tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post1865249516319691917..comments2024-03-29T07:12:24.516+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: 🎶 ALL TOGETHER NOW! 🎶 Picture books adapted from songs • Jonathan EmmettUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-28475865215164653552018-10-01T19:11:04.958+01:002018-10-01T19:11:04.958+01:00Thanks, Lucy. Yes, alphabet books are hard to sell...Thanks, Lucy. Yes, alphabet books are hard to sell – I started pitching Alphabet Street to publishers in 1999! The main reason publishers gave for rejecting it was that "Alphabet books don't translate". However Ingela's style is very appealing to the European market and the book has now got 8 different translated co-editions which use a non-alphabetic version of the text.Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-76776253497631969642018-10-01T15:24:12.232+01:002018-10-01T15:24:12.232+01:00I enjoyed your post, Jonathan and I'm really l...I enjoyed your post, Jonathan and I'm really looking forward to reading 'Alphabet Street' - it looks great! The illustrations are lovely and I love a good Alphabet text! They can just be quite hard to sell to publishers (in my experience)- I look forward to reading yours :)Lucy Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287658044786683327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-27136948915657670182018-09-24T20:33:10.060+01:002018-09-24T20:33:10.060+01:00Yes, that's one of the verses I kept. But my v...Yes, that's one of the verses I kept. But my version includes the couplet: <br />"They are flowery and frilly,<br />And they make her look quite silly!"<br />Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-35416506729777604592018-09-24T20:26:47.008+01:002018-09-24T20:26:47.008+01:00Ah! I remember the 'She'll be coming round...Ah! I remember the 'She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes...' song/rhyme from when I was very young. Our second verse was 'She'll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes...' Is that the one you use?!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-87307261498854831552018-09-24T17:14:48.996+01:002018-09-24T17:14:48.996+01:00My action rhyme 'I can do opposites' was m...My action rhyme 'I can do opposites' was made into a song, which was later published by Barefoot Books as a 'Sing-a-long' book titled, 'Outdoor Opposites', in 2015. It comes with a cd, and is currently 5 star rated on Amazon. Brenda Williamsbrendawilliamspoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832430028415506959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-7024515809061191922018-09-24T15:05:03.903+01:002018-09-24T15:05:03.903+01:00After being reminded of so many stick-in-the-brain...After being reminded of so many stick-in-the-brain songs in quick succession, I've got a brain overload of tunes going on just now! But that's exactly why each one of them works when read/sung out loud. I love your cowgirl coming around that mountain, Jonathan!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-13883228042609874102018-09-24T10:00:01.999+01:002018-09-24T10:00:01.999+01:00A good point about rights. I assume the songwriter...A good point about rights. I assume the songwriter would get the author's share of the royalty for a straight adaptation of a contemporary song.Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-56987060679285988412018-09-24T08:54:38.553+01:002018-09-24T08:54:38.553+01:00I once saw a wonderful set of US board books illus...I once saw a wonderful set of US board books illustrating Motown songs. Loved those. Rights are a big issue with the use of song lyrics though. Modern songs cost a bomb even to mention. So the folk songs are a good option (and a lot of fun to read out loud). Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.com