Singable Bookshelf P-S
Welcome to the Sing Books with Emily Singable Bookshelf!
For information about the features and use of
the Singable Bookshelf P-S, scroll to the bottom of this page.
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P is for Pilgrim
Traditional Tune (Sing to the Tune of the ABC Song)
Written by Carol Crane
Illustrated by Helle Urban
(Find a teacher’s guide for this book, here: http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/PilgrimGuide.pdf)
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Pajama Time
Words by Sandra Boynton
Music by Michael Ford
Illustrated by Sandra Boyton
(I suggest trying to find the large format board book version of this song, as it also comes with a sing-along CD with Adam Bryant performing the song. This song can be found also in Sandra Boynton’s book “Philadelphia Chickens“)
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A Paper Zoo (a Selection of Animal Poems)
Selected by Renee Karol Weiss
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Ellen Raskin
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The Parrot Tico Tango
Words by Anna Witte
Music by Jenny Crook and Henry Sears
Illustrated by Anna Witte
Song Performed by Brian Mador
Published by Barefoot Books
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Paul Revere’s Ride
Music by Various Artists
Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illustrated by Ted Rand
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Paul Revere’s Ride
Music by Various Artists
Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illustrated by Monica Vachula
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Peanut Butter and Jelly (A Play Rhyme)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
The back page of “Peanut Butter and Jelly” suggests movements to make this book even more fun with ACTION!
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The Pelican Chorus (and Other Nonsense)
Poems by Edward Lear
Illustrated by Fred Marcellino
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Penelope Jane (A Fairy’s Tale)
Text, Words and Music by Rosanne Cash
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
This book’s text is a fairy tale in verse, but it features a song, “How to Be Strong,” with printed music and lyrics in the last pages.
You can hear Rosanne Cash sing her song on the CD:
“How to Be Strong” is on Track 12
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Penguin Book of Carols
Edited by Ian Bradley
This book is not illustrated, but it contains song history and lyrics for 100 christmas carols…many which have been made into Singable Picture Books.
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Penguin book of Nonsense Verse
Verse by Various Artists
Music by Various Artists
Edited by Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Singable Poems include:
BLEEZER’S ICE CREAM (Poem by Jack Prelutsky, Music by Natalie Merchant) is featured on p. 47-48
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The People in Your Neighborhood
Words and Music by Jeffrey Moss
Illustrated by Leon Jason Studios
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People in Your Neighborhood
Words and Music by Jeffrey Moss
Illustrated by Richard Brown
ISBN 0-307-12247-6
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Pepi Sings a New Song
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “Twinkle Little Star“)
Word Adapted by Laura Ljungkvist
Book by Laura Ljungkvist
Illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist
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The Perfect Tree (and Favorite Christmas Carols)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Story by Thomas Bivins
Illustrated by Christopher Bivins
(This book features printed music)
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Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes
Words and Music by Eric Litwin
Illustrated by James Dean
ISBN 978-0-06-191024-1
YouTube about the book, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUVgSWsyIE8
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Philadelphia Chickens
Words by Sandra Boynton
Music by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford
Illustrated by Sandra Boynton
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PICKLE SONG: IT WOULD BE NICE TO MARRY A PICKLE
Words and Tune by Eloise Pauline Gleichenhaus
(with a little inspiration from her friends at school)
Picture by Eloise Pauline Gleichenhaus
To view or print this song sheet, click here:
Pickle Song by EPG 2013 04
Sing Eloise’s song with Eloise’s mom Emily:
https://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/it-would-be-nice-to-marry-a
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Pierre (A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue)
Words by Maurice Sendak
Music by Carole King
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
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The Pilgrims Are Marching (Sing-Along Holiday Stories)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Additional Words and Adaptations by Carol Greene
Illustrated by Tom Dunnington
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A Pinata in a Pine Tree (A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas)
Traditional tune (Twelve Days of Christmas)
Words by Pat Mora
Illustrated by Magaly Morales
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Piping Down the Valleys Wild (a Merry Mix of Verse for All Ages)
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Edited by Nancy Larrick
Illustrated by Ellen Raskin
Above is cover art for the 1999 Yearling Publication
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Piping Down the Valleys Wild (a Merry Mix of Verse for All Ages)
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Edited by Nancy Larrick
Illustrated by Ellen Raskin
Above is cover art for the 1968 Delacourt Press First Printing
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Players in Pigtails
Book by Shana Corey
Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon
Words to “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” (printed on the end papers) by Jack Norworth/Music by Albert von Tilzer
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Playing Right Field
Words and Music by Willy Welch
Illustrated by Marc Simont
ISBN 978-0590482981
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Play Me a Christmas Song!
Traditional Words and Tunes by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
Published by Sandy Creek
ISBN: 978-0-7607-3507-7
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Play Me Another Song
(12 Delightful Childhood Songs to Play on the Electronic Piano!)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Graphic Design by Zapp
Musical Notation by Jimmy Tanaka
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Playtime Rhymes for Little People
Words and Tunes by Various Artists
Illustrated by Clare Beaton
(This book, published by Barefoot Books, features a sing-along CD)
Published by Barefoot Books
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The Pledge of Allegiance
Traditional Words
Music by Irving Caesar
Illustrated by Matthew Skeens
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Pocketful of Posies (A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Salley Mavor
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The Poems and Hums of Winnie-the-Pooh
Words by A. A. Milne
Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
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Poems of A. Nonny Mouse
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Henrik Drescher
Described as, “An illustrated collection of primarily traditional or anonymous verses,” many of which can be sung.
