A playlist of cool things for cool kids!


Kids rock! There's no question about it. They are simply much cooler than you and me. This playlist is for those of us just trying to keep up with these mod toddlers and hip preschoolers. It's about promoting children's books, music, and other media that rock just as much as our kids do. Check out something cool for your cool kid.

David Martin Stack



David Martin Stack has written a bunch of books for children of all ages, including over a dozen titles for Scholastic Education. New York Magazine called his indie-rock picture book Good Morning Captain the "world's most terrifying children's book." David grew up in Louisville, KY. He studied poetry and film in New Hampshire at the alma mater of Dr. Seuss and Captain Kangaroo. His bands The Shively and Pedicabo were so underground you never heard of them. David lives in Brooklyn with his wife, his son and daughter, and his crazy dog.  You can check out some of his books below. 

Robot Garden
Robot Garden
Paperback: $14.99
Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
Ebook: $1.99 iTunes

What grows in a robot garden? What blooms beneath the circuit tree? This tale of electric flowers and robot vegetables will delight and surprise your toddlers as they grow and grow.

Free Robot Garden song download
Watch Robot Garden animated video

Robot Workshop
Paperback: $12.99
Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
Ebook: $.99 iTunes

This colorful book for toddlers teaches young children the names of the parts of the body as they build a toy robot.





Good Morning Captain
Good Morning Captain
Paperback: $10.99
Amazon
Ebook: $.99 iTunes

"World's most terrifying children's book" - New York Magazine

A young boy bravely struggles with bedtime as though cast adrift on scary seas. Illustrated in stark black and white images, and inspired by a popular sea ballad (by Slint!) Good Morning Captain inspires children to stare down some of the nightly shadows they might fear.

The Pretty Dead
Paperback: $12.99
Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
Ebook: $.99
iTunes | Kindle | Nook

"Like High Fidelity meets Shaun of the Dead!" - Amanda Ashby, author of The Zombie Queen of Newbury High and Fairy Bad Day

A mysterious virus threatens to turn the world into mindless zombies. The infected exhibit early symptoms of extreme conformity. When the virus outbreak hits a small high school in Kentucky, naturally nobody notices. Now the cool kids are literally cool to the touch - they're dead! - and it's up to a teen garage rock band to expose the secret conspiracy hell-bent on taking over the world.
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