Archive for the ‘May I Suggest’ Category
Make Thanksgiving even more fun with a family sing along!
Here are a few highlights from my list of Singable Picture Books for Thanksgiving…
*
Over the River and Through the Wood
Traditional Tune
Poem by Lydia Maria Child
Illustrated by Matt Tavares
*
Simple Gifts (The Shaker Hymn)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
*
Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (An Old Song)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Peter Spier
*
Grateful (A Song of Giving Thanks)
Words and music by John Bucchino
Illustrated by Anna-Liisa Hakkarainen
**********************
Related Posts
SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS FOR THANKSGIVING
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/thank-heavens-singable-picture-books-for-thanksgiving/
- In: Art of Singing a Song | Cabaret | Case for Singable Books | Heartfelt Musings | May I Suggest | Poetry | SBWE in Person | SBWE Sing-Along Program for Classrooms and Families | Sing Books with Emily Sing-Along Materials | Singable Book Title | Singable Picture Book Video | Singable Poem | Singable Poetry | SPB List for Special Occasion
- Leave a Comment
I got to share this set with a group of 2nd graders and it worked out so joyously that it seems to make sense to suggest that others might enjoy the set as well! These songs are not just fun to sing, but they are educationally enriching as well.
My suggestions include that you sing the songs in this order, to give a nice emotional flow to the gathering.
If you do some talking to set up the songs in context, telling the children what they can learn from the songs, or something you know or remember about the (for example, lots of folks in their 40s like me sang “50 Nifty” in choirs), then this set would take abotu 30-35 minutes time. If you need help with information to set up the songs, click on the book titles which will take you to posts I’ve written for each song that are chocked full of info.
To begin with, one must know to never be late for school!
*
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
United States Geography
*
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.
United States Geography and the Great American Songbook
*
Rhode Island is Famous for You
Words by Howard Dietz
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
American History
*
Preamble
Art by Mike Wilkins (1987)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu
Sing this ART with “The Preamble Song” from “School House Rock”
Additional Lyrics by
Music by Lynn Ahrens
American Poetry and an Ancient Tune
*
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Poem by Robert Frost
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
(Can be sung to the tune of “Greensleeves)
Sing “Stopping by Woods” along with Emily:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/stopping-by-woods-eleg-2010
Animal Groups
*
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
Animal Biology, 17th Century Poetry and the American Art Song
*
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
American Folk Song
*
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
To get along with others, one must first recognize that everyone matters and has an important part to play in the group…
*
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
A few kazoo solos!
Posted on: November 2, 2011
This girl loves her kazoo! Here area a few of the songs in which a kazoo solo is fun and helpful.
*** ***
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
When I developed the arrangement for singing “All God’s “All God’s Critters,” I asked that the music repeat the chorus 3 times at the end to make room for a kazoo solo during the second repeat. I’m like a kid in a candy shop getting to kazoo along and the look of delight on faces is so wonderful! Nobody ever really expects a kazoo and a little unexpected whimsy is always good to bring a little joy into someone’s day.
*
The Marvelous Toy
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
Illustrated by Steve Cox
The Marvelous Toy comes packaged with a vocal and instrumental CD, so you can sing along and it just happens to be in a perfect sing-along key and exactly matches the book’s lyrics. The track includes an instrumental break, however, and to fill the time, I play the kazoo. It’s so much fun! The kids can bop their heads and tap their knees and I get to do a little kazoo solo improv.
*
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Words by Jimmy Kennedy
Music by John W. Bratton
Illustrated by Alexandra Day
Published by Scholastic Inc., New York, NY, 1983
ISBN 0-439-39622-0
One thing I’ve learned singing to kids is that one must fill empty space. If you don’t keep things moving (literally moving), you are sunk. Teddy Bear’s Picnic is always a favorite song. The music is just so evocative and spooky, all Calliope and carousel, and perfect for its purpose. But the music naturally includes an instrumental break. I tried taking the break out, but alas, the songs misses that music. But fill that break with kazooing and you’ve got yourself a picnic!
*
Yellow Submarine (Sing-A-Song Storybook)
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Illustrated by Cathy Holly
Published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, 1993
ISBN 0-7935-1859-8
In the song “Yellow Submarine,” play the kazoo “When the band begins to play!”
**********************
Ask the kids to “kazoo” with you! Kids can make their hand into a fist and “doo doo doo ” or hum into it. They’ll love the chance to participate!
