Halloween Singable Picture Books! OoooooooEeeeeeeee….

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: October 30, 2010

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Abiyoyo (Pete Seeger’s Storysong)
Words and Music by Pete Seeger
Illustrated by Michael Hays

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Addams Family Theme Song
Words and Music by Vic Mizzy
Illustrated with Online Artwork by Charles Addams
To view or print this book, click here:
addams family theme book
This book is for home or classroom use only.

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The Adventures of Isabel
Words by Ogden Nash
Illustrated by Bridget Taylor
Tune here: http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Isabel-Night-Near-Bog/dp/B0027RAIVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265664089&sr=1-1

Isabel was not afraid of the Wicked Old Witch!!

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Being Green
Words and Music by Joe Raposo
Illustrated by Etienne Delessert

There are some crazy lookin’ monsters in this version of “Being Green!”

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The Charles Addams Mother Goose
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Charles Addams

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The Dangerous Alphabet
Words by Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by Gris Grimly
(Sing this to the tune of “Reuben, Reuben”)

This is one scary alphabet!

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Dem Bones
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Bob Barner

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Diane Goode’s Book of Scary Stories and Songs
Words and Tunes by Various Artists
Compiled by Diane Goode
Illustrated by Daine Goode

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Dry Bones
Traditional spiritual Words and Tune
Illustrated by Kate Edmunds

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Five Little Pumpkins
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Iris Van Rynbach

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Five Little Pumpkins
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

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Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
Contains Traditional Words and Tunes
Original Poems and Adaptations by Adam Rex
Illustrated by Adam Rex

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Frankenstein Takes the Cake
Contains Traditional Words and Tunes
Original Poems and Adaptations by Adam Rex
Illustrated by Adam Rex

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The Gobble-us’ll Git You Ef You Don’t Watch Out (James Whitcomb Riley’s Little Orphant Annie)
Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
Illustrated by Joel Schick
Musical Settings by Various Artists

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Halloween Songs (Let’s All Sing)
Published by Hal Leonard

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The House that Drac Built
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “The House that Jack Built”)
Words Adapted by Judy Sierra
Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

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Hush, Little Dragon
Traditional Words and Tune (Sing to the tune of “Hush Little Baby”)
Words Adapted by Boni Ashburn
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy

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Hush, Baby Ghostling
Traditional Words and Tune (Sing to the tune of “Hush Little Baby”)
Words Adapted by Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

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If You’re a Monster and You Know It
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
Illustrated by Rebecca and Ed Emberley

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Knock Knock, Trick or Treat
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j39m-Y6x6No

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Little Orphant Annie
Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
Illustrated by Diane Stanley
Musical Settings by Various Artists

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The MonsterOlogist (A Memoir in Rhyme)
Ghostwritten by Bobbi Katz
Illustrated by Adam McCauley
(I bought this book for its BeWitching adaptation of “My Favorite Things” (Original Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Words Adapted by Bobbi Katz, Music by Richard Rodgers)

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The Monsters On the Bus
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Words Adapted by Sarah Albee
Illustrated by Joseph Ewers
Published by Jelly Bean Books

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My Tricks & Treats: Halloween Stories, Songs, Poems, Recipes, Crafts, and Fun for Kids
Traditional Words and Tunes
Written By Carin Dewhirst and Joan Dewhirst

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“Nine Little Goblins“

Eleven and Three are Poetry
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Compiled by Sally Nohelty
Illustrated by Kelly Oechsli

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Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
Words by T.S. Eliot
Set to Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the musical CATS
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical CATS is based on this book of poetry! He set most of these songs to music (although, they will have to be re-arranged to fit the book…I’ll get back to you on that soon. Until then, enjoy the poems and songs…something about cats prowling the night and living in their own secret world is very Halloweeny!

