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  • Story of the Orchestra
    Story of the Orchestra
    With CD!
  • My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories
    My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories
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  • The Little Red Hen
    The Little Red Hen
    Hooray for a good work ethic! The little red hen asks but receives no help in her efforts to put bread on the table. Yet all who wouldn't help would like to eat. In a refreshingly old-fashioned triumph of moral consequences, they don't get to!
  • Noisy Nora
    Noisy Nora
    Poor Nora! The loveable mousette experiences all the pangs of the child-in-the- middle, caught between the demands of baby brother and bossiness of big sister. Catchy meter, playful illustrations make for a wonderfully satisfying mouse's tale. Baby-Preschool
  • A Chair for My Mother
    A Chair for My Mother
    A remarkably beautiful story told by a young girl whose mother is a waitress. Since they lost all their furniture in a fire, they've been saving mother’s tips in a jar – so they can buy a big comfortable chair for their whole family to enjoy – daughter, mother and grandmother. Life has its ups and downs, but there’s always lots of love. Ages 4-7
  • Caps for Sale
    Caps for Sale
    Be dramatic! Shake your fists! Stomp your feet! You and your toddler will have so much fun with this wonderful story, in which common sense prevails over temper tantrums! 3-7

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  • Character Sketches From the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature
    Character Sketches From the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature
    Institue in Basic Youth Conflicts

Music

Loudoun's Got Talent - youth music competition begins May 1

Music and early childhood - expand their horizons!

Blue Skies - by Irving Berlin

OK Go's This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg version

Ingrid Michaelson - our favorite Indie right now

Lenten music: What Wondrous Love Is This?

American Idol - my favorites and inside scoop

Now the green blade riseth - A Lenten reflection

Lenten music: I Surrender All

Gregorian chant - know of an abbey?

Look for Maddy at Leesburg's First Friday March 5

Maddy Curtis sings Fields of Gold

Lenten Music: My Jesus I Love Thee

Lenten music: As the Deer Panteth for the Water

Maddy Curtis sings Hallelujah

Loudoun Symphony Family Concert Saturday!

Lenten music: O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded

Lenten music: Nothing But the Blood of Jesus

Maddy Curtis: "The Nearness of You" American Idol audition song

In Christ Alone

Georgia's Smile - Phil Davidson sings about daughter with Down syndrome

American Idol Hollywood week 2/3. 2/9, 2/10

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings: I'll Fly Away

Maddy Sings for Haiti sells out- 2nd show added

Loudoun benefit: Maddy Sings for Haiti

How to Save a Life - The Fray

Maddy Curtis benefit for Haiti - January 30 - Franklin Park

Sleep Sound in Jesus - Michael Card's lullabies

"Book Report" from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!"

Maddy Curtis on American Idol

American Idol begins January 12

The ultimate Disney collection - 3 CDs for under $10 at Amazon

Flight of the Conchords

I'm Yours - ukelele kid

Leesburg Christmas Parade - Maddy sings

Straight No Chaser - 12 Days of Christmas

Cripple Creek - Buffy Sainte-Marie and other versions

The Allman Brothers: Jessica

ASL: Christmas carols, hymns and patriotic songs

Children's Christmas Gifts - music appreciation

Silent Monks sing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

Of the Father's love begotten

Advent music- Handel's Messian

Thanksgiving in song - with love from Momma C

Adam Lambert on AMA: Moms need to complain now!

Carrie Underwood - NFL National Anthem

Give Me Jesus

Band Hero - family-friendly music gameplay

Uprising - Muse - V theme - revolutionary music

I Vow to Thee My Country

Ella Fitzgerald - add some romance to the weekend

Battle Song for conservatives: The Times Are a-Changin' - Dylan

Vocapeople

Getting Into You by Relient K

Taylor Swift guitar - 3/4 Baby Taylor

Anne Marie Harpen: She Needs Her Country - 9-12 Moms song

Your Song: How a boy with Down syndrome changed my life

Oh, Happy Day - Sylvie Desgroseilliers

HMS Pinafore at Franklin Arts Performing Center 10/30-11/8

Thanksgiving hymns

Remembering to notice the marvels around us

Geoffery Gallante - 8 year old with symphony back-up

I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

Playing for change: Stand by Me

Steven Curtis Chapman: Heaven Is the Face

Song for mommies: "I'd rather be with you"

The Metropolitan Opera - in a theater near you - updated

Teaching children about the orchestra, introducing classical music

the King's Singers: Deconstructing Johann Bach

Maddy singing w/Jake & the Burtones 9/20

Smoky Joe's Cafe at Franklin Park 8/28-30

Emily Loizeau sings Je Suis Jalouse

Woodstock - groups that weren't there

Woodstock 40th anniversary - best article I've read

Woodstock highlights

Woodstock cover couple remembered

Maddy sings "How Beautiful"

Would you like to swing on a star? Bing Crosby classic

Paul McCartney live 7/15 in NYC - WOW!

