All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir

Synopsis
This is an illustrated version of the children's song about musical animals. The score is included at the end of the volume. "Preschool to grade three." (SLJ)

Annotation
The rollicking lyrics of a favorite folk song provide Caldecott medalist Margot Zemach a chance to display her own special twang--so come and join the critters in the choir. "An animalia of delight greets readers with a melting-pot grand finale. A beautifully wrapped package of fun!"--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color.

From the Publisher
The lyrics of a favorite folk song by Bill Staines provide Caldecott medalist Margot Zemach a rollicking chance to display her own special twang! Join in the fun as "all God's critters" take their place in the choir to celebrate a world meant for everybody to share.

From the Critics
From Publisher's Weekly - Publishers Weekly  
Staines offers a song-turned-picture book, with a lilting refrain that holds the folksy text together: ``All God's critters got a place in the choir-- / Some sing low, some sing higher, / Some sing out loud on the telephone wire / And some just clap their hands /Or paws / Or anything they got.'' The five stanzas of this round gather all creation, from the bass bullfrog, the mooing cow, fiddling crickets, and on up the musical scale to the owls and jaybirds. Zemach's colorful paintings expand the hullaballoo; she shows the animals gathering for some hooting, howling and mooing around the farmyard. The simple melody appears at the end. This book has appeal for all ages; thanks to the song's sentiments of tolerance, even the most tone-deaf readers will feel free to belt out the chorus. Ages 4-7. (Mar.)