"Diaperman" - The Harmonica Pocket

Artist: The Harmonica Pocket

Song: "Diaperman"

Album: Apple Apple

Description: Who would have thought that a song called "Diaperman" would be so, erm, sweet?  I'm pretty sure nobody (over the age of 6) would want a "Diaperman" puppet, but that might actually work once you see this.

Source: YouTube

"Sing Loud!" - Melissa Green

Artist: Melissa Green

Song: "Sing Loud!"

Album: Sing Loud!

Description: There's not too much about the title track from Green's forthcoming (July 31) album or its video that would mark it as being "kids' music."  Maybe the lyric, "stomp stomp stomp."  Or, in the video, Green dancing, apropos of nothing really, between two large pieces of construction equipment.  But it is a shiny, shimmery piece of kid-friendly pop with a chorus designed to lodge in the brains of all who hear.  And the video is polished to match.

Source: YouTube

"The Hero in You" - Ellis Paul

Artist: Ellis Paul

Song: "The Hero in You"

Album: The Hero in You

Description: Ellis Paul performing his song mixed with news footage of a wide variety of heroes (Einstein! Ali! Ballerinas!).  The footage of Paul looks nice but the kids'll have more fun playing "spot the hero."

Source: YouTube

"Gotta Get Up" - Sugar Free Allstars

Artist: Sugar Free Allstars

Song: "Gotta Get Up"

Album: All on a Sunday Afternoon

Description: Toy Story meets Claymation meets a groovy wake-up song.  Also features Jack Forman from Recess Monkey and Shawana Kemp from Shine and the Moonbeams (no mini-Jack or mini-Shawana in the video, sadly).

Source: YouTube / Original post

"Round the World" - Hot Peas 'N Butter

Artist: Hot Peas 'N Butter

Song: "Round the World"

Album: Hot Peas 'N Butter Volume 5 - Best of the Bowl

Description: I understand why the duo stands still for the entire song -- it's to make it easier to slide the gorgeous animation in and out on a puppet theatre-like stage.  (It still looks odd to me.  But I'm cranky like that.)

Source: YouTube