The Jelly Bean Tree
Jill Eggleton
Written by Jill Eggleton
Illustrated by Raymond McGrath
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The Jelly Bean Tree
First published 2005
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Text copyright © Jill Eggleton, 2005.
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Written by Jill Eggleton
Illustrated by Raymond McGrath
Every night after dinner,
he patted his
and he sang,
“HO! HO! HO!
HAR! HAR! HAR!
red jelly beans,
blue, green, and
Then he patted his
“Jelly beans, jelly beans,
yum, yum, yum.
I love jelly beans in my tum!”
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One night, when Grandpa Grundy
got down his jelly bean jar,
there was only one jelly bean left.
“I can’t eat the last jelly bean,”
he said.
So he thought and thought.
“I know,” he said.
“I’ll plant this jelly bean in the backyard.
I’ll grow a jelly bean tree.”
Grandpa Grundy was so excited
with his fantastic idea,
he patted his wiggly, jiggly tummy,
and he sang,
“HO! HO! HO!
HEE! HEE! HEE!
I’m going to have a jelly bean tree!”
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Can you sing
like Grandpa Grundy?
Ho! Ho! . . .
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from the jelly bean jar.
He dug a hole in the backyard,
and he popped it in.
Then he sang,
“Jelly bean, jelly bean,
grow for me,
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grow up into a jelly bean tree.”
Then, one night, Maria said,
“Grandpa Grundy
has done enough dancing.
So Maria dug up a tree from her backyard,
and, when Grandpa Grundy was asleep,
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Can you sing
like Grandpa Grundy?
Jelly bean, jelly bean . . .
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Song
Jelly bean, jelly bean, grow for me,
grow into a jelly bean tree.
Grow, grow, grow,
grow, grow, grow,
grow into a jelly bean tree.
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Jelly beans, jelly beans
grow for me,
grow, grow, grow
on the jelly bean tree.
Grow, grow, grow,
grow, grow, grow,
grow, grow, grow
on the jelly bean tree.
Jelly bean tree,
jelly bean tree,
grow, grow, grow
on the jelly bean tree.
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Storyboard
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Word Play
Come on! Clap the
words with me!
Helpful Hint: Read the words
to the child. Then read the
words again and clap the
syllables. Ask the child to read
the words with you and clap
the syllables together.
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Jelly bean, jelly bean,
yum, yum, yum.
I love jelly beans
in my tum.
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The Jelly Bean Tree
“Jelly beans, jelly beans,
yum, yum, yum.
I love jelly beans in my tum!”
Jill Eggleton
One night, only one jelly bean was left
in the jar. “I can’t eat the last jelly bean,”
said Grandpa Grundy. But then he had
a fantastic idea . . .
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