I read a review on Amazon that argued that Blue Hat, Green Hat was a cruel book because it was poking fun at the turkey, who was obviously special needs.
The moon is high. The sea is deep. They rock and rock and rock to sleep.
p.s. Still not sure why they exercise after they take a bath and get their jammies on, but whatever.
p.p.s I love the little pig. He’s off the beaten track.
Whenever I read this one to my son, I purposely pronounce it “barnyard dands” just loud enough for my wife to hear. If I ever turn up mysteriously murdered, this is likely why.
LHoD, thank you for that link. That just made my day.
<heads off to grab the guitar and lay down some 12 bar in E>
I made the mistake of acting out the entire Barnyard Dance one evening with my three-year old, now it’s a ritual.
I shouldn’t have called it a mistake, actually, because what could be better than square dancing in your living room with your son?
I used to do this with my son. Our favorite part was “Slide with the sheep.”
That’s our favorite, too!