All but one song on this album are original, introducing new lyrics, beats, and experiences for your child. The one cover, "Hey Diddle Diddle" is given a new spin with a funk beat, and extended verses at the end that your child has likely not heard. Charity's songs have strong and easy-to-identify beats, rhyming words, and repeating choruses - all of which help a child learn the song faster so they can join in the fun. Song length varies greatly from 16 seconds to more than five minutes. "Weather Suite" is a wonderful naptime listen, as the gentle sound of a flute against real rain is extremely soothing. "Turn Around" includes beautiful harmonies and happy staccato notes bridging the verses. "Round as a Moon" is a loving lullaby, featuring the flute and sweet phrases like, "I love you tall as a mountain, deep as an ocean, round as a moon."
Little listeners will have a blast imitating the fun sounds and word-bending in "We Like Funky" or clapping along and throwing out their own numbers in "Counting Tricks". "From Here to There" exudes a sweet tune and fun lyrics like, "I'm an airplane" and "I'm a skateboard" - can your child think of something fun that they would want to be? Children will also have a blast boogying to upbeat tunes and wiggling their nose, fingers, and toes to the song, "Wiggle".
My four-year-old niece, Emily, owns this CD and her mom says she listens to it several times a day. I heard Emily blasting the song "Turn Around" from her play room one day, and when I peaked in the door I saw her twirling slowing in the middle of the room with her arms spread out and her head thrown back, just soaking up the music. She had a huge smile on her face and was completely lost in the song.
--Audra