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© NHS Health Scotland 2015

ISBN: 978-1-84485-486-8

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Contents

Baby bookThis Little Piggy 2

Round and Round theGarden 2

Two Little Dicky Birds 2

Incy Wincy Spider 3

Horsey Horsey 3

Jelly on the Plate 3

Row Your Boat 3

Toddler bookHey Diddle Diddle 4

Five Little Ducks 4

Down at the Station 4

Tommy Thumb 5

Ring a Ring o’ Roses 5

Humpty Dumpty 5

Jack be Nimble 5

Preschool bookThe Wheels on the Bus 6

I’m a Little Teapot 6

One, Two, Three, Four, Five 7

Little Bo-Peep 7

Ten Green Bottles 8

One Man Went to Mow 8

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 9

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Baby book

This Little Piggy (p. 116)This little piggy went to marketThis little piggy stayed at homeThis little piggy had roast beefThis little piggy had noneThis little piggy cried ‘wee wee’All the way home

Round and Round the Garden (p. 117)Round and round the gardenLike a teddy bearOne step, two stepTickle under there

Two Little Dicky Birds (p. 120)Two little dicky birdsSitting on a wallOne named Peter, the other named PaulFly away PeterFly away PaulCome back Peter, come back Paul

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Incy Wincy Spider (p. 123)Incy Wincy Spider, climbed up the spoutDown came the rain and washed the spider outOut came the sunshine, dried up all the rainIncy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again

Horsey Horsey (p. 119)Horsey horsey don’t you stopJust let your feet go clippety clopThe tail goes swish and the wheels go roundGiddy-up we’re homeward bound

Row Your Boat (p. 118)Row, row, row your boatGently down the streamMerrily, merrily, merrily, merrilyLife is but a dream

Jelly on the Plate (p. 125)Jelly on the plateJelly on the plateWibble, wobble, wibble, wobbleJelly on the plate

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Toddler book

Five Little Ducks (p. 174)Five little ducks went swimming one dayOver the hills and far away

Mummy duck said ‘Quack, quack, quack, quack’But only four* little ducks came back*Repeat with three, two, oneLast verse, last line:And all of the five little ducks came back

Hey Diddle Diddle (p. 177)Hey diddle diddleThe cat and the fiddleThe cow jumped over the moonThe little dog laughedTo see such fun

And the dish ran away with the spoon

Down at the Station (p. 173)Down at the station, early in the morningSee the little puffer trains all in a rowSee the engine driver pull his little leverPuff, puff, peep, peep, off we go!

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Tommy Thumb (p. 191)Tommy Thumb, Tommy ThumbWhere are you?Here I am, here I amHow do you do?Repeat with:

Peter Pointer, Toby Tall, Ruby Ring, Baby Small, Fingers All

Humpty Dumpty (p. 178)Humpty Dumpty sat on a wallHumpty Dumpty had a great fallAll the king’s horses and all the king’s menCouldn’t put Humpty together again

Ring a Ring o’ Roses (p. 185)Ring a Ring o’ rosesA pocketful of posiesAtishoo, atishooWe all fall down

Jack be Nimble (p. 181)Jack be nimble, Jack be quickJack jump over the candlestick

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Play Talk Read

I’m a Little Teapot (p. 138)I’m a little teapot, short and stoutHere’s my handle, here’s my spoutWhen the tea is ready, hear me shoutTip me up and pour me out

The Wheels on the Bus (p. 149)The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll day longRepeat with: horn … goes toot, toot, tootwipers … go swish, swish, swishpeople … go up and downdriver … goes broom, broom,

broom

Preschool book

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Little Bo-Peep (p. 139)Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheepAnd doesn’t know where to find themLeave them alone and they’ll come homeWagging their tails behind them

One, Two, Three, Four, Five (p. 143)One, two, three, four, fiveOnce I caught a fish aliveSix, seven, eight, nine, tenThen I let it go againWhy did you let it go?Because it bit my finger, soWhich finger did it bite?This little finger on my right

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One Man Went to Mow (p. 142)One man went to mowWent to mow a meadowOne man and his dogWent to mow a meadowRepeat with: two, three, etc., up to ten

Ten Green Bottles (p. 146)Ten green bottles hanging on the wallTen green bottles hanging on the wallAnd if one green bottle should accidentally fallThere’d be nine green bottles hanging on the wallRepeat with: nine, eight, seven, etc.

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (p. 150)Twinkle twinkle little starHow I wonder what you areUp above the world so highLike a diamond in the skyTwinkle twinkle little starHow I wonder what you are

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Contents Baby book Toddler book Preschool book Baby bookThis Little Piggy (p. 116)Round and Round theGarden (p. 117)Two Little Dicky Birds (p. 120)Incy Wincy Spider (p. 123)Horsey Horsey (p. 119)Jelly on the Plate (p. 125)Row Your Boat (p. 118)Toddler book

Hey Diddle Diddle (p. 177)Five Little Ducks (p. 174)Down at the Station (p. 173)Tommy Thumb (p. 191)Ring a Ring o’ Roses (p. 185)Humpty Dumpty (p. 178)Jack be Nimble (p. 181)Preschool book

The Wheels on the Bus (p. 149)I’m a Little Teapot (p. 138)One, Two, Three, Four, Five (p. 143)Little Bo-Peep (p. 139)Ten Green Bottles (p. 146)One Man Went to Mow (p. 142)Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (p. 150)