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Something Fishy is Barry's 14th book --and the fourth collection of poems about strange and exotic creatures. It was released on April Fools Day, 2013.

A group of young actors and playrights at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, Colorado wrote and produced a play built around Barry's songs. They call the musical play "Barry." Bravo to writer, producer and grown-up fan, Sasha Cucciniello and to Colin Sullivan--and all the creative folks who staged this production and hope to take it on the road.

A Tribute To Barry Louis Polisar
Musicians from around the world have come together to record Barry's songs in genres as diverse as hip-hop, folk, jazz, and rock. Titled We're Not Kidding: A Tribute to Barry Louis Polisar, this brand new double CD offers sixty different songs. With a diversity of songs and styles, this album will appeal to kids and adults alike. Listen to free samples here.

Barry's song in the film Juno
Recorded in 1977, Barry's song All I Want is You is used throughout the opening credits of the movie Juno. The song appears over the animation sequence at the begining of the film and is also the first song on the movie soundtrack recording, released by Rhino Records. It has since been covered by numerous other artists on other recordings and has popped up in TV shows, films and commercials all over the world. Find out more here.

10 Years, released in the Fall of 2012, is another film that features one of Barry's songs. You Can't Say 'Psbpsbpsb' on the Radio plays on the car CD player for their kids, as the character--played by Chris Pratt--begs his wife to turn it off. The character, played by actor Oscar Isaac, is a great sport and sings along with Barry's song as it plays for the kids in the back seat. The film also stars Aubrey Plaza, Channing Tatum, Ron Livingston, Justin Long,
and Rosario Dawson.

A Grammy Award was given to Juno in 2009 for "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For a Motion Picture." Barry's song All I Want is You is the first song on the film soundtrack recording which has gone Platinum and sold over a million copies.

A second Grammy Award was given to All About Bullies in 2012 for "Best Children's Recording." Barry's song Town of Round was featured on this compilation album for children.

Barry was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children's Music Web for his work.

Coca Cola will be featuring Barry's song All I Want is You in their new ad that begins broadcasting world-wide in the Fall of 2013.

American Idol features Barry's song All I Want is You in their January, 2012 broadcast nation-wide.

Quaker Oats Cereal begins airing a commercial on national television in Mexico featuring Barry's 1975 song Me and You. The TV ad begins running in April, 2012.

Del Monte foods features Barry's song All I Want is You in a national TV commercial that airs throughout the United States in 2012-1013.

Maggi, begins airing a national commercial on German television featuring Barry's song "Me and You" in the fall of 2012.

A Date With a Woodsman Ad
Barry can be heard singing his song on the new Honda ad airing daily on national television. Barry sings All I Want is You (which was also used in the opening credits of the film Juno). Watch the Honda spot here--if you can't get enough of it on TV.

Eat Mor Kidz ad campaign begins. Taking it's cue from Barry's first record album--I Eat Kids--released in 1975, graphic designer Michael Emory Niemchick of Michigan produces this great billboard for an imaginary ad campaign.

Sara Visentin and Dario Valle, from Vicenza, Italy, translate and record Barry's song "Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose" in Italian in February, 2013. You've heard Barry's song in English and you've heard it in Yiddish ...finally we're getting to the romance languages, Bello!

Shy Sharity, a Canadian actress and singer, records a new version of Barry's song "All I Want is You" in January, 2013. It's perky and fun and you can watch it here!

Oda Koshey and Nonoho from Tachikawa City, Japan, will be recording Barry's song "Tomorrow" and translating it into Japanese on their new CD called "La La La's Dance."

Barry interviews Pete Seeger,
Oscar Brand, Ella Jenkins, Jim Copp and many other singers and songwriters who write and perform for children. The interviews aren't new, but we finally got them out of the vault and have begun to post excerpts here.

It's not the cover of Rolling Stone but it will do! Barry is featured on the cover of Songwriters Monthly, reviewed in Booklist Magazine and profiled in Driftwood Magazine. Read the profile story here.

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