Sunny Side of the Street

Title: The Sunny Side of the Street: Sing-a-long with John Lithgow
Creator: John Lithgow
Ages: 6-9
Rating: 4/5

Assessment: The music on this CD are energetic and toe-tapping! Some songs are silly, like "I'm a Manatee" while some are reminiscent of an older time like "On the Sunny side of the Street" or "Lullabye in Ragtime."

I was surprised by how impressed I was with the music of this CD. I was able to pick out several different instruments, and John sings with different partners who have beautiful voices. I was however disappointed that for a sing-a-long only a few of the songs actually had children singing along.

BONUS: The CD has a multimedia feature, where when played on a computer kids can watch an episode of Paloozaville -a TV show where John Lithgow is mayor!

Lithgow, J. (2006). The Sunny side of the street: Sing-a-long with John Lithgow. New York: Razor & Tie Direct.