This has been one of the best years for kids' music in recent memory, including many new releases from artists with feet firmly in both kid-friendly and adult-oriented worlds (Lisa Loeb, Medeski ...

Alyssa Monas sits before a half-dozen toddlers, clutching a steady old friend, the $150 acoustic guitar her mother bought for her on a cable shopping network ages ago. “Good morning, friends,” Monas ...

The genre of musical theatre has some truly legendary songs for children. From young Cosette and Gavroche in Les Miserables to kid-heavy shows like Billy Elliot and Oliver to the title roles in Annie ...