**********************
Related Articles
National Kazoo Day
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/happy-national-kazoo-day-january-28-2011/
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY: SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE CABARET
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-books-with-emily-the-cabaret/
HAPPY NATIONAL KAZOO DAY 2012
I was half asleep this morning, musing about life and how fast it speeds by and then a kind of Public Service announcement popped in. A man walked in from the edge of my visual field to say “Cultural experiences help make the time worth your while.”
He’s right!
My family has had some great cultural experiences together lately and those experiences are incredibly enriching, not just for each of us personally, but for us as a group. We have wonderful cultural experiences in many places, including:
Museums
Local attractions like farms and landmarks
Local celebrations and traditions
Family celebrations and traditions
Sharing the New York Times on Sunday morning
Theatre
Movies/TV/Documentaries (good ones, of course)
NPR cultural/educational programming
NPR classical radio station
Theatre
and…(here it comes!)
Singing Singable Picture Books TOGETHER
Singing together with Singable Picture Books can be a wonderful shared cultural experience. It is incredibly enriching on many levels since two or more people can gather to enjoy quality time with each other AND artwork and illustration, music, poetry, and singing. The special-ness of such a wonderful shared experience cannot be overstated. Enjoy this experience together and the memory of it will last, embodied in love, caring, and all our senses. And, it is so easy and inexpensive. Head to the library, check out a couple singables, bring ‘em home and presto: Cultural Enrichment of the very best kind.
For some of the many culturally enriching delights around DC, we love to visit the museums and frequent the National Gallery Sculpture Garden.
Interpretive pose by my kids with Alexander Calder’s red horse.
This set is unabashedly Pollyanna! Sing these songs about caring for others, fostering peace, and making the world a better place.
I suggest singing these songs in the order in which they are listed to give a nice emotional flow to the gathering.
Click on the book titles to read more about the songs, histories, and artists involved.
*
It’s a Small World
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Illustrated by Joey Chou
*
Imagine
Words and Music by John Lennon
Illustrated by Lynn Lancaster-Poh and Tilman Reitzle
*** ***
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
*
Let There Be Peace on Earth (And Let It Begin with Me)
Music and words by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller
Illustrations by David Diaz
**********************
Related Articles
SONG/BOOK SETS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/songbook-sets/
SBWE Singable Picture Book Set: Oh, What a Beautiful Day: Sing Books with Emily the Cabaret
Posted on: October 12, 2011
- In: Art of Singing a Song | Cabaret | Case for Singable Books | Expert Info - First Hand | Heartfelt Musings | May I Suggest | Sing Books with Emily - the Cabaret | Sing Books with Emily Sing-Along Materials | Singable Book Title | Songs We Sang | SPB List for Special Occasion | Uncategorized | Written by ELEG
- Leave a Comment
Welcome to the Sing Books with Emily Singable Picture Book set:
Oh, What a Beautiful Day: Sing Books with Emily, the Cabaret
Click here for information about Emily’s one-hour, one-woman cabaret show:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-books-with-emily-the-cabaret/
This link includes cover images and links to posts about each book.
To sing this song as a set, depicting the journey through someone’s adventurous day, follow this order:
- Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
- Over the Rainbow
- I Whistle a Happy Tune
- Late for School
- A-You’re Adorable
- Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
- Inch by Inch (The Garden Song)
- The Swing
- All God’s Critters
- The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
- I Love You a Bushel and a Peck
- New York State of Mind
- Sunshine on My Shoulders
- Teddy Bear’s Picnic
- Rubber Duckie
- I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
- Halfway Down
- Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
- Yellow Submarine
- Last Song
Download a PDF of the song order table which includes clocks to give the time of day for each song and lyricist and composer credit:
Click here to download or print this page:
SBWE Cabaret PROGRAM 2 song list
**********************
Related Posts
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY: SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE CABARET
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-books-with-emily-the-cabaret/
SONG/BOOK SETS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/songbook-sets/
Welcome to the Sing Books with Emily song-set:
ANIMALS, ANIMALS, ANIMALS (Part 1, for grades Kindergarten and up)
I call this set “Part 1″ because there are so, so many Singable Picture Books about animals that I will surely come up with sets.
I suggest singing these songs in the order in which they are listed to give a nice emotional and logistical flow to the gathering.
