Barry Louis Polisar

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Barry Louis Polisar is an author and singer-songwriter who writes

children's books
, poems, and stories.

Works

Polisar has traveled throughout the

The Learning Channel.[1][2]

Polisar works with literacy groups, media specialists, reading teachers, and Title I programs in schools and has won a Special Library Recognition Award for his "ability to communicate with and excite children to read".

Polisar's song "All I Want Is You" was featured during the opening credits of Jason Reitman's film Juno.[3] This song is featured on advertisements of the National Lottery (United Kingdom), the Honda Civic "Date With a Woodsman", and the Del Monte Foods "Bursting with Life".[4]

A two-disc

The Radioactive Chicken Heads, Tor Hyams, and Barry Louis Polisar's son Evan Polisar.[5]

Personal life

Polisar was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Maryland. He began his career when he moved to Montgomery County, Maryland.[6]

Awards

  • Polisar's TV show Field Trip won two Emmy Awards in its first season.[7]
  • Polisar's recordings have won four (5) different Parents' Choice Awards.[1]
  • In 2008, Barry won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children's Music Web for "three decades of being a distinctive voice for kids."[8]
  • Numerous Children's Music Web Awards for Best Children's Recording, Best New Song, and Best "Classic" recording.
  • Polisar's book Insect Soup won a Parents' Guide Award for Outstanding Children's Books.[9]
  • Polisar's Scrapbook video won a National Media Gold Award and an award from the Coalition on Quality Children's Recordings.
  • Two Maryland State Artist Awards.
  • Polisar's recording of Old Dogs, New Tricks was named "one of the twenty best Children's Recordings of all time" in The American Library Association's Children's Jukebox and Award Hall of Fame.[10]
  • Maryland Library Association's Special Recognition Award for his "contributions on behalf of children of all ages" for his "ability to communicate with children and excite them to read."

Discography

Albums

  • Old Enough to Know Better
  • A Little Different
  • Juggling Babies
  • Naughty Songs for Boys & Girls
  • Teachers Favorites
  • Old Dogs, New Tricks
  • Family Trip
  • Family Concert
  • I Eat Kids and Other Songs for Rebellious Children
  • My Brother Thinks He's a Banana and other Provocative Songs for Children
  • Captured Live and in the Act
  • Songs for Well Behaved Children
  • Stanley Stole My Shoelace and Rubbed it in His Armpit and Other Songs My Parents Won't Let Me Sing
  • Off-Color Songs for Kids

Collaborations

Bibliography

  • Insect Soup
  • Peculiar Zoo
  • A Little Less Noise
  • Don't Do That
  • The Trouble With Ben
  • Snakes! and the Boy Who Was Afraid of Them
  • The Snake Who Was Afraid of People
  • The Haunted House Party
  • Dinosaurs I Have Known
  • Noises From Under the Rug
  • Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained
  • Stolen Man: The Story of the Amistad Rebellion
  • Curious Creatures
  • Something Fishy
  • Retelling Genesis

References

  1. ^ a b "Maryland State Arts Council - Advancing the Arts Across Maryland". Maryland State Arts Council website. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Invitation From Bush For Polisar". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sound track for Juno (2007)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  4. ^ "10 Ads Based on Barry Louis Polisar Music". Yannig Roth / This is my blog. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. ^ McNamara, Caitlin (24 December 2009). "Children's Songwriter Paid Tribute by Fans Who Became Musicians". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Md. musician featured in 'Juno' to perform, DC". Associated Press. 30 January 2010.
  7. ISSN 0458-3035
    . Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Grammy Nomination and Lifetime Award Reveal Barry Louis Polisar's Staying Power". PRWeb. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Insect soup - About This Book". www.childrenslibrary.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  10. ISBN 9780838906507
    . polisar Children's Jukebox.
  11. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  12. ^ "We're Not Kidding! A Tribute to Barry Louis Polisar". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Family Times is an award-winning magazine with staff-written news, feature stories and artwork that inform and inspire Central New York parents and their children. - Search Results". www.familytimes.biz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  14. ^ "2012 GRAMMY Winner - All About Bullies Big and Small". All About Bullies Big and Small. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

External links

  • Barrylou.com [Official website]
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