The classic children’s singalong collection: Apusskidu
- Author David Gadsby, Beatrice Harrop and Peggy Blakeley, Illustrated by Pippa Sterne, Prepared for publication by Collins Music, David Gadsby, Beatrice Harrop, Peggy Blakeley
- Narrator Alan Penman, Natalie Toyne
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 30 August 2019
- Run Time 3 hours and 5 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits.
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What to expect
This much-loved collection is full of action songs, calming songs for bedtime and happy songs to dance to – perfect for the classroom, choirs and for singing at home or in the car with mummy, daddy, grandma or grandad.
In the magical world of Apusskidu, children learn about animals and birds, counting, colours, transport, history and tales from around the world, as well as experiencing the pure enjoyment of these wonderful songs that have been loved for generations.
All songs are provided as both a performance track (with singing) and a backing track (instrumental). Also available as a 3 CD pack and as a sheet music songbook with easy accompaniments for piano or keyboard, guitar chords and full lyrics, plus simple play-along ideas for percussion, recorders or other instruments.
Includes:
If you’re happy (and you know it)
I’d like to teach the world to sing
I whistle a happy tune
Yellow submarine
Sing a rainbow
The super-supper march
My ship sailed from China
Daisy Bell
The bonny blue-eyed sailor
Old woman, old woman
Li’l Liza Jane
Clementine
There’s a hole in my bucket
There was an old witch
Ten in a bed
Lily the pink
Bananas in pyjamas
The great meat pie
Michael Finnigin
The train is a-coming
Wheels keep turning
Morningtown ride
She’ll be coming round the mountain
The Wombling song
Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
Battle song of the Zartians
The wind blow east
One potato, two potato
The guard song
When Father papered the parlour
The clown
Song of the Delhi Tongawallah
Rabbit ain’t got
The animals went in two by two
Going to the zoo
The hippopotamus song
Tiger, Tiger, orange and black
Where, oh where has my little dog gone?
Daddy wouldn’t buy me a bow-wow
Five little frogs
Frog went a-courtin’
Down in Demerara
The bear went over the mountain
Ferdinando, the donkey
The kangaroo song
Katie’s garden
Apusski dusky
The elephant
Gobbolino, the witch‘s cat
A windmill in old Amsterdam
Maggon, the bad-tempered dragon
Risha, rasha, rusha
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