albums for children. In the 1970s, television programmes like Sesame Street became the dominant force in children's music. In the early 1990s, the songwriter, record producer, and performer Bobby Susser emerged with his award-winning children's songs and series, Bobby Susser Songs for Children, that exemplified the use of songs to educate young children in schools and at home. Disney also re-entered the market for animated musical features with The Little Mermaid (1989), from which the song "Under the Sea" won an Oscar, becoming the first of a string of Oscar–winning Disney songs. The twenty-first century has seen an increase in the number of independent children's music artists, with acts like Dan Zanes, Cathy Bollinger, and Laurie Berkner getting wide exposure on cable TV channels targeted at children. The band Trout Fishing in America has achieved great acclaim by continuing the tradition of merging sophisticated folk music with family-friendly lyrics,, and rock-oriented acts like They Might Be Giants have released albums marketed directly to children, such as No!, Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s and Here Comes Science. Selected discography Simon Mayor and Hilary James, Lullabies with Mandolins (2004) and Children's Favourites from Acoustics (2005) Mike and Peggy Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children (1955) Isla St Clair, My Generation (2003) Broadside Band, Old English Nursery Rhymes Tim Hart and Friends, My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record (1981) Bobby Susser, Wiggle Wiggle and Other Exercises (1996) Various artists, Hello Children Everywhere, Vols. 1–4 (EMI Records, 1988–1991) See also List of children's songs Notes Further reading Iona and Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959) Bronner, Simon J. American Children's Folklore (August House, 1988) Brian Sutton-Smith, Jay Mechling, Thomas W. Johnson, Felicia McMahon (ed.) Children's Folklore: A SourceBook (Routledge, 2012) External links BBC Page with lyrics of British Playground Songs http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-rhymes.htm Miss Lucy's Playground Songs Song forms Song