AGES 1 TO 5: CDS

It's a Bam Bam Diddly, Father Goose (pictured)
The Dan Zanes collaborator takes his Jamaican dancehall DJ experience and creates a fun, infectious album of Caribbean tunes that will have wee ones jammin'. Respect!

Celtic Dreamland, Putumayo
What better way to drift off than to the soothing, lilting voices from across the pond?

Baby Loves Jazz: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2
A two-CD set of 47 songs that will teach kids how to scat and groove with their favorite nursery rhymes.

Classic Animal Songs, Various Artists
A veritable menagerie of celebrated animal tunes, from Anna Moo's ''Alligator Stomp'' to Trout Fishing in America's ''Dinosaur in Your Bathtub.''

Jazz & Swing for Kids, Genius + Love
A snappy CD of songs children will recognize (''Old MacDonald,'' ''Twinkle Twinkle Swingin' Star'') with terrific jazzy arrangements.

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