Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of National Poetry Month

This April marks the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month, and to celebrate KidLit TV has joined up with the RhyPiBoMo team for the 3rd Annual Rhyming Picture Book Month. To honor the rhyming picture books that bring the joy of poetry and rhyme into every child’s life, we created a parody of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and Jimmy Fallon’s Classroom Instrument Performances with RhyPiBoMo’s founder Angie Karcher. 

So get ready to “Shake It Off” as we celebrate National Poetry Month!




 

Parody Lyrics to SHAKE IT OFF
by Angie Karcher 

I stay up too late, got rhymin’ on my brain
Ya know what people say (Do I?), Ya know what people say (What do they say?)

I shouldn’t write in rhyme! (Wait, what?) I shouldn’t write in rhyme! (What?)
At least that’s what people say (mmm), that’s what people say (mmm)

But I keep rhymin’ can’t stop, won’t stop rhymin’
It‘s like I got this music in my body and it‘s gonna be alright

‘Cause the rhymers gonna rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme.
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Non-rhymers gonna smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk
‘Cause they don’t get the way we work, work, work, work. work

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

I’ll never miss a beat, meter’s rockin’ many feet
And that’s what they don’t see (mmm), that’s what they don’t see (mmm)
I’m rhymin’ on my own (rhymin’ on my own), I’ll make the rhymes up as I go (rhymes up as I go)

And that’s what they don’t know (mmm), that’s what they don’t know (mmm)

But I keep rhymin’ can’t stop, won’t stop chiming
It‘s like I got this music in my body saying it‘s gonna be alright

Cause the rhymers gonna rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme.
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Non-rhymers gonna smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk

‘Cause they don’t get the way we work, work, work, work. work

I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off

Hey, hey, hey, just think while you’ve been writin’ in prose and all the wordy wordy stories people know
you could have been writing rhyme to this sick beat

My new man-uscript is written in rhyme. They’re like “oh my God”, but I’m just gonnashake it

And to the fella rhyme geek with the hella technique
Won’t you come on over, baby, we can shake, shake, shake

‘Cause the rhymers gonna rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme, rhyme.
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake I shake it off, I shake it off

Non-rhymers gonna smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk, smirk

‘Cause they don’t get the way we work, work, work, work. work

I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off

Write in rhyme!

 

Author and songwriter Laurel Nakai was a wiz at rebuilding the entire “Shake It Off” song from scratch with her technical software that you can find professional music producers using today.

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KidLit TV loves rhyming picture books and even had a few authors who love rhyme as much as we do on our original show Read Out Loud!

Watch Lori Degman’s Read Out Loud HERE!
READ OUT LOUD - Lori Degman (Cock A Doodle Oops!)
Watch Karma Wilson’s Read Out Loud HERE!
READ OUT LOUD - Karma Wilson (Bear Snores On)
Watch Penny Parker Klostermann’s Read Out Loud HERE!
READ OUT LOUD - Penny Parker Klosterman
Watch Alan Katz’ Read Out Loud HERE!
Read Out Loud Alan Katz
Watch What Pet Should I Get? Read Out Loud HERE!
READ OUT LOUD - Rocco Staino

What are some of your favorite rhyming picture books? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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15 Comments

Kid Lit TV Commenter viviankirkfield

AWESOME! So much fun…I think I’ll just keep replaying it as I exercise…WHAT A GREAT BEAT!!!! Angie, Katya, Rosie,Laurel, and the entire team that helped put this together – incredible! Thank you, ladies…I loved it. And thank you for the links to the read-out-louds.

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Kid Lit TV Commenter Kristin Ammerman

hahaha! This is so true! How many times have authors been told not to write in rhyme? Love how you spun it into a parody :)

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Kid Lit TV Commenter patte szewczuk

The music by Laurel was perfect–alot of work was done into this by her–WAY TO GO LAUREL!
The words to the song was so funny wonderful and full of life–WAY TO GO Angie!
The editing was so good it looked like a professional did it–WAY TO GO KATYA!
The filming well when Julie does filming it is THE BEST OF THE BEST!
Rosie looked like she was having fun and did great too!
Katya you can sing and write and move—but dancing— well…..[ha ha only kidding]
GREAT JOBS GUYS!!!
patte

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