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Over in the Hollow
Traditional Words and Tune (Sing to the Tune of “Over in the Meadow”)
Words Adapted by Rebecca Dickinson
Illustrated by Stephan Britt

Poetry for Young People: Animal Poems
Edited byJohn Hollander
Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani
(Singable Halloweeny Poems include: “How Doth the Little Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll)

Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll
Edited by Edward Mendelson
Illustrated by Eric Copeland
(Singable Halloweeny Poems include: “Twinkle Little Bat“ and “How Doth the Little Crocodile”)

Sipping Spiders Through a Straw (Campfire Songs For Monsters)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Words Adapted by Kelly Dipucchio
Illustrated by Gris Grimly

Skeleton Dance
(AKA “Dem Bones”)
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU

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Songs from Alice (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass)
Poems by Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Charles Folkard
(This book, ISBN 0-7136-1959-7, includes Carroll’s poem texts and Folkard’s Illustrations)

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Songs from Alice (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass)
Poems by Lewis Carroll
Music by Don Harper
Illustrated by Charles Folkard
(This book, ISBN 0-8234-0358-0, includes Carroll’s poem texts, printed music composed by Don Harper and Folkard’s Illustrations)

The above two books contain musical settings for the Halloweeny poems:
“Twinkle Little Bat“ and “How Doth the Little Crocodile”)

I think the Renaissance poem ”Sweet Suffolk Owl” makes a fantastic song for Halloween!

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Sweet Suffolk Owl
Poem Attributed to an Anonymous Author
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrations Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Two Musical Settings can be heard in these two YouTube.com videos,
Richard Hundley’s musical setting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOijXQEeqk
Thomas Vautor’s musical setting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbkTP7NJXME
You can sing-along with this book I assembled. To view or print, click here:
sweet suffolk owl book for singing

Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Words and Music by Jimmy Kennedy
Illustrated by Alexandra Day

Who is dressed up as Who? The Teddy Bears are out to play in this classic vintage song…and it’s a little spooky, too!

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The Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Words and Music by Jimmy Kennedy
Illustrated by Michael Hague

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The Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Words and Music by Jimmy Kennedy
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley

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Ten Little Beasties
Words, Music and Illustrations by Ed and Rebecca Emberley

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Them Bones
Traditional Tune
Traditional words
Illustrated by Ian Dicks
(This books folds out to become a 4.5 foot tall skeleton. Sing to the tune of the spiritual “Dem Bones”)

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There Once Was a Witch
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by R.W. Alley

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Lucille Colandro
Illustrated by Jared Lee

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated and designed by Jeremy Holmes
(This version is sooooooooo cool! The old lady’s eyes shut when you turn the last page)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlj_Yszp3U

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated and designed by Simms Taback
(“There was an old lady…” is featured in the Scholastic Video Collection)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=altckbVlceM

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There Was an Old Monster!
Traditional Tune
Words by Rebecca Emberley and Adrian Emberley
Illustrated by Adrian Emberley
(Sing to the tune of “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”)

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The Thirteen Days of Halloween
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Carol Greene
Illustrated by Tim Raglin

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The Thirteen Days of Christmas
(Based on Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Steven Davison and Carolyn Gardner
Illustrated by Tim Wollweber and Sherri Lundberg

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The Thirteen Hours of Halloween
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Dian Curtis Rega
Illustrated by Dian Curtis Regan

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The 13 Nights of Halloween
Traditional Tune (sing to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas)
Words Adapted by Guy Vasilovich
Illustrated by Guy Vasilovich

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Three Blind Mice
Complete Version of Ye Three Blind Mice
Traditional tune
Words by John Imivey
Illustrated by Walton Corbould
View this book online at “Project Gutenberg,”
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26060/26060-h/26060-h.htm

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Twinkle Little Bat SBWE Sing-Along Poster Card
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Lewis Carroll
Poster Card by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Click here to view or print the poster card:
TWINKLE LITTLE BAT SBWE sing along card

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Waltzing Matilda
Traditional Folk Tune Arranged by Christina Macpherson
Poem by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson
Illustrated by Desmond Digby

To go with this illustration of “Waltzing Matilda,” I created this poster so kids can see the words to the refrain:

Click here to print it: waltzing matilda refrain for book 7X7

“Waltzing Matilda,” the “unofficial” anthem of Australia is a darn good ghost story! Can you hear the old man singing in the bilabong?

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Wee Sing for Halloween
Traditional Words and Tunes and Songs by Various Artists
Compiled and Arranged by Pamela Conn Beal and Susan Hagen Nipp
Illustrated by Nancy Spence Klein
This book includes songs:
Five Little Pumpkins