The Best Children’s Music

Best for Introducing Your Kids to a Band You Love

Snacktime!, by Barenaked Ladies
These playful Canadians try their hand at a children’s album, and it is excellent. They deconstruct the alphabet song (“Crazy ABCs”) and, with “Allergies,” deliver the best tune about, yes, allergies. (OK, so the list of songs about allergies is pretty short.) This music makes you wonder why the group, whose humor has always been one of its strengths, didn’t record a children’s CD sooner ($12, amazon.com).

 You might also like: Jerzy the Giant, by the Terrible Twos, a.k.a. the New Amsterdams ($13, amazon.com).