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  • Award Winning Smithsonian Folkways
    Recordings for Children

The Sounding Joy

Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends

2014: Parent's Choice Gold Award
More Multicultural Children's Songs From Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins

2015 Creative Child Preferred Choice award
2014: Parent's Choice Classic Award
123s and ABCs

Ella Jenkins

2015 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award
2014: Parent's Choice Classic Award
Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie

Elizabeth Mitchell

2013: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children’s Recordings
2012: Parents’ Choice Gold Award
2012: National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award.
Blue Clouds

Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower

2013 National Parenting Publications Gold Winner for Children's Products (Music)
Get Moving with Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins

2013: Parent's Choice Classic Award
A Life of Song

Ella Jenkins

2012: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children’s Recordings
2011: Creative Child Preferred Choice Award / Gold Winner in the Children's Media, Music & Audio Category / National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children’s Products Competition
Sunny Day

Elizabeth Mitchell

2010: Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products / Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Audio Award / National Parenting Publications Gold Award
2011: Parent’s Choice Gold Award / Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Go Waggaloo

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family

2010: Parent's Choice Gold Award
2009: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Audio Award
Golden Kids Rules

Chip Taylor & The Grandkids

KIDS FIRST! Endorsement Award
cELLAbration Live! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins (DVD)

Various Artists

2008: Coalition for Quality Children's Media, KIDS FIRST! Endorsement
You Are My Little Bird

Elizabeth Mitchell

2006: iParenting Media Award, Audio Category
Dr. Toy Award for 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/CDs and 100 Best Children’s Products
Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child

Woody Guthrie

2006: iParenting Media Award
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian (DVD)

Ella Jenkins

2006: iParenting Media Award
For the Family! (DVD)

Ella Jenkins

2006: iParenting Media Award
Multi-Cultural Children's Songs

Ella Jenkins

2006: iParenting Media Award
cELLAbration!: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins

2006: iParenting Media Award
2004: Parent's Choice Gold Award
2003: Early Childhood News, Directors' Choice Award
Lead Belly Sings for Children

Lead Belly

2006: iParenting Media Award
1999: Early Childhood News, Director's Choice Award
Growing Up With Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins

2003: Early Childhood News, Directors' Choice Award
2002: Parent's Choice Recommended, Storytelling
Songs, Rhythms, and Chants for the Dance

Ella Jenkins

2002: Early Childhood News, Director's Choice Award
Folk Songs for Young People

Pete Seeger

2002: Parent's Choice Recommended
The Singing Kettle: Singalong Songs from Scotland

Various Artists

2003: Parents' Choice Approved Award
Ella Jenkins
2001: Children's Music Network's Magic Penny Award, Lifetime Achievement Award
Seasons for Singing

Ella Jenkins

2000: Parent's Choice Classic Bronze Award
American Folk, Game, and Activity Songs for Children

Pete Seeger

The Children’s Music Web Award for Lifetime Achievement Award
2001: Early Childhood News, Director's Choice Award / 2000: Parent's Choice Classic Bronze Award
Bamboo on the Mountains, Kmhmu Highlanders from Southeast Asia and the US

Various Artists

2000: Various Children's Music Web Awards for Traditional World Music
Song and Play Time

Pete Seeger

The Children’s Music Web Award for Classic Recording for Older Children
Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996

Oscar Brand

NAPPA Honors Award for Children’s Resources
Little Johnny Brown with Ella Jenkins and Girls and Boys from "Uptown" ( Chicago)

Ella Jenkins

NAPPA Honors Award for Children’s Resources