Module 9: Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs

by Alan Katz
Illustrated by David Catrow

Old favorite songs like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," which is where the title is drawn from, are created into new words and meanings using the same sing-along rhyme. For example, the tune of "Rockabye Baby" is turned into "Sock in the gravy, Glove in the soup, Tie in the meat loap and here's a scoop." Every new title of a "silly dilly song" has "to the tune of" in parantheses underneath so that the reader knows how to read the 'new' song.

Impact on me
I definitely found this book to be entertaining! I did have to read several of the songs again and again to match up the words with the tune. I believe this is one of those books that parents and teachers should read before they read it to their children and students so that the reader can get the tune just right. The illustrations that accompanied each new song were very funny and colorful. I enjoyed reading this unique and creative book.

Reviews
This hilarious collection goes straight to the heart of playground humor...The watercolor illustrations are equally entertaining, with exaggerated features and situations giving them a cartoon look. "Go Go Go to Bed" depicts an exhausted mom slumped in a chair with toys and a child literally bouncing off the ceiling above her. There's something here to tickle most funny bones.
Marino, J. (2001). Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs (Book Review). School Library Journal, 47(4), 132.

Well-known songs, including ″Oh Susannah″ and ″Row Row Row Your Boat,″ are presented with new words and titles, such as ″I'm So Carsick″ and ″Go Go Go to Bed.″
Peterson, L. (2001). Take me out of the bathtub and other silly dilly songs (Book Review) (Undetermined). Booklist, 97(21), 2016.

In the Library
After the librarian reads this book to students, students can think of a song that they know and create their own words that create a brand new song with the same rhyme scheme and tune. This is a high-level skill that students will find very fun! They can also draw a picture to go with their newly created song. Another fun idea to accompany this book is to read this to students in the library while learning about poetry in their classroom. This would be a great lesson to remind students that we use poetry in our everyday life, like songs they have heard their entire lives. Students can then discuss how they easily memorized these songs and discuss skills to memorize other things, like dates, important people and facts.

Katz, A., & Catrow, D. (2001). Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books.