{"id":4419,"date":"2019-05-01T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:53:19","slug":"celebrate-childrens-book-week-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/collections\/vintage-collection\/celebrate-childrens-book-week-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Children&#8217;s Book Week with Records!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-childrens-book-week-april-29-may5-subpage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"330\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-childrens-book-week-april-29-may5-subpage.jpg\" alt=\"Banner graphic with text \u2018Children\u2019s Book Week April 29\u202f\u2013\u202fMay\u202f5\u202f2019\u2019 and colorful book illustrations\" class=\"wp-image-4422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-childrens-book-week-april-29-may5-subpage.jpg 752w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-childrens-book-week-april-29-may5-subpage-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of <a href=\"https:\/\/everychildareader.net\/cbw\/\"><strong>children&#8217;s book week<\/strong><\/a>, discover our children&#8217;s collection of recordings featuring stories, lullabies, nursery rhymes and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection of children\u2019s music was produced mostly during the 1940s and 1950s, a time when vinyl replaced hard shellac as the basic material used in the making of phonograph records. The innovation of vinyl allowed manufactures to produce kid-friendly recordings that could be handled without adult supervision. These recordings became an extremely popular form of entertainment for children in the days before families had television sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the Recorded Sound Archives we have over 480 children&#8217;s recordings for you to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover our <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/super-storm-sandy-collection\"><strong>Superstorm Sandy Restoration Project<\/strong><\/a> which features over 380 children&#8217;s recordings that were donated by Peter Muldavin as a result of <a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/gi\/spin-doctors-fau-restoring-childrens-records-damaged-by-superstorm-sandy\/\"><strong>Hurricane Sandy<\/strong><\/a>, along with our <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/vintage-childrens-collection\"><strong>Vintage children&#8217;s collection<\/strong><\/a> with over 130 recordings for you to choose from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note, due to copyright some of these recordings may only play for 45 second snippet to give the user a taste of what this music sounded like back in the day, if you are interested in full access consider applying for <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/rs\/register\"><strong>Research Station Access<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em> <em>Access to Research Station is limited to educators, students and serious researchers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of children&#8217;s book week, discover our children&#8217;s collection of recordings featuring stories, lullabies, nursery rhymes and more. 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