*** ***
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
*
Me and My Animal Friends
Words and Music by Ralph Covert
Illustrated by Laurie Keller
*
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
*
The Owl and the Pussycat
Words by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by Jan Brett
(The poem has been set to music a few times. But, for a tune to sing along, I suggest the “Owl and the Pussycat,” vocal track by Lorraine Nelson Wolf on her album “Come Follow Me,” Track 16)
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909
*
Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (An Old Song)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Peter Spier
Published by Dell Dragonfly Books, New York, 1961
ISBN 0-440-40829-6
********************
Related Articles
BIRDS
For the love of birds!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/for-the-birds-a-list-of-singable-picture-books-to-celebrate-our-tuneful-feathered-friends/
OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY: SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE CABARET
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-books-with-emily-the-cabaret/
SONG 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/
Picture Books (Not Necessarily Singable) Which Embrace MUSIC as an Important and Enriching Component of Our Lives
Posted on: July 24, 2011
Music is an incredibly important and enriching part of our lives. Music transcends many of the boundaries which separate people and it speaks, in its way, to everyone. Here are some books, though not necessarily singable, which capture the magical powers of music. For my own purposes in this blog, I believe that any musical enrichment for children is going to enhance the enjoyment of singing with Singable Picture Books.
*
Ah, Music!
Written and Illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg
This book isn’t for singing, but it is all about MUSIC. This book and wonderful illustrations teach about the components, music as art, the history of music, musical instruments, and much more. Knowing more about music can only increase one’s enjoyment and awe for its magic.
*
The Bat Boy & His Violin
Story by Gavin Curtis
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
*
Behold the Bold Unbrellaphant (and other poems)
Poems by Jack Prelutsky
Underscore Music by Lucas Richman
Illustrated by Carin Berger
*
Behold the Bold Umbreallaphant (Poems by Jack Prelutsky, Music by Lucas Richman)
Carnival of the Animals (Poems by Jack Prelutsky, Music by Camille Saint-Saens)
Performed by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Click here to preview the tracks:
http://www.amazon.com/Behold-Bold-Umbrellaphant-Jack-Prelutsky/dp/B005ZOGCHG/ref=sr_1_1_digr?ie=UTF8&qid=1347301466&sr=8-1
*
Blues Journey
Poems by Walter Dean Myers
Music by
Illustrated by Christopher Myers
I hightly suggest the wonderful Audio Book created to go with this picture book, which musically brings the often singable text to life!
*
Carnival of the Animals
Music by Camille Saint-Saens
Poems by John Lithgow
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
More info here:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/the-singable-picture-books-of-john-lithgow/
*
The Carnival of the Animals
Poems by Jack Prelutsky
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
*
The Carnival of the Animals
Poems by Ogden Nash
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
*
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Book by Veronica Chambers
Illustrated by Julie Maren
This book comes packaged with a CD.
*
The Composer is Dead
Text by Lemony Snicket
Music by Nathaniel Stookey
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
*
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
*
The Django
Written and Illustrated by Levi Pinfold
(This book is not necessarily singable, but has the importance and love of music at its heart, inspired by the great banjo virtuoso Jean “Django” Reinhardt)
*
Do Re Mi (If You Can Rad Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo)
Book by Susan L. Roth (in association with Angelo Malfucci)
*
Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
Book by Anna Harwell Celenza
Illustrated by Don Tate
This book comes packaged with a CD
*
The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives (The True Story of a Famous American Composer)
Written by Joanne Stanbridge
Illustrated by Joanne Stanbridge
*
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags (The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols)
Words and Music by Various Artsits
Book by James Cross Giblin
Illustrated by Ursula Arndt
This book features a chapter (including lyrics, song history, and illustrations) called “Patriotic Music and Songs.”
*
Frederick
Story and Pictures by Leo Lionni
*
Grasshopper’s Song (an Aesop’s Fable Revisited)
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
*
I See a Song
Text by Eric Carl
Illustrated by Eric Carl
In this book, the violinist says,
“Ladies & Gentlemen! I see a song. I paint music. I hear color. I touch the rainbow, and the deep spring in the ground. My music talks. My colors dance. Come, listen, and let your imagination see your own song.”
*
Jazz
Poems by Walter Dean Myers
Music by Rob Mathes Music
Illustrated by Christopher Myers
CD Performed by James “D-Train” Williams and Vaneese Thomas and Various Artists
ISBN-13: 978-0823421732
*
Jazz ABZ (an A-Z Collection of Jazz Portraits)
Written by Wynton Marsalis
Illustrated by Paul Rogers
*
Jazz on a Saturday Night
Words by Leo & Diane Dillon
Music by Ira Ingber
Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon
What a wonderful book this is! So much information in it, packed with facts, jazz greats, terrific art, and evocative music. Don’t let anyone tell you that one can’t great great things from picture books! The CD has 2 tracks, one a spoken essay about jazz and the second music for singing the rhyming text of the book! Rich and Fabulous!!
