About the Author: With Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe wins, not to mention two Oscar nominations, what don’t know you know him from? Footloose? The World According to Garp? Dexter? Your kids might even recognize his voice work as Lord Farquaad in Shrek.
About the Book: Though it was Lithgow’s first book, and he’s written several others through the years, The Remarkable Farkle McBride is still our favorite. It uses a remarkable little boy, who gets so bored he must learn a new instrument every year, to illustrate how all the instruments in the orchestra look and sound. With rhymes so clever and pictures so funny, kids won’t realize they just read the equivalent of a music appreciation class. If your kids like this book, also get Lithgow’s Never Play Music Right Next to The Zoo, which comes with a CD of him singing the book with an orchestra.
Ages: 3 & up
