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Too Much Kissing!

And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents
by David J. Catrow
32p. 978-1-41694-199-6.
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Gr 2-3 The creators of "Take Me Out of the Bathtub" (S & S, 2001) have built on their success in this silly book of songs that offers veiled criticism of today's hectic lifestyles. Fourteen new rhymes written to familiar tunes such as "Happy Birthday" and "The Farmer in the Dell" address the busy lives of parents and children. From "They're Always on the Cell" to "They're Full of Beans," the songs point out bad habits of parents and the sneaky tricks kids might try to play on them. Topics include wanting a pet, allowances, bad report cards, bedtime, overscheduled kids, Dad's driving, and confusing clichés. The appeal of this title is for those older children who understand jokes about extremes. Bright watercolors, colored pencil, and ink cartoons illustrate the spreads. No music beyond a suggested title is included."Erlene Bishop Killeen, Stroughton Area School District, WI" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
This sixth title in Katz and Catrow's song parodies series includes traditional child-to-parent gripes about dressing up, as well as modern twists such as "They're Always on the Cell" sung to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell": "My mommy's on her cell. / My daddy's on his cell. / They don't talk to each other, but / they're always on the cell." Exaggerated cartoons match the slapstick humor.

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