She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain by Tom Birdseye is a story rewritten from the well known song, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain. The story is written by use of questions in between each verse of the song that is modified for this version of She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain. This story like many other Birdseye stories uses repetition and would be a great story for a choral reading. The story also includes cultural diversity. The grandparents names are Oma and Opa for Grandma and Grandpa which is German. The illustrations are interesting because they only show the characters. There is no scenery to show where the characters are, but the characters are drawn in action to illustrate their activity. Many themes can be drawn by the end of the story. I really enjoyed the energy the song had in this picture book.