All were illustrated by Thaler.įor 28 years, from 1961 to 1989, 76 books by Thaler were published, including 37 riddle books illustrated by the author, who was dubbed "America's Riddle King" by the Arizona Republic newspaper. Nordstrom selected three of Thaler's manuscripts to publish in 19: The Clown's Smile, Penny Pencil and Moon Boy. Nordstrom decided to publish his manuscript, called Magic Boy, in 1961. That same month, he was asked to submit a manuscript for a children's book to Ursula Nordstrom, an editor at Harper and Brothers, after she read The Fallen Star. It was published in the December 1960 issue. In November 1960, Thaler wrote and illustrated a Christmas themed cartoon which he submitted to Harper's Bazaar called The Fallen Star. He graduated in 1955 from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, CA., and subsequently attended the University of California at Los Angeles and the Art Center College of Design, now located in Pasadena, California, majoring in English and Art. Note: Please check out the previous Song of the Month entries for February by clicking on the "More Songs of the Month" below.Thaler was born at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States, the son of Benjamin and Jean Thaler. And worth the search, though harder to find, is Owly by Mike Thaler, published by Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Beautifully illustrated, the classic Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse is easy to find at your local library. Sing more - feel better!īook Buddy: One of my favorite books is the wonderfully silly I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt. Put the two together, and you have happy children who are ready to learn and grow. Seratonin is the "happy" chemical - gives us a sense of wellness, of feeling good. Adrenaline is the "fight or flight" chemical - it gets us ready for anything. Purpose: Singing and moving makes two chemicals fire in our bodies: adrenaline and seratonin. Sign I love you: point to yourself, cross fists over heart, point to someoneįor "morning" - with hands interlocked, rock the baby.įor "afternoon" - continue rock, but move arms in front of bodyįor "evening" - move arms overhead, then sweep them around in front of you to come back to overhead by "moon"Īge Range: birth to infinity.and beyond. Put one hand under the opposite elbow and wave during the first 2 lines I love you in the evening, underneath the moon I love you in the morning, and in the afternoon A great "I LOVE YOU" song for February, and all year long! Put on your soft shoes and get hokey - dance with your little sweetie! Lyrics: I know I sang it with my children many years ago, and the children I sing with now love it. As it passed into the public domain, it also transitioned into the children's music domain, with many versions, spellings and pronunciations. This wonderful old song began in a 1910 musical entitled "The Echo", when it was titled "Skiddy-Mer-Rink-A-Doo", words by Felix F. Listen to the whole song on Stinky Cake or THIS Song of the Month page, the pictures, and the wholesomeness of the music offered! Skinnamarink Macaroni Soup! has won the I-Parenting Media Award for excellence - and was designated a "Hot Product!" Only 14 websites were chosen nationwide, and this is the only one with a music focus! Cited by reviewers:
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