Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

by Fred Penner

Sing Along with Fred Penner as you follow four children from different countries, each getting ready for school. See what the pictures tell you about different ways of life in Europe, Mali, India, and China.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nursery Rhymes, Music, Family, Cultural

20 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Frederick Ralph Cornelius "Fred" Penner, CM OM, is a Canadian children's music performer who gives appearances throughout North America. His television show, Fred Penner's Place, aired for 30 minutes on CBC in Canada from 1985 to 1997, and was seen in the United States on the cable channel Nickelodeon from 1989 to 1992.

Reviews

[Jessica]

I used this one (without CD) for Book Babies the other day and it's a hit. Love the diversity shown in the people illustrated for the rhyme.

[RosaDG]

This story is actually based on a beautiful song that invites children to carry out daily tasks, with joy and good humor from early in the morning. Beautiful illustrations and a brief explanation of the origin of this song that is danced around a very special tree.

Istorio hau, hain zuzen, abesti eder batean oinarritzen da, haurrak eguneroko lanak egitera gonbidatzen dituena, goizetik alaitasunez eta umore onez. Ilustrazio ederrak eta zuhaitz oso berezi baten inguruan dantzatzen den abesti honen jatorriaren azalpen laburra.

Este cuento en realidad se basa en una preciosa canción que invita a la infancia a realizar las tareas cotidianas, con alegría y buen humor desde por la mañana temprano. Preciosas ilustraciones y una pequeña explicación del origen de esta canción que se baila en torno a un árbol muy especial.

[Madison]

1. n/a
2. K-1st grade
3. This book is the classic nursery rhyme "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". It shows different activities that people from all different cultures take place in everyday. It also shows readers how to say good-bye in different languages.
4. This book does a good job showing different cultures. The illustrations were eye capturing, and of course since it is a nursery rhyme book the lyrics are catchy.
5. I could use this book in the class to teach multiculturally, to show that even though people may come from different places we are still all people that do the same things.

[Kisha Diaz]

Awards: I didn't find any awards

Grade level : k- 2

Summary: In this book amazing four individuals of different culture show us what its like a day in there shoes. In this multicultural book you can see how customs vary around the world.

Review: This book is a reference guide of what different cultures are like. This book shows people even through we come from different culture our lives are not that different. This book is good for to families to read together.

In class uses: English Language Arts, Music and Social Studies

[Robert Shupe]

This is a funbook exploring the Mulberry Bush song. It is excellent as far as diversity goes as the art portrays four cultures engaging in tge action of each verse.
It includes a CD that can used for interaction leatning.
Excelkent for teachers.

[Divya]

Lovely tune to sing too and seeing the diversity in morning routine across the world is fun

[Jennie]

Age: 3-7

Genre: folktale/traditional tale

Diversity: culture

Illustrations: Depictions of four children of different ethnicities and cultures performing the actions in the song in unique ways. All the children are drawn with the same shape of head and body, with different coloring and hair to avoid stereotyping physicality.

Personal Response: I enjoyed the way the illustrations in this book point out similarities and differences that exist among and between different cultures without seeming to preference one above another.

Curriculum: This story could be used in a lesson or story time that focuses on peoples differences and how they don't make a person better or worse than a different person.

[Amanda]

Nicely illustrated showing 4 children from Europe (could be US), Mali, India and China going through their daily routines to the tune of "Hear we go round the mulberry bush". Has translations of "good-bye" in all four languages, written music, information about the song origins and a sing-a-long CD. Sing-a-long books are a big hit with my 4 yr old, so I think we'll probably revisit this one.

[Christine Grant]

I've used this book in my library Movement and Music class twice--once with the CD and once singing it myself. It worked well both times.

August 2015 Used it for the last Movement and Music class I will be doing at my current location. Not much of a story, but perfect for M&M.

[Tricia]

bright illustrations with children from different countries getting ready for school. can be sung.

[Lisa]

A book with the song lyrics at the end with wording and lyrics throughout.

[Megan]

Cute little story that shows children from four different countries following their morning routine. My two year old enjoyed it because the repetition made it easy for him to join in.

[Ashley]

This is a great multicultural book for children. It talks about the different ways of life in four different countries: Europe, Mali, India, and China.

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady]

okay.

[Jennifer]

I love how this particular book incorporates different cultures in their morning routines.

[Sylvia]

6 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!