Storytime Singalong: Vol. 1

PreS-Gr 5—Singer/songwriter Arrow shows her love for children and children's literature in this delightful collection of 11 original tunes. Seven of the songs are part of a new genre of children's music that Arrow calls "Kidlit Tunes." With permission of the authors, Arrow and her cowriters have created songs based on picture books such as Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot, Ashlyn Anstee's Are We There, Yeti??, and Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld's I Wish You More. Each song is enjoyable to listen to on its own but may also be used in conjunction with the book upon which it is based. The first song on the album, "Books! Books!," would be a great opening song for storytime, while "Poem in Your Pocket Song," which includes breaks where children are invited to come up with words that may rhyme with the words they just heard, would work well when introducing poetry or rhyme.