Barefoot Books- LadyD: December 2015

While saying goodbye to 2015, (my grandchildren love to play dress up!) I thought I would sum up several popular posts. Perhaps many of you will enjoy refreshing your memory while others may be visiting for the first time. I sincerely hope life treats you kind in 2016 and with the New Year ahead, you will be making more fabulous memories with reading and music, especially with family and friends.

1. How to make rainsticks.
2. An Italian Family Christmas
3. Occupy pie
4. Barefoot-books-childrens-board-books
5. How to bake Greek roast lamb
6. Retro gas stations
7. Under the circus tent
8. Review: Elephant dance journey to India
9. Buzzing-with-bee-puppet
10. Dino island
11. Back-to-school-farmer-in-dell
12. Give-me-oil-in-my-lamp
13. Meet-music-mouse

Photo Credit: "Window box perfection", © 2011 Rachel Kramer, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

When one door closes, God will open another door.

He is more committed to your breakthrough than you are! I know that might sound hard to believe, but it's true.

Everything God does for us is motivated by His perfect love, so regardless if we understand our circumstances, we can trust that God is with us and that if we don't quit, He'll see us through

He'll even see us through if we do give up (He's an expert at redeeming our mistakes and failures).

Keep pressing on & never give up. When a door closes, God will open another door.

Wishing you all the best in 2016... Happy reading and a very Happy New Year!

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis
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Over The River and Through The Woods l Kindergarten Music

Did you know that the original words to this song, written by Lydia Maria Child, originally said... "Over the river and through the woods to Grandfather's house we go"... If you're interested, read more about the history to the song.

Below I'm sharing a few chord charts with you and a great picture book from Barefoot Books.

To Our School

Sung to: Over the River And Through the Woods

C
Over the bridges and through the streets
F G7 C
It's to our school we go.
F C
The drivers know the way to go
G7 C
As they drive us safe and slow.
C
Over the bridges and through the streets
F G7 C
In rain and sleet and snow.
F C
They drive with care, they get us there
G7 C
As over the streets we go.

Online Chord Chart

Over The River And Through The Woods chords
Danny Kaye (Lydia Maria Child 1844) 

G
Over the river and through the woods
   C             D7       G
To Grandmother's house we go.
    D7                     G
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
        A7                D    D7   
Through white and drifted snow.
G      
Over the river and through the woods,
    C       D7        G
Oh, how the wind does blow.
   C          D7       G
It stings the toes and bites the nose
   D        D7        G
As over the ground we go.

G
Over the river and through the woods
   C      D7          G
To have a full day of play.
    D7                     G
Oh, hear the bells ringing ting-a-ling-ling,
    A7              D   D7
For it is Christmas Day.
G
Over the river and through the woods,
     C       D7     G
Trot fast my dapple gray;
       C        D7          G
Spring o'er the ground just like a hound,
    D       D7        G
For this is Christmas Day.
G
Over the river and through the woods
    C                    D7       G
And straight through the barnyard gate.
   D7                  G
It seems that we go so dreadfully slow;
A7              D    D7
It's so hard to wait.
G
Over the river and through the woods,
    C         D7    G
Now Grandma's cap I spy.
   C       D7       G
Hurrah for fun; the pudding's done;
   D           D7      G
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie.

The Faery's Gift

About The Book

In this heartwarming Irish fairy tale, a woodcutter is given a wish as a reward for saving the life of a small faery. The woodcutter faces a dilemma: how can he use the wish in a way that will help all members of his family and change all of their lives for the better? Includes storytime CD read by actress Niamh Cusack.