Rachel Kerr's hit mentioned the song, Hi Ho Librario,
which was not written by me, but by my dear friend,
Jane Scherer, now-retired librarian in the Plainfield, NJ
schools. Here's the song, if you want an amazingly easy
way to initiate a lesson on books, authors, illustrators,
publishers, copyright dates, and then some. Add new
verses. Add motions (it's way more fun with motions).
It's the title song in an adorable little book of songs I published
sometime back, along with a CD. You can still get the book
from Follett, though not the CD, I'm afraid. The book is called
Hi Ho Librario: Songs, Chants, and Stories to Keep Kids
Humming (Rock Hill, 1997).
HI HO LIBRARIO
(Words by Jane Scherer, ©1980; Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
The author writes the book, the author writes the book;
Hi ho librario, the author writes the book.
The illustrator draws, the illustrator draws;
Hi ho librario, the illustrator draws.
The publisher puts it together, the publisher puts it together;
Hi ho librario, the publisher puts it together.
The copyright tells us when they made the book, and then,
Hi ho librario, let's sing it once again.
MOTIONS:
The author writes the book (pantomime writing)
The illustrator draws (pantomime painting)
The publisher puts it together (hold hands out
as if you are holding a book, and then slap them closed)
The copyright tells us when . . . (draw a great big letter C
in the air and a circle around it, like the sign for copyright: ©)
Judy
Judy Freeman
Children's Literature Consultant
Reviewer for www.READKIDDOREAD.com
Author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
(Libraries Unlimited, 2006; www.LU.com)
and Once Upon a Time:
Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and
Reader's Theater with Children in Grades K-6 (2007)
65 North Sixth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com
www.JudyReadsBooks.com
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