Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
When the Floating Story Wheel Changed Cobb Orchard Press
The part everyone joins: “Look, wait, leave room.” The directions are simple enough for family participation and never require Baby Bentley to perform.
Lyrics
Opening
Three views hold one pearl-gray dawn.
Austin watches the wheel float on.
Callen listens near the press.
Baby Bentley rests with steady support.
Lillian finds one folded flap.
She moves it gently: tap.
A small leaf clue appears beneath.
No one hurries to make a beat.
Sound Pattern
Austin: Wood says tok.
Callen: Metal says ting.
Lillian: Cloth says shh.
Together: Tok, ting, shh.
Interruption
The cloth slips soft; the shh is gone.
The old three-sound pattern cannot carry on.
Lillian opens one quiet hand.
Austin and Callen understand.
Rebuilt Pattern
Together: Tok, ting—then quiet room.
Look, wait, leave room.
Baby Bentley may look or rest.
No sound is required; quiet fits best.
Direction Chorus
Family: Look.
Wait.
Leave room.
Let the small sounds come in their own time.
Final Sound
One leaf touches the wheel: tik.
The ordinary sound completes the rhythm.
About This Song
Age lane: S1 — Baby and Family Song, newborn through age 3
Theme: Home & Helping — helping without taking control.
Energy: Cozy listening with a gentle rocking pulse and soft environmental sounds.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 15 seconds.
Participation: Caregiver-led looking, listening, soft material sounds, one silent pause, and optional rocking or stillness.
Ways to Join In
- Caregivers may rock, sway, sit still, or simply listen.
- Use one soft tok, one soft ting, and one cloth shh.
- Hold a quiet pause after the cloth sound disappears.
- Baby Bentley may look, listen, wiggle, vocalize, or rest.