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It's Christmastime! While everyone else is singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland," ring in your holidays with "Our Friendly Mailman" and "Something in My Brother's Underpants"! Songwriter and comedy writer par excellence Alan Katz roasts old Christmas chestnuts and turns them into sparkling new holiday hits that everyone will love. With uproarious pictures by illustrator and cartoonist David Catrow, this holiday collection guarantees hours of silly dilly cheer for kids and families everywhere!
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (October 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689862148
ISBN-13: 978-0689862144
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #837,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #117 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Music > Songbooks #253 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Humorous #458 in Books > Children's Books > Humor > General
Age Range: 2 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
I bought this book for my kids but the adults in the family are still passing it around. This is a book that will be loved by ALL. I laughed so hard the first time I read it I was in tears. It takes all of the Christmas songs we know and love and makes them into spoofs about the holidays we can all relate to told from the view point of the kids. From going to the mall to hanging the lights to caroling theres something in this book for everyone!A must have for anyones holiday collection!!!
We have every one of Alan Katz's "silly dilly" song books, and we have worn them out. He gave life to lots of old stand-by songs, and now he's done the same to Christmas. I can't tell you the number of nights I've laid in bed with my son singing Katz's adorable, and hysterical new lyrics. If you're not a "silly-dilly" devotee yet, it's never too late to start. Don't have kids without it!
Super cute book, we love that the songs are reworded into cute and fun lyrics using the tunes of songs we all know and love. This is the perfect addition to our Christmas book collection and will be cherished for many years to come.This is something the whole family can enjoy and makes a great gift for anyone of any age. We gave one away as a gift since we loved ours so much and the receiving family loved it too!
This book met all of my expectations and then some. My boys are both singers and we all read through this together. Our favorite - "At the Mall" sang to the tune of "Deck the Halls" If you like to laugh and sing or one or the other, buy this book!
I adore Take Me Out of the Bathtub by Katz. But I had a terrible time trying to get the words to match the intended songs in this one. Most were complicated and didn't flow easily. I found only a couple of the songs to be laugh out loud funny like, "At The Malls" (to the tune of Deck the Halls: "At the malls, no parking spaces, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma, can't we go home?") and "Something in My Brother's Underpants."The illustrations are as always wonderful and funny. This book is for older elementary children (ages 8-12) who will understand and get a kick out of the slapstick humor and be able to make sense of matching the poems to the Christmas songs.
I'd suggest adding a CD with a tune so old parents can remember the melody...other than that...great. His favorite is Something in My Brother's Underpants. Of course, he's 5, so why wouldn't a song about stinky diapers be his favorite?
I have about 10 Alan Katz books - these are just hilarious songs! "Where Did They Hide My Presents?" is probably my favorite one, just because I love Christmas songs. But all of his sing-along books are great! I read/sing them to my students at school during story time, and the kids just love them. When the students get to pick a book to read, these books are usually the first to get picked!A few of the tunes are unfamiliar to me (may be a generational thing), but with the internet now, it is super easy to google the name of the song and learn the tune quickly. Often times it is just a matter of reminding myself how the whole song goes. "Where Did They Hide My Presents?" is probably the easiest to sing of the Alan Katz sing-along series.Buy this book! Seriously! You will find yourself singing the Alan Katz versions of the songs more than the real versions. They are a great treat!
The songs are funny and engaging and a wonderful way to get children reading fluently. You'll have fun singing the songs along with your children and you'll be amazed at how well they can read the words after learning the songs. Who knew teaching reading to your own child would be so fun and easy?!
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