Musical Merry-Go-Round Lists Best Kids' Albums of 2009

Grandfather Paul Stark, host of the kids' radio show Musical Merry-Go-Round on St. Louis' KDHX, recently listed his top picks of 2009, and great picks they are.

Here are Stark's top 10 favorite children's albums of 2009:

1. They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science (Disney Sound)
2. Peter Himmelman - My Trampoline (Minivan Records)
3. Ziggy Marley - Family Time (Tuff Gong Worldwide)
4. Los Lobos - Los Lobos Goes Disney (Walt Disney Records)
5. Recess Monkey - Field Trip (Monkey Mama)
6. Rocknoceros - Pink (Rockno Records)
7. Milkshake - Great Day (Milkshake Music)
8. Dan Zanes & Friends - 76 Trombones (Festival Five Records)
9. Various Artists - Putumayo Picnic Playground (Putumayo World Music)
10. The Sippy Cups - Time Machine (Snacker Disc)

And here are Grandfather Paul's 5 Honorable Mentions:

• Billy Jonas - Happy Accidents (Bang-A-Bucket Music)
• Lunch Money - Dizzy (Squirrel Mechanic Records)
• Ben Rudnick & Friends - A Frog Named Sam (Bartlett Ave. Records)
• Eric Herman & The Invisible Band - What A Ride (Butter-Dog Records)
• Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family - Go Waggaloo (Smithsonian Folkways)