Archive for July 1st, 2012
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The Wonky Donkey
Words and Music by Craig Smith
Illustrated by Katz Cowley
Scholastic publisher’s page for The Wonky Donkey:
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/book.jsp?id=1312452
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Well, I knew NOTHING about this song when I ran across this animated video of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDeQT9zCvi4
And it won me over any spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey ever could! How could I help it? Yes, hildarity ensues…
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Information about this book (and free printable coloring pages) on the artist’s kids page:
http://www.craigsmith.co.nz/kids-section.php
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Live performance video of singer/songwriter-performer, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-uQu7uZlFs
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I’m not sure how this sort of thing works (living in the last millenia, alas) but this interactive app version of the song looks interesting:
http://www.kiwamedia.com/en/apps/item/the-wonky-donkey
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If you’d like to play the song on your guitar, here is a page with the lyrics and guitar chords:
http://www.guitaretab.com/c/craig-smith/226345.html
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http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/thats-hilarious-a-list-of-singable-picture-books-thatll-crack-you-up/
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