Great book but didn't have the printed lyrics in back of book.

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	• Children's Songbook with CD Editors of Reader's Digest Readers Digest, 2005 - 252 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lots of fun!

The only complaints I've read about this book are that people were disappointed in the number of songs on the CD. I bought the book for the piano music and actually plan to give the CD to my nephew. I am thoroughly enjoying playing the music in the book. It's fun because now my kids actually want to go sing the songs while I play. Some of the songs are a little hard for me to sight read perfectly, but I would still classify it as an intermediate book -- not too many sharpes and flats at a time, which is nice. If you just want a way to have fun with your kids and get them interested in the piano, this is perfect!

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An AWESOME Music Book!

This is a GREAT selection of tunes for young and old alike! Some wonderful songs for beginners to practice.

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Classic Children's Tunes

Reader's Digest Children Songbook is a good book to have on hand for anyone with young children. Since my girls love their tunes, I picked up this songbook for them. They cannot read, of course, so they have no interest in looking through the pages. Each of the songs does include a drawing at the top, complete with animals and other figures, and kids do like these pictures, but the majority of the pages in this book are sheet music, so there are limits to what kids can do. This book is intended, of course, as an adult song guide: A reference to 130 classic children's tunes that kids have been enjoying for generations. From the Muppet Show Theme to Happy Birthday, this book contains many children favorites.

One surprise with this book is the background information on each song. There are facts about the songs, like the composer and any popular recordings, along with trivial facts for some of the tunes. I like this part of the book for its educational value. Children won't care about this at all- it's the adults in the household who will enjoy reading these tidbits of music trivia.

The songs included in this book are very good and there is a wide enough variety that all children will find something they like. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the included CD. My main complaint with the CD is that it includes only 12 songs. When I first purchased this book, I wasn't paying close attention and didn't realize the CD had only twelve tunes. Of course, I wasn't expecting all 130 songs to appear on a single CD. But I certainly expected more than 12. Also, the singing isn't the greatest on all the songs. There are several that I skip each time I play the CD to my girls, mainly because I get irritated with the horrendous singing. Even my little girls seem to like some tunes more than others, and it seems like the vocals are the main reason they don't prefer some of the songs.

Overall, Reader's Digest Children Songbook is a good book to have in the house. Many adults already know the lyrics to some of these songs by heart, but it is still nice to have a book like this for looking up less popular songs and for having the sheet music so pianists and guitarists know how to play the songs on their instruments. The CD is a disappointment, but the songbook itself is worth the expenditure and I recommend it to anyone who has youngsters in the house.

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Great music for your children!

I bought this book for my adult daughter who is about to be certified as a Music Therapist. She plays piano and guitar and sings. She loves the songbook! It is all the favorites she has sung and played with children and some new ones. The arrangements are lively and wonderful. Great for kids! She works with children who have special needs and also who are quite ill in the hospital. In addition, she brings her music to the home of the family she babysits. The little ones love the songs. This is a songbook that will bring you hours of great joy and unforgettable tunes.
As a practical comment, the spiral notebook style is a plus.

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Great book but didn't have the printed lyrics in back of book.

This is a cute book and contained the CD but not the printed lyrics in back. Guess they didn't notice. No problem.....my two-year-old granddaughter can't read anyway. Contains a lot of songs I've never heard of but I love playing them all.

Good one to round out your Reader's Digest Collection of Song Books..........AND IT'S SPIRAL-BOUND! YEAH, YEAH!

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First published in 1985, this Reader's Digest best-selling classic has sold over 200,000 copies. Carryon or start your own tradition as adults and children gather to sing from this collection of easy-to-play children's favorite songs-from movies, shows, nursery rhymes, holiday songs, folksongs, nonsense songs, and more. This collection is great for all ages, familiar songs that children love to sing, and a must have for parents, grandparents, and teachers-including musical games and activity ideas to add to the fun. The 252-page easy-to-read music book with more than 130 all-time favorite family songs is spiral-bound to lie flat, and includes a 40-page lyric book. And bring these favorite melodies to life by listening to the recordings on the companion CD.

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