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.
sample page / sample page
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ACTIVITIES
Greet the day with this Good Morning, Morning song
Help Ernie Wake Up all of Bert with this song
Stretch out with some Hands and Feet Yoga
Get organized with these Morning Routine Cards
Act out your morning routine with this Wake Up song
Start your day with the Getting Ready for School song
Sing along with Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Make your very own morning routine book
Be ready to get dressed with these tags for your clothes
Decorate your pillowcase to welcome the day
Enjoy the Five Little Babies story and activities
Have fun playing these 6 classic baby games
What time is it? Show the time on these colorful clocks
Play an online game of Peek-a-boo on Sesame Street
Play some online games of Peek-a-Boo and Surprise!
Join Big Bird in singing Good Morning Mister Sun
Go out into the sunshine for some Shadow Play
Guess what the shadows are on these Silhouette Cards
Answer the doorbell to find out Who's at the Door?
Make music in the nursery with Elmo's Musical Rooms
Explore music with The Silly Song Machine & other games
Rise and Shine with more Picture Books to Greet the Day
Help Ernie Wake Up all of Bert with this song
Stretch out with some Hands and Feet Yoga
Get organized with these Morning Routine Cards
Act out your morning routine with this Wake Up song
Start your day with the Getting Ready for School song
Sing along with Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Make your very own morning routine book
Be ready to get dressed with these tags for your clothes
Decorate your pillowcase to welcome the day
Enjoy the Five Little Babies story and activities
Have fun playing these 6 classic baby games
What time is it? Show the time on these colorful clocks
Play an online game of Peek-a-boo on Sesame Street
Play some online games of Peek-a-Boo and Surprise!
Join Big Bird in singing Good Morning Mister Sun
Go out into the sunshine for some Shadow Play
Guess what the shadows are on these Silhouette Cards
Answer the doorbell to find out Who's at the Door?
Make music in the nursery with Elmo's Musical Rooms
Explore music with The Silly Song Machine & other games
Rise and Shine with more Picture Books to Greet the Day
REVIEWS
A 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
—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
© Mary McKenna Siddals
