Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Children's Books in the Music Room: Kipper


I love incorporating children's literature into my music lessons - it's becoming an addiction of mine.

There's something magical about reading a story about someone having white shoes and blue shoes (Pete the Cat) and then going straight into a song about white shoes and blue shoes! (Zapatitos Blancos)

<Reading Kipper to students pic>

Kipper is a new favorite of mine, partially mostly because Kipper looks a lot like my dog! (see below for reference) At any rate, it's an adorable story by Mick Inkpen about a dog who is tired of his old basket, old blanket and old bunny so he goes out to find something new. It has a sweet ending and is a great transition to any number of dog songs! (Doggie, Bow Wow, Blue anyone?)



4 comments:

  1. Love your dog pic and your book suggestions! Just found your site today and am a new follower!

    Smiles,
    Sarah

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  2. Eric Litwin (author of Pete the Cat) is coming out with a new book! It'll be available before school starts and it has his great music with it :) http://www.thenutfamily.com/

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    1. Oh my goodness! Must check this out! :-) Thanks Christine!

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