Sing Books with Emily, the Blog

What a delightful evening at the charming Glencarlyn Branch of the Arlington County Public Library, which looks like it was drawn from a picture book, a brick building surrounded by a beautiful garden, and cozy and warm inside.  The evening was hosted by Paula who greeted the group and made everyone feel welcome. 

Speaking of Picture Books, we sang our way through a deeee-lightful stack,

• ABC’s (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
• ZYX’s (Traditional Tune, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus) (The children broke out into this song and sang it all by themselves.  Wonderful!) (Sing this traditional tune long with me at: http://www.myspace.com/singbookswithemily)
• “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” (Traditional Words and Tune, Published in A Children’s Treasury of Songs, Illustrated by Linda Bleck)
• “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” (Traditional Words and Tune, Published in Nursery Rhymes (Priddy Books), Illustrated by Louise Shrigley, Published by Priddy Books)
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat (Traditional Words and Tune, Words Adapted by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel, From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
• A-You’re Adorable (Words and Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman, Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus)
• I Love you A Bushel and a Peck (Words and Music by Frank Loesser, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells)
• Snuggle Puppy (Words by Sandra Boynton, Music by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford, Illustrated by Sandra Boynton)
• “The Surrey with the Fringe on the Top” (Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rogers, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Published in “Getting to Know You!  Rogers and Hammerstein Favorites“)
• “Dites-Moi” (in French and English!) (Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Richard Rogers, Illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Published in “Getting to Know You!  Rogers and Hammerstein Favorites“)
• “Frere Jacques“  (in French and English!) (Traditional Words and Tune, Published in A Children’s Treasury of Lullabies, Illustrated by Linda Bleck)
• All God’s Critters (Words and Music by Bill Staines, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson)
• Animal Fair (Traditional Tune, Words Adapted by Ponder Goembel, Illustrated by Ponder Goembel)
• Frosty the Snowman (Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey)
• I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More (Words adapted by Karen Beaumont, Illustrated by David Catrow, Sing to the tune of “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”)
• Knick Knack Paddy Whack (Traditional words and tune, Musical arrangement by Mark Collins, Illustrated by Christiane Engel)
• Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name (Traditional Words and Tune, Illustrated by Tedd Arnold)
• You’re a Grand Old Flag  (Words and music by George M. Cohan, Illustrated by Warren Kimble)