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Friday, 24 April 2020

New RUBY FLEW TOO!, SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN and HOW THE BORKS BECAME read-along and sing-along videos

Following on from last month's post about authors recording and broadcasting from their computers, I've recorded some new videos of my own.

Here's my reading of Ruby Flew Too! illustrated by Rebecca Harry. You can find out more about this book and download activity sheets on this page of my web site: scribblestreet.co.uk/pictures/ruby1/ruby1.html



You can order the print-on-demand edition of Ruby Flew Too!
from Amazon using the links below.


Buy this book at amazon UKBuy at amazon US

My picture book adaptation of She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain illustrated by Deborah Allwright seemed like an entertaining sing-along for stay-at-home families, so I decided to record a version of the song using the new lyrics I wrote for the book. If you listen to it, you will understand why I write rather than sing for a living.

I've created two versions of the video; this one with just the song …



… and this longer version which teaches you the actions that accompany the words.



You can order the print-on-demand editions of She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain from Amazon using the links below.

Buy this book at amazon UKBuy at amazon US

And find out more about the book on this page of my website: scribblestreet.co.uk/pictures/mountain/mountain.html

And I wrote about this book in this post about adapting picture books from songs: scribblestreetnews.blogspot.com/2018/10/picture-books-adapted-from-songs.html


And finally, here's my reading of How the Borks Became: An Adventure in Evolution illustrated by Elys Dolan. You can find out more about this book and download activity sheets on this page of my web site: scribblestreet.co.uk/pictures/borks/borks.html



You can order the paperback edition of How the Borks Became
from Hive and Amazon using the links below.


Buy this book at Hive UK Buy this book at amazon UK Buy at amazon US

I hope you enjoy watching the above videos and perhaps joining in with the last two! If any of you fancy videoing your rendition, send me a link and I may even add it to this page.