Parenting Magazine
gave props to Tabby Road!
"The third track, 'Sleepover,' will stick in your head like Gummi Bears on your carpet. But you won't mind- it's a hummable gem. This three-person Seattle band (they're all teachers!) serves up lots of other Beatles-influenced kid pleasers as well."

Celebrity Cafe
praised Tabby Road
"With tracks that range from slow-tempo, mellow ballads, to more up-tempo, pop-inspired hits, Tabby Road is a hit; in essence, Tabby Road is a playful album, one that echoes similar instrumentation by such musical giants as The Beatles. With clever instrumentation, including the always interesting color of the ukulele, Tabby Road is smart album, one guaranteed to be a hit."

Parent Map
interviewed Recess Monkey!
Kris Collingridge from Parent Map visited us in the studio while tracking for "Tabby Road!" We talked about the band, our evolution and our excitement for creating music in tandem with the kids we teach. Hats off to Parent Map for this great article- we really appreciate it!

ZooGlobble.com
reviewed "Wonderstuff"
Stefan Shepherd at Zooglobble is really the best authority on kids' music out there. Of course, we say this knowing that he gave our new album big props :) Seriously, if you don't have this website on your radar, it's the absolute best place to read about the best kids' music out there... and now you can read about Wonderstuff there too!

School Library Journal
reviewed "Aminal House"
Nancy, the awesome librarian where Drew and Jack teach, found this review- and what a review it is! Librarians of the world UNITE!

ZooGlobble.com
reviewed "Welcome to Monkey Town!"
Our friend Stefan Shepherd looked back into the Recess Monkey archives, kind of like VH1's "Behind the Music!"

Warren Truitt
The Children's Librarian from the New York City Public Library gave us a really nice review. Thanks Warren! Fred the Tabby Cat has officially gotten a thumbs up! (He's purring right now!)

ZooGlobble.com
loved "Aminal House!"
Stefan Shepard gave us props!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

ZooGlobble.com
asked about our summer camps
A little background on Seattle's coolest kids' music camp. (Find out more on the news page)

The Land of Nod
blows it up!
Land of Nod, the Crate and Barrel kid's division, said "Aminal House" is a "Hooky and fun pop CD for music fans of all ages." Yay!

CDbaby.com
gave us some buzz!
"Made up of three elementary school teachers from Seattle who "rock out in their classrooms as much as they do on stage," Recess Monkey combines the sharpest, most keen breeds of rock and pop, from hints of Beatles pop to well-crafted singer/songwriter folk to Billy Joel-like piano pop to zany surfy rock to deep-swaying, swamp-touched country. What is particularly memorable about their album is the ingeniously clever, playful and comical approach to their music; consider an argument between a flying squirrel and a climbing squirrel as to who is the better athlete, a pigeon-toed cheetah who doesn't like to go fast, to a tiny monkey who has trouble peeling a banana but wants to be an astronaut. Recess Monkey writes and produces their songs with 150 percent, passing the true test of a great kid's album: it has the ability to keep adults smiling, tapping their foot and chuckling, even by the 20th track (literally)."