This matching folio features 15 songs from this beloved family entertainer: Boogie Woogie Chase * Dog Rules * Don't Miss the Bus * Gertie's Birdseed Diner * Goosetown Halloween * Homemade Lemonade * It Feels Like Home * A Mozart Duet * more. Includes an intro by Tom Chapin and a separate lyric section.

Tom Chapin - In My Hometown

Children's Books

Chapin, Tom

Arts, Music & Photography

Cherry Lane Music

Matching folio to Tom's award-winning children's album. Includes songs about sharing, the environment, and friendship. Also includes activities for each song, and also now available with cassette. P/V/G

Family Tree (piano/vocal/guitar)

Tom Chapin's rollicking collection of songs for kids and their families. Features illustrations, teacher's guide, and performance notes. Includes such songs as: Neat Mess * Alphabet Soup * Library Song * Mother's Day.

Tom Chapin - Moonboat

Renowned children's performer Tom Chapin presents his collection of songs for kids and their families. Includes illustrations, teacher's guide, and performance notes.

Tom Chapin - Billy The Squid

14 songs to delight the entire family, on topics covering the environment, to health and nutrition, animals and family relationships. Includes illustrations, teacher's guide and complete lyrics.

Tom Chapin - Zag Zig

Have a happy birthday—the backwards way! Full of fun and based on the hit song from Tom Chapin and John Forster, this is a celebratory birthday bash like no other. Put your clothes on inside out, heat up the ice cream, and hang on to your party hats—because everything’s out of whack at the backwards birthday party! From beloved, three-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tom Chapin, four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Forster, and with stunning illustrations from Chuck Groenink comes the zaniest birthday party you’ll ever attend.

The Backwards Birthday Party

Forster, John

Humor

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

What’s the best way to cure a gloomy day? A trip to the library! Based on the hit song by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark, here is an affectionate, exuberant, uproarious celebration of books, reading, and—SHHH!—libraries! The rain is pouring, Dad is snoring, and the same old stuff is on TV—boring. What is there to do today? Go to the library, of course! Who will we meet there? Let's find out!

The Library Book

Mark, Michael

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Product Description 
Based on the touching song “This Pretty Planet” by Tom Chapin and John Forster, this hopeful and whimsically illustrated picture book celebrates the pretty planet we call home.\nWinds blow. Tides flow.\nShooting stars descend. \nOur lives begin, middle, and end on \nThis pretty planet.\nFrom icy tundras to sandy beaches, lush forests to tall mountains, this exuberant picture book journeys around the globe and presents the natural wonders of the planet with a contagious sense of awe and whimsy. Young readers will get lost in the detailed illustrations as the narration serves as a gentle reminder of why we must care for and protect our pretty planet. 
 From School Library Journal 
PreS-Gr 2-With two siblings to guide readers, the popular children's song gets a remix that becomes a tender picture book poem celebrating the wonder, variety, and fragility of Earth. A bunny wakes two children as their bed sails out the bedroom window via hot air balloon. One child has brown skin, hair in double buns, and a polka dot nightgown, and the other wears striped pajamas and has peach skin and short red hair. They float over their sleeping town, then on to brighter destinations. They peer down on a duck and crocodile flying kites as the poetic text begins, "Winds blow. Tides flow." They sit on a giant mushroom to admire constellations. A time line shows Western civilization from the pyramids, through the era of the Mayflower, the Industrial Revolution, and up to the Information Age. The illustrations are bright and filled with details. There are mermaids in the water and houses shaped like books, as well as more somber images such as dirty smokestacks and landfills. Those are followed with more empowering ones of the children picking up litter and composting. Sheet music on the endpapers repeat the text set to the song's simple melody. Due to the detailed illustrations and abstract themes, this is not a good fit for large group readalouds, but those same features make it a lovely choice for starting conversations with small groups or one-on-one. VERDICT Many songs have been turned into picture books, but this one is particularly deft at capturing hope and possibility, which defined the original work. It's a sweet accompaniment to Earth Day sing-alongs.-Amelia Jenkins, Juneau P.L., AKα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. 
 Review 
"The many allusive details in the illustrations will make adults smile and keep child readers coming back for more....Engaging and true to the message." -- Kirkus Reviews ― 
October 2020\n"The illustrations are bright and filled with details....A lovely choice for starting conversations with small groups or one-on-one. Many songs have been turned into picture books, but this one is particularly deft at capturing hope and possibility, which defined the original work. It’s a sweet accompaniment to Earth Day sing-alongs." -- School Library Journal ― 
December 2020\n"The lyrics...offer inspiration for some really magical illustrations. The fanciful detail-rich pictures, on full-bleed single pages, double-page spreads, and panels, celebrate the song's message to care for our planet." -- The Horn Book Book Bundles ― 
May 6, 2021 
 About the Author 
Tom Chapin has entertained, amused, and enlightened audiences of all ages for more than forty years and through twenty-seven CDs, eight Grammy nominations, three Grammy awards, and thousands of live performances. A pioneer in the field of children’s music, he is also a respected singer-songwriter and a strong advocate for the arts in education. Tom lives in Piermont, New York. Find out more at TomChapin.com.\nJohn Forster is a singer-songwriter, playwright, and humorist whose acclaimed output includes musicals on and off Broadway, Grammy-nominated recordings, humor books, and many delightful projects for children, including the perennial stage musi

This Pretty Planet

Literature & Fiction

Matching folio to the children's/family album by the veteran composer/performer. This collection takes us all over the globe, with fun songs for young and old alike. Fun illustrations, plus teacher's guide and complete lyrics.

Tom Chapin - Around The World And Back Again

A wild collection of illegal hunting and fishing stories―all of them true!Life as a game warden is more dangerous and exciting than you might think. Tom Chapin served as a Minnesota Game Warden for 29 years, and his career was both exhilarating and harrowing. He had run-ins with everyone from illegal night hunters to major fish poachers. In Poachers Caught!, Tom shares the details of 35 of his most amazing, incredible cases. Each short story allows you to experience a riveting encounter as if you were a witness and participant. Fans of the great outdoors of all ages―especially hunters and anglers―will appreciate and enjoy this look into the life of a vital yet often underappreciated enforcer of the law.

Poachers Caught!: Adventures of a Northwoods Game Warden

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Adventure Publications

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