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The Poems and Hums of Winnie-the-Pooh
Words by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
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Poems of Robert Herrick
Poems by Robert Herrick
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated Ellen Raskin
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Poems to Learn by Heart
Collected by Caroline Kennedy
Poems and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Jon J Muth
For a full list of Singable Poems in this book, click the title.
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Poetry for Young People: American Poetry
Edited by John Hollander
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
(Singable Poems include: “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Thayer, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman)
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Poetry for Young People: Animal Poems
Edited byJohn Hollander
Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani
(Singable Poems include: “The Frog and the Mouse” by Anonymous [think "Froggie Went A-Courtin'"], “How Doth the Little Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll, “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear)
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Poetry for Young People: Edward Lear
Edited by Edward Mendelson
Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
(Singable Poems include: “The Owl and the Pussycat” and “Calico Pie”)
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Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson
Edited by Frances Schoonmaker Bolin
Illustrated by Chi Chung
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Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll
Edited by Edward Mendelson
Illustrated by Eric Copeland
(Singable Poems include: Beautiful Soup, The Walrus and the Carpenter, Lobster Quadrille, Twinkle Little Bat, How Doth the Little Crocodile)
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Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
Words and Music by Various Artists
Edited by Gary D. Schmidt
Illustrated by Henri Sorensen
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Poetry for Young People: Robert Louis Stevenson
Edited by Frances Schoonmaker
Illustrated by Lucy Corvino
(Singable Poems include: Bed in Summer, The Swing, The Land of Counterpane)
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Poetry for Young People: The Seasons
Edited by John N. Serio
Illustrated by Robert Crockett
Singable poems include:
“Sumer is icumen in” an ancient round,
“maggie and milly and molly and may,” by ee cummings,
“The Wild Swans at Coole” by W.B. Yeats)
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Poetry Speaks to Children
Edited by Elise Paschen
Illustrated by Judy Love, Wendy Rasmussen, Paula Zinngrabe Wendland
(Comes with a CD of artists and authors reading the poems)
“Letter to Bee” by Emily Dickinson is on p. 3
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is printed on p. 4 and a recording of Robert Frost reading his poem is on Track 3 of the CD
“Halfway Down” by A. A. Milne is printed on p. 68
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The Pooh Songbook
(Containing The Hums of Pooh, The King’s Breakfast, and Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very Young)
Poems by A. A. Milne
Music by H. Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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The Pooh Songbook
Words by A. A. Milne
Music by H. Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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Pop! Goes the Weasel and Yankee Doodle (New York City in 1776 and Today, with Songs and Pictures)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Words Adapted and Text by Robert Quackenbush
Illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
Includes adaptations of the songs:
POP GOES THE WEASEL
YANKEE DOODLE
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The Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Matthew Reinhart
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Port Side Pirates
Traditional Tune
Words Adapted by Oscar Seaworthy
Illustrated by Debbie Harter
Published by Barefoot Books
(This book, published by Barefoot Books, includes a CD, pages of historical info, fun facts, and printed music)
Sing-along YouTube, here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qAngsMJD3I
Sing-Along Video from Barefoot Books
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A Pot o’ Gold: A Treasury of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, and (of Course) Blarney
Words and Music by Various Artists
Compiled by Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by David McPhail
Includes:
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree“ by William Butler Yeats
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The Pot that Juan Built
Words adapted by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
Traditional tune (“This is the House that Jack Built”)
Illustrated by David Diaz
The Pout-Pout Fish
Words by Deborah Diesen
Tunes by Various Artists
Illustrated by Dan Hanna
You can sing the rhyming text of this book to the tune of “Over in the Meadow“
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Prairie School
Book by Lois Lenski
Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Included with this book is the song “Born of the Wind” with Music by Clyde Robert Bulla
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Prayer for a Child
Poem by Rachel Filed
Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones
(Another lovely, charming verse that can be sung to the beautiful tune of “Greensleeves“)
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Prayers for Children (a Little Golden Book)
Prayers and Tunes by Various Artists
Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin
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Prayers and Graces (A Lovely Collection for Boys and Girls)
Words, Tunes and Illustrations by Various Artists
Compiled by Gail Harvey
(Many of the prayers within this book are singable.)
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Preamble
Art by Mike Wilkins (1987)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu
Sing this ART with “The Preamble Song” from “Schoolhouse Rock” (and Fifty Nifty States, too!)
Additional Lyrics by
Music by Lynn Ahrens
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Preamble Song: a Girl Scout Song for Troop 2740
The Preamble Song (Preamble Excerpt)
Words by Gouverneur Morris
Music by Lynn Ahrens
To view or print this page, click here:
Preamble Song GSSLyrics
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Presidents Name Song for Sing Books with Emily
Song Intro by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Illustrations and Layout Compiled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Sing Sing Books with Emily’s The Presidents Name Song with the melody sing-along track, here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/presidentsnamesong-melody
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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Sing the President’s Name Song for Sing Books with Emily with:
Presidential Block Set made by Uncle Goose Company
You can sing this with:
THE PRESIDENT’S NAME SONG!
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PRESIDENTS NAME SONG
Song Intro by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Illustrations by Painless Learning Placemats
Sing Sing Books with Emily’s The Presidents Name Song with the melody sing-along track, here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/presidentsnamesong-melody
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We also sang the song with this terrific placemat that I found (can’t remember where…possibly at a monument gift shop)
Presidents Name Song for Sing Books with Emily
Song Intro by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Illustrations and Layout Compiled by LearningWithEase.com
Sing Sing Books with Emily’s The Presidents Name Song with the melody sing-along track, here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/presidentsnamesong-melody
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Psalm Twenty-Three
Illustrated by Tim Ladwig
This psalm can be sung with Martin Kalmanoff’s beautiful musical setting:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YZA9PA/ref=dm_ty_trk?ie=UTF8&qid=1290644345&sr=1-1
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P.S. I Hate It Here (Kids’ Letters From Camp)
Selected and Edited by Diane Falanga
This book serves as a terrific supplement to singing the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah“
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P.S. I Still Hate It Here (More Kid’ Letters Home From Camp)
Selected and Edited by Diane Falanga
This book serves as a terrific supplement to singing the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah“
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Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody
(Based on the Song by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton)
Story by Romeo Muller
Words and Music by Peter Yarrow
Illustrations by Fred Wolf and Chuck Swenson (Based on the TV Special)
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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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Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?
