Book Summary: Katz used poems
and children’s songs that most children are very familiar with and created his
own “silly dilly” words to go along with the tunes. Many real life events for children are
written into the book. Those include a
food fight, stinky diapers, refusing to go to bed and more are written into the
tunes of well known songs and rhymes.
My Impressions: This book has fabulous illustrations and wonderful
lyrics to go along with them. While some
of the topics addressed are sometimes avoided they are appropriate for children
of all ages and are a lot of fun!
Professional
Review: School Library
Journal - K-Gr 3--The 14 songs
from Alan Katz's book, Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly
Songs (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2001), are featured in this companion
CD. The songs cover a wide range of topics, from food fights to loose shoe
laces and from a bad babysitter to a tale of the tub. Because the whimsical
lyrics are set to well-known tunes such as "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
("Take Me Out of the Bathtub), "I've Been Working on the
Railroad" ("I've Been Cleaning Up My Bedroom"), "Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star" ("Stinky, Stinky Diaper Change"), and
"Home on the Range" ("Give Me a Break," about an overdue
library book), listeners will quickly catch on to the silly songs. The numbers
included in this collection are performed by a wide range of artists who infuse
just the right amount of energy and enthusiasm into each song. Instrumental
tracks are included so that listeners can perform each song on their own. A
good addition to collections for young children.
Library Uses: Using the traditional rhymes
and Katz’s rhymes as mentor texts have students develop their own rhyme to a
tune they already know. Students will
illustrate and each group who participates will have a book on the poetry
display in the library for all to enjoy.
Dilly Songs. School Library Journal, 57(3),
81.
Katz, Alan. (2001). Take me out of the bathtub and other silly
dilly
songs. New York , NY
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