Listen.

Charlotte will come up to me and say, "Mama...lissen Ma-ti?" This means she wants to listen to "Malti" on my iPod. So, we have a listen. I hold the bud away from her ear and turn the volume to non-Mama levels (I'm a bit of a blaster), and there it is:


"Malti" is a song by Dan Zanes and his band. They're a Playhouse Disney fixture, and a breath of fresh air in the world of children's music. I think he might be my favorite. Though Jerry Lawson and Talk of the Town singing "I'm Glad" on Noggin is about the best thing ever.