Singable Picture Books Celebrating LOVE for Valentine’s Day!

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: February 14, 2011

In: Case for Singable Books | Heartfelt Musings | Poetry | Singable Book Title | Singable Poem | Singable Poetry
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this collection of Singable Picture Books which express one person’s love for another.

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A-You’re Adorable
Words and Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise and Sidney Lippman
Illustrated by Martha Alexander

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A-You’re Adorable
Words and Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise and Sidney Lippman
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus

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Ballad of Valentine
Sing to the Tune of “Oh My Darlin’ Clementine”
Words Adapted by Alison Jackson
Illustrated by Tricia Tusa

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A Children’s Treasury of Poems
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Linda Bleck
This compilation includes:
“The Owl and the Pussycat“ (Poem by Edward Lear, Musical Composition by Janene Ping and Lorraine Nelson Wolf) is a wonderful love story! Plus, look in just about any other compilation of children’s poetry and you’ll find find Edward Lear’s masterpiece classic!

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Daddy Loves His Little Girl
Words by John Carter Cash
Tune by John Carter Cash
Illustrated by Marc Burckhardt
Down load or listen to a clip of the tune, here:
http://www.amazon.com/Momma-Loves-Her-Little-Son/dp/B0027RCA66/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1276084691&sr=8-3-spell

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For Baby (For Bobbie)
Words and Music by John Denver
Adapted and Illustrated by Janeen Mason
ISBN: 987-1-58469-120-4
This book includes printed music, pages of information about the illustrations, and a CD with John Denver’s recording.

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Frog Went A-Courtin’
Traditional Words and Tune
Re-Told by John Langstaff
Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky

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Froggy Went A-Courtin’
Traditioanl Words and Tune
Illustrated by Gillian Tyler

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Getting to Know You
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Love Songs for Valentine’s Day include:
Dites-Moi
Getting to Know You
If I Loved You
Mister Snow
Some Enchanted Evening
Surrey with the Fringe on Top

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The Hippopotamus Song
Words by Michael Flanders
Music by Donald Swann and Michael Flanders
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
ISBN: 0-316-28557-9
This book features printed sheet music

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I Love you A Bushel and a Peck
Words and Music by Frank Loesser
Illustrated by Rosemary Wells

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Love Me Tender
Words Elvis Presley, Vera Matson (credited), Ken Darby (uncredited)
Music by George R. Poulton
Illustrated by Tom Browning

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Mail Myself to You
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home and library use only.

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Momma Loves Her Little Son
Words by John Carter Cash
Tune by John Carter Cash
Illustrated by Marc Burckhardt
Down load or listen to a clip of the tune, here:
http://www.amazon.com/Momma-Loves-Her-Little-Son/dp/B0027RCA66/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1276084691&sr=8-3-spell

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The Music is You
Music and Lyrics by John Denver
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This book is for classroom or home use only.

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The Owl and the Pussycat (Hilary Knight’s)
Words by Edward Lear
Words Adapted by Hilary Knight
Music by Douglas Colby
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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The Owl and the Pussycat
Words by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Jan Brett
(The poem has been set to music a few times. But, for a tune to sing along, I suggest the “Owl and the Pussycat,” vocal track by Lorraine Nelson Wolf on her album “Come Follow Me,” Track 16)
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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The Owl and the Pussycat
Words by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by James Marshall
(The poem has been set to music a few times. But, for a tune to sing along, I suggest the “Owl and the Pussycat,” vocal track by Lorraine Nelson Wolf on her album “Come Follow Me,” Track 16)
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Owl and the Pussycat
Poem by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Dale Maxey
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909
I’ve not been able to locate this physical book or an image of the cover. But I’ll keep trying as Dale Maxey is one of my favorite illustrators.

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The Owl and the Pussycat (various illustrations in poetry compilations)
Words by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Arnold Lobel (p. 175 of “Random House Book of Poetry for Children“)
Illustrated by Linda Bleck (in A Children’s Treasury of Poems)
Illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa (p. 34 of “A Child’s Book of Poems”)
(And many others…)
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Owl and the Pussycat
Poem by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Anne Mortimer
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Owl and the Pussycat
Poem by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Paul Galdone
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Owl and the Pussycat
Poem by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Anne Wilson
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Calico Pie
Poems by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Irma Wilde
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Skidamarink
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

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Skidamarink: The “I Love You” Song (Sing and Read Storybook)
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated by Jacqueline East

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Skidamarink-a-dink-a-dink Skidamarink-a-doo
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Words and Music Adapted by John Archambault and David Plummer
Illustrated by Sheree Boyd

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Skidamarink
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated with Photographs by Michael Scott