Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year

The Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year has been awarded since 1979 in recognition of the best quality children's performance album released in Canada. Between 1979 and 2002 it was known as Best Children's Album.[citation needed]

It is one of several categories that media reports in September 2024 indicated would be placed on "hiatus" for the Juno Awards of 2025,[1] with the award committee reversing the decision eight days after it was first reported.[2]

Winners

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Best Children's Album (1979 - 2002)

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Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
1979 Anne Murray There's a Hippo in My Tub [3]
1980 Sharon, Lois & Bram Smorgasbord (album) [4]
1981 Sharon, Lois & Bram Singing 'n' Swinging
  • The Cat Came BackFred Penner
  • Listen to Me – Jim & Rosalie
  • You've Got to Be a Kid to Get In – The Free Rose Corporation
  • Merry-Go-RoundThe Travellers
1982 Sandra Beech Inch By Inch
  • Listen to the ChildrenBob Schneider
  • The Cats – Children's Hour Productions
  • The Polka Dot PonyFred Penner
  • Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Camping in Canada – Various Artists
1983 Bob Schneider When You Dream a Dream
  • Junior Jug Band – Chris & Ken Whiteley
  • Wake Up, Mr. DressupErnie Coombs and Terry McManus
  • At the Music Factory – Jim & Rosalie
  • Valdy's Kid's RecordValdy
1984 The Rugrats Rugrat Rock
  • Reflections on Crooked WalkingAnn Mortifee
  • Special DeliveryFred Penner
  • Music Builders IV – Music Builders
  • I Can Do Anything – Sphere Clown Band
1985 Robert Munsch Murmel Murmel Munsch
  • The Magic Singing Animal Farm – Brad MacDonald, Frank Daller and David E. Walden
  • Snyder the Spider – Paul Hann
  • Music Builders VI – The Music Builders Chorus
  • Today's Special – Today's Special
  • Wee Rockers – Wee Rockers
1986 Charlotte Diamond 10 Carrot Diamond
  • Songs + Games for Toddlers – Bob McGrath & Katharine Smithrim
  • Lots More Junior Jug Band – Chris & Ken Whiteley
  • Come On InEric Nagler
1987 Bill Usher Drums!
  • Family Pie – Kim & Jerry Brodey
  • Family Album – Rick & Judy
  • Bananas in His Eyebrows – Roberta Lynne Stones
1989 Fred Penner Tied Connie Kaldor/Carmen Campagne Fred Penner's Place and Lullaby Berceuse
  • Diamonds and DragonsCharlotte Diamond
  • Qu'il Y Ait Toujors Le Soleil – Charlotte Diamond
  • Le Loup du Nord – Matt Maxwell
  • Mr. Bach Comes To Call – Susan Hammond, The Toronto Boy's Choir, The Studio Arts Orchestra
  • The Orchestra – Toronto Philharmonia Orchestra/Mark Rubin (Producer)
1990 Susan Hammond/Barbara Nichol Beethoven Lives Upstairs
  • The People On My StreetBob King
  • Improvise With Eric NaglerEric Nagler
  • FooteprintsNorman Foote
  • The Boy Who Wanted To Talk To Whales – Robert Minden Ensemble
1991 Susan Hammond Mozart's Magic Fantasy
1992 Classical Kids/Susan Hammond (Producer) Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery
1993 Jack Grunsky Waves of Wonder
  • Something's Fishy at Camp WiganishieAl Simmons
  • Rêves multicoloresCarmen Campagne
  • Daydreams & Lullabies – Classical Kids/Susan Hammond (Producer)
  • If The Shoe FitsNorman Foote
1994 Susan Hammond/Classical Kids Tchaikovsky Discovers America
1995 Raffi Bananaphone
1996 Al Simmons Celery Stalks at Midnight
  • Raffi RadioRaffi
  • Philharmonic Fool – Rick Scott
  • Hallelujah Handel! – Susan Hammond/Classical Kids
  • The KeeperWill Millar
1997 Martha Johnson Songs from the Tree House
  • Jumpin' JackJack Grunsky
  • Walking In The Sun – Jake Chenier
  • Like A Ripple On The Water – Kim & Jerry Brodey
  • Maestro Orpheus and the World ClockR. H. Thomson,
    created and produced by Joanne Grodzinski and Robert Pennee
1998 Judy & David Livin' in a Shoe
1999 Susan Hammond's Classical Kids Mozart's Magnificent Voyage
2000 Sharon, Lois and Bram Skinnamarink TV
  • Ants In Your Pants, Volume 1 – Douglas John
  • Les petites merveilles de Fanchon – Fanchon
  • Play On... – Jam Sandwich (Mary Lambert & Ellen Yeo)
  • Song Of The Unicorn – Susan Hammond's Classical Kids
2001 Jack Grunsky Sing & Dance
2002 Susan Hammond A Classical Kids Christmas
  • Call Of The Wild – Aaron Burnett
  • Chase A Rainbow – J. Paul Adams, Mary Lou Sicoly, George Brasovan
  • Red's In The HoodJudy & David
  • Songs From The Boom BoxJudy & David
All years[5]
No awards ceremony was held in 1988

