Philadelphia Chickens
by Sandra Boynton
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Author: Sandra BoyntonCollaborator: Michael Ford
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-14
ISBN: 0761126368
Number of pages: 64
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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Book Review: Dance Your Socks Off!
Summary: 5 Stars
PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS, by Sandra Boynton, is an amazing find. My nearly four year old daughter received it as a gift about two years ago, and this is still one of our most favorite cds. We turn the music up loud, sing at the top of our lungs, and dance ourselves silly. The wee one really loves to see Mom-Mom being goofy, and I love her wild and wacky interpretive dances.
PHILADELPHA CHICKENS sounds a lot like Broadway review. In fact, I can almost hear real Broadway tunes and lyrics when we listen to this. Each song reminds me of something I have heard before. But while the lyrics of PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS are geared toward the younger set, the music is for children of all ages, and encompasses a wide range of styles. Jazz, swing, rockabilly, torch, ballad, Caribbean, blues, big band, dance, lullaby, barber shop, and a host of other musical genres are represented on this cd. The music is big, bold, bright, and has excellent production values. Guest performers include Meryl Streep, The Bacon Brothers, Laura Linney, Eric Stoltz, Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Scott Bakula, and Natasha Richardson to name just a few. My personal favorite tracks include Cows (which sounds like it could be from "A Chorus Line"), Philadelphia Chickens (which sounds like the Stray Cats are performing), and Be Like a Duck (which makes mommy do a funny dance). My little one loves Snuggle Puppy (which we both walk around singing all day), the Jump Rope Song, and Please, Can I Keep It (about a "pet" that followed a little girl home). All the music is fun and fantastic, and absolutely will not drive adults crazy. This cd can and should be listened to again and again and again.
The accompanying book has Boynton-typical, wonderful illustrations. All the lyrics are included, and even the sheet music can be found in the back.
PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS has been enjoyed around our house for several years, and I know we will be listening to it for years to come. This cd can very easily grow with your child. I recommend that you put it in your car, roll down the windows, turn up the volume, and sing along with your child. You will be very glad you did.
Summary of Philadelphia Chickens
What an event! What a show! It's catchy and quirky. Tuneful and toe-tapping. Exuberant, unexpected, and utterly endearing. It's what happens when you take America's beloved illustrator and children's author and combine her buoyant genius with some of the most talented people on the stage-presenting Philadelphia Chickens!Created by Sandra Boynton, Philadelphia Chickens is a family musical in a book, bringing together a full-color songbook of 17 1/2 illustrated story-poems with a full-length, fully orchestrated CD of original songs performed by the likes of Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, The Bacon Brothers, and Laura Linney, who pleads "Please, Can I Keep It?"-it followed me home. / What exactly it is/ I don't know. Also joining in are Eric Stoltz, Natasha Richardson, Scott Bakula, and two Boyntons, including daughter Caitlin McEwan, who performs a piece that every little listener will relate to-a love song to the chocolate chip cookies that are just out of reach. With the collaboration of composer Michael Ford (known to Boynton fans from Rhinoceros Tap), Philadelphia Chickens is that rarest of kids' musical discs-one whose inimitable lyrics and music make it as sing-along, dance-along, cluck-along for parents as it is for their children.
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