Archive for July 11th, 2011
Sing Happy Birthday for your birthday buddies and young friends using this list of tasty Singable Picture Books!
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Birthday
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Illustrated by Sandy Miles
Paul McCartney sings in Quebec
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8H73YAeQE0
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Happy Birthday
Traditional Words and Tunes
Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
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“Happy Birthday”: The Story of the World’s Most Popular Song
Words by Nancy Allen
Illustrated by Gary Undercuffler
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Happy Birthday To You: The Mystery Behind the Most Famous Song in the World (True Stories)
By Margot Theis Raven
Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet
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Find an interesting wiki article about the history of the HAPPY BIRTHDAY song, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You
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I sincerely hope that Mr. Thiebaud won’t mind (he is one of my favorite artists), but I made a booklet using online images of his DELICIOUS artwork so that kids can sweetly sing the Happy Birthday song.
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Happy Birthday
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated with Online Artwork by Wayne Thiebaud
Booklet Assembled by Emily
To view or print this booklet, click here:
happy birthday thiebaud eleg sbwe
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Try singing ”Happy Birthday” along with this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJQM5xBaRXI
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Related Articles:
WAYNE THIEBAUD, DELICIOUS ARTIST: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/wayne-thiebaud-delicious-artist-america-the-beautiful-and-happy-birthday/
BEATLES ILLUSTRATED LYRICS, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/the-beatles-illustrated-lyrics-edited-by-alan-aldridge-a-sinable-picture-books-for-grown-ups/
BIRTHDAY (WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN LENNON AND PAUL McCARTNEY), A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/happy-birthday-wishes-in-singable-picture-books/
YELLOW SUBMARINE, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/yellow-submarine-a-singable-picture-book/
IMAGINE, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/imagine-a-singable-picture-book/
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Happy Birthday Loved Ones!
PS: Today (July 11: Thank Heaven for Seven Eleven!) is the birthday of my son Mo. He’s 9!
PPS: Today is also the birthday of my dear friend Cindy!
