folk songs

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folk songs

The twelve days of Christmas

2009
Illustrations accompany the words to the traditional Christmas carol. Includes a CD with ten Christmas songs.

There once was a cowpoke who swallowed an ant

2015
An illustrated version of the folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when a cowpoke swallows an ant with a sting the size of Texas.

Jennie Jenkins

2015
"'Jennie Jenkins' is a well-known American folk song, sumptuously illustrated..."--Back cover.

Over in the meadow

2016
An illustrated adaptation of the folk song, "Over in the Meadow," about different animals that live in a meadow.

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow!

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf.
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The lost songs

In small-town Carolina, sixteen-year-old Lutie Painter treasures the "Laundry List" of songs written by her ancestor and does not want to share them, but ultimately they help her learn more about her absent mother and connect with fellow students Kelvin, Doria, and especially Train, a former friend.
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Drummer Hoff

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.
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Arroz con leche

popular songs and rhymes from Latin America
A collection of traditional Latin American songs and rhymes, in Spanish and English, with the music included.
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Give the dog a bone

A variation on the familiar song, "This Old Man, " in which an increasing number of dogs look for treats. Includes music to "This Old Man.".
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Old MacDonald had a farm

Old MacDonald had a farm and in this book you'll find his song.
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