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

Best Children's Album (1979 - 2002)

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees	Ref.
1979	Anne Murray	There's a Hippo in My Tub	Are We There Yet? – Sandy Offenheim (with Family) One Elephant, Deux Éléphants – Sharon Lois & Bram Canada's Favourite Folk Songs – Various Artists Polka Dot Door – Various Artists	[3]
1980	Sharon, Lois & Bram	Smorgasbord (album)	Chickery Chick – Sandra Beech Going Bananas – Mariposa in the Schools Program I Lost My Pet Lizard – Brenda and Paul Hoffert Mr. Dressup, For a Song – Ernie Coombs	[4]
1981	Sharon, Lois & Bram	Singing 'n' Swinging	The Cat Came Back – Fred Penner Listen to Me – Jim & Rosalie You've Got to Be a Kid to Get In – The Free Rose Corporation Merry-Go-Round – The Travellers
1982	Sandra Beech	Inch By Inch	Listen to the Children – Bob Schneider The Cats – Children's Hour Productions The Polka Dot Pony – Fred 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. Dressup – Ernie Coombs and Terry McManus At the Music Factory – Jim & Rosalie Valdy's Kid's Record – Valdy
1984	The Rugrats	Rugrat Rock	Reflections on Crooked Walking – Ann Mortifee Special Delivery – Fred 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 In – Eric 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 Dragons – Charlotte 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 Street – Bob King Improvise With Eric Nagler – Eric Nagler Footeprints – Norman Foote The Boy Who Wanted To Talk To Whales – Robert Minden Ensemble
1991	Susan Hammond	Mozart's Magic Fantasy	Une Voix Pour Les Enfants – Carmen Campagne The Season - A Family Christmas Celebration – Fred Penner Yes I Can – Sandra Beech Sing A to Z – Sharon, Lois & Bram
1992	Classical Kids/Susan Hammond (Producer)	Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery	Swing On A Star – Claire de Lune Happy Feet – Fred Penner Children of the Morning – Jack Grunsky
1993	Jack Grunsky	Waves of Wonder	Something's Fishy at Camp Wiganishie – Al Simmons Rêves multicolores – Carmen Campagne Daydreams & Lullabies – Classical Kids/Susan Hammond (Producer) If The Shoe Fits – Norman Foote
1994	Susan Hammond/Classical Kids	Tchaikovsky Discovers America	The Child's Play Collection Barbara Nichol et.al. I Can't Sit Down – Eric Nagler Dream Catcher – Jack Grunsky Candles, Snow and Mistletoe – Sharon, Lois & Bram
1995	Raffi	Bananaphone	J'ai tant dansé – Carmen Campagne Eric's World – Record Eric Nagler What a Day! – Fred Penner Jacob Two Two and the Dinosaur – Mordecai Richler
1996	Al Simmons	Celery Stalks at Midnight	Raffi Radio – Raffi Philharmonic Fool – Rick Scott Hallelujah Handel! – Susan Hammond/Classical Kids The Keeper – Will Millar
1997	Martha Johnson	Songs from the Tree House	Jumpin' Jack – Jack Grunsky Walking In The Sun – Jake Chenier Like A Ripple On The Water – Kim & Jerry Brodey Maestro Orpheus and the World Clock – R. H. Thomson, created and produced by Joanne Grodzinski and Robert Pennee
1998	Judy & David	Livin' in a Shoe	The Truck I Bought From Moe – Al Simmons Enchantée – Carmen Campagne Chickee's on the Run – Heather Bishop Planet Lenny – Lenny Graf
1999	Susan Hammond's Classical Kids	Mozart's Magnificent Voyage	Rendez-Vous Soleil – Claire de Lune Accordélidon – Danielle Martineau Musical Mystery Machines – Ken Whiteley Celebrate the Music – Sandra Beech
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	Annie – Annie Brocoli Charlotte Diamond's World – Charlotte Diamond Step To It – Norman Foote Cradle On The Waves – Teresa Doyle
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 Hood – Judy & David Songs From The Boom Box – Judy & David	All years[5]

