# 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.
It is one of several categories that media reports in September 2024 indicated would be placed on "hiatus" for the Juno Awards of 2025, with the award committee reversing the decision eight days after it was first reported.

## 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |

### 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | Kym Gouchie, Shun Beh Nats'ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs Raffi and The Good Lovelies, Penny Penguin Riley Rocket and MegaBlast, Riley Rocket: Songs from Season One Walk Off the Earth and Romeo Eats, Buon Appetito Young Maestro, Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro "Rhyme Travellers" | |