The Songs We Sang at Dale City Neighborhood Library on 7/18/2012
Posted on: July 19, 2012
Today’s Sing Books at Dale City Neighborhood Library in Woodbridge, VA was SUCH a wonderful experience for me this morning! The parents, grandparents and caregivers there with the children were incredibly warm and so openhearted, ready to enjoy the music and songs. If there was nothing else to keep me going with the love for Singable Picture Books, today’s event would serve to sustain me for a long time to come. Thank you to everyone who came out and share songs from this list of Singable Picture Books (in approximately this order),
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ZYXs, a Singable Picture Book
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
If you are interested in a copy of this book, please email: SingBooksWithEmily.att.net, or lave a comment to this post.
We also sang the ZYXs backwards…The ABCs!
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A-You’re Adorable
Words and Music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise and Sidney Lippman
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home, or library use only.
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Grandma’s Feather Bed (John Denver’s)
Words and Music by Jim Connor
Adapted and Illustrated by Christopher Canyon
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Benjamin Franklin Founding Father
Words by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Sing to the tune of “Ode to Joy” (by Ludwig van Beethoven)
Illustrated with Online Images of Artwork by Various Artists
View or print a copy of this book, with my compliments, here:
Benjamin Franklin Founding Father Song Book by ELEG for SBWE
To hear how the song goes, here’s a little scratch recording of me singing the song (into my little digital recorder),
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/benjamin-franklin-founding
This book is intended for use at home or in the classroom only.
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United States State Capitals Song
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
If you are interested in a copy of this book, please email: SingBooksWithEmily.att.net, or lave a comment to this post.
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Fifty Nifty States
Words and Music by Ray Charles
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home, or library use only.
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All God’s Critters
Words and Music by Bill Staines
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, 2009
ISBN 987-0-689-86959-4
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You’re a Grand Old Flag
Words and Music by George M. Cohan
Illustrated by Warren Kimble
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Yankee Doodle (A Song from the American Revolution)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Todd Ouren
(This book features printed music, a page of song history, and activity ideas)
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Puff the Magic Dragon
Words and Music by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton
Illustrated by Eric Puybaret
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Words by Jack Norworth
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
Illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Performed by Carly Simon
This edition gets a GOLD STAR for including the FULL song (both verses and chorus) and a fabulous recording of Carly Simon and her deligthful arrangement she made for Ken Burn’s documentary Baseball.
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Late for School
Words and Music by Steve Martin
Illustrated by C.F. Payne
Published by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group, New York, 2010
ISBN 978-044-6-55702-3
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Information on the Dale City Neighborhood Library in Woodbridge, VA:
Dale City Neighborhood Library
4249 Dale Boulevard
Dale City, VA 22193-2414
For more information, visit the library website at:
http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/Pages/Dale-City-Neighborhood-Library.aspx
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Next Wednesday, I’ve got the pleasure of visiting the Independence Hill Neighborhood Library in Prince William County, VA:
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Wednesday, July 25 at 11:30 am
Independent Hill Neighborhood Library
George Hellwig Memorial Park
14418 Bristow Road
Manassas, VA 20112-3932
703-792-5668
For more information, visit the library website at:
http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/Pages/Independent-Hill-Neighborhood-Library.aspx
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Related Posts
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EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
A list of SPBs with fun and sneakily educational content. The kids won’t even know they’re learning!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/singable-picture-books-with-sneaky-educational-content/
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FOURTH OF JULY AND OTHER HOLIDAYS CELEBRATING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HER CITIZENS AND HISTORY
A list of Singable Picture Books celebrating the Fourth of July
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/a-patriotic-list-of-singable-books-for-july-4th/
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SONG/BOOK SETS
A page of links containing suggested sets of Singable Picture Books (usually 5-10) on a specific theme or subject.
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/songbook-sets/
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SING-ALONG RESOURCES AND PRINTABLE MATERIALS
This is the place to find Print Materials Created by Emily, Service Providers, Vendors, Audio and Video to help you SING-ALONG!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-along-resources-2/
