2008 GRAMMY AWARDS

Polka, Children's, Spoken Word and Comedy

BEST POLKA ALBUM
"Polka's Revenge," Brave Combo
"Bulletproof Polkas," John Gora & Gorale
"Polka Freak Out," Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner
"Dueling Polkas," Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and the Western Senators
"Come Share the Vine," Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Winner)

BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Chickens," Buck Howdy with BB
"Experience ... 101," Sweet Honey in the Rock
"A Green and Red Christmas," The Muppets (Winner)
"I Wanna Play," Bill Harley
"The Velveteen Rabbit -- Love Can Make You Real," Various

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Jim Dale (Winner)
"Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World," Milbre Burch
"The One and Only Shrek," Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
"Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?", Toni Morrison
"Wickety Whack -- Brer Rabbit is Back," Diane Ferlatte

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, ADUIO BOOKS & STORY TELLING)
"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama (Winner)
"Celebrations," Maya Angelou
"Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World," Bill Clinton
"Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to A Changing World," Jimmy Carter
"Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself," Alan Alda

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
"America's Mexican," George Lopez
"Dirty Girl," Lisa Lampanelli
"The Distant Future," Flight of the Conchords (Winner)
"I Still Have A Pony," Steven Wright
"Songs Pointed & Pointless," Harry Shearer

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