Traditional Words and Music
Words Adapted by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by Rae Mate
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Raffi Christmas Treasury (Fourteen Illustrated Songs and Musical Arrangements)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
ISBN 978-0517568064
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Raffi’s Top 10 Songs to Read (Raffi Songs to Read)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
ISBN 978-0517709078
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The Rainforest Grew All Around
Traditional Tune (“Green Grass Grew All Around)
Text and Word Adaptations by Susan K. Mitchell
Illustrated by Connie McLennan
(This book includes, besides lyrics, panels of information about each plant or animal mentioned in the song. It has won many a parent and educator’s choice awards.)
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Ralph’s World Rocks
Words and Music by Ralph Covert
Illustrated by Charise Mericle Harper
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Random House Book of Mother Goose
Traditional Words and Tunes
Selected and Illustrated by Arnold Lobel
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Random House Book of Poetry for Children
(A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today’s Child)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Selected by Jack Prelutsky
Illustrated by Arnold Lobel
Singable Poems include:
maggie and milly and molly and may
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Read-Aloud Poems for Young People
Edited by Glorya Hale
Illustrated by Various Artists
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Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Words and Music by Various Artists
Edited by Jack Prelutsky
Illustrated by Marc Brown
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Reading Lyrics
Edited by Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball
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Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along
Words Adapted by Teddy Slater
Illustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
Letter A
to the tune of, “Down by the Station”:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/read-sing-play-abc-sing-along-a-singable-book-letter-a/
Letter B, C & D
to the tunes of, “Ninety-nine Bottles,” ”Do Your Ears Hang Low,” “Twinkle Little Star“
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letters-b-c-and-d/
Letter E
to the tune of “Yankee Doodle”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-e/
Letter F
to the tune of, “Alouette”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-f/
Letter G
to the tune of, “Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-g-tune-of-ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay/
Letter H
to the tune of, “Miss Lucy Had a Baby”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-h-tune-of-miss-lucy-had-a-baby/
Letter I
to the tune of, “Clementine”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-i-tune-of-clementine/
Letter J
to the tune of, “Frere Jacques”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-j-tune-of-frere-jacques/
Letter K
to the tune of, “Rockabye Baby”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-k-tune-of-%e2%80%9crock-a-bye-baby%e2%80%9d/
Letter L
to the tune of, “Ten Little Indians”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-l-tune-of-%e2%80%9cten-little-indians%e2%80%9d/
Letter M
to the tune of, “This Old Man”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-m-tune-of-%e2%80%9cthis-old-man%e2%80%9d/
Letter N
to the tune of, “The Old Gray Mare”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-n-tune-of-%e2%80%9cthe-old-gray-mare%e2%80%9d/
Letter O
to the tune of, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-o-tune-of-%e2%80%9cmy-bonnie-lies-over-the-ocean%e2%80%9d/
Letter P
to the tune of, “Do You Know the Muffin Man?”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-p-tune-of-%e2%80%9cdo-you-know-the-muffin-man%e2%80%9d/
Letter Q
to the tune of, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-p-tune-of-%e2%80%9cold-macdonald-had-a-farm%e2%80%9d/
Letter R
to the tune of, “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-r-tune-of-%e2%80%9cshell-be-comin-round-the-mountain%e2%80%9d/
Letter S,
to the tune of, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-s-tune-of-%e2%80%9crow-row-row-your-boat%e2%80%9d/
Letter T
to the tune of, “Reuben, Reuben”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-t-tune-of-%e2%80%9creuben-reuben%e2%80%9d/
Letter U
to the tune of , “Eensy-Weensy Spider”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-u-tune-of-%e2%80%9ceensy-weesy-spider%e2%80%9d/
Letter V
to the tune of, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star“
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-v-tune-of-%e2%80%9ctwinkle-twinkle-little-star%e2%80%9d/
Letter W
to the tune of, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-w-tune-of-%e2%80%9cmary-had-a-little-lamb%e2%80%9d/
Letter X
to the tune of, “Camptown Races”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-x-tune-of-%e2%80%9ccamptown-races%e2%80%9d/
Letter Y
to the tune of, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-y-tune-of-%e2%80%9cif-youre-happy-and-you-know-it%e2%80%9d/
Letter Z
to the tune of “On Top of Old Smokey”
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/%e2%80%9cread-sing-play-abc-sing-along%e2%80%9d-a-singable-book-letter-z-tune-of-%e2%80%9con-top-of-old-smokey%e2%80%9d/
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Really Rosie (Starring the Nutshell Kids)
Words by Maurice Sendak
Music by Carole King
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
(This book captures the action from “Really Rosie,” the 1975 TV Special on CBS. This book also includes the printed music for all songs, written by Carole King, in “The Nutshell Library,” (plus a couple of others), and including text and illustrations in a theatrical setting.)
