East Hill Elementary

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Music Inspired By

Thank You, Omu!

written by Oge Mora

Written by East Hill Students

STYLE Session
May 13-17, 2024

Finished Song

CHORUS LYRICS HERE

Everyone came to the Queen to eat

She fed the whole community

She fed an athlete, The Mayor, A singer, a baker

With all her love, she fed all of her neighbors

LYRICS HERE

1A:

Everyone’s sharing

Showing they care

Celebrating

Loving and happy

Everyone having fun

Nobody’s done

Partying

Eating and talking

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1b:

She had to be brave

To give her stew away

People came from everywhere

Just to get a taste

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2a:

All the street came to the queen

Cooking a stew in a big fat pot

a sopa era grande, a sopa era grande!

She added lots of love – knock knock knock

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2b:

Rap:

123 amor

the mayor and the bakery

Share and say thank you

Show our lovely… nature

Happy in love

With community

A big fat pot the

And world will see

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Sing:

Come and join us

We’ll be free

Verse Loop

Chorus Loop

Chorus Practice

Verse Practice

LYRIC IDEAS HERE

STYLE song inspired by book

Song written by Allison Priesinger

Song written by Tiffany Wilson

About the Book

Thank You, Omu!

Oge Mora

Thank You, Omu!

written by Oge Mora

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that’s perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu’s delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?

Debut author-illustrator Oge Mora brings a heartwarming story of sharing and community to life in colorful cut-paper designs as luscious as Omu’s stew, with an extra serving of love. An author’s note explains that “Omu” (pronounced AH-moo) means “queen” in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean “Grandma.”