I’ve been listening to the Dog On Fleas CD in my living room for a couple of weeks and I must say that it’s been a fabulous addition to our collection. My music loving toddler runs to the stereo many mornings, grabs “When I Get Little” and shouts “Dance! Dance!”

It’s a great combination of styles and is completely original. The tunes are very intelligently written – a quality not always found on CD’s geared toward children. I knew it was good when I found myself walking the halls at work singing “When I get little, I’m gonna be a boy…” and wasn’t annoyed that it was stuck in my head. A very enjoyable CD!

Listen and/or buy it here.

One of the talented Dog On Fleas artists, Dean Jones, has recently released his first solo album called Napper’s Delight that we’ve also been enjoying – though not at nap time. This is anything but a traditional lullaby collection. Dean combines a variety of instruments that you might not expect to hear on the same album (like the traditional African balafon and a drum machine) and his songs seem more like “music to chill out with the kids to” than stuff that would put you to sleep. I recommend that you listen to it before nap time while you snuggle and simply enjoy each other.

Listen and/or buy it here.

We’ve got multiple giveaways on both of these CD’s! To enter the random draw, listen to the tracks from the links above and then email theopinionatedparent@gmail.com by midnight on Oct. 31 with either Dean Jones or Dog On Fleas in the subject line (2 separate emails to enter both) and tell us which track was your favourite and what you loved about it/why you liked it. Congratulations Michelle, Michelle, Betty, Abigail & Angela!