Archive for November 7th, 2011
I grew up with Sherman Brothers songs on the radio, on my record player, and constantly looping through my mind. I adore their music. MARY POPPINS is one of my favorite movies ever in the world.
*
Hush-a-Bye Mountain
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Illustrated by Leanna Leithauser
*
“Feed the Birds” (from Mary Poppins) in
Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
Selected by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
Illustrated by James McMullan
*
It’s a Small World
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Illustrated by Joey Chou
*
Pooh’s Playful Songs (Play-a-Song)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Illustrated by Disney
*
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (See, Hear, Read)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Illustrated by Disney
With so many wonderful songs in their catalogue for a list of movie musicals that includes the Winnie the Poohs, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Poppins, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I simply cannot belive that there are so few picture books illustrating the songs of this most fabulous set of brothers. I sure do hope for more to come along.
**********************
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman’s work, story, and relationship tell a fascinating story, which is beautifully detailed in a documentary about them,
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story (2009)
Link here to the webstie for the documentary:
http://www.theboysdoc.com/
A Wikipedia article about the documentary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys:_The_Sherman_Brothers’_Story
(Look at the bottom for the amazing list of Disney movies for which the brother team wrote so much memorable music)
I enjoyed the YouTube trailer for the documentary, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOQr7fYME34
**********************
How I WISH WISH WISH Disney would create Singable Picture Books from more of their musicals, especially,
MARY POPPINS!
This original soundtrack comes with a final track of The Sherman Brothers reminiscing about making the music for Mary Poppins:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013HYKNM/ref=dm_dp_trk18?ie=UTF8&qid=1318159580&sr=301-1
**********************
Related Posts
SBWE Singable Picture Book Set: It’s a Small World
