Posts Tagged ‘John Forster’
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The Backwards Birthday Party
Music and Lyrics by Tom Chapin and John Forster
Illustrated by Chuck Groeninck
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Publisher Simon & Schuster’s webpage for this book:
http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Backwards-Birthday-Party/Tom-Chapin/9781442467989#
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Hear a recording of Backwards Birthay Party on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzh7u42An2Y
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A Family of Dear Friends of Sing Books asked me to make a Backwards Birthday Party sing along, so that’s what I did (with my “I’ve had no haircut in over 3 months messy poodle mop” and all).
The Backwards Birthday Party
Music and Lyrics by Tom Chapin and John Forster
Illustrated by Chuck Groeninck
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Fixin’ to sing BIRTHDAY SONGS for Sing Books with Emily Video Wednesday. I plan to make a couple single song videos and to record a Sing Along Hootenanny Show of Birthday Songs @singbookswithemily on Facebook Live.
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Birthdays in Illustrated Song
Songs that sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY, not JUST the HAPPY BIRTHDAY Song
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BACKWARDS BIRTHDAY PARTY: Sing Books with Emily Sing Along Hootenanny
BACKWARDS BIRTHDAY PARTY: Sing Books with Emily Sing Along Hootenanny
BACKWARDS BIRTHDAY PARTY, an Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/backwards-birthday-party-an-illustrated-song/
The instrumental was arranged and performed by Paul Raiman
This and all other sing along videos are gathered in the SING BOOKS WITH EMILY SING ALONG HOOTENANNY Playlist on Sing Books with Emily’s YouTube Channel. https://bit.ly/2vZvgt6
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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY
8/13/2018
Backwards Birthday Party, an Illustrated Song
This is a funny song about a crazy day. I put in a Kazoo break and invite kids to trumpet along with their pretend kazoos. Great fun!
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FUNNY SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS
That’s Hilarious! A List of Singable Picture Books that’ll Crack You Up!
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/thats-hilarious-a-list-of-singable-picture-books-thatll-crack-you-up/
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TOM CHAPIN (and Harry, too)
Illustrated Songs of Tom Chapin (and his brother, Harry, too)
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/illustrated-songs-of-tom-chapin-including-those-by-his-brother-harry/
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EMILY’S SING BOOKS REPERTOIRE
The Sing Books with Emily Repertoire of Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/the-sing-books-with-emily-repertoire-of-illustrated-song/
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Sing a Whale Song
Story and Songs by Tom Chapin and John Forster
Illustrated by Jerry Smath
“Sing a Whale Song” starts with a story in prose, beautifully illustrated in watercolor paintings, followed by lyrics to 4 songs printed and illustrated at the end. The story is about a boy who is granted his wish of becoming a whale and in the end learns a song from the whale which requests responsible stewardship of the earth for all its creatures.
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Mo’s Book Review:
I read the book to my son Mo and asked him to give his opinion. Mo said, “I just naturally like it. It’s a good book. I like the adventures of the kid being a whale. I also like the song lyrics at the end. I like how Timothy sang the whale song wherever he went. I think Jerry Smath did a very good job with the illustrations and how he put a GO SLOWLY sign on the dock.”
Mo rates “Sing a Whale Song” 6.5 
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Links to YouTubes and sound clips of the songs at the back of the book:
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Tom Chapin’s recording of “Sing a Whale Song” from the album MOONBOAT:
http://www.amazon.com/Sing-A-Whale-Song/dp/B0032LM796/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1311016531&sr=8-3
“Sing a Whale Song” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOzxSTK3rd4
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Tom Chapin’s recording of “Good Garbage” from the album MOTHER EARTH:
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Garbage/dp/B004A21NF0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1311016652&sr=1-2
“Good Garbage” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhf5Rb9Jn48
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Tom Chapin’s recording “Someone’s Gonna Use It” from the album FAMILY TREE
http://www.amazon.com/Someones-Gonna-Use-It/dp/B004A1Y3RQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311107572&sr=8-2
“Someone’s Gonna Use It” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2BczRSGv_A
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Tom Chapin’s recording of the song THIS PRETTY PLANET from the album FAMILY TREE (cover image above)
http://www.amazon.com/This-Pretty-Planet/dp/B004A1U672/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1311107688&sr=1-1
“This Pretty Planet” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqDHppFwHE
“This Pretty Planet” is a particularly beautiful song and, as you will hear in the YouTube, can be sung in a gorgeous round.
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Related Posts
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TOM CHAPIN (and Harry, too)
Illustrated Songs of Tom Chapin (and his brother, Harry, too)
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/illustrated-songs-of-tom-chapin-including-those-by-his-brother-harry/
Sing Books with Emily, the Blog 