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The Real Mother Goose
Traditional words and tunes
Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
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Real Mother Goose Christmas Carols
Edited by Bernette Ford
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A Real Nice Clambake
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
From the Musical CAROUSEL
Illustrations by Nadine Bernard Westcott
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Revolving Nursery Rhymes (A Rotate and REveal Picture Book)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Susanna Lockheart
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Rhinoceros Tap
Words by Sandra Boynton
Music by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford
Illustrated by Sandra Boynton
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Rhode Island is Famous for You
Words by Howard Dietz
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This book is for home and classroom use only.
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Rhymes Round the World
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Kay Chorao
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Riding in My Car
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
Illustrated by Scott Mechin
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Richard Scarry’s Best Mother Goose Ever
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
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Richard Scarry’s Best Story Book Ever
Written by Richard Scarry
Contains Traditional Words/Mother Goose Rhymes and Tunes
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
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Richard Scarry’s Favorite Christmas Carols
Traditional Words and Tunes and Songs by Various Artists
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
(This little gem features illustrations by the wonderful Richard Scarry and a built in “piano” and pritned music to guide playing along with the songs.)
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Richard Scarry’s Mother Goose
Traiditonal Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
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Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures
Poems by James Whitcomb Riley
Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Will Vawter
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Ring O’Roses (A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke
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Rin, Rin, Rin (Do, Re, Mi) (A Picture Book in Spanish and English)
Words and Music by Jose-Luis Orozco
Illustrated By David Diaz
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Rise and Shine
Traditional Words and Music
Illustrated by Tim Warnes
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Rise and Shine (Raffi Songs to Read)
Words and Music by Raffi
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
ISBN 978-0517709399
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River
Words and Music by Bill Staines
Illustrated by Kate Spohn
You can hear Bill Staines sing his song (Track 11) on his album “Bridges”
http://www.amazon.com/River/dp/B000S4H1PU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1268482985&sr=8-1
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Rock Steady (A Story of Noah’s Ark)
Words and Music by Sting
Illustrated by Hugh Whyte
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The Romper Room Book of Nursery Songs (Words and Music to the Songs Children Love Best)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Selected and Arranged by Dorothy Berliner Commins
Illustrated by Alice Schlesinger
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The Rooftop Hop
Words and Music by Michael Sheahan
Illustrated by Doug Wright
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The Rooster Crows (A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Collected and Illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham
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The Rose Family
Poem by Robert Frost
Musical Setting by Elliott Carter
Pictures Coordinated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This book is for home, classroom and library use only.
To view or print The Rose Family, click here:
rose family SPB for SBWE
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: The Rose Family
The Rose Family
Poem by Robert Frost
Musical Setting by Elliott Carter
To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “The Rose Family,” click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar the rose family
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The Round Book (Rounds Kids Love to Sing)
Compiled by Margaret Read MacDonald and Winifred Jaeger
Illustrated by Yvonne LeBrun Davis
This book features the following rounds:
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat (A Teddy Bear Sing-Along Book)
Traditional Words and Music
Illustrated by David Ellwand
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Row Row Row Your Boat
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Iza Trapani
Illustrated by Iza Trapani
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Heather Collins
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Annie Kubler
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“Rubber Duckie“ (Words and Music by Jeffrey Moss) from
The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Normand Chartier
Published by Random House/Children’s Television Workshop, New York, 1983
ISBN 0-394-95245-6
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The Road Goes Ever On (a Song Cycle)
Music by Donald Swann
Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
Musical settings of poems from THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.
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The Road Goes Ever On (a Song Cycle), Harper Collins 20o2
Music by Donald Swann
Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
Musical settings of poems from THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.
ISBN 978-0-00-713655-1 (seems to be in print only in UK)
Includes a free CD of the Elvin recording as well as bonus tracks of ‘Bilbo’s Last Song’ and ‘Lúthien Tinúviel’
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Robert Quackenbush’s Treasury of Humor (Stories! Songs! Jokes! Limericks! Riddles!)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Additional Lyrics by Robert Quackenbush
Musical Arrangements by Harry Bush
Selected by Robert Quackenbush
Illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
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Rounds About Rounds
Words and Music by Various Artists
Complied and Edited by Jane Yolen
Musical Arrangements by Barbara Green
Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Words and Music by Johnny Marks
To view or print the “Rudolph” SBWE Singable Advent Calendar page, click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar Rudolph
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Words and Music by Johnny Marks
Published by World International Publishing Limited, Great Britain, 1989
ISBN #: 7235-8891-0
This is the only copy I’ve ever found of “Rudolph” the SONG. All other Rudolphs I’ve found have been the original story book by Robert L. May (the story upon which the song is based). It will be great fun to sing the song with the youngsters. They are going to love it!
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Original Story by Robert L. May
Written for Montgomery Ward Department Store in 1939
Illustrated by Denver Gillen
Set to Music by Johnny Marks (1948)
(I created a sing-along book for Johnny Mark’s tune with the Denver Gillen Illustrations. Fun to sing!)
