The title song of Joe Scruggs' Late Last Night has neat sound effects and one of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard on a children's album. I could listen to it for hours, but my children, who are not old enough to be captivated by a melodic line, or even to recognize one, would go crazy. So Scruggs has filled much of the rest of this 11-song collection with toddler music: repetitive, cute, serviceable.
''Wiggle in My Toe'' and ''Ants in My Pants'' hold no surprises; they will likely elicit a giggle or two, though not from you. ''Peanut Butter'' (''My-oh-my, I sure love...'') is the usual hymn to immature taste buds, ''The Other Shoe'' (''where could it be?/It hides from you/and it hides from me'') the usual acknowledgement that kids are messy.
But a few songs here go beyond the usual. ''Turn Around Game'' is both clever and pretty, and ''Please Don't Bring a Tyrannosaurus Rex to Show and Tell'' (''The last one that we had, I'm afraid,/Was not very well behaved'') is one of the best dinosaur songs I have ever heard — and believe me, I've heard a lot of them. B+
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