This beautiful book features lyrics, guitar chords and historical notes for 12 classic folk songs. With the accompanying CD, these songs will brighten up many events from car trips to rainy days at home. This title is aimed at children aged 4 to 7 years old. A brand-new compilation of folk songs from the acclaimed singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow - this time, selected especially for very young children who are just discovering the pleasures of singing along. Yarrow has chosen timeless favourites that toddlers and their families will have fun singing and sharing: "Pop! Goes the Weasel", "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and other beloved tunes. Beautiful pictures by Terry Widener accompany every song and the book also features illustrated lyrics, guitar chords, historical notes and a wonderful 12-song CD recorded exclusively for this collection by Peter Yarrow.

 

This book was recognised in the Preschool category by the Nappa Gold Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book is aimed at children in preschool.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Sterling Juvenile .

Peter Yarrow is a member of the iconic '60's folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary. Along with Lenny Lipton, he is the author of the beloved song Puff, the Magic Dragon. Terry Widener is the illustrator of many picture books.