Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It!™ Volume 1 CD

Peter & Ellen’s first duo recording of 27 great songs, fingerplays, circle games, and chants has become a much beloved classic in schools and homes across the US since it’s release in 1996. Recorded to teach simple and effective musical gems to educators and parents of young children, it has sold thousands of copies as the songs and the settings engage the very young and the very young at heart!

“There is a wealth of story program material collected here… consider purchasing this recording”
-School Library Journal April 1998

Click on any song title to open a new window with the song’s lyrics (in printer-friendly format). Many songs have an .MP3 sample, too!

Peter and Ellen Allard have recorded 27 short early childhood songs. The project starts with two “hello” songs before moving into fingerplay-type songs for the very young. Veteran storytime presenters will recognize a lot of staples such as “Five Brown Buns,” “Popcorn Chant,” “Five Green Apples,” and “Five Plump Peas.” There are several lesser-known, but effective musical rhymes such as “Wake Up, You Sleepy Heads,” “Andy Pandy,” and the wonderful “Oliver Twist,” which features clever sound effects to go with the movement activities. There are also some Allard originals such as “Skip-a-Doodle.” The production quality has a simple, home-made sound to it.

The teachers guide contains scores and some clever follow-up activities. The lyrics are also printed on the CD cover. There is a wealth of story program material collected here, so librarians and teachers might want to consider purchasing this recording.