The Great Big Book of Children's Songs [Paperback]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

73 classics for kids, including: ABC-DEF-GHI * Beauty and the Beast * Bein' Green * The Brady Bunch * "C" Is for Cookie * The Candy Man * Casper the Friendly Ghost * Everything Is Beautiful * I'm Popeye the Sailor Man * Kum Ba Yah * Let's Go Fly a Kite * The Marvelous Toy * Puff the Magic Dragon * Rubber Duckie * A Spoonful of Sugar * Take Me Out to the Ballgame * Under the Sea * Won't You Be My Neighbor? * and more.

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

Sample Music Notation [24kb PDF]

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793539188
• ISBN-13: 978-0793539185
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good selection of popular songs, August 24, 2001

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Stephanie Giovannini (Saint Charles, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Big Book of Children's Songs (Paperback)

This is a good selection of songs. Some of the songs are traditional, but many are more recent songs from musicals, TV and movies. I remember a lot of these songs from watching Sesame Street growing up. The accompaniment varies in difficulty. The book is hard to keep open on a music stand.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Obscure songs, music leaves a lot to be desired - DON'T BUY, March 17, 2006

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T. Custance (Westminster, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Big Book of Children's Songs (Paperback)

I bought this book for the guitar.

There are a handful of songs in this book that are great staples of the American childhood. The majority, however, are too obscure to even attempt.

I purchased this book along with the "Big Book of Children's Songs", also from Hal Leonard. Let me tell you, they are like night and day.

1) The songs in the other book are more playable/singable/recognizable than this book.

2) The music in this book is horrid! I don't know who transcribed it, but they must be tone deaf! There are a couple of songs that are duplicated between the books and the music is COMPLETELY different.

Buyer beware.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Big Book of Children's Songs, August 27, 2000

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Sheri (Defiance, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Big Book of Children's Songs (Paperback)

All children love to sing! My two girls and I, ages 5 and 2, enjoy sitting at the piano singing songs from The Great Big Book of Children's Songs. Great melody introductions and easy playing. Great tool in bonding relationships with young children.