I Had A Rooster
I HAD A ROOSTER
(Viking/Penguin Putnam/September 2001)
(from inside flap)
Here’s an original version of a traditional folk song. Start with a crowing rooster and turn the pages to see the animals pile up, one by one. The stepped pages offer a creative way to read (or sing!) a cumulative story without leaving any of the animals behind.
(Includes an audio CD featuring Pete Seeger plus two songs by Mike and Peggy Seeger.)
A CCBC Choices Best Book of 2001
-CCBC Book of the Week
“… Ingenious page design… Vibrantly colored expressionistic paintings… A huge hit with young children whose enthusiasm for repeated singings leaves the song ringing in the consciousness of whoever gets to share the fun…”
-Publishers Weekly
“… Based on a concept by Ruth Crawford Seeger… Vaccaro Seeger’s finely tuned oils illustrate the text…”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“… The cumulative structure is ingeniously interpreted… Audience participation is requisite… Youngsters will get a kick out of turning the cleverly formatted pages as well as singing along…”
-recommended/Children’s Literature
“… Young readers and singers will take delight in this original version of a traditional folk song… The illustrations are vivid, playful and amusing…”
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