Winter Waits
Written by Lynn Plourde
Illustrated by Greg Couch
ISBN: 978-0-689-83268-0
This story is the tale of Winter, the child of Mother Earth and Father Time. Winter must find a way to occupy his time during the day while waiting for Father Time to finish working. There is a repeating pattern as Winter waits an hour or two, an hour or three, an hour or four for his father.
The story is told in rhyme and can be sung to the melody of either Twinkle, Twinkle or London Bridge. If sung to London Bridge, you'll need to repeat the words of the second phrase of the poem just as you do with London Bridge (i.e. falling down, falling down). Read through the book a few times as there are a few adjustments in the rhythm pattern of the words that will be needed to sing to the familiar melody.
Extension: Sing the book to either song in minor. It brings a wonderful new musical feeling to the storyline.
Enjoy the story and keep singing. :)