No awards ceremony was held in 1988

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

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2003	Fred Penner	Sing with Fred	Nous Sommes Tous Comme Les Fleurs – Charlotte Diamond Once Upon A Tune - Volume 3 - Beanstock – Judy & David Dodo Le Planète Do Dream Songs Night Songs – Pelican Music Project Let's Play – Raffi
2004	Connie Kaldor	A Duck in New York City	Like A Flower to the Sun – Jack 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 You – Jennifer Gasoi MathJam K – Judy & 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	Dinosaurs, Dragons and Me – Donna & Andy Join The Band – Ken Whiteley Snooze Music – Rick Scott Murmel Murmel Munsch! – Robert Munsch
2008	Jen Gould	Music Soup	This Is Daniel Cook. Here We Are! – Daniel Cook and Friends Gonna Keep Dancing – Eddie Douglas Superstars – The Doodlebops Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – the Windsor Symphony Orchestra
2009	Barenaked Ladies	Snacktime!	FiddleFire! – Chris McKhool Oui! – Gregg LeRock Catchy Tune – Jack Grunsky The Kerplunks – The Kerplunks
2010	Norman Foote	Love My New Shirt	Action Packed – Bobs & Lolo I'm Me! – Charlie Hope We Share The Earth – The Bee's Knees Walk On – The Kerplunks
2011	Peter Lenton	Proud Like a Mountain	Encore – Gregg LeRock The Little Blue Doggy – Michelle Campagne Number 3 – The Kerplunks Power To The Little People – The Monkey Bunch
2012	Charlie Hope	Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!	Connecting the Dots – Bobs & 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 Well – Jennifer 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 Tree – Splash'N Boots
2015	Fred Penner	Where in the World	Wave Your Antlers – Bobs & LoLo Le chat botté – LuLu et le Matou Love Bug – Raffi Happy Times – Splash'N Boots
2016	The Swinging Belles	More Sheep, Less Sleep	Greatest Hits – Big Block SingSong Dirty Feet – Bobs & LoLo Forest Friends’ Nature Club Album – Ginalina Songs from the Boot – Splash'N Boots
2017	Diana Panton	I Believe in Little Things	De Tombouctou à Bombay – Kattam Owl Singalong – Raffi Big Yellow Tunes – Splash'N Boots Wordplay – Will Stroet
2018	Fred Penner	Hear the Music	Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 – Big Block SingSong Blue Skies – Bobs & LoLo Love, Kisses and Hugs – Splash'N Boots The Moblees (Songs from the Hit TV Show) – The Moblees	All years[6]
2019	Splash'N Boots	You, Me and the Sea	Let's Go Bananas – Beppie It Takes a Village – Ginalina Dog on the Floor – Raffi It's Cool to be Kind – Sonshine and Broccoli
2020	Big Block SingSong	Greatest Hits, Vol. 4	It's GFORCE – GFORCE This Is Us – Girl Pow-R A Cheerful Little Earful – Diana Panton Sharon, Bram & Friends – Sharon & Bram	[7]
2021	Splash'N Boots	Heart Parade	Letters and Numbers — ABC Singsong J'aime mon école — Njacko Backo and Kalimbas at Work Small But Mighty — Ginalina Goodnight to you All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK — Charlie Hope	[8]
2022	Garth Prince	Falling in Africa	Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule — The Oot n' Oots School Days — Maestro Fresh Wes Walk Off the Earth & Romeo Eats, Vol. 1 — Walk Off the Earth and Romeo Eats Words Words Words — ABC Singsong	[9]
2023	Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats	Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats, Vol. 2	Nice to Meet You — Beppie Say Hello — Jeremy and Jazzy Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Julia the Great — Maestro Fresh Wes and Keysha Freshh I Am Love — Splash'N Boots	[10]
2024	The Swinging Belles	Welcome to the Flea Circus	ABC Singsong, Big Words Ginalina, Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 Splash'N Boots, Love-a-By Young Maestro, Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick to Your Vision for Young Athletes	[11]

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