Sing with Me!: Action Songs Every Child Should Know - Hardcover

Stoop, Naoko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805099042 ISBN 13: 9780805099041

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2016

Synopsis

Thirteen favorite nursery songs, including "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "Itsy, Bitsy Spider," and "Pat-a-Cake," are beautifully brought to life with sweet animal characters and charming scenes. Naoko Stoop's paintings are irresistible. Sing with Me! is sure to be the new classic baby book for new parents!

About this title

About the Author

Naoko Stoop's love of drawing began when she was a young girl growing up in Japan. She now lives and paints in Brooklyn, New York, using found materials like plywood and brown paper bags as her canvases. The author-illustrator of Red Knit Cap Girl, Naoko hopes her art will inspire the child within everyone.

Review

Sing with Me!:

"The soft edges, muted colors, and accessible rhymes make this a soothing choice when cozying up with babies at bedtime; it’s well worth finding space on shelves for this nursery rhyme collection." ―School Library Journal

"Stoop's plywood canvas, with wood grain peeking through, echoes the aged, deep tradition of the songs, while the hazy shades of blues, greens, and oranges are like a snug hug. Plenty of opportunity for adult-baby interaction and early-literacy singing skills." ―Kirkus Reviews

"A good early literacy resource for teachers, parents, and caregivers, this engaging book should come to life when the rhymes are shared with children." ―Booklist

"As a founding for her drawings in Sing with Me, a picture book of nursery songs, Naoko Stoop has used plywood rather than paper. The effect is subtle, the faint grain of wood seeming to reinforce the durability of ditties as light as "Pat-a-Cake" or "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." ―Wall Street Journal

"Brief instructions for the songs’ movements accompany the lyrics, and the soft plywood graining and sweetly surreal imagery of Stoop’s artwork create a soothing, bedtime-ready atmosphere throughout." ―Publishers Weekly

Red Knit Cap Girl:

"Stoop's dreamy, saturated illustrations, painted on plywood, create a roomy wonderland that welcomes any child's curiosity and sense of adventure." -The New York Times Book Review

"Stoop's first picture book . . . [is] a successful ensemble piece, gorgeously illustrated, in which each character has a part to play." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0805099042
• ISBN 13: 9780805099041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Stoop Naoko