Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs

Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs

Module 9

SLIS 5420/Module 9/August 2-8

Book for this module

Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs by Alan Katz

Bibliographic

Katz,. (2001). Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

Summary
Take Me Out of the Bathtub is a wonderful book full of poetry that any adult or child can sing along too. All the poems are song to a tune of a familiar tune. For example The poem of The Yogurt Flies Straight From My Brother is to the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. Now, who can't remember the poem to a tune like this.

My Impression
I simply loved this book. It's makes reading easy for readers to learn new material but in a old fashion way to a familiar tune. This books also reminds me that new material can be introduced and easily attain when it's made to be fun and interesting.

Reviews
Gr 3-5 This hilarious collection goes straight to the heart of playground humor. What made "On Top of Spaghetti" such an integral part of popular culture is what makes these selections so equally successful. Well-known songs like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean," and "I've Been Working on the Railroad' become-with a wink, a poke, and nod-"Take Me Out of the Bathtub," "The Yogurt Flies Straight from My Brother," and "I've Been Cleaning Up My Bedroom."Some of these transformations are so clever that kids will want to burst into song immediately. Imagine your next patron singing, "Oh give me a break/'Cause I made a mistake/And my library book's overdue" to the tune of "Home on the Range." The watercolor illustrations are equally entertaining, with exaggerated features and situations giving them a cartoon look. "Go Go Go to Bed" depicts an exhausted mom slumped in a chair with toys and a child literally bouncing off the ceiling above her. There's something here to tickle most funny bones. -Jane Marino, Scarsdale Public Library, NY


Use in Library
I would use this book during story time or display during the peak season when schools are into poetry, and especially with the older students I would have them write some lines of poetry to see if we could make up our own song using one of the tunes from the book.