Wilmette Library and Jim Gill "May There Always Be" Video Book
Channel: Wilmette Public Library
Date: 2021-07-29

Award-winning musician Jim Gill invited children in our community to create illustrations for a video book inspired by his book May There Always Be Sunshine. He compiled all of their illustrations and their wishes into this sing-along video. Enjoy! 

Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children’s artists. Jim is a child development specialist, having completed his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim’s recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult. Jim has released seven award-winning CDs of music play for young children and is also the author of two children's books. His latest, A Soup Opera, is a sing-along opera inspired by concerts that Jim performs with symphony orchestras. Jim speaks to early childhood educators, care providers and children’s librarians across the country about the many benefits of play in young children’s lives. Jim has shared his expertise on music, play and literacy with organizations such as Head Start, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Association for Family Child Care and, most recently, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpoXkZhq6U

Learn more about Jim at https://www.jimgill.com and look for Jim Gill's books and music at the library!