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Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time
Traditional Words and Tunes
Story and Adaptations by Iza Trapani
Illustrations by Iza Trapani
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The Runaway Train
Traditional Words and Music
Illustrated by Lucy Barnard
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Santa Baby
Original Words and Music by Joan Javits, Phil Springer and Tony Springer (1953)
Words Adapted by Janie Bynum
Illustrated by Janie Bynum
ISBN: 0-316-00067-1
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Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Word and Music by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
May I Suggest: Sing About Santa: http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/may-i-suggest-sing-about-santa/
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Santa’s Song (Pop-Up Fun)
By Dug Steer
ISBN #: 978-0761315315
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Santa, Where Are You
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXaOaz3a8Cg
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Say Hey! A Song of Willie Mays
Words by Peter Mandel
Illustrated by Don Tate
Might be able to sing along with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UduDreaZq6c
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Scholastic Video Collection
(Videos Listed Feature Singable Picture Books)
Ezra Jack Keats’ The Little Drummer Boy…and 4 more holiday stories
(This video features “Little Drummer Boy“ and “Twelve Days of Christmas“)
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Scholastic Video Collection
(Videos Listed Feature Singable Picture Books)
Strega Nona… and More Caldecott Award-Winning Folk Tales (Scholastic Video Collection)
(This video features the Singable Picture Book “Joseph Had a Little Overcoat” by Simms Taback)
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Scholastic Video Collection
(Videos Listed Feature Singable Picture Books)
Swimmy…and more classic Leo Lionni stories
(This video features Aliki Brandenberg’s “Hush Little Baby“)
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Scholastic Video Collection
(Videos Listed Feature Singable Picture Books)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly…and more stories that sing
(This video features “There Was and Old Lady” [by Simms Taback] and “Arctic Antics“)
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Scholastic Video Collection
(Videos Listed Feature Singable Picture Books)
Where the Wild Things Are…and other Maurice Sendak stories
(This video features “The Nutshell Library” songs)
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Schoolhouse Rock
Conjunction Junction/Interjections (Complete Illustrated Lyrics to the School House Rock Classics)
“Conjunction Junction” Words and Music by Bob Dorough
“Interjections” Words and music by Lynn Ahrens
Illustrated by Phil Kimmelman and Associates
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Schoolhouse Rock
I’m Just a Bill/Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here (Complete Illustrated Lyrics to the School House Rock Classics)
“I’m Just a Bill” Words and Music by Dave Frishberg
“Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here” Words and music by Bob Dorough
Illustrated by Phil Kimmelman and Associates
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Schoolhouse Rock (The Official Guide)
By Tom Yohe and George Newall (Creators of School House Rock)
(This book is filled with lyrics, trivia, synopses, and illustrations for each song)
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Schoolhouse Rock, The Box Set
Produced by Kid Rhino Records
(This set has 4 CD’s with all the classic songs. The Box is set up like the denim cloth 3 ring binders you remember from school days, filled with loose leaf college ruled pages and “hand written” notes about the songs, composers, creators and animators.)
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Schoolhouse Rock Songbook
(10 Songs from the Classic TV Series
(Printed Sheet music)
Published by Hal Leonard
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Schoolhouse Rock DVD Collection
(Contains all the song animations. AHHHHH, brings me back to the good ol’ days.)
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Science Verse
Poems, Traditional Words and Tunes
Words Adapted by Jon Scieszka
Illustrated by Lane Smith
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The Seals on the Bus
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Words Adapted by Lenny Hort
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
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The Secret Sits
Poem by Robert Frost
Tune by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Illustration Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
To view or print this song sheet, click here:
the secret sits robert frost sbwe
Sing the tune with Emily, here:
https://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/secret-sits-robert-frost-tune
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The Sesame Street Library (Volume 8, Featuring the Letters Q and R and the Number 8)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Various Artists
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The Sesame Street Songbook (64 Favorite Songs Featuring Jim Henson’s Sesame Street Puppets)
Words, music, and arrangements by various artists
Illustrations by David Prebenna
This Songbook includes the following songs featured in this blog:
Being Green
I Love Trash
Rubber Duckie
Sesame Street Theme
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Sesame Street Treasury (Celebrating 40 years)
Published by Publications International, Ltd.
Written by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
(Includes Singable Books: “The People in Your Neighborhood,” The House That Biff Built,” “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “I Think That it is Wonderful,” and “Splish-Splashy Day“)
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Shake and Shake the Catsup Bottle
Poem by Richard Armour
Tune by Emily
To view or print this song sheet, click here:
shake and shake the catsup bottle
Sing along with Emily, here:
https://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/shake-and
This song sheet is intended for home or classroom use only.
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Shake it to the One that You Love the Best (Play Songs and Lullabies from Black Musical Traditions)
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Collected and Adapted by Cheryl Warren Mattox
Illustrations from the Works of Varnette P. Honeywood and Brenda Joysmith
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Shake My Sillies Out (Raffi Songs to Read)
Words and Music by Raffi
Illustrated by David Allender
(This book features printed music)
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Shaker Boy
Traditional Hymns, Words and Music
Text by Mary Lyn Ray
Illustrated by Jeanette Winter
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She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Robert Quackenbush
Illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
ASIN B000NL967Y
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She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain
Traditional Tune
Words Adapted by Philemon Sturges
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
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She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Jonathan Emmett
Illustrated by Deborah Allwright
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She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain
Traditional Words and Tune
Edited by Ann Owen
Illustrated by Sandra D’Antonio
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She Sells Seashells, World Class Tongue Twisters
Traditional words
Illustrated by Seymour Chwast
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Shoo Fly!
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Iza Trapani
Illustrated by Iza Trapani
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Side by Side (Poems to Read Together)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
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Sign Language ABC
Text by Lora Heller
Sing to the Tune of the ABC Song
Illustrated by Lora Heller
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Sign Language Alphabet (Painless Learning Placemats)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by PAINLESS LEARNING PLACEMATS
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Sign Language Alphabet Card
By Hammerpress Letterpress
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: Silent Night
Silent Night
Words by Joseph Mohr
Music by Franz Gruber
To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “Silent Night,” click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar Silent Night
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Silent Night
Words by Joseph Mohr
Music by Franz Gruber
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
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Silent Night
Words by Joseph Mohr
Music by Franz Gruber
Illustrated by Will Moses
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Silent Night
Words by Joseph Mohr
Music by Franz Gruber
Illustrated by R. Pagnoni
Published by Cartwheel Books/Scholastic
ISBN 978-0-545-00067-3
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Silent Night
Traditional Words and Tune by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber
Words Adapted by Juliet Groom
Illustrated by Tim Warnes
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The Silly Book (It’s a CD, Silly!)
