Disney's Sing-Along Song Book (Paperback)

~ Jim Fanning (Author), Russell Schroeder (Introduction)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The songs in Disney movies are as memorable as the pictures, if not more so. You can sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "A Spoonful of Sugar," and many other Disney tunes, but which pictures do they come from? Fanning presents more than 40 Disney songs (words and melodies) and interesting tidbits about them and their movies; for instance, he tells us that the vultures in The Jungle Book were based on the Beatles. The collection's only flaw is that some famous Disney songs aren't in it: "When You Wish upon a Star" is missing, and not a single song from Lady and the Tramp is here. But to find fault with a book that, after all, does contain all the words to "I'm Late" from Alice in Wonderland and "Never Smile at a Crocodile" from Peter Pan is to quibble. Mike Tribby --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

From "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" to "Cruella De Vil" to "Colors of the Wind, " this book contains the songs that have kept generations of Disney fans humming for decades. More than 40 of the most popular songs from Disney's musical lexicon are featured, ranging from the songs in Bambi to the musical numbers in Disney's most recent success, Hercules.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (December 5, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786882824
• ISBN-13: 978-0786882823
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,963,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, October 22, 2001

By A Customer

This is a great book for families with kids. The songs are
nicely presented, with introduction to the movies.I borrowed
the book from the county public library, and we had a lot of
fun by playing the piano and singing the songs.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting sampling of Disneyana, July 7, 2008

By	Michael A. Torregrossa (Smithfield, RI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Disney Sing Along Book, The (Paperback)

I cannot comment on the playability of the music here, but the book, illustrated with black and white film stills, itself offers an interesting selection of lyrics to Disney films from BAMBI to POCAHONTAS (and includes 2 songs from LADY AND THE TRAMP). Fanning also provides a short introduction to each film. The book was updated in 1997 to include songs from TOY STORY, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, and HERCULES.

Songs included are as follows:

Contents: Love is a song -- Zip-a-dee-doo-dah -- Ev'rybody has a laughing place -- Lazy countryside -- Pecos Bill -- Lavender blue (Dilly dilly) -- A dream is a wish your heart makes -- Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo (The magic song) -- I'm late -- The unbirthday song -- You can fly! You can fly! You can fly! -- Never smile at a crocodile -- Your mother and mine -- The ballad of Davy Crockett -- The Siamese cat song -- Bella notte -- Mickey Mouse march -- Annette -- Quack! Quack! Quack! Donald Duck -- Theme from Zorro -- Once upon a dream -- Cruella De Vil -- Let's get together -- It's a small world -- There's a great big beautiful tomorrow -- A spoonful of sugar -- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious -- Chim chim cher-ee -- Winnie the Pooh -- The wonderful thing about tiggers -- The bare necessities -- I wan'na be like you (The monkey song) -- Under the sea -- Part of your world -- Gaston -- Be our guest -- Beauty and the beast -- Arabian nights -- A whole new world -- Hakuna Matata -- Can you feel the love tonight -- Colors of the wind -- Just around the riverbend.

The second edition adds the following:

You've got a friend in me -- Out there -- A guy like you -- Go the distance -- Zero to hero.