About this item
Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to Belly Button Rounda song from her Grammy-nominated bookCD, Philadelphia ChickensSandra Boynton further contemplates this mesmerizing subject. Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hipposincluding one tiny baby who can only say Bee Bothe Belly Button Book is the latest quirky addition to the phenomenally successful Boynton on Board series. Every page captivates with Sandra Boyntons inimitable illustrations and joyful rhyming textSoon after dark, upon the beach, we sing a hippo song, and if youre feeling in the mood, we hope youll sing along Belly Belly Button, youre oh so fine. Ooo, Belly Button, Im so happy youre mine. Shiny and sturdy, and featuring a great navel-shaped, naturally die-cut cover that offers a provocative glimpse of the merriment inside, the Belly Button Book provides enduring, giggly, read-aloud fun.
About the Author
Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children's author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over sixty children's books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times Bestsellers. More than 70 million of her books have been sold, "mostly to friends and family," she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade children's music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold [over 500,000 copies sold] and "Philadelphia Chickens," nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum [over 1 million copies sold.] Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning "One Shoe Blues" starring B. B. King, "Alligator Stroll" starring Josh Turner, and "Tyrannosaurus Funk" (animation) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.
