Ralph Covert (aka Ralph’s World) has been a publisher of children’s books for over a decade and has dove into the world of kindie music.  Ralph’s latest album, Ralph’s World Rocks, is a collection of songs from his previous picture books with a few new bonus tracks. Covert’s  books Ralph’s World Rocks (Holt, 2008) and Me and My Animal Friends (Holt, 2009) has many fantastic songs coming straight out of the book’s backs.  Not only has Ralph dabbled in music and book, he also created an original musical version of his children’s musical, The Nutty Nutcracker, and the song, “Welcome To Christmas Wood” originally appears in the album as well as re-imagined picture books through Chronicle (Chronicle Books, 2009).  In between his busy creative endeavor, Covert also because a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter when his Green Gorilla, Monster, and Me album inspired such classics like “Old Red #7.  Whew!  That’s certainly a lot of wonderful information and a great introduction of all the things Ralph Covert can do!

Are you getting excited about Ralph’s latest album?  This feel-good, sometimes noisy summer compilation puts together Ralph’s classic songs in addition to some brand new title tracks.  The album is presented in gift-read, eco-friendly packages and the inserts contain a mini-picture book that inspired the songs. If you are interested in seeing Ralph live, check out this touring schedule where shows offer live interaction and evoke literacy enhancing performance around the Chicago area.  Not from Chicago?  Get the new album available on July 17 to rock out and learn about the importance of a good education. It’s fun, gets your moving and (shhhhh!) gets your kids LEARNING.  Hooray!