My Favorite Things, A Singable Picture Book

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: July 16, 2011

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Without a doubt, singing “My Favorite Things,” is one of my favorite things! A grandmother and her granddaughter joined in a “Sing Books” gathering recently and the little girl requested “My Favorite Things.” We sang it even though we didn’t have the book there, but I wanted to share the two terrific Singable Picture Books for the song (and one “adapted” version)!

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My Favorite Things
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrations by Renee Graef

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My Favorite Things
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by James Warhola

It is fun to note that James Warhola is the nephew of POP artist Andy Warhol!

This next book contains a funny monster adaptation of “My Favorite Things,”

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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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“My Favorite Things” (with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) was written for the musical “The Sound of Music” which first appeared on Broadway in 1959.

Broadway Cast Album Cover

And was made into a movie in 1965…

Movie Cast Album Cover

A Wiki article about the musical’s history, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music

A Wiki article about the song, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Things_(song)

Sing along with a midi recording and lyrics on the NIH kids sing-along page:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/favorite.htm

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My Favorite Things
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.

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Some videos for “My Favorite Things“

The classic version sung by Julie Andrews for the movie soundtrack

www.youtube.com/watch?v=33o32C0ogVM