Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Pinkney’
Jerry Pinkney (a wonderful storyteller) makes rich, gorgeous picture books.
Thankfully, some of them are singable:
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David’s Songs (His Psalms and Their Story)
Tunes by Various Artists
Book by Colin Eisler
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
ISBN 978-0803710580
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God Bless the Child
Words and Music by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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Music from Our Lord’s Holy Heaven
Words and Music by Various Artists
Music Gathered and Sung by Gloria Pinkney
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney and Myles Pinkney
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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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9cEx1SnvAI
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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.
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Three Little Kittens
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 987-0-8037-3533-0
A mom at one of the Sing Books gatherings (so sweet, she is) alerted me that the music for this song is printed on the inside of the book’s dust jacket. A nice surprise!
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Poem by Jane Taylor
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
(This gorgeously illustrated book gets a gold star for using the mostly unacknowledged FULL text of the poem)
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Jerry Pinkney’s website:
http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/
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Video for Witness: the Art of Jerry Pinkney exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K0sVOShSns
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Related Posts
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SUNDAY SONGS
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PICTURE BOOKS (NOT NECESSARILY SINGABLE) WHICH EMBRACE MUSIC AS AN IMPORTANT AND ENRICHING PART OF OUR LIVES
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/picture-books-not-necessarily-singable-which-embrase-music-as-an-important-and-enriching-component-of-our-lives/
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ILLUSTRATED COLLECTIONS (COMPILATIONS) OF CHILDREN’S SONGS WITH MUSIC
This list is populated by books that compile printed music and illustrations for children’s songs
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/illustrated-collections-of-childrens-songs-with-music/
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Three Little Kittens
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 987-0-8037-3533-0
A mom at one of the Sing Books gatherings (so sweet, she is) alerted me that the music for this song is printed on the inside of the book’s dust jacket. A nice surprise!
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Free Online PDF of the printed music (which also appears on the inside of book’s dust jacket:
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/penguin/tl-guide-endpaper-music-tlk.pdf
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Author Illustrator Jerry Pinkney talks about his book, “Three Little Kittens”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk9ht42Dh3g
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Publisher’s page for Jerry Pinkney’s “Three Little Kittens”
http://booksellers.penguin.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780803735330,00.html
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Three Little Kittens
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Trace Moroney
(I found a large format version of this book with laminated pages and stitched and taped binding in Boarders bargain book section. The book includes a “History of Nursery Rhymes” on the end papers.)
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Three Little Kittens
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Paul Galdone
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Yes, this video is QUITE CHEEZY, however, the tune is correct and you can use it for singing the book’s verses (a-capella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6lfU-GOrFM
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Wiki article with song history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Kittens
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Poetry Foundation Page for this song (poem):
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176347
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Related Posts
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THE SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS OF JERRY PINKNEY
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THE SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS OF PAUL GALDONE