Words by Stoo Hample
Music by George Kleinsinger
Illustrated by Stoo Hample
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Silly Songs and Sad
Illustrated by Ellen Raskin
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Silver Bells
Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Illustrated by Jane Dippold
ISBN 0-06-000045-7
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Silver Bells (a Musical Pop-Up Book)
Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Illustrated by Robert Steele, Iain Smyth, James Diaz
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: SILVER BELLS
Silver Bells
Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “Silver Bells” click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar silver bells
This item is for home use only.
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SIMON SMITH AND HIS AMAZING DANCING BEAR
Words and Music by Randy Newman
Illustrated by ???
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Simon’s Song
Traditional Music
Traditional Rhyme Adapted by Barbara Emberley
Illustrated by Ed Emberley
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Simple Gifts (the shaker song)
Words and Music by Elder Joseph Bracket
Illustrated with Photographs by Solomon M. Skolnick
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Simple Gifts (The Shaker Hymn)
Words and Music by Elder Joseph Brackett
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
(You might also enjoy a post about “Simple Gifts at the White House“:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/simple-gifts-at-the-white-house/
And other Related Posts as well.)
This song seems simple, but it is rich with profound ideas. And you can sing it fast and you can sing it slow. You can sing it in a round and you can sing it solo. You can sing it a-capella or you with another fella…this song is simply a wonderful thing…
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: SIMPLE GIFTS
Simple Gifts (The Shaker Hymn)
Words and Music by Elder Joseph Brackett
To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “Simple Gifts,” click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar simple gifts
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Sing (Sing-A-Song Storybook)
Words and Music by Joe Raposo
Illustrated by Kenn Backhaus
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Sing a Song of Friendship
Words and Music by Irving Caesar
Musical Arrangements by Leo Russoto
Illustrated by Albert Barbelle
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Sing a Song of Health
Words and Music by Irving Caesar
Musical Arrangements by Sidney Green
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Sing a Song of People
Traditional Tune (Sing to the Tune of “Sing a Song of Sixpence”)
Words Adapted by Lois Lenski
Illustrated by Giles Laroche
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Sing a Song of Popcorn (Every Child’s Book of Poems)
Illustrated by Nine Caldecott Medal Artists
Words and Music by Various Artists
Published by Scholastic Inc., New York
ISBN 0-590-40645-0
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Sing a Song of Safety
Words by Irving Caesar
Music by Gerald Marks
Illustrated by Mike adn Joyce MacDonald (Published by Henry N. Abrams, NYC, 1989)
Illustrated by Rosie O’Neill (Original Publication in 1937 )
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Sing a Song of Safety
Words by Irving Caesar
Music by Gerald Marks
Illustrated by Rosie O’Neill (Original Publication in 1937 )
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Sing a Song of Sixpence
Traditional Words and Music
Illustrated by Jane Chapman
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Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Published by Harper & Brothers (1930)
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Sing for Christmas (A Round of Christmas Carols and Stories of the Carols)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Written and Compiled by Opal Wheeler
Ilustrated by Gustaf Tenggren
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Sing for America
Words and Music by Various Artists
Written and Compiled by Opal Wheeler
Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren
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Singable Picture Book Video YouTube Playlist
(Compiled by SING BOOKS WITH EMILY)
http://www.youtube.com/user/emleatha
http://www.youtube.com/user/emleatha#p/c/BAB0B574BD3A984A (click on this link to see the expanded playlist)
Just go to the playlists on my YouTube page, and you’ll see SingBooksWithEmily Singable Picture Books just click on a video and start singing! Not all of these are, by definition, “Singable Picture Book Videos.”
To be and “official” Singable Picture Book Video, the video must feature 3 things:
Pictures, Words and Music.
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/singable-picture-books-youtube-playlist-for-sing-books-with-emily/
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Sing a Whale Song
Story and Songs by Tom Chapin and John Forster
Illustrated by Jerry Smath
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Sing For Peace
Words by Lois Lenski
Music by Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Published by Herald Press (1985)
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Singing Games for Children
Traditional Words and Tunes
Written by Alice P. Hamlin and Margaret G. Guessford
Illustrated by L. Ward Webber
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SINGING SCIENCE
Ingrid Sherwood
Primary Teacher,
Monocacy Valley Montessori
Public Charter School,
Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland
Click here for the booklet PDF:
http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_71/11472000/11472564/1/print/6592754_6592754.pdf
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Sing Noel (Christmas Carols Selected by Jane Yolen)
Edited by Jane Yolen
Illustrated by Nancy Sippel Carpenter
Musical Arrangements by Adam Stemple
(A book that prints music for and illustrates 34 Christmas carols, with a brief historical account of each)
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Sing-Song, A Nursery Rhyme Book
Poems by Christina Rossetti
Illustrated by Arthur Hughes
(This edition includes the original 120 illustrations by Arthur Hughes)
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Sing Together With Ladybug
Traditional and Original Words and Music by Various Artists
Edited by Marianne Carus
Published by Carus Publishing Company
Illustrated by Various Artists
(This book features printed music and illustrations throughout.)