*
Lean to Speak Music (a Guide to Creating, Performing, & Promoting Your Songs)
Book by John Crossingham
Design & Illustration by Jeff Kulak
Lentil
Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
*
Light the Candles! Beat the Drums! (a book of holidays)
Text by Jane Sarnoff
Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins
*
Listen to Learn (Using American music to understand language arts and social studies, grades 5-8)
By Terri Tibbett
Words and Music by Various Artists
Includes:
“Lincoln Portrait” (by Aaron Copland)
*
Marvin Makes Music
Written by Marvin Hamlisch
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
*
Miss Rumphius
Story and Pictures by Barbara Cooney
“Do something to make the world more beautiful…” Miss Rumphius finds a wonderful way to do this…Emily thinks that when you sing to a child, you make the world more beautiful.
*
Muiscophilia
By Oliver Sacks
Website dedicated to this book:
http://www.oliversacks.com/books/musicophilia/
*
Passing the Music Down
Written by Sarah Sullivan
Illustrated by Bary Root
When you sing to or with a child, YOU are participating in this same process of Passing the Music Down.
*
Ruby Sings the Blues
Story and Pictures by Niki Daly
This book is in the “Not Necessarily Singable,” but embodies within it the importance of music in our every day lives.
*
Sing (Sing-A-Song Storybook)
Words and Music by Joe Raposo
Illustrated by Kenn Backhaus
*
Singing Away the Dark
Written by Caroline Woodward
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
This story, in verse (that seems to cry out to be set to music) reminds me of the Henry Mancini song, “Whistling Away the Dark,”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEK4hsD_bNs
*
Spirit Seeker (John Coltrane’s Musical Journey)
Written by Gary Golio
Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
*
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! (a sonic adventure)
Written by Wynton Marsalis
Illustrated by Paul Rogers
*
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.
*
Tabby McTat (The Musical Cat)
Written by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
*
Tambourine Moon
Text by Joy Jones
Illustrated by Terry Widener
This book, though not necessarily singable, is filled with musical inspiration.
*
This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School
Text by Adeline McCall
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Published by Allyn & Bacon (1965)
I could find very little about this book…but music is in the title, so if I can’t get my hands on the real thing, I’ll keep looking for more info about its contents.
*
Three Ladies Beside the Sea
Words by Rhoda Levine
Illustrated by Edward Gorey
This whimsical and enchanting book, written in verse, tells the story of three ladies for whom music is important…but for one of them, the memory of the song a passing bird, keeps her up a tree hoping to hear it again…
*
The Trumpet of the Swan
Lyrics and Tunes by Various Artists
Book by E. B. White
Illustrated by Edward Frascino
ISBN: 0-439-83103-2
*
What Charlie Heard
Written by Mordicai Gerstein
Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
*
When Bob Met Woody (the Story of the Young Bob Dylan)
Writen by Gary Golio
Illustrated by Marc Burckhardt
*
When Marian Sang
Words and Music by Various Artists
Text by Pam Munoz Ryan
Illustrated by Brian Selznick
This book is peppered throughout with songs that Marian Anderson sang throughout her wonderful life.
Songs include:
My Country ‘Tis of Thee
*
Willie Was Different (A Children’s Story)
Written and Illustrated by Norman Rockwell
Hear the song of a wood thrush here: http://www.songbird.org/birds/woodthrush.htm
or here: http://www.birdjam.com/birdsong.php?id=32&osCsid=17k5flg24plve0td1rohdpij52
Although this is not a Singable Picture Book, it is about a wood thrush who sings and it is the only picture book Norman Rockwell created for especially for children. And, it is a real charmer about the JOY singing one’s own song can be to oneself and to others (and that is what I hope everyone will do with Singable Picture Books!).
