An Old Song
Read by Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin reads and performs a timeless folk song which inspired some of the funniest, brightest illustrations Peter Spier has ever produced. Music for voice, piano and guitar are included in the book, so the whole family can join in!
Tom does all the voices, sings the song
and helps provide background music.
Paperback book with CD (approximately 9 minutes).
Ages 5-8.
The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans (2004)
2004 Grammy Award Winner for
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
By Steve Goodman
Read by Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin reads and performs the immortal words of this classic folk song that takes listeners back to a bygone era when people traveled the countryside of America by train. This particular journey, illustrated by Michael McCurdy, with striking landscapes and lively glimpses inside the cars, follows the train "City of New Orleans" from Chicago to Louisiana.
Tom does all the voices, sings the song
and helps provide background music.
Hardcover Book with tape or CD (approximately 10 minutes) - OUT OF PRINT
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (2001)
2002 Grammy Award Winner for
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
By Simms Taback
Read by Tom Chapin
"This version of the well-known folk poem includes additional comments (in rhyme) by the soon-to-be-eaten animals as they witness the zany old lady devouring progressively bigger and bigger animals until she, of course, perishes. Bold, colorful artwork includes childlike cartoon drawings, detailed collages for individual perusing, and clever die-cut holes for gastrological peeking."
-- The Horn Book
Tom does all the voices, sings the song
and helps provide background music.
Hardcover Book with tape or CD (approximately 10 minutes).
Mama Don't Allow (2001)
2001 Grammy Award Winner for
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
American Library Association
2002 Notable Children's Recording
By Thacher Hurd
Read by Tom Chapin
Miles' parents and his whole neighborhood have had enough of his new saxophone. So when his mother suggests that he practice outside, he teams up with three other musicians to form the Swamp Band. Their music is soon in hot demand -- from the sharp-toothed alligators who invite them to play at their all-night ball!
"High-energy, high-decibel fun."
-- The Kirkus Reviews
Tom does all the voices, sings the song
and helps provide background music.
Paperback book with tape or CD (approximately 10 minutes).
Ages 4-8.
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An Old Song
By Steve Goodman
By Simms Taback
By Thacher Hurd