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Sing with Me Lullabies
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Roberta Collier
Published by Random House NY
ISBN 0-394-88811-1
The back of the book lists other books in this series. The only one I could not find was “Sing with Me Animal Songs,”
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Sing with Me Christmas Carols
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Helen K. Davie
Published by Random House NY
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Sing with Me Mother Goose
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Lulu Delacre
Published by Random House NY
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Sing with Me Play-Along and Counting Songs
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by
Published by Random House NY
ISBN 978-0394888101
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Sipping Spiders Through a Straw (Campfire Songs For Monsters)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Words Adapted by Kelly Dipucchio
Illustrated by Gris Grimly
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Skeleton Dance
(AKA “Dem Bones”)
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU
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Skidamarink
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
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Skidamarink: The “I Love You” Song (Sing and Read Storybook)
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated by Jacqueline East
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Skidamarink-a-dink-a-dink Skidamarink-a-doo
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Words and Music Adapted by John Archambault and David Plummer
Illustrated by Sheree Boyd
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Skidamarink
Traditional Words and Tune Unattributed
Original Words by Felix F. Feist
Original Music by Al Piantadosi
Illustrated with Photographs by Michael Scott
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Skip to My Lou (Come to the Party!)
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Robert Quackenbush
Illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
ISBN 978-0397316137
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Skip to My Lou
Traditional Tune
Words Adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat Ella Fitzgerald
Words and Music by Various Artists
Book by Roxane Orgill
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
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Sleep, Baby Sleep
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Maryann Cusimano Love
Illustrated by Maria van Lieshout
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Sleep, Baby, Sleep (and Other Well-Loved Lullabies)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Susie Lacome
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Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep
Traditional Music
Words Adapted by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Illustrated by Brooke Dyer
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Sleepytime Songs
The Peter Yarrow Songbook
Compiled by Peter Yarrow
Illustrated by Terry Widener
(Collection of lullabies, illustrated)
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Smelly Locker (Silly Dilly School Songs)
Traditional Tunes
Words Adapted by Alan Katz
Illustrated by David Catrow
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Snuggle Puppy
Words by Sandra Boynton
Music by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford
Illustrated by Sandra Boynton
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Solos for Kids (Vocal Collection)
Compiled by Louise Lerch
This book includes printed sheet music and CD of vocal and instrumental tracks for a number of Singalbe Picture Books including: “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah,” ” Puff the Magic Dragon,” “How Much is that Doggie in the Window,” On Top of Spaghetti” and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” A TERRIFIC BOOK!
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Solos from Musicals for Kids
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Compiled by Louise Lerch
ISBN 978-0-7935-8227-3
Sheet music for “I Wishtle a Happy Tune” is on p. 27, instrumental sing-along is on Track 17
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SONG OF THE BOAT, from WATER SINGS BLUE
“Song of the Boat” from WATER SINGS BLUE
Poems by Kate Coombs
Illustrated by Meilo So
Melody by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
Arrangement by Paul Raiman of www.MyRehearsalPianist.com
Track Prepared by Paul Raiman of www.MyRehearsalPianist.com
You can hear the tune with melody line included, here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/song-of-the-boat-with-melody
You can hear (and sing-along with) the accompaniment, here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/song-of-the-boat-accompaniment
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Song of the Swallows
Book Text by Leo Politi
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Leo Politi
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Song of Robin Hood
Compiled and Edited by Anne Malcolmson
Music Arranged by Grace Castagnetta
Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
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Songs for Little Folks
The Peter Yarrow Songbook
Illustrated by Terry Widener
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Songs from Alice (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass)
Poems by Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Charles Folkard
(This book, ISBN 0-7136-1959-7, includes Carroll’s poem texts and Folkard’s Illustrations)
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Songs from Alice (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass)
Poems by Lewis Carroll
Music by Don Harper
Illustrated by Charles Folkard
(This book, ISBN 0-8234-0358-0, includes Carroll’s poem texts, printed music composed by Don Harper and Folkard’s Illustrations)
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Songs from the Garden of Eden (Jewish Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes)
Songs collected by Nathalie Soussana
Musical Arrangements by Paul Mindy and Jean-Christophe Hoarau
Illustrations by Beatrice Alemagna
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Songs of Chanukah
Words and Tunes by Various Artists
Compiled by Jeanne Modesitt
Illustrated by Robin Spowart
Musical Arrangements by Uri Ophir
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(set slip cover)
(poems illustrated)
(music illustrated)
Songs of Innocence
Poems by William Blake
Music by Ellen Raskin as well as Various Artists
Illustrated by Ellen Raskin
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The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
Words (and Music) by Various Artists
Illustrated by Normand Chartier
This book includes the following songs featured in this blog:
Sesame Street Theme (endpapers)
I Love Trash
Rubber Duckie
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Song of the Presidents
Words by Oscar Brand
Sing to the Tune of Yankee Doodle
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
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Songs of the City
Words by Lois Lenski
Music by Clyde Robert Bulla
Published by E. B. Marks (1956)
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Songs of Mr. Small
Words by Lois Lenski
Music by Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrated by Lois Lenski
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Songs of the Wild West
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Commentary by Alan Alelrod
Musical Arrangements by Dan Fox
Illustrated with Artwork from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Sound of Music (A Classic Collectible Pop-Up)
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Original Stage Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Story Adapted by Bert Fink
Illustrated by Dan Andreasen
Paper Engineering by Bruce Foster
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A Soup Opera
Words and Music by Jim Gill
Illustrated by David Moose
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The Sparrow
Words and Music by Jill Leger
Illustrated by Jill Leger
Sing-Along on Youtube with a karaoke video of “The Sparrow”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlxqa-eXTVw
Hear Emily’s recording of “The Sparrow” on: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/the-sparrow-eleg-by-jill-leger
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Spider and the Fly
Words by Mary Howitt
Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
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Spider on the Floor (Raffi Songs to Read)
Words and Music by Bill Russell
Illustrated by True Kelley
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Splish Splash (Sing-A-Song Storybook)
Words and Music by Bobby Darin and Jean Murray
Illustrated by Bryan Peterson
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Spooky Wheels on the Bus
Sing to the Tune of “Wheels on the Bus”
Words Adapted by J. Elizabeth Mills
Illustrated by Ben Mantle
ISBN 978-0-545-17480-0
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Spring is Here
Music and Lyrics by Lois Lenski
Illustrated by Lois Lenski
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A Squash and a Squeeze
Words and Music by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
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Starry Night, Sleep Tight (A Bedtime Book of Lullabies)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Gail Yerrill
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Star light, Star Bright
Rhymes and Riddles Selected by Sam Leaton SebestaWords
Traditional Words and Tunes
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Edited by Barbie H. Schwaeber
Illustrated by Frank Ordaz
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Star Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Illustrated by Peter Spier
(When it comes to creating accurately detailed pictures that are fun to look at and respect the intelligence of children, you can’t find a better illustrator than Peter Spier. This book features printed music and a detailed essay about the song.)
