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CDBABY.COM EDITOR'S PICK -- TOP KIDS/FAMILY: CHILDREN'S POP!!!

"C'mon an' Swing in my Tree!" is a quality recording of twelve original children's songs by The Sunflowers packaged in a charming fourteen page board book illustrated by top children's artist Giselle Potter. Is it wise for a monkey to share his banana split with an alligator? C'mon an' swing in my tree and see.

Gifted storyteller and singer Terri Taylor Fontaine is the groups' lead vocalist, and her husband, Michael, writes the songs, sings backup, and plays guitar. Click "Bio & Show Info" on the navigation bar to find out more about The Sunflowers.

Jon Walmsley produced the CD with Michael. Jon, whom you'll remember as the musical brother Jason on The Waltons TV series, is thirty-year veteran of the music business in Los Angeles and Nashville. Click "Music & Lyrics" on the navigation bar to hear song sound clips, and you'll agree, Jon Walmsley is a brilliant musician. He plays every instrument he keeps in his closet on this album.

The CD is enclosed in a colorful board book with eight illustrations by Giselle Potter, who is best known for her many children’s books, including “The Big Box” with Toni Morrison, the delightful “Quinton Fenton Herter III,” and her own autobiographical books, “The Year I Didn’t Go to School” and “Chloe’s Birthday...and Me.” Giselle is also frequently published in The New Yorker Magazine and The New York Times. Click "Photos" on the navigation bar to see Giselle Potter's illustrations.

CDBaby.com says The Sunflowers' songs "...will delight kids and parents, with warm vocals, beautifully crafted lyrics, and a unique blend of '60s pop, bluegrass and folk music."