folk songs

An illustrated version of the traditional song, encouraging the reader to search for images of golden rings, turtle doves, lords-a-leaping, and the rest of the gifts of Christmas.

Illustrations of classic American landscapes accompany the lyrics of Woody Guthrie's classic folk song. Includes the sheet music for the song's chorus and a brief overview of Guthrie's life.

Sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. Includes author's note about some of the African traditions depicted.

More and more gifts arrive from a young bear's true love on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing higher.

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse, including his tractor and his neighbors. Music is given on last page.

Set in the desert southwest, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a coyote's strange diet.

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

Simple text and pictures present the traditional song for young readers.

An old folk song describing the activities of a fox on a chilly fall night. Includes music and lyrics.