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Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to You!: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World
by Rachelle Burk (Author) and Abigail Lashbrook (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Patty and Mildred Hill are the most famous composers you’ve never heard of. They came up with “Happy Birthday to You!” in an effort to make something all children could easily sing. They ended up with a tune the whole world loved.

“Happy Birthday to You!” has been sung to presidents and kings, on big stages and in outer space. And it all started in a kindergarten classroom with a teacher coaxing her children to sing an easy tune all together.

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The author, Rachelle Burk, is one of my former students.
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Welcome to Our Playground

Welcome to Our Playground: A Celebration of Games Children Play Everywhere
by Moira Butterfield (Author) and Harriet Lynas (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, duck duck goose to doll houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this oversized book, children can learn all about the different games, toys, and playtimes around the world, as well as the playgrounds, fields, and beaches children play in, and the many different words they use when they play.

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