Children's Album of the Year (2003 - Present)

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Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
2003 Fred Penner Sing with Fred
  • Nous Sommes Tous Comme Les FleursCharlotte Diamond
  • Once Upon A Tune - Volume 3 - BeanstockJudy & David
  • Dodo Le Planète Do Dream Songs Night Songs – Pelican Music Project
  • Let's PlayRaffi
2004 Connie Kaldor A Duck in New York City
  • Like A Flower to the SunJack Grunsky
  • The Children of Lir – Loretto Reid
  • Sing Out Summer Fun – Mary Lambert
  • Dodo la planète do- Dream songs night songs 2 – Pelican Music Project
2005 Connie Kaldor A Poodle in Paris
  • Angela May's Magnificent Musical Menagerie – Angela Kelman
  • Songs For YouJennifer Gasoi
  • MathJam KJudy & David
  • The 5 Elements – Rick Scott & Harry Wong
2006 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax
  • A Butterfly In Time – CMSM Concert Theatre Productions
  • Happy All Of The Time – Jake
  • The Fabulous Song – Michelle Campagne & Davy Gallant
  • Canada Needs You (Volume One)Mike Ford
2007 Jack Grunsky My Beautiful World
2008 Jen Gould Music Soup
2009 Barenaked Ladies Snacktime!
2010 Norman Foote Love My New Shirt
2011 Peter Lenton Proud Like a Mountain
  • Encore – Gregg LeRock
  • The Little Blue Doggy – Michelle Campagne
  • Number 3The Kerplunks
  • Power To The Little People – The Monkey Bunch
2012 Charlie Hope Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!
  • Connecting the DotsBobs & LoLo
  • Sleepy Sky Lullaby – Eddie Douglas
  • Everyone – Music with BRIAN
  • My Butterfly/A Capella Lullabies – Vocal Paint
2013 Emilie Mover The Stella and Sam Album, ft. Emilie Mover
  • Always Be A Unicorn – Helen Austin
  • Chansons pour toutes sortes d’enfants – Henri Godon
  • Throw a Penny in the Wishing WellJennifer Gasoi
  • One Dancefloor – Marlowe & the MiX
2014 Helen Austin Colour It
  • Sing As We Go!Charlie Hope
  • What's the Big Idea?!? – Gary Rasberry
  • Mon coffret à surprises – Marie-Claude
  • Coconuts Don't Fall Far From the TreeSplash'N Boots
2015 Fred Penner Where in the World
2016 The Swinging Belles More Sheep, Less Sleep
2017 Diana Panton I Believe in Little Things
  • De Tombouctou à Bombay – Kattam
  • Owl SingalongRaffi
  • Big Yellow TunesSplash'N Boots
  • Wordplay – Will Stroet
2018 Fred Penner Hear the Music All years[6]
2019 Splash'N Boots You, Me and the Sea
2020 Big Block SingSong Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
  • It's GFORCE – GFORCE
  • This Is Us – Girl Pow-R
  • A Cheerful Little EarfulDiana Panton
  • Sharon, Bram & FriendsSharon & Bram
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2021 Splash'N Boots Heart Parade [8]
2022 Garth Prince Falling in Africa [9]
2023 Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats, Vol. 2 [10]
2024 The Swinging Belles Welcome to the Flea Circus [11]

References

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  1. ^ "JUNO Awards Putting Reggae Recording of the Year Honours on "Hiatus" in 2025: Report". Exclaim!, September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Richie Assaly, "Juno Awards reverse controversial decision to pull reggae and gospel categories from 2025 ceremony". Toronto Star, September 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "The JUNO Awards Best Children's Album 1979". junoawards.ca.
  4. ^ "JUNO Awards Children's Album of the Year 1980". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The JUNO Awards Best Children's Album". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ "JUNO Awards Children's Album of the Year". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.