ACTIVITIES * TEACHING RESOURCES * LESSON PLANS * REVIEWS
Morning Song by Mary McKenna Siddals illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles Henry Holt / 2001 Picture Book (out of print) A young boy wakes up and joyfully greets the new day. LOOK INSIDE! - sample pages BUY at Amazon.com (U.S.) BUY at Amazon.ca (Canada) |
ACTIVITIESWatch Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover their shadows in Peep and the Big Wide World: Shadow Play
(video) Greet the sun with Sun Dance Kids Yoga (music video) Help Ernie Wake Up all of Bert with this song (video) Get organized with these Morning Routine Cards (free printable) Act out your morning routine with the Wake Up Song (video) Sing along with This is the Way I Wash My Face... (mp3) Make your very own morning routine book Decorate your pillowcase to welcome the day Enjoy the Five Little Babies story and activities What time is it? Show the time on these colorful clocks (paper craft) Play some online games of Peek-a-boo and Surprise! Go out into the sunshine for some Shadow Play |
REVIEWSA winning evocation of a boy's awakening.
—Publishers Weekly Exudes a wonderful sense of anticipation even as it celebrates the moment…. of course it’s going to be a great day! —Cooperative Children's Book Center - Choices A great way to start a child's day, as well as your own. —Judy Chernak in Children's Literature The joy of waking to a new day is captured by a small boy's ode as he greets each familiar object in his room with delight…. —Sally R. Dow for School Library Journal Simple, cheery celebration of a new day. —Horn Book A cozy, luminous ode to the newborn day, perfect for our little ones. —Chinaberry Books The kind of book a parent wouldn't mind reading again and again, "Morning Song" makes my top ten! —Lynne Remick in Midwest Review Siddals and Sayles have once again created a wonderful book for young children. (highly recommended) —Heidi Thornton in Sparks An excellent book to share with toddlers and preschool children. Beginning readers will enjoy the repetition, rhyming, and limited vocabulary. —The Shy Librarian Get the wee ones back in the September swing with “Morning Song”…. —Marylou Morano in Book Nook Siddals turns early morning into a celebration with her cheerful text, and Sayles' illustrations… perfectly capture the boy's increasing joy as the sun rises. —Julia Durango in By the Book A counterpoint to the myriad of books about bedtime… to show a cranky preschooler there's another way to wake up. —Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy in The Plain Dealer A charming book for young children…. I recommend Morning Song to any family with young children as a joyful “good morning sun” song! —Emily Bonner in Provident Bookfinder If it is true "The first hour of waking is the rudder that guides the whole day," then we should all wake up with this Morning Song. —Dale R. Sampson in Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System What a wonderful way to wake up!... Morning Song is bright, colourful and fun. —British Columbia Education Report Click here for Goodreads Reviews |