Beatles "Hey, Jude!" by diaper baby

Forever Plaid Live in theaters Thursday July 9

Kate Smith sings God Bless America

Regina Spektor - on laughing at God

Washington, DC: Free Military Band Summer Concerts

Youth Orchestra event for kids today at Ida Lee 3:00

God Bless America

Pachelbel Bedtime Song - for dads

Prince: "Colonized Mind" - no hope without God

Maddy in the Valley yearbook

Imogen Heap - enjoy!

Everly Brothers

Let your kids be your DJ

Elizabeth Mitchell - traditional children's tunes

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Fiddler on the Roof: Sunrise, Sunset

Top 100 Hymns - your input please!

Jake and the Burtones

American Idol - finale tonight - Adam or Kris?

Oh Shenandoah ~22 versions~

The Triplet Song - Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan

Les Miserables - One Day More

More Ben Sings!

Do you remember the 60s? Joe Cocker at Woodstock truth revealed

Musical Goldie-Oldies from Momma C

Patti Lupone calls Susan Boyle on Early show

Susan Boyle sings

Hallelujah Chorus

Was It a Morning Like This?

Ben sings: There Is a Balm in Gilead

O Sacred Head - crucifixion in art

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Johnny Cash

Buffy Saint Marie

Il Divo - Amazing Grace

Loudoun - Free concert for Kids! 2/21

Alison Krauss - Down in the River to Pray

Amercian Idol

Evita - shedding light on Obama

Buddy Holly: February 3, 50 years later

Loudoun Symphony - Free Family Concert 2/21

Suo Gan, Empire of the Sun, Christian Bale

Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy

Patsy Cline - Life's Railway to Heaven - Yukon Pass

Reliant K: Mood Rings

Indie music - the Avett Brothers

Papageno/Papagena: Opera celebrates marriage

The Priests - heavenly sounds top the charts

God gave us music to heal us

For unto us a child is born

The Holly and the Ivy - 3 versions

Stand by Me - like you've never heard it before

Odetta R.I.P.

YouTube online orchestra competition

Advent Music - Handel's Messiah

Advent hymns

Give Me Jesus - Fernando Ortega

To brighten up your day

Today's inspiration: Grace Like Rain by Todd Agnew

Give Me Jesus - Fernando Ortega's Ruth Graham Tribute

Hymns for Kids - I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

Frank Sinatra - Young at Heart

Galveston - Glen Campbell song

Swinging on a Star

Adoption song - Steven Curtis Chapman

Finding hope in the everyday

Mozart - Concerto for harp and flute - treat yourself and your children

Regina Spektor - I like her!

Beautiful harp music for baby

For mothers of grown-up sons - Sam Beam sings it for real

Coming home from Camp Easter Seals

The Call by Regina Spektor

Toddler sings the Lord's Prayer

Steven Curtis Chapman - his father/daughter tribute

The Mom Song from Go Fish - fun and inspiration

The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Army Chorus welcoming Pope Benedict 4/16/08

Frank Sinatra patriotic: What Is America to Me?

American Idols sing Shout to the Lord!

My life - full speed ahead!

Loudoun County: The Isaacs - free bluegrass concert April 26

American Idol

Taylor, the Latte Boy by Kristen Chenoweth

Music for Easter morning

Were you there? Jonny Cash and the Carter Family

Lea Salonga - Via Dolorosa

Matt Costa "Mr. Pitiful"

Lent: inspire your children with the arts

Cactus Cuties sing National Anthem

Love That Song! Ezekiel Saw de Wheel

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World

Keeping kids warm - inside and out

Hallelujah Chorus - four versions

Season's greetings - men's a capella style

Will I ever be able to hear this song without crying?

Sacred music in public schools - yes, you can!

Luciano Pavarotti RIP

Maddy sings!

Christian music for kids

Melinda Doolittle sings about God on American Idol

Radio opera today: the Barber of Seville

See Ben work! Hear Ben sing!

Now - opera for everyone!

Matisyahu - A different kind of rabbi

My #1 Christmas recommendation - hymns for kids

Suggestions needed for hymns on CD

Ben

Saturday morning / Contest update

Free concert tonight

American Idol P.S.

Why I love American Idol

Thanksgiving Hymns

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Sleep Sound in Jesus

Overheard at my house

Life Lessons From My Kids #1