TODAY’S SONG –– CD includes 28 songs and poems by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz. Copyright © 2016 Reading Realm, Inc. 1. SO BIG! – Invites infants 0+ to toss arms up when asked, “How big are you?” Black & write illustrations keep with developmental abilities of babies in their first year. Companion board book available. 2. Who Chews? - Invites Toddler 1’s to talk about new teeth, how they and animals use teeth to chew, and how they're learning to brush those teeth. Companion board book available. 3. Busy Buzzing Bee (poem) - Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers like hearing and saying the /bzzz/ sound while pretending to fly a bee up and down and all around. 4. Giddy-Up! Let’s Go! - This song invites Toddler 2’s to be in charge and ask and answer all the questions . . . and say NO! Toddler is the leader who knows where everyone, including a toy dinosaur, are going. Do you know? (Hint: rodeo) Companion board book available. 5. Today’s Song: Sunday’s Song – If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Monday, then today has to be Sunday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 6. The Bridge Is Up! – This cumulative story in song is a kid-level metaphor for learning to wait. This song helps toddlers and their adults practice patience whenever “the bridge is up.” Companion picture book available. 7. Where Is Monkey? – Invites infants 0+ to play peek-a-boo and predict where the mischievous monkey is hiding. Black & write illustrations respond to Baby’s developmental abilities and encourage Baby to look behind, inside, under, and on top of objects. Companion board book available. 8. Today’s Song: Monday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Tuesday, then today we sing about Monday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 9. Dolphin Talk – This song caters to children’s keen interest in dolphins. Even infants pay attention to how and why dolphins talk This song teaches dolphin facts as it grabs tongues to join in. 10. We Walk and Talk – Is every walk a time to talk? Will we travel far or near? What things will we see and do? Will we go home when we are through? Here are words to encourage conversation while out for a walk. 11. I’m 3! – Let’s celebrate turning 3 . . . all day long! What will we do on our own special day? Where will we go? Can we count to 3? How do we hold our fingers to show this number that’s more than 2! Companion board book available. 12. Today’s Song: Tuesday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Wednesday, then today has to be Tuesday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 13. Cicada Singalong (poem) – Listen! What’s that sound that’s all around? Where’s that sound that’s all around? That’s the sound of male cicada insects in all parts of the world, except Antarctica. 14. Stop, Wait, Go! – Red, yellow, green. Let’s talk about the traffic light. Look at the colors! What’s that color? What’s it mean? Do we stop? Do we wait? Do you know when we can go? 15. Today’s Song: Wednesday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Thursday, then today we sing about Wednesday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 16. Gr-r-r-r! –Who can growl all around like a dinosaur’s sound? I’ll listen to you. You listen to me! Even infants love this song’s engaging sounds and its invitation to join in. 17. I Can! Can You? – Your attention, please! Infants and toddlers take every opportunity to show off new tricks they can do, skills that earn them positive attention. Companion board book available. 18. Circles – This song invites children to notice how circles differ from squares and triangles. Why can’t squares and triangles go around? 19. Today’s Song: Thursday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Friday, then today has to be Thursday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 20. Sputter, Sputter, Sput! – This song invites children to imitate vehicle sounds they hear, whether vehicles are full of gas, empty, or fueling up at a station. Companion hard cover picture book available. 21. Clelta Clown (poem) – Uh-oh! A clown loses her nose and doesn’t know where that nose goes! It’s a fun-filled game of naming features their relative positions on a face. 22. VROOM! Honk-a! BOOM! – This song invites children’s ears to hear and tongues to mimic noisy loud and soft sounds made by machines, people, and weather. Companion board book available. 23. Today’s Song: Friday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Saturday, then today we sing Friday’s Song! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” 24. I Touch Gently - This song allows for the needs of toddlers to touch things. At the same time, the song helps adults relax about putting things up and to avoid saying NO to little explorers' busy, respectful touches. 25. Where Is a Face? – Sing to Baby about faces, the favorite topic in those first months of life. Newborns look first for the eyes, nose, and mouth. If these features are present, infants look longer to learn whether it's the face of a male or female, a child or adult. 26. Whooshy, Whooshy, Whoosh! (poem) - What's that noisy machine? Turn it off! No, turn it on, but I'm running away! This poem invites infants and young children to talk about the why, how, what, when, and where of everyday machines. The story helps children talk about and learn to tolerate interesting noises that can seem challenging. 27. Whose Shoes? – Imagine playing in a bouncy house while singing about whose shoes are whose, which shoes go together, which colors match, and how many shoes make a pair. Oh, and what about those puzzling ever-present purple shoes? Whose shoes? Companion board book available. 28. Today’s Song: Saturday’s Song - If yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s Sunday, then today must be Saturday! Children sing about the days of the week in order while learning those ever-changing concepts: “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.”