Music for Little Ears: Big Round World
Big Round World is a fun collection of kid-friendly songs written by the talented duo called Trout Fishing In America.
If kids could write their own CD about topics of their choice, Big Round World would be it. In fact, that is exactly what bassist Keith Grimwood and guitarist Ezra Idlet hoped to do with Big Round World. They held song writing workshops with groups of clever children, and used their input and inspiration to write some really catchy tunes!
Look what followed me home, home from the zoo
It’s a great big tiger and a monkey, too.
They’re the best of friends, friends since they were babies long ago.
Hey look what followed me home, they look hungry can I feed ‘em?
They’re so cute. I wonder can I keep ‘em?
We’ll be the best of friends, a tiger and a monkey and me
“A Tiger and a Monkey and Me” is one of my favorite songs on Big Round World, and was the result of a workshop in Seattle!
The song about My Favorite Jeans totally speaks to me; it was written in collaboration with a 4rth grade class in Arizona.
My favorite jeans are getting old and tight.
I wear them every day and I wash them at night.
They’ve got holes in the knees, thinning at the thighs
I don’t care if they’re not my size.
I kind of wondered if My Favorite Jeans might actually be a song about me…
Trout Fishing in America really know what they are doing! Their musical talent has earned them three Grammy nominations. This folk-pop comedy duo does life performances that appeal to people of all ages.
There are lots of clever, silly songs included in the 14 tracks on Big Round World, but also some songs that address more serious subjects, such as There’s a Rumor Going ‘Round, which compares a rumor to a monster, and a sweet tribute song written with a group of California elementary school students, Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.
Big Round World would be lots of fun for little ears at home, in the car, or in the classroom!
Trout Fishing in America is giving away a copy of Big Round World to two Mom Most Traveled Readers!
To enter, leave a comment here telling me what the child in your life would be most likely to write a song about!
TWO winners will be chosen at random.
This giveaway will close on November 8, 12 midnight CST.
*Giveaway closed! Congrats to Callista and Melody!*
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30 October 2008, 1:33 pm
My son loves legos and building things, so he would probably right a song about building. My daughter loves fairies and fantasy items, so she’d probably write a song about something mythical.
30 October 2008, 2:26 pm
My five year old daughter would probably make up a song about her cat Oliver and his adventures!
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
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30 October 2008, 2:59 pm
My son makes up songs on a daily basis, but the one theme that we hear is all about Star Wars!
Kims last blog post..Things I am LOVING
30 October 2008, 3:25 pm
My son is a handyman
Always fixing things with Daddy, so I’m sure that is what his song would be about 
30 October 2008, 4:53 pm
About firetrucks
30 October 2008, 5:42 pm
As embarrassing as it is to write, my son loves to make up songs about poop. Him and his sisters get such a kick out of it. Doesn’t matter what I do, he still cracks himself up.
30 October 2008, 9:31 pm
elmo
31 October 2008, 12:02 am
My one son sings about the bugs and the birds and the moon and the bullfrogs- weird but he never sings the same thing twice but he will make it funny..and another one sings about boogers and farts..
31 October 2008, 12:27 am
My middle son is always singing to himself and he loves to snack - so I think he would write a song about snacks. He probably already has!
Loris last blog post..Gig List - Oct. 30, 2008
31 October 2008, 1:38 am
My son would write songs about rivers,lakes,oceans or streams.He loves water.
31 October 2008, 12:10 pm
My son would write a song about soccer.
31 October 2008, 5:59 pm
Trains, planes, automobiles
31 October 2008, 6:53 pm
cats
31 October 2008, 6:53 pm
Very possibly chocolate milk. It’s the war cry all day. (Regular milk = not an acceptable substitute.)
31 October 2008, 7:54 pm
Mine would probably write about monster trucks.
01 November 2008, 1:46 am
My daughter loves horses and riding them. She would probably write a song about them.
01 November 2008, 10:22 pm
wonderful gift
02 November 2008, 4:39 am
My son would probably write a song about space and robots! =)
02 November 2008, 7:20 am
My oldest granddaughter (almost 6) would probably write a song about nature…especially creepy crawly bugs. She loves to explore and “track” spiders and other bugs. Probably will end up being an entomologist!
03 November 2008, 12:17 am
Mr O (4.5) would write about superheros. Mr M (3)would write about animals unless he copied his older brother. Thanks.
03 November 2008, 6:59 am
my husband got my nephew into pac man, so thats what ben would write a song about, pac man OR ms pac man LOL
03 November 2008, 12:30 pm
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03 November 2008, 10:11 pm
My daughter would most likely write a song about Dora!
