Big Green Alligator
Artist: La-La Lisa
Label: Blue Myrtle Kids
Length: 18/55:18

Lisa Weyerhauser is an accomplished counselor with multiple master degrees, and is known as a worship leader.  Yet, she says that people have been coming up to her for years asking if she is “La-La Lisa” from their youth camp days.  After four pop/folk recordings, she decided to create the characters of the Big Green Alligator and Silly Bob the Monkey, and a children’s project was born.

La-La Lisa is at times like Laurie Berkner, and like most children’s albums, _Big Green Alligator_ will make you smile at several moments.  Aimed at the pre-K crowd, it deals with sibling relationships (“My Little Brother”), children’s stories and toys (“Big Green Alligator”, “Silly Bob”), asks the questions kids ask: “Where did we come from/where are we going/and how did you find your way to me?”

Your kids will enjoy this disc.  And like most children’s music, after repeated listens, the songs will be indelibly etched into your brain no matter how much you try to ignore them.  In this case, it’s good that the lyrics are something good for your kids.  And if we older folk learn something along the way, so much the better.

Brian A. Smith
28 August 2010