Little Maestros Postcards from My Mind

Little Maestros’ third album, Postcards from My Mind, sets itself apart from other children’s CDs in having all its tracks connected together in a story line. The story here is about a 5-year-old girl named Sparkle and her talking stuffed animal, Scratch, imagining themselves on vacation at Maestroville’s Hotel Parazone on Maestro Beach. In order to establish and further the story, some of the 28 tracks on the album are short pieces of spoken dialogue. When it comes to the song tracks, however, the various artists’ voices featured in the music sound pleasant and obviously have range and skill behind the performances. “The 8 Sounds of Maestros” particularly highlights each individual singer’s voice well. Many of the lyrics are very descriptive and educational. In the first song, “Hotel Parazone,” for example, the hotel is described as being “like a sleigh ride for the eyes,” it has a disco ball elevator and some Spanish lyrics are woven into the song too, increasing a child’s awareness of foreign languages. “I Know My Body” gets children moving by having them show where their head, nose, shoulders, elbows, legs and toes are and also encourages them to sing along with the lyrics. Listening to Postcards from My Mind can entertain children and adults, but the album also shows children—and reminds adults—that they can use their own imaginations to have fun.