646

WITCHE'S BREW   1978

A Pot Full of songs for Oral Language Development and Singing Fun Singable songs stimulate oral language development and offer opportunities to include children's ideas.  Children participate right away with "instant sing lines." ...

WITCHES BREW,   GRANDMOTHERS FARM,   CLICKETY CLACK,   THE EAGLE,   SCAMPER,   THEY GO TOGETHER ,   SPACE EXPLORER,   GOODNIGHT,   PACK UP THE SLEIGH, EA576

SEA GULLS   1978

Instrumental music for rest and relaxation.  An accompaniment for slow motion activities, rest time, and whenever soothing music is appropriate....

SAVANNAH,   SEAGULLS,   NONNIE'S LULLABY,   SUMMER RAIN MISTY CANYON,   MORNING GOLD,   SWEETWATER SPRINGS LILACS & LAVENDER,   ROSES,   COMIN' HOME EA584

SINGING MULTIPLICATION TABLES   1971

From the 2's through the 12's. Hap and his sister Penny combine their melodious voices and swinging music to make learning the multiplication tables fun...

TWO'S,
  THREE'S,   FOUR'S,   FIVE'S,   SIX'S,   SEVEN'S,   EIGHT'S NINE'S,   TEN'S,   ELEVEN'S,   TWELVE'S,   MIXED QUIZ EA45101

MOVIN'   1973

Instrumental music in a variety of musical styles, symphony to rock, classical to pop which allow students to explore, create, and interpret...

FUNKY PENGUIN,
  MIDNIGHT MOON,   TIPSY,   FAR EAST BLUES GENTLE SEA,   MOVIN',   HAUNTED HOUSE,   ENTER SUNLIGHT JAMAICAN HOLIDAY,   TWILIGHT,   PAUSE EA546

TOE TAPPING TUNES   1985

Instrumental music for rhythm instruments, coordination skills, movement exploration, ball bouncing and rope skipping...

BIRDS IN A TREE,
   STOP TIME BLUES,   ROCKIN' ROBOT,   COOL IT FUNKY CHOO CHOO,   FEELIN' FINE,   YOU GOT IT,   JUMPIN' FOR JOY,   SOPHISTICATED POPCORN,   UPS AND DOWNS,   STROLLIN',   SLINKY NICE'N EASY,   TIME STEP SWING,   ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE EA716

PRETEND   1975

RAG DOLL,   GUITAR PLAYER,   THE FRIENDLY GIANT,   RUSHING,   THE CLOWN,   SHOW ME,   LITTLE ANTS,    MOTORCYCLE RACER,   KITE SONG,   LITTLE ELF,   BIG HEAVY BOX,   JUMPING FROG,   THE BULLFIGHT EA553

LEARNING WITH CIRCLES AND STICKS   1979

STICK BAND,   RUN AROUND THE SUN,   PUTT THE PAPER BALL,   CIRCLES EVERYWHERE,   GOIN' OUT ON THE TOWN,   MAKIN' LETTERS,   JUMP AND LAND,   TAP YOUR STICKS,   CONNECTION EA585

CREATIVE MOVEMENT + RHYTH. EXPLORATION   1971

MOVING GAME,   FISHING TRIP,   COLORED RIBBONS,   TEACHER WHO COULDN'T,   TALK GRANDPA BUILDS A TABLE,   FAST AND SLOW MARCH,   OUT TO THE COUNTRY,   MAGIC STICK,   HOW MANY WAYS EA533

HOMEMADE BAND   1973

HOMEMADE BAND,   BEAUTIFUL DAY,   PLAY,   I'M A LITTLE WOODBLOCK,   STICK DANCE,   PLAY YOUR STICKS,   MAKE A PRETTY SOUND,   OLD MAC DONALD,   KNOCKING ON THE DOOR,   WILDWOOD FLOWER,   WILDWOOD FLOWER STOP AND START,   BRING YOUR STICKS EA545

IDEAS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS   1973

EVERYBODY HAS FEELINGS,   CAN YOU GUESS WHAT I AM?,   BUILDING BRIDGES,   FIND A WAY,   FOLLOW ALONG,   I LIKE ME,   LETTER SOUNDS (A-M) (N-Z),   MOVE AROUND THE ROOM,   MAKING FRIENDS,   I DON'T LIKE ME,   THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR EA549

THE FEEL OF MUSIC   1974

JOY,   FIVE BEATS TO EACH MEASURE,   GOOD OLD FASHIONED ROCK AND ROLL SONG,   TOUCH THE WORLD,   QUICKLY AND QUIETLY,   DO A LITTLE DANCE,   CLAP AND REST / MOVE AND REST,   SLOW AND FAST,   SOFT AND LOUD,   3/4 RAG,   WALKING NOTES EA556

HOLIDAY SONGS AND RHYTHMS   1971

WHAT A WORLD,   THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR,   CINCO DE MAYO,   VALENTINES SONG,   HAVE A GOOD TIME ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT,   WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS,   HANUKKAH,   EASTER TIME IS HERE AGAIN,   STAR SPANGLED BANNER EA538

MATH READINESS   1972

COUNT UP,   COUNT DOWN,   MOVIN' BY NUMERALS,   SHOW ME THE CARD,   HOW MANY WAYS ?,   MARCHING AROUND THE NUMBER WHEEL,   DO YOU KNOW?,   ADDING SETS,   JUMPING,   ANSWERS TO NINE,   CLASSIC TO ROCK,   BOSSA NOVA TO EIGHT EA539

FOLK SONG CARNIVAL  1970

GOING TO THE ZOO,   CLAPPING LAND,   HUSH LITTLE BABY,   BLUE BIRD,   JOIN INTO THE GAME,   DANCE THUMPKIN,   LOOBY LU,   WHISTLE DAUGHTER WHISTLE,   SHAKE THE PAPAYA DOWN,   HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS,   THE PAW PAW PATCH,   MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE,   EARLY IN THE MORNING, ALL NIGHT,   ALL DAY EA524

PATRIOTIC AND MORNING TIME SONGS  1970

MORNING TIME MARCH,   THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND,   WHAT DID YOU EAT?,   MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE,   GOODMORNING,   MERRY SUNSHINE,