Singing lullabies to babies or playing singing games with toddlers is a traditional part of caring for children the world over. But remembering the words and melodies of even the commonest children's songs can sometimes tax our memories.
This is where books and CDs of traditional rhymes and playsongs for the very young can be so helpful, both reminding us of old favourites or offering suggestions for new songs to sing and play.
Lively Time Playsongs
Sheena Roberts and Rachel Fuller
A & C Black in association with Playsongs Publications, 9.99, ISBN: 0 7136 6940 3
This book is a sequel to the very useful and successful book Playsongs and is in a similar format. It follows a baby's active day in songs and pictures, from 'Upsie daisy time to rise' to 'Sing sleepy tales'. The adorable illustrations picture a black baby with two tufty bobbles of hair.
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