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SONG PICTURE BOOKSFrom Nancy Schimmel’s book "Just Enough to Make a Story"?Ahlberg, Allan. Mockingbird; illustrated by Paul Howard. Candlewick Press, c1998.A variation of an old lullaby in which adoring family and friends promise the baby an assortment of presents. Alt. title: Hush little baby?All the Pretty Little Horses: A traditional lullaby; illus. Linda Saport. Clarion Books, c1999.A traditional lullaby presented with music, a note on the origin of the song, and pastel illustrations which reflect its possible connection to slaves in the American South.?Belafonte, Harry. Island in the Sun; Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess; pictures by Alex Ayliffe. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1999.Illustrations accompany the words to a song made popular by Harry Belafonte, paying tribute to his island childhood.?Catalano, Dominic. The Highland Minstrel Players Proudly Present Frog Went A-courting: A musical play in six acts. Boyds Mills Press, 1998.A retelling of the traditional song with Frog and Miss Mouse set in seventeenth-century Scotland, with a happy--and funny--ending.?Domanska, Janina. Busy Monday Morning. Greenwillow Books, c1985.A farm child has a very busy week helping his father with the hay- making. "Busy Monday morning is a translation of a Polish folk song Janina Domanska sang when she was a child"?Guthrie, Woody. Howdi Do; pictures by Vladimir Radunsky. Candlewick Press, 2000.An illustrated version of the song about shaking hands with "everybody that I meet."?Halpern, Shari. What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?: A traditional song; illustrated by Shari Halpern; [text adapted by Philip H. Bailey]. North-South Books, c1995.Words and illustrations depict the activities of the day as children go out to play.?Hoberman, Mary Ann. There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan; adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Little, Brown and Co., c2001.An elaborated version of the repetitive children's song about a man who creates quite a "din-igan" playing the "violin-igan."?Hort, Lenny. The Seals on the Bus; illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Henry Holt, 2000.Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town.?Kellogg, Steven. I Was Born about 10,000 Years Ago: A tall tale; retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Morrow Junior Books, c1996.Born about 100 centuries ago, the narrator has seen many things happen since he watched Adam and Eve eat an apple.?Kellogg, Steven. Give the Dog a Bone. SeaStar Books, 2000.A variation on the familiar "This Old Man," in which an increasing number of dogs look for treats.?Kellogg, Steven. Yankee Doodle. Simon & Schuster, c1996.An illustrated version of the well-known song of the American Revolution, with historical notes.?Kovalski, Maryann. The Wheels on the Bus. Joy Street Books, 1987.While a grandmother and grandchildren wait for the bus, they sing the title song with such gusto they miss their bus.?Langstaff, John M. Oh, A-hunting We Will Go; illus. Nancy Winslow Parker. Atheneum, 1974.Old and new verses for the old song about hunting and capturing an animal--and letting him go.?Mallett, David. Inch by Inch: The garden song; pictures by Ora Eitan. HarperCollins, 1995Inch by inch, row by row, a child grows a garden with the help of the rain and the earth.?On Christmas Day in the Morning: A traditional carol; illustrated by Melissa Sweet ; [foreword by John Langstaff]. Candlewick Press, 1999.Illustrated verses for this traditional English folk song present different animals tending to their crops and harvesting them for a Christmas feast. Note: "The song upon which this book is based is actually called 'There was a pig went out to dig'"--Foreword?Paxton, Tom. The Animals' Lullaby; illustrated by Erick Ingraham. Morrow Junior Books, c1993.Animals return home, the sandman arrives, children snuggle in their beds at the close of day.?Paxton, Tom. Going to the Zoo; illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt. Morrow Junior Books, c1996.Enthusiastic siblings describe the animals at the "zoo, zoo, zoo."?Peek, Merle. Roll Over! A counting song; illustrated by Merle Peek. Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, c1981.Before going to sleep a little boy keeps calling, “Roll over!” and the 10 imaginary animals that are crowded into the bed with him fall out one after the other.?Raffi. Down by the Bay; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Crown Publishers, c1987.In this song, two children imagine their mothers asking, "Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose, a fly wearing a tie, or llamas eating their pajamas down by the bay?"?Wallner, John C. Good King Wenceslas; illustrated by John Wallner. Philomel Books, c1990.A retelling of the old song of the good king, who went out into the countryside at Christmas time to share with the poor. Includes music.?Whippo, Walt. Little White Duck; lyrics by Walt Whippo; music by Bernard Zaritzky; illustrated by Joan Paley. Little, Brown, 2000.Based on the song of the same title, a little white duck causes a commotion in its pond.? suggested this site for 15 books where the theme is music. ................
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