"Banana Man" - Glen Hansard

Song: "Banana Man"

Album: N/A

Description: This is a video Hansard recorded for the forthcoming Adventure Sandwich TV show (yes, I was a Kickstarter backer). Yes, it's a song about bananas. And, of course, being Hansard, it sounds great, but it's the puppets that make it re-watchable.

Source: YouTube

"Why Is the Sky Blue?" - Nick Cope

Artist: Nick Cope

Song: "Why Is the Sky Blue?"

Album: Why Is the Sky Blue?

Description: The English musician Nick Cope and his son Burt have made quite a few videos together. Their new one, for the title track to Nick's third album for families, is from the perspective a kid who asks a lot of (accentuated, well-rhymed) questions, and so the Copes' lo-fi animation style fits perfectly.

Source: YouTube

"Ice Cream Sunday" - Groovy David

Artist: Groovy David

Song: "Ice Cream Sunday"

Album: Kiddie Lounge

Description: A swingin' ode to ice cream. I think I was at an ice cream shop in San Francisco once that featured both "bacon and blueberry" and "dirt" flavors.

Source: Vimeo

"It's OK" - Bill Crosby

Artist: Bill Crosby

Song: "It's OK"

Album: Turtles Are Home

Description: Save for one thing, there's nothing particularly notable about this video from the Nashville-based Crosby's new album. It's not bad, mind you -- sepia-toned, well-edited -- but fairly plain. But it's that one thing -- the presence of an ASL interpreter -- that makes it stand out. While it might be a gimmick in most videos, in this one, for a mild New Orleans strut about accepting ourselves and our differences, it's a great match.

Source: YouTube

"Walkie Talkies" - Recess Monkey

Artist: Recess Monkey

Song: "Walkie Talkies"

Album: Deep Sea Diver

Description: It's a submarine race 20,000 funky leagues under the sea.

Source: YouTube

"Let's Split a Banana Split" - Lullatone

Artist: Lullatone

Song: "Let's Split a Banana Split"

Album: Summer Songs EP

Description: There's something odd about watching these cold treats reconstitute themselves, but kids like odd. (Listen to the whole EP here.)

Source: Vimeo

"Shrimp" - Recess Monkey

Artist: Recess Monkey

Song: "Shrimp"

Album: Deep Sea Diver

Description: The Deep Sea Diver submarine (a Tambourine Submarine, I believe) makes landfall and goes all "Fantastic Voyage" on us. Recess Monkey's pint-sized fans will probably get a kick out of seeing itty-bitty-sized versions of Drew and Jack. (Korum cannot be itty-bitty-sized.)

Source: YouTube