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Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any…songs? Children love to sing and be sung to, and these perennial tunes are always tops on the kids’ hit parade. Little ones will love the repertory that includes “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” “Pop Goes the Weasel,” and “Row, Row, Row your Boat.” And some—like “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “Pat-a-Cake,” and “If You’re Happy and You Know It” are more than just fun: they develop physical dexterity and teach parts of the body. All the songs are great for entertaining restless youngsters on car trips, during play dates, or on a rainy day.
Series: Children's Treasury of...
Board book: 24 pages
Publisher: Sterling (October 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402729812
ISBN-13: 978-1402729812
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #116,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Music > Popular #123 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Lieder & Art Songs #273 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Poetry
Age Range: 2 - 5 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 1
A Children's Treasury of Songs - Illustrations by Linda Bleck.I had painstakingly selected and purchased more than a dozen books over Christmas for our little girl who's now 14 months old and am slowly working my way through reviewing them.I bought this book, hoping to complement a 3-CD set I got, which is an excellent compilation of kids' songs - 150 Toddler Tunes (by Kidzup). As my daughter loves the songs and can already recognize many of them, I wanted to find a picture book, so she can relate to some of the songs visually, and so I don't have to Google the lyrics when I sing to her.The illustrations in this book are undoubtedly precious, coupled with the added touch that they are raised, so it provides some texture for little ones. As several other reviewers had mentioned, the paper is thick; 2 pages are adhered together to make even sturdier, and the binding has a velvet covering. There are a total of 19 songs (see listing below). For some of the songs, people are depicted, but others, even though they are not animal songs (eg. London Bridge is Falling Down & Row, Row, Row Your Boat) animal characters are depicted as people.My daughter hasn't quite got into the book yet, probably in part due to her age (she loves her Touch and Feel and Lift-the-Flap board books) and in part because I'm just a tad wary about handing the book to her, and she just doesn't like a book as much when I'm keeping my firm hold on it. Also, several of the wordings are actually different from the songs on the CDs, so in the end, I can't really use the book and CDs together.I do wish all the verses were included in the songs though. I can understand if it's a repetition of the same verse (eg. Pat-a-Cake), but many have verses missing, like Do You Know the Muffin Man?, Pop Goes the Weasel, London Bridge is Falling Down (only 1st verse), Skip to My Lou, Ring Around the Rosie (it's written Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! instead of Achoo! Achoo! We all fall down!), Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc.Overall, this is a good quality book worthy, I suppose, of its "Treasury" name, plus the lovely two-page spreads make up for its shortcomings, hence the 4 stars.List of songs:- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep- Do You Know the Muffin Man?- I've Been Working on the Railroad (2-page)- Pop Goes the Weasel- London Bridge is Falling Down- Row, Row, Row Your Boat- Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush (2-page)- Itsy Bitsy Spider- Yankee Doodle- If You're Happy and You Know It (2-page)- Skip to My Lou- Ring Around the Rosie- Pat-a-Cake- She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (2-page)- The Bear Went Over the Mountain- Mary Had a Little Lamb- Old MacDonald (2-page)- Three Blind Mice- John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmidtNov 2014 Update:My daughter recently turned two, and she has been enjoying this book, looking and pointing at the pictures while singing the familiar songs with me. I find it rather enjoyable too, and we can usually go from cover to cover, so this book's definitely getting a workout.
Classic songs and great colorful pictures of farm animals that are "raised" from the page that kids love to touch. Really cute illustrations.But there is a problem! Why is "She'll be coming 'round the mountain" printed twice? (See attached photo).
I'm glad that I bought this book, but there are some issues with it. I like that it is large, but light. It has big, colorful pictures that are slightly raised, which I'm sure my son will like when he's old enough. The problem is that I will NEVER be able to leave this book alone with my son. Every other page is glued together, to make the pages thicker, but they are only glued in certain spots, making it very easy to rip them apart from each other. In fact, some of the pages weren't even glued together or glued all the way. It is confusing. The LULLABY book is the same way, but I don't regret my purchase.
This is really a great book. The author/illustrator chose great songs, and the illustrations are perfect. I also bought the nursery rhythms book which is also great. I am picky about books, especially nursery rhythms. These books are great! my 15 month old loves them both, but the song book is her favorite. Every toddler should have a song book and nursery rhythm book in their book collection (can you tell i am a teacher!), and these fit the bill perfectly!
I bought this book because I now have a beautiful Grand Son. I was singing to him one day and realized that I've forgotten most all the lyrics to the nursery songs I grew up with. This book has them all. The illustrations are perfect, the text is easy to read. I can't wait to teach all these classics to my grandson.
This is not a true "board book" like the kind you see for babies. It is actually a hardcover book with a velvet-like spine. The pages are definitely thicker than normal and there are two pages attached back to back with raised illustrations. Since the pages are so thick, I'm sure that's why they're referred to it as a "board book." Bleck's illustrations are some of the most creative, adorable illustrations I've seen in a long time.In this book, you will find favorite children's songs like "Skip to my Lou," "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush," "Three Blind Mice," etc.It is absolutely beautiful! This would be a wonderful keepsake for your child and something they could even pass on to their own children. It would also make a great gift for another family.I highly recommend A Children's Treasury of Songs for any family with a child age seven and under. As a special note, I think families with special needs children would greatly enjoy the songs and raised illustrations where the children can FEEL the illustrations under their fingertips.Sonya Haskins[..]
This is a great treasury of classic children's songs with beautiful pictures. My daughter is 13 months old and constantly pulls this book out for my husband or myself to sing to her or to "read" herself. There is a good collection of lyrics (not printed music) to familiar American children's songs and I am thrilled to expose her to the music of my childhood. The illustrations are child-friendly, bright, and whimsical. I really like this book, BUT why is the sheep in Ba Ba Black Sheep white or gray? My daughter doesn't know her colors well yet, so I generally point to objects in books while reading to get to reinforce color concepts. When I sing Ba Ba Black Sheep to her, I am extremely hesitant to point to the non-black sheep. This is a minor qualm, but is important to note in a book meant for very young children.
LOVE IT AND SING MOST OF THE SONGS EVERY TIME MY GRANDSON COMES. There are a few songs that have more words than I remember but I guess my mom or grandma didn't sing those to me 64 years ago or they added more.
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