*
Words to My Life’s Song
Written by Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
**********************
Important Musical Works for Children Not all of Which are Illustrated
*
Leonard Bernstein’s narration of “Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”
*
Leonard Bernstein’s narration of “Prokofiev’s Peter & The Wolf”
*
Leonard Berstein’s Narration of ”Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals”
*
Noye’s Fludde
*
Langston Hughes’ narration of “The Story of Jazz”
**********************
Note 3/9/2013
Since my start assembling this list, I discovered and began pinning to boards on Pinterest/SINGBOOKSWITHEMILY
*
Visit here for a much more complete listing of:
*
PINTEREST
NOT NECESSARILY SINGABLE, BUT MUSIC RELATED ON SING BOOKS WITH EMILY’S PINTEREST
Because of the ease of “Pinning” my PINTEREST list for Not Necessarily Singable but Music Inspired and Music Education Picture Books has overtime become more comprehensive than the list on my blog (please not, however that, though some have appeared in my blog, most are books I’ve discovered online)
http://pinterest.com/singbooksemily/music-inspired-and-music-education-picture-books/
*
A terrific list of music education related picture books, here:
http://childrenspicturebooks.info/articles/introducing_music_education.htm
*
Another terrific list here:
http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?go=1&searchbox_level=0.04&keyword_type1=subject&boolean=AND&keywords1=music
**********************
Related Posts
*
BASEBALL SONGS
The Singable Picture Books of Baseball
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/the-singable-picture-books-of-baseball/
*
Music Related Picture Books from New York Times Book Review Special Children’s Book Section on 11/11/2012
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/music-related-picture-books-from-new-york-times-book-review-special-childrens-book-section-on-11112012/
*
Books Take Flight in Imagination and Song
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/books-take-flight-in-imagination-and-song/
*
NOT NECESSARILY SINGABLE, BUT MUSIC RELATED ON SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE BLOG
This is a list of Picture Books that are not necessarily singable, but which have appeared in my blog as books which embrace music as an important and enriching part of our lives. For a more comprehensive list (including books which have not yet made their way into the Sing Books blog) please see the Pinterest link just below this one:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/picture-books-not-necessarily-singable-which-embrase-music-as-an-important-and-enriching-component-of-our-lives/
*
NOT NECESSARILY SINGABLE, BUT MUSIC RELATED ON SING BOOKS WITH EMILY’S PINTEREST
Because of the ease of “Pinning” my PINTEREST list for Not Necessarily Singable but Music Inspired and Music Education Picture Books has overtime become more comprehensive than the list on my blog (please not, however that, though some have appeared in my blog, most are books I’ve discovered online)
http://pinterest.com/singbooksemily/music-inspired-and-music-education-picture-books/
Singable Picture Books for Easter
Posted on: April 20, 2011
Please enjoy this list of Singable Picture Books celebrating the Easter Bunny and Special Holiday of Easter.
*
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Words and Music by Ella Fitzgerald and Van Alexander
Illustrated by Ora Eitan
*
Dora’s Easter Songs
Words and Music by Various Artists
Published by Publications International Ltd
ISBN 978-1450805063
***
Easter Bunny’s on His Way
Words by Brian James
Illustrated by Dara Goldman
Sing to the tune of “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain When She Comes”
*** ***
Easter Parade
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Illustrated by Lisa McCue
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, New York
ISBN 0-06-029125-7
*
FLOWER CAROL
“Tempus adest floridum”
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated with Art by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
To view or print a copy of the BOOKLET, click here:
flower carol arcimboldo
To view or print a copy of the ONE PAGER, click here:
flower carol arcimboldo one pager
*
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
Illustrated by Pamela R. Levy
*
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
Illustrated by Wendy Rasmussen
*
If You’re Hoppy
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by April Pulley Sayre
Illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
ISBN 987-0-06-156634-9
*
Little Bunny Foo Foo (Told and Sung by The Good Fairy)
Traditional Words and Tune
Additional Words by Paul Brett Johnson
Illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson
(This song is very funny…like funny wierd kinda funny…but the kids LOVE it! The book’s illustrations are terrific and comical and it gets frequent specific requests. It’s a little weird, though, because the kids never “get” the ending. Even second graders “Hare today and Goon tomorrow” goes right over their heads. The book/song excitement has always has an anticlimactic “crickets chirping” kind of ending. Yet the kids want to hear it every time. I don’t understand it, but I’ll keep givin’ it a try!)
*
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick
Traditional Words and Tune
Words adapted by Lucille Colandro
Illustrated by Jared Lee
A whole lot of Holiday Spirit was in the air today! The kids are going to sing at a Senior Center soon and a few of their songs are also Singable Picture Books, so we worked on those a little and then moved onto other favorites.
*
Frosty the Snowman
Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
*
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/
*
Good King Wenceslas
Traditional tune (Tempus adest floridum)
Words by John M. Neale
Illustrated by Tim Ladwig
(This book has sheet music in the back and a page of historical information about the song)
*
My Favorite Things
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrations by Renee Graef
*
We sang “Rubber Duckie” from
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:
*
The Big Bell and the Little Bell
Words and Music by Martin Kalmanoff
Illustrated by Alastair Graham
(This book is packaged with a CD with two recordings of the song!)
*
The Marvelous Toy
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
Illustrated by Steve Cox
(This book is a far and away favorite with the Kindergarten set. It comes with a wonderful CD that has Tom Paxton singing on one track with a separate instrumental track, including a clearly played melody line, so you can sing solo…a wonderful edition!)
