| I really can't add any more than what has already been written about the classic Baby Beluga. My children love it dearly, along with several other Raffi albums and videos. So let me just add this information I learned about Raffi's music. By the way, his excellent earlier albums and first video should have received more awards but had not reached full popularity yet like his later albums: CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (CRIA) -Triple Platinum Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young -Double Platinum Award for More Singable Songs -Double Platinum Award for Baby Beluga -Platinum Award for The Corner Grocery Store -Platinum Award for Rise and Shine -Platinum Award for Raffi's Christmas Album -Gold Award for One Light, One Sun -Gold Award for Everything Grows RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA) -Platinum Award for Baby Beluga -Gold Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young -Gold Award for More Singable Songs -Gold Award for Raffi's Christmas Album -Gold Award for Rise and Shine -Gold Award for Everything Grows RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA) CERTIFIED QUINTUPLE PLATINUM AWARDS -A Young Children's Concert With Raffi video, 1990 -Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band video, 1990 SPECIAL AWARDS -The Order of Canada, 1983 -The Order of British Columbia, 2001 -Early Childhood News, Directors' Choice Award (The Singable Songs Collection), 1998 -Global 500 Award, U.N.E.P.,1994 -Earth Communications Office, 1993 United Nations Environmental Achievement Award, 1992 -Bowling Proprietors Association of America, 1989 -Canadian Institute of the Arts for Young Audiences (AYA Award), 1988 -Numerous Parent's Choice and American Library Association Notable Recording Awards NOTABLE NOMINATIONS -Juno Nomination, Best Children's Album (Raffi Radio), 1995 -Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Bananaphone), 1994 -Nominated for Environmental Media Award (Evergreen Everblue music video), 1991 -Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1988 -Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Everything Grows), 1987 VIDEO AWARDS -American Lung Association, Blue Sky Award (Evergreen Everblue), 1992 -Gemini Award, Best Children's Program or Series (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1990 -Action for Children's Television (ACT) Award for Excellence in Children's Programming (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1989 RECORD INDUSTRY AWARDS -SOCAN, Special Achievement Award for contribution to Canada's Musical Heritage, 2000 -Juno Award, Best Children's Album (Bananaphone), 1994 -National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM) Best Seller Awards, 1986 and 1987 -The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), 1990 BOOK AWARDS -ABA-CBC Joint Committee/Children's Books Mean Business (The Raffi Singable Songbook and Shake My Sillies Out) -American Bookseller/"Pick of the Lists" Award (Down By The Bay, The Raffi Singable Songbook, The Second Raffi Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out) -Child Study Association/Books of the Year (The Raffi Singable Songbook, The Second Raffi Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out) -International Reading Association, Children's Book Council, "Children's Choice" (Five Little Ducks) -Reading Rainbow Review Book (Shake My Sillies Out) -National Conference of Christians and Jews/The Human FamilyàUnderstanding Other People (Shake My Sillies Out) -Book Of The Month Club (The Raffi Christmas Treasury and Raffi's Top Ten Songs to Read)
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