We are thrilled to announce that Rockabye Baby has won the 1^st Annual Cribsie Award for Catchiest Kids Tune. A heartfelt thanks to the over 135,000 of you who cast your votes. If you feel compelled to cheer for us, stand up and (quietly) shout for the cherub rock of the next generation!

A French toy giraffe (Sophie, above) that helps with teething trouble is  making it big in the U.S. Get yours here.

Thought Catalog profiles the top five overachieving babies on famous  album covers. The identity of one of the babies has only recently been  revealed.

Have an iPad at home? Check out these children’s storybook apps. The  Wall Street Journal also suggests some apps for kids.

Why do babies go so crazy for ripped paper?

Is there an ideal age to become a father?

Babble offers ten ways to build your baby’s brain power.

These eight cases of horrific and embarrassing parenting on  Facebook are classic examples of the awkward parental oversharing  discussed in this New York Post article

13 Children’s Books About Food (including Dan Yaccarino’s The Lima Bean Monster above)

Double rainbow, Golden Voice Ted Williams, Leave Britney Alone!… Kids react to viral videos.

Live in San Francisco or planning to visit? Red Tricycle is “your local playtime authority.”

Popsicle vs. Sleep! Who will emerge triumphant?

A father of triplets offers ten tips for new dads.

Expecting author Edan Lepucki reports on a collection of pregnancy and childbirth guides that are helping her go “into the experience with a positive, informed attitude.”

The GeekDad blog tackles the difficult subject of how to talk to your kids about the disasters in Japan.

“When fairy tales go to Hollywood, things can get gloomy.” (Above: George Clooney in The Gingerbread Man. Click through for more.)

New York Review Books has a Children’s Collection! Its latest release is Daniel Pinkwater’s Lizard Music.

Plagued by picky eaters? The secret to more omnivorous children might be in the ingredients (or who adds them)…

A four year old answers questions from Reddit readers, such as “Q: Magnets, how do they work? A: They get paper clips to come to you.”

This past weekend’s Celebrity Apprentice pitted the contestants against each other in a children’s book making competition.

This two-time mom has a bone to pick with first time moms. Does she have a point or a petty grudge?

The latest Artist in the Nursery interview at Summer Pierre Headquarters features writer Neal Pollack and artist Regina Allen.

Be the hippest guest at your next baby shower with these cool gifts.

Baby may need to wait a little while to play with this Nursery Rhyme 28-Block Set, but Mom and Dad might not be able to. $41.50.

Help keep bathtime fun with the Sassy Happy Hippo Bath Shower Spray. $8.95

The recently released Rockabye Baby collection of Lullaby Renditions of Weezer will help Baby sleep, keeping her fussing only in dreams. $16.98. For a little variety, check out all the Rockabye Baby lullaby collections.

Nikki McClure’s baby journal covers The First 1000 Days and features beautiful, detailed illustrations. $12.95

Keep the baby’s tootsies warm with these felt baby clogs (assorted colors). $56.

The Treetop Friends Crib Bedding Collection from Skip*Hop provides all you need for “a touch of nature” in the nursery. $220 – Items also sold separately.

Love makes the world go ‘round…Moms will love these wind-up music boxes. $50.

This cube of light revives the classic magic lantern, casting images on the nursery walls. Many patterns available. $72.

Baby will be fashionably early in this Rockabye Baby short sleeve onesie. $28.98.

And of course, no newborn boy’s nursery is complete without the Future Rock Star Pee-Pee TeePee. $11.99

Elton John and David Furnish recently appeared on “Canada AM,” the nation’s most-watched morning news program, and revealed that their baby Zachary is listening to the Green Day and Rolling Stones lullabies, pretty cool!

If your child loves Goodnight Moon and you love David Lynch’s Dune, you’ll both love Goodnight Dune.

Ten-year-old Gracie Zenz became a street artist after seeing Oscar-nominated Banksy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop.

Do you know a small person whose science questions are driving you batty?

Even if you don’t speak French, this little girl’s fairy tale will suck you in.

Parent Hacks collects parenting tips from the real experts: actual parents.

More and more videos of kids rocking out in their car seats to popular rock songs are popping up on YouTube. These New Zealand siblings dig Sleigh Bells and this little boy LOVES Florence and the Machine.

In photographer Irina Werning’s Back to the Future project, adults reenact childhood pictures (“Cecile in 1987 & 2010, France” above).

If you’re a Los Angeles parent, LA Weekly profiles the top five rockin’ LA events you can bring your kid to.

If you’re in a snowier climate, you could try to replicate this impressive, giant snowman slide.

If it’s too cold to go outside, the Geek Mom blog has several posts on how to handle everyone’s cabin fever.

To commemorate the role of social media in the recent revolution, an Egyptian couple has named their new baby Facebook.

Get your jazz on with this hip version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

NPR reports on a London store selling breast milk ice cream as a flavor named “Baby Gaga.”

The Baby Generator Tool allows expecting parents to predict what their baby will look like.