Family Play Festival Five Practices: SING

CLEL Bell Award books--winners and shortlisted titles

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Book cover for "¡1, 2, 3 Merengue!"
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2024 Shortlist
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"The güira slides kish-kish-kish. The accordion stretches wah-wee-wah." This bilingual English-Spanish book explores merengue instruments and the fun and sometimes silly sounds that they make. The musicians also practice their lefts and rights while marching in the band with friends. Vamonos! Learn about merengue instruments and their sounds in English and Spanish. Children, caretakers, and educators will love the rhythmic text paired with bright...
Book cover for "Sugar pie lullaby"
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2024 Shortlist
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A child and caring adult share their musical love in this bedtime lullaby-along. Includes background information about Motown legends.
Book cover for "The rice in the pot goes round and round"
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2022 Shortlist
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Presents a song set to the tune of "The wheels on the bus," where a multigenerational family enjoys a culturally rich meal.
Book cover for "ROAR-chestra!"
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2022 Shortlist
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"The conductor walks onto the stage, and the animal orchestra awaits his cue. ALLEGRO! Quickly, swiftly--race, run, fly! ADAGIO! Slowly, smoothly--a steady pace. STACCATO! Popping, hopping, bouncing, bounding. The animals move and dance and bend to the music--racing and gliding and twirling--until the final soft chords...PIANISSIMO! Quietly, softly--sleep, dream... This energetic and spirited interpretation of the universal musical terms shows the...
Book cover for "Here we go digging for dinosaur bones"
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2021 Winner
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"Young paleontologists are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a dinosaur from its bones. Includes song motions and bite-size science sidebars. This is a fun and distinctive young dinosaur book."--
Book cover for "Sing"
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2014 Shortlist
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An illustrated presentation of the classic Sesame Street song about self-expression and the celebration of music.
Book cover for "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"
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2015 Shortlist
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An illustrated version of the popular children's song.
Book cover for "Twinkle, twinkle ABC"
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2018 Shortlist
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A mash up of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and the "Alphabet Song," introduces readers to the alphabet in a whimsical manner designed to entertain them until it is time to sleep.
Book cover for "Singing in the rain"
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2018 Shortlist
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A picture book adaptation of the song Singing in the rain, which celebrates the glory of clouds and rain.
Book cover for "Rock-a-bye romp"
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2017 Winner
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Weaves a gentle fantasy around the familiar nursery rhyme.
Book cover for "The Nuts"
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The Nuts volume 1.
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2015 Shortlist
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"Mama Nut says it's bedtime, but Hazel Nut and Wally Nut just aren't quite ready to stop the fun and go to bed"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Nose to toes, you are yummy!"
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2016 Shortlist
Book cover for "Nighttime symphony"
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2020 Shortlist
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"As a little boy gets ready for bed, the sounds of a wild storm echo around him, lulling him to sleep. From the crash of thunder to the pitter-patter of raindrops to the beat of passing cars, the music of the city creates a cozy bedtime soundtrack"--
Book cover for "The neighborhood Mother Goose"
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Silver Bell
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A collection of nursery rhymes, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting.
Book cover for "Jazz baby"
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Silver Bell
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Baby and his family make some jazzy music.
Book cover for "I love my hat"
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2015 Shortlist
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"One autumn morning, Farmer Brown gets on his tractor and heads to town. Along the way, he picks up a cat in a hat, a goat in a coat, an ox in socks, and other animals who love their clothes--and each animal sings a little song about what it's wearing. When they reach the town, it's Farmer Brown's turn to sing about his clothes--after he gets some new ones."--Amazon website.
Book cover for "Hey-ho, to Mars we'll go!"
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2019 Shortlist
Book cover for "Elvis Presley's Love me tender"
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2019 Shortlist
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"Elvis Presley's hit song 'Love Me Tender' is reimagined as an ode to families of all shapes and sizes"--
Book cover for "Cock-a-doodle-doo-bop!"
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2016 Shortlist
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"When Mel the rooster gets tired of his boring old cock-a-doodle-doo he decides to shake things up with something brand new--the cock-a-doodle-doo-bop! But not everyone on the barnyard is a fan of the new tune"--provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Bumpety, dunkety, thumpety-thump!"
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2018 Shortlist
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Illustrations and onomatopoeic text capture a busy day in the life of two young siblings as they pick berries, help make a pie, and "thumpety-thump" their way to bed.