Toddler's Next Steps: ABC & 1-2-3 Songs

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 09, 2002
• Type: Children
• Genre: Children

Review

Come on, who can't love a song about monkeys? This volume of the Toddler's Next Steps series -- subtitled "ABC & 1-2-3 Songs" -- kicks off with the fun singalong "Five Little Monkeys." It continues through the alliterative hot jazz of "I Always Punctuate My P's" ("Procure a pack of chimpanzees!"), the pleasant, almost James Taylor-ish "Stories Live," and the spastic-'50s rock redux "Rock and Roll Teachers." In addition to the kid's choir that pops up throughout Toddler's Next Steps, it features performances from series regulars like Bob McGrath, Jack Grunsky, and the always reliable Sharon, Lois & Bram. Highly recommended. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Five Little Monkeys	Traditional	Sharon, Lois & Bram	(1:48)
School Days		Jack Grunsky	(3:29)
The ABC's of You	Red Grammer	Fred Penner	(3:13)
Our School Rap (Cha Cha Cha)		Jack Grunsky	(2:51)
I Always Punctuate My P's		Al Simmons	(2:38)
10 in the Bed	Traditional	Fred Penner	(1:13)
A, B, C, D		Bob McGrath	(:51)
I Can Read	Jack Grunsky	Jack Grunsky	(2:56)
One Finger, One Thumb	Traditional	Sharon, Lois & Bram	(1:36)
I Went to School One Morning	Traditional	Sharon, Lois & Bram	(1:59)
"A" You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)	Sidney Lippman, Fred Wise, Buddy Kaye	Sharon, Lois & Bram	(2:47)
Read Me a Story		Bob McGrath	(3:00)
Stories Live	Fred Penner	Fred Penner	(3:11)
Eye Spy		Norman Foote	(2:22)
You Can Do It (If You Try)	Fred Penner	Fred Penner	(1:56)
Counting Feathers		Al Simmons	(2:37)
Rock and Roll Teachers		Bob King	(2:29)
Five Green Apples	Traditional	Sharon, Lois & Bram	(2:14)
Talk Talk	Fred Penner	Fred Penner	(2:52)
I.M.4.U.		Al Simmons	(2:18)

Credits

Jack Grunsky (Performer), Bob McGrath (Performer), Norman Foote (Performer), Fred Penner (Performer), Al Simmons (Performer)