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Bookbug playlists
These are songs, rhymes, instrumental music and stories for soothing, singing, dancing and playing with little ones. Each playlist is tailored to different ages, even before birth.
Bookbug Hello Bump!
This playlist features songs, rhymes, instrumental music and a story to listen to during pregnancy. Find more information on sharing songs, rhymes and stories before birth. The Bookbug Hello Bump! lyrics are available to download below.
Bookbug Hello Baby!
Soothe your baby by rocking or swaying them to the music from this. The Bookbug Hello Baby! lyrics are available to download below
Bookbug Toddler
Toddlers love to move! Jump, bounce and tickle along to the tracks below. Listen carefully to the words and you'll find lots of ways to add in actions. The Bookbug Toddler lyrics are available to download.
Bookbug Hello Explorer!
This playlist has songs, rhymes and a special story. Families can listen, dance, join in with the actions and have fun! The Bookbug Hello Explorer! lyrics are available to download.
Every reasonable effort has been made to check copyright of the songs and rhymes featured on the Bookbug app, website and within training materials. If there are any errors or omissions, Scottish Book Trust will be pleased to insert the appropriate acknowledgement in any subsequent updates of these materials.
In addition, every reasonable effort has been made to check the origins of songs and rhymes featured in the Bookbug programme for historical racist intent. Scottish Book Trust recently removed the songs Jump Jim Joe and Five Little Monkeys from its repertoire. It was brought to our attention that these songs have a racist historical legacy. We ask all partners to ensure that these songs, or any iteration of them, are not used in their Bookbug activities. This includes using the same tune but changing the words. Racism has no place in our programme content and we take this issue very seriously indeed. We periodically review all content, and will remove anything that has a historical racist legacy as soon as we are made aware. We support #blacklivesmatter and are committed to doing more.
We recommend listening to the current version of the Bookbug Toddler CD album on the Bookbug app or here on our website.
Funding by the Scottish Government's Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland made these playlists possible. Every reasonable effort has been made to check copyright of the songs and rhymes on these playlists. If there are any errors or omissions, Scottish Book Trust will be pleased to add the appropriate acknowledgement.