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Callistas last blog post..The Meaning of Home
04 November 2008, 12:16 am
My little girl loves animals, so I’m sure her song would be about that. Thanks!
04 November 2008, 1:29 am
My son would write a song about wrestling.
04 November 2008, 1:06 pm
My daughter would most likely write a song about Curious George-she loves him!
04 November 2008, 11:16 pm
if you wrote a song about my little lily it would be about how much she loves her doggie. they are inseperable
05 November 2008, 12:45 am
My neighbor loves anything “princess” so I’m thinking it would be about princesses & glamor. And the album cover would be pink & purple!
05 November 2008, 6:18 am
I have four children: My oldest would write about pirates or something scary, My second born would write about Football or Diego, My third born daughter would write about princesses, and the baby…well she doesn’t say much, but maybe baby dolls!!
05 November 2008, 5:08 pm
ONE GRANDSON WOULD WRITE ABOUT GIRLS! one about snakes, one about john deer tractors and mark martin, and one would write about ugg.lol thats his favorite word at the moment lol hes one.
05 November 2008, 7:33 pm
We LOVE Trout Fishing!
My youngest would write a song about monkeys if she could!
05 November 2008, 9:17 pm
I have 4 kids…the oldest girl would write about princesses, my 4 year old would write about dogs and animals, my youngest daughter would write about dora and my son if he could would write about trucks
enter us please
05 November 2008, 10:06 pm
my son would definatly write a song about squishy things in his fingers and putting food in his ears and the blues of teething!
sarah bs last blog post..Happy Halloween!
06 November 2008, 2:15 am
She loves ladybugs
06 November 2008, 2:17 am
Trucks, cars, and choo (trains). Maybe another about cats and dogs.
06 November 2008, 3:24 pm
My grand daughter is enamored with butterflies and raptors, so whe already makes up songs about flying and usually does it while spreading her wings and flying around.
07 November 2008, 1:46 pm
My son would probably write a song about video games. Thanks
07 November 2008, 3:01 pm
Probably something about giraffes and maybe a monkey and lion.
07 November 2008, 11:26 pm
Wanting another mommy - one who would let her chew gum and pick flowers from the neighbors’ garden.
08 November 2008, 4:58 am
Our son would write a song about soccer and his dog. Our daughter would write a song about princesses, ballerinas and dancing!
08 November 2008, 5:17 am
My younger son has fixated on a specific Country Music station on the radio, and has essentially memorized all their “the usual song list” songs — and dances around singing mixed-up portions from a whole bunch of different songs, laughing wildly (which usually triggers the whole bunch of us to laughing)… And the best part is that if we throw him a word, he’ll usually manage to weave it in using some off-the-wall chunk of legitimate lyrics — he’s extremely cool!
08 November 2008, 5:31 am
We’ve actually seen Trout Fishing perform, at least once here locally at a toy store — awesomely funny, as much for the adults as for the kids… I think my older son would probably write something about braces and how it isn’t right to eat deer meat (that was the weirdest discussion-in-the-car we’ve had in awhile)…
Aha!! Or maybe (focusing wider) how about “weird-discussions-in-the-car”, in the sense of “the-conversation-that-got-lost-on-its-way-and-wound-up-out-in-left-field”?? Also, “Captive-audience-to-parental-stories” has been done (”five miles to school, uphill both ways”) but there’s more, you KNOW there’s more…
08 November 2008, 5:44 am
I digged… dugg?… did digg this post, with a title mentioning “Trout Fishing In America”, in the Music category, under my ID “flared0ne” — I was looking for some kind of numeric ID, or a URL-like link, but no sign — hope this is sufficient…
08 November 2008, 6:23 am
I would like to write a song about my daughter!
08 November 2008, 7:33 am
Macaroni and Cheese!
08 November 2008, 8:47 am
My kiddo would probably write a song about her cat, or candy (she still has Halloween on the brain, hee hee).
08 November 2008, 3:00 pm
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08 November 2008, 5:01 pm
Monkeys and Dogs..These are her favorite animals..
08 November 2008, 5:34 pm
My daughter would writea song about dancing.
08 November 2008, 9:35 pm
dogs …we have 3 dogs and my son loves them so much
08 November 2008, 11:09 pm
My daughter is OBSESSED with cats! I’m sure she would write a song about her feline friends.
09 November 2008, 3:05 am
My son would write a song about airplanes or flying.
09 November 2008, 4:27 am
My 5 year old twins are learning about capital and lower case letters and are very intrigued by the similarities and differences, so that would probably be the theme. Either that or a song entitled, “Mom’s making me do chores again, why is she so mean?”
beccaj73[at]hickorytech[dot]net
09 November 2008, 6:54 am
animals!