Days to Celebrate, singable and inspirational

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: February 22, 2012

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Days to Celebrate (A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More)
Poems Collected and Text Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

Here’s another delightful book to remind us of the many things we have to sing about. This book is full of great information about cultural figures and artists, holidays and seasons, which will give any curious singer lots to search for. Each month is given a two page calendar spread with an interesting tid-bit for every day of the year. For example, we learn that on January 27 in 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Austria and on the same day in 1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was born in England.

The pictures are fun and engaging. And, many of the poems (or selections from poems) within are singable, including (but not exclusive of):