We don’t allow Prim to watch TV (aside from on plane flights — because pleeeease just stop screaming) so we do a lot of reading in our house. Prim is obsessed with music and books, and a lot of our day is spent reading on the couch and having Pandora dance parties.
I thought I’d share some of our favorite Pandora stations, as well as some of Prim’s favorite books, since I’m always looking for a new station to groove to (or cook to…) and new kids books to introduce to Prim.
Pandora Favorites:
- For sing-a-longs: Disney
- For singing and dancing parties: ABBA
- For dance parties: Elastic Heart or Electric Love
- Indie background music: Miike Snow or Hozier
- Upbeat instrumental: Film Scores radio
- Good for rainy mornings: Yann Tiersen
- Best for nostalgia: Rick Astley, Peter Gabriel or En Vogue
- Best for family gatherings: Dinner Party radio
- Holiday favorites: Spooky Symphonies, Halloween Party radio, Friendsgiving radio, Christmas radio, Classical Christmas radio, Christmas Choral Classics, Christmas Traditional Radio, Swingin’ Christmas radio
Prim’s Favorite Children’s Books (right now)
- Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle & Jilly McElmurry
- Dance, Tanya by Patricia Lee Gauch & Satomi Ichikawa
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek & Christine Roussey
- Jamberry by Bruce Degen
- Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip & Erin Stead
- The Napping House by Don & Audrey Wood
- Go, Dog Go by P.D. Eastman
- An Awesome Book by Dallas Clayton
- Sandra Boynton books (especially the ones we make into songs)
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky
*Ahem, please excuse the little potty chair in the picture above. Someone has been quite insistent about “no diapers” lately.