Books with author Barry Louis Polisar

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: The Bumble Bee Song, The Skatter Brak Flath Who Lives in My Bath, One Day My Best Friend Barbara Turned Into a Frog, and 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.

The best of singer-songwriter Barry Louis Polisar's unique and satirical children's songs are featured in this anniversary edition that celebrates his 30th year as a writer and performer, including classics such as "I Don't Wanna Go to School" and "Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose." The songs, which cleverly capture children's concerns, are clearly printed in bold type and accompanied by sheet music and simple guitar chords, and charming line drawings from the original 1985 publication enliven each page.

Children will be delighted by the wry, sly, and witty lyrics of this album, which includes 17 songs with musical homages to Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, the Native American a capella group Ulali, and other artists. It features a blues version of “I'm a Slug,” a joyful song called “Potty Training,” and the song “Homemade Band,” in which Barry Louis Polisar uses everyday kitchen utensils as instruments. He is joined by Ray Tilkens and his various instruments, which give this recording a textured and original sound.

Filled with humorous and thought-provoking poems, this collection introduces young readers to some of the world's oddest animals including the earthworm, the echidna, the flying paradise snake of Borneo, and Western Australia's quokka. Buttressed with bright, lively illustrations, each poem is filled with intriguing facts about each animal, including the strangest of all creatures: man.