Welcome to Ralph's World

Reissued songs from kid classic still have spunk.

Artist: Ralph Covert
Genre: Children's Music Label: Disney Parental Advisory: No Edited Version Available: No Release Date: 10/03/2006

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this compilation CD is Ralph's first album on mega label, Disney, and hosts 14 out of 15 songs that come from his past CDs. The cheerful recording of one of preschoolers' favorite musicians is chock full of positive messages (the importance of self-esteem), imagination (surfing in your own bedroom), and great music. This album also comes with a DVD of six animated music videos.

Families can talk about if they'd like to live in Ralph's world. If so, what are your favorite things about his world? What are some things in Ralph's world that we might see in our world? What things are just pretend? Families can also chat about the difference between listening to a song and watching a video of one. Do you picture the same things you see in the video, or does your imagination see different things?

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Jennifer Axman

WELCOME TO RALPH'S WORLD is a collection of catchy, nutty songs that includes 14 favorites and only one previously unreleased song, "With a Friend (The Pooh Song)" which Ralph wrote and recorded to celebrate Winnie the Pooh's 80th birthday. So, if you own other Ralph CDs, chances are you already have some, if not all, of these songs.

The tunes cover a variety of genres -- from rock to folk -- and encourage kids to use their imagination. When we enter Ralph's world we play with pet dinosaurs, swim with mermaids, transform into a puppy, eat as much pie as we want, and surf in our own bedroom.

Many of these fast-paced songs also reinforce the importance of self-esteem such as "The Mighty Worm" ("Everyone does what they do best, the best"), and "Fee Fi Fo Fum" ("It doesn't matter what you look like, if you got some FeeFi Fo Fum/and everybody's got some").

Kids may recognize Ralph and some of his videos -- "Things That I Like," "Dance Around," and "Surfin' in My Imagination" -- from the Playhouse Disney programming block on the Disney Channel. All six videos, by well-respected illustrator/author Jim Paillot, mix live action with animation, taking kids and parents on a visually magical musical tour.

If you haven't gotten enough of Ralph Covert, you can also check out his other recordings, such as Green Gorilla Monster and Me or anything by Dan Zanes such as Catch That Train.

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