Old Dogs, New Tricks
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Rainbow Morning Music
Overview
Named “one of the best Children’s Recordings of all time” in The American Library Association’s Children’s Jukebox, this Parents’ Choice Award winning recording features Barry’s best-loved songs about animals grouped together for the first time.With a polished musical accompaniment, this CD is perfect for younger children and has many of Barry’s early favorites including I’ve Got a Dog and My Dog’s Name is Cat (one of Barry’s early hits, recorded by Big Bird!). On this Parents’ Choice Award-winning recording, Barry is joined by a number of talented studio musicians on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, percussion and clarinet. As The Register Guard of Eugene, Oregon said, “It’s dog-gone funny.”
Author Bio
The All Ears Guide to Music for Children said "Barry Louis Polisar is an American treasure. He has altered forever the way children and adults communicate through music." Barry has been writing, recording, and performing for children and families since 1975. His songs have been on two different Grammy Award-winning albums and he sings his song All I Want is You in the opening credits of the Academy Award winning movie Juno. His songs are featured in television shows, feature films, and dozens of TV ads throughout the world and have been recorded and performed by singers and musicians internationally. He has written songs for Sesame Street and The Weekly Reader and starred in a television show for children that won two Emmy awards. He is a five time Parents’ Choice Award winner and called a pioneer in the world of music for children. He has recorded and shared his songs, poems, stories, and books with audiences throughout the world and has performed at The White House, The Smithsonian, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He gives concerts and author visits in schools and performing art centers from Washington DC to Fairbanks, Alaska and was given a Special Library Recognition Award for his “ability to communicate with and excite children to read.”
