BUGS! A List of Illustrated Songs about Creepy Crawly Creatures.
Posted on: May 1, 2024
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Ants Go Marching (Classic Books with Holes)
Classic Books with Holes Series
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of, When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Illustrated by Dan Crisp
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FIREFLY
Poem by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Tune by Emily Gleichenahus for Sing Books with Emily
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Firefly (for SBWE, w chords)
Words by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Tune and Chords by Emily Gleichenhaus for Sing Books with Emily
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firefly (by EMR and ELEG 4 SBWE)
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Firefly (for SBWE, no chords)
Words by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Tune and Chords by Emily Gleichenhaus for Sing Books with Emily
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FIREFLY FETE Collage by Emily Gleichenhaus for Sing Books with Emily
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FIREFLY FETE (ELEG SBWE Song Sheet No Chords)
Words and Music by Emily Gleichenhaus
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firefly fete eleg sbwe no chords
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FIREFLY FETE (ELEG SBWE Song Sheet with Chords)
Words and Music by Emily Gleichenhaus
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A Firefly in a Fir Tree, a Carol for Mice
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Hilary Knight
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
(Sing to the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas”)
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Bugs were in attendance.
Froggie Went a-Courtin’ for Limberjack and Sing Books with Emily
Traditional Words and Tune
Adaptations by ELEG for Sing Books with Emily
Illustration by Mary Blair from My First Sing-A-Song Book, 1966
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Hey, Little Ant
Sing to the Tune of “Five Little Ducks”
Words by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Illustrated by Debbie Tilley
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“What makes that little old ant…”
HIGH HOPES
By Jimmy Van Husen and Sammy Cahn
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Inch Worm (for Sing Books with Emily)
Words and Music by Frank Loesser
Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus and Tom Griep
Collage Art Assembled by ELEG for SBWE
From the Movie: Hans Christian Andersen
Made possible by a generous contribution from Fairie Godmother Charlene James Duguid
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Traditional Words and Tune
Adapted and Illustrated by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
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ITSY BITSY / EENSY WEENSY SPIDER (for SBWE, songsheet w chords)
Traditional Words and Tune
Additional Words by Raffi and Michael Creber
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Ladybugs’ Picnic
Words by Don Hadley
Music by William Luckey
Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus
Illustrated by Izzy Obey
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Ladybugs’ Picnic
Words by Don Hadley
Music by William Luckey
Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus
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“Snails do it, slugs do it, even tiny twiddlebugs do it. Let’s do it. Let’s lay an egg…”
LET’S LAY AN EGG (Sesame Street)
Music by Cole Porter (to the tune of LET’S DO IT)
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Let%27s_Lay_an_Egg
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“…little black bug…”
Little White Duck
Words by Walt Whippo
Music by Bernard Zaritzky
Illustrated by Joan Paley
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“…upon a spider’s web one day…”
One Elephant Went Out to Play (Classic Books with Holes)
Classic Books with Holes Series
Traditional Words and Tune (Sing to the tune of FIVE LITTLE DUCKS)
Illustrated by Sanja Rescek
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Spider on the Floor (Raffi Songs to Read)
Words and Music by Bill Russell
Raffi Songs to Read
Illustrated by True Kelley
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Ten Little Ladybugs
By Melanie Gerth
Sing to the tune of TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated and designed by Jeremy Holmes
(This version is sooooooooo cool! The old lady’s eyes shut when you turn the last page)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlj_Yszp3U
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The 12 Bugs of Christmas (A Pop-Up Christmas Counting Book)
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas“)
Illustrated by David A. Carter
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TWIDDLEBUG FUN
Words by Katie Kobble and Betsy Loredo
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
Sing to the Tune of Down by the Station
Arranged by ELEG for SBWE
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TWO LITTLE FIREFLIES
Words Adapted by Emily for Sing Books with Emily
Traditional Tune
Ukulele Chords Adapted by ELEG for SBWE
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TWIDDLE BUGS ON SESAME STREET
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BUGS! A List of Illustrated Songs About Creepy Crawly Creatures
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/bugs-a-list-of-illustrated-songs-about-creepy-crawly-creatures/
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EMILY’S SING BOOKS REPERTOIRE
The Sing Books with Emily Repertoire of Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/the-sing-books-with-emily-repertoire-of-illustrated-song/
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