Eminently readable, informative, and insightful, here, finally, is a book that enlarges and completes our understanding of a peerless musical genius of commanding influence as both an instrumentalist and a vocalist. This book is also a song that children can play while reading the book. The song teaches kids that life can be beautiful when you look at the people and culture that surrounds you. The graphics in the book was also very colorful and cheerful and can brighten children’s day.

Nicely detailed read of a period of Armstrong's life that is glossed over by most of his biographers. I am glad the author points out some fine performances. “Zat You, Santa Claus” should be played more during the holiday season, the Disney recordings are also surprisingly poignant. One of my top favourites is “Louis and the Good Book”. As the author points out time and again, Louis could take any song and turn it into magnificence – imprinting his personality onto it. It is impossible not to feel the purest joy that radiates from this book. The illustrations, which beautifully and literally realize the well-known lyrics in a fun, retro style, set a happy tone. All that's needed to complete the spell is an adult to do their best Louis Armstrong impression. Prodigiously researched and richly detailed, this is a comprehensive account of the remarkable final twenty-five years of the life and art of one of America’s greatest and most beloved musical icons.

If you think about it, What a Wonderful World has always been a song about colors and light. There are "trees of green, "red roses," "skies of blue," "clouds of white," and rainbows. There is also both a "bright blessed day," and a "dark sacred night." My son Luke was excited to point to these color elements and label them. Kids with autism usually learn to label colors in their first teaching programs, so color language becomes highly reinforcing.