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Star Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Illustrated by Todd Ouren
(This book features printed music and historical information)
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The Star Spangled Banner
Traditional Tune
Words by Francis Scott Key
Text by Amy Winstead
Illustrated by Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Traditional Tune
Words by Francis Scott Key
Published by Random House Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 978-0375815966
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Edited by Barbie H. Schwaeber
Illustrated by Frank Ordaz
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Stay Up Late
Words and Music by David Byrne
Illustrated by Maira Kalman
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A page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Poem by Robert Frost
Sing to the Tune of Greensleeves
To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” click here:
SBWE Advent Calendar Stopping by Woods
Sing along with Emily, here:
https://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/stopping-by-woods-eleg-2010
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Poem by Robert Frost
Sing to the Tune of Greensleeves
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Sing along with Emily, here:
https://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/stopping-by-woods-eleg-2010
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Stories and Rhymes for Every Bedtime (365 Stories and Rhymes for Bedtime)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
Published by Paragon, Bath, UK, 2009
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Stories of Our American Patriotic Songs
Words and Music by Various Artists
Book by Dr. John Henry Lyons
Illustrated by Jacob Landau
LOC # 42-24375
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Stormy Weather
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “Greensleeves”)
Words by Debi Gliori
Illustrated by Debi Gliori
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Stories of Santa (Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old St. Nicholas)
Words and Music by (or attributed to), Benjamin Russell Hanby
Illustrated by “Hallmark Archives and Design Collection”
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Story of the Star Spangled Banner
Written by Patricia A. Pingry
Illustrated by Nancy Munger
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The Sugar Plum Tree (and Other Verses)
Poems by Eugene Field
Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat
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Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
Words by DuBose Heyward
Music by George Gershwin
Illustrated by Mike Wimmer
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Sunrise, Sunset
Words by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr
This song is from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof”
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Sunshine on My Shoulders
Words by John Denver
Music by John Denver, Mike Taylor & Dick Kniss
Illustrated by Christopher Canyon
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Super Hero ABC
Traditional Tune
Text by Bob McLeod
Illustrated by Bob McLeod
Sing the ZYXs with me:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/zyxs-eleg-2010
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Super Simple ABCs Phonics Fun: A – I
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCFfkqmU2A
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Super Simple ABCs Phonics Fun: J-R
Singable Picture Book Video from SuperSimpleSongs.com
Super Simple Songs YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/supersimplesongs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fotkt0dPra0
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The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by James Warhola
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Sweethearts of Rhythm
Text by Marilyn Nelson
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
This book is in the “Not Necessarily Singable” category, but this book is saturated with the power of music.
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Sweetly Sings the Donkey (Animal Rounds for Children to Sing and Play on Recorders)
Selected by John Langstaff
Illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker
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Sweet Suffolk Owl
Poem Attributed to an Anonymous Author
Music by Thomas Vautor (1619) (Thomas Vautor’s musical setting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbkTP7NJXME )
Music by Richard Hundley (1981) (Richard Hundley’s musical setting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOijXQEeqk)
Illustrations Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
You can sing-along with this book I assembled, to view or print, click here:
sweet suffolk owl book for singing
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The Swing
Poem by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Traditional Tune
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Originally Published in A Child’s Garden of Verses
ISBN 978-1897476482
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The Swing
Poem by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Traditional Tune
Illustrated by Esther Friend, p. 132 of Childcraft, Volume 1, The Poems of Early Childhood (1954)
Originally Published in A Child’s Garden of Verses
To view or print this page, click here:
SWING RLS childcraft Friend ELEG type
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Information about the features and use of the Singable Bookshelf
Welcome to the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE BOOKSHELF (a list of books you can sing)!
The SINGABLE BOOKSHELF is perpetually UNDER CONSTRUCTION. New entries are added daily.
SCROLL DOWN the page to find the list of titles, or hit CTRL+F (for FIND) to search for a particular song title or Singable Picture Book.
This list also features links to Singable Picture Book Videos (song videos that feature Pictures, Words and Music).
If the title is Bold and Blue, you can click on it (a hyperlink) to read a post with information on everything from Song History to Sing Along Tracks.
If the title is “Bold, in Quotes, and Italics,” then it is a Singable Poem Title that can be found in another book (which will be printed underneath).
If the title is “Bold, Blue, in Quotes, and Italics,” then it is a Singable Poem Title that can be found in another book (which will be printed underneath) and clicking on it (a hyperlink) will lead you to a post about that song/poem/Singable Picture Book.
Or, use the blog’s SEARCH feature to find discussion and information about the book or title in various blog posts.
This list is intended to be a reference for parents, educators and caregivers who want to share the joy of music and reading with young people. This list can also be for adults who just want to revel in the fun of the songs for themselves!
