Neil sedaka, the singersongwriter, 74, in the library of the new york apartment he shares with his wife leba. Dinosaur pet by neil sedaka and marc sedaka, published by imagine. Published on aug 16, 2018 this book is performed by neil sedaka and illustrated by tim bowers. Neil sedaka discusses new childrens book dinosaur pet. But in this entertaining new picture book and cd, a little boy cherishes something even bigger and better. Neil sedaka has 16 books on goodreads with 435 ratings. Neil sedaka dinosaur pet from the new album waking up is hard to do. Dinosaur pet book and cd this is a unique offering of a book and cd recorded by neil sedaka, telling a charming story with print and music. The tune is neil sedaka s calendar girl so its very catchy and easy for little ones to remember the chorus. His new book, dinosaur pet, cowritten by his son marc and illustrated by. Neil sedaka books list of books by author neil sedaka. Tim bowers has illustrated over 50 picture book titles, including new york times bestsellers, dream big, little pig. Buy a cheap copy of dinosaur pet book by tim bowers.
We made a dinosaur together from paper plates, read the book and played the cd. But in this entertaining new picture book and cd by multigrammy winner neil sedaka, his son marc sedaka, and new. Soon, hes eating the family out of house and home, the bed is sagging under his. Dinosaur pet by marc sedaka and tim bowers is a rewrite of neil sedaka s classic song calendar girl. One particular book that is new to me that my son loved was dinosaur pet by neil sedaka and marc sedaka. Neil sedaka joins his son marc in this fresh, funny. I love, i love, i love my dinosaur pet yeah, sweet dinosaur pet i love, i love, i love my dinosaur pet each and every day of the year january, hes breaking out of his shell february, hes bodys starting to swell march, at least eight times a day hes got to be fed april, when he sleeps with me he crushes the bed yeah, yeah, how big can he get. New york times bestseller parents and grandparents who remember the hit song calendar girl are sure to smile when they hear neil s latest twistthe childrens picture book and cd entitled dinosaur pet. But month by month, he gets bigger and wider and longer and taller. This is a unique offering of a book and cd recorded by neil sedaka, telling a charming story with print and music. What a fun project and neil sedaka is such a gifted singer songwriter not to mention his talented son, marc, who also has a very impressive writing resume.
Sedaka and his son, screenwriter and author marc, wrote dinosaur pet along with its companion cd. The cd was a family collaboration in which neil s son marc adapted four of his fathers classic songs, and neil s five year old grand. Dinosaur pet, an illustrated song based on neil sedakas calendar. From a little egg, out comes the most appealing childsize dino with a wonderful friendly smile. The dinosaur, the illustrations and the book itself are all appropriately big, and its hard to beat the catchiness of the tune. Marc, who is the father of three children, creates new kidfriendly lyrics for the classic song sung by neil, making up a whimsical, colorful picture book. Songwriter and composer neil sedaka is a humble guy whos not afraid to parody his famous pop songs. Included exclusively with the book is a three song cd containing two brand new sedaka songs, she moved away and the tooth fairy, composed specifically for this book. Neil sedaka sings for kids this is a family affair, sedaka said. In this followup to neil sedakas waking up is hard to do, sedaka fils reimagines his fathers 1961 hit calendar girl as the story of a boy who.
Dinosaur pet by marc sedaka, neil sedaka, tim bowers. Neil sedaka on childrens book, dinosaur pet youtube. New york times bestseller parents and grandparents who remember the hit song calendar girl are sure to smile when they hear neils latest twistthe childrens picture book and cd entitled dinosaur pet. I love this book a lot and often use this book in music therapy sessions. But in this entertaining story, a little boy cherishes something bigger and better. Neil sedaka dinosaur pet book shop the neil sedaka. Neil sedaka born march, 1939 is an american pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. I used to love dinosaur in my childhood and i still do.
Dinosaur pet by neil sedaka overdrive rakuten overdrive. Email us the first name of the child and we will prepare the. From a little egg, out comes the most appealing childsize. Still going strong neil sedaka keeps trying to raise the bar. Compare dinosaur prints to a childs foot as well as rhinos, elephants, lions, and mammoths. This book is performed by neil sedaka and illustrated by tim bowers. This is a fun book that my students love to hear again and again and sing along with from the start. Neil sedaka the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Dinosaur pet by marc sedaka and tim bowers is a rewrite of neil sedakas classic song calendar girl. Waking up is hard to do was inspired by neil sedaka s grandchildren and is part of a cd of the same name, which features a collection of sedaka s hits that were reinvented as childrens songs. Neil s interest in music began at the young age of eight, when he would listen to the makebelieve ballroom. Each month of the year as is related to a growing dinosaur pet. Since his music career began in 1957 as a shortlived founding member of the tokens, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or cowritten over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists howard greenfield and phil cody. His new childrens book, dinosaur pet, reinvents the title and lyrics of your classic song calendar girl.
About dinosaur pet this is a unique offering of a book and cd recorded by neil sedaka, telling a charming story with print and music. Neil sedaka dinosaur pet from the new album waking up is. Neil sedaka joins his son marc in this fresh, funny, childfriendly take on his hit song calendar girl. Dino fact and opinion measuring great idea with useful detail. Shop online for neil sedaka merchandise, dvds, cds, and books. Neil sedaka talks unemployment, his new book and playing.
Award winning childrens book illustrator, tim bowers has. Singer neil sedaka teams up with son to create new kids. Dinosaur pet by howard greenfield 2012, hardcover for. Howard greenfield provides new lyrics to the tune of sedaka s song, calendar girl, in which a dinosaur hatches in january, then grows bigger every month of the year. Provided to youtube by universal music group dinosaur pet neil sedaka waking up is hard to do. It was not rock and roll, but classical music that would shape neil into the musician he is today. The accompanying cd features this track for children and two more, all performed by neil sedaka.
Legendary singersongwriter neil sedaka speaks to the cbs this morning cohosts about his childrens book, dinosaur pet, which reinvents his hit song, calendar girl. Dinosaur pet has lyrics by marc sedaka an adaptation of his fathers song calendar. Marcs a screenwriter, and a couple of years ago he and i. Dinosaur pet, featuring marcs new lyrics for calendar girl, was released in may 2012 and reached number three on the new york. Legendary singersongwriter neil sedaka speaks to the cbs this morning co hosts about his childrens book, dinosaur pet, which reinvents. I love my, love my, little dinosaur pet, every day, every day of the year. Sheri marciano ech430 june 1 st, 2017 professor karen veil while researching books for children, i came across some books i used to read as a child and remembered the characters and story it told.