 Welcome back to the Curious Giraffe Show. We're going to start with our song, When We Sing Together. When we sing together, I feel so much better. It's easy and simple to do. When we sing together, the day just gets better. I love singing songs, top-sharing ideas with... And as you can see, George is being very careful and wearing his mask. I don't know if you noticed yet, but our curious crew is very small today because we're all practicing social distancing to take care of each other, which means not to be too close. So I decided we should not be too too crowded. So today, I'm having a one-on-one visit with George, not too close. I wanted you to see my mask, too. This is such a nice mask that my friend Judith made. And she put a little part inside that takes the shape of my nose so that it will stay on. So if you were to see me at the grocery store, I would keep my distance and I would be smiling, but you couldn't see my smile. But I would be keeping my germs to myself and you would, too. And we'd keep day away. But right now, we're in the studio. So I'm going to slip off my mask so that you can see my whole face. But just know that when I go out with other people, I definitely wear my mask. So let's see what today's curious giraffe song will tell us about the show. Are you curious? I hope so. Giraffe looked over and Dorothy said, I'm curious what book and song she'll share with us today. Dorothy said, I made a book to lead the way as we share under one big sky. Oh, yeah. Share one big sky. Share one big sky. Give the world a big high five. Yeah, we're different and we know it, but we all get along. Because we're different but we all belong. Oh, yes, we're different. A story that happened in my life that I wanted to share with you. And to make my book, I just wanted to share with you in case you have a book that you haven't seen yet on a bookshelf and you think, okay, I'll make my own book. So you start with a regular piece of paper, fold it in half and fold it in half again. And that's where I put my title and a cover picture. You turn it and I put some words here and I put some pictures here. And because I knew I needed a few more pages, I separated the top. So I could turn it, add some more words and more picture and more words. And if you want more pages, you just fold a new piece of paper. Let's see how many pages I got out of this one piece of paper. One, two, three, four, five, six pages. That's fun for me to experiment. See how that... Okay, so here's the book that I made. It's a true story, Dorothy's Turn to Be Sick. Dorothy always felt strong and healthy. She worked hard and she played hard. She ate and drank healthy food and drinks. She went to bed early and woke up early. One night as she turned out the light, she noticed that her toes felt tingly. That's funny, she said. Oh well, it will go away while I sleep. But it didn't go away. The next few days, the feeling moved up her legs. First her body felt tingly. Then it felt numb, like novocaine at the dentist. Then, worst of all, it felt nothing. She couldn't feel the floor when she walked. Finally, Dorothy told the doctor how she was feeling. Or how she wasn't feeling. I can't feel the floor or the chair. And I'm tired every day. It feels like I'm floating in space. Dorothy had a virus. It couldn't be seen, but it weakened her body. Dorothy had to rest and rest and rest and rest. Would she ever get better? Yes, day by day she got stronger. She gradually felt her body feel the floor and the bed and the chair. At last, she said, Can we go swimming? I can't wait to feel the water. And then they knew that Dorothy was feeling much better. The end. So that really happened. And I really felt like will I ever get better? But finally, finally, my body got better. I want you to be encouraged that we all get sick sometimes. So that's why I called my book, Dorothy's Turn to Be Sick. So I wrote a song about it. And it's an echo song. So I'll sing a line and you can help George sing the echo. And we'll learn the new song. I feel sick. I feel sick. It's no fun. It's no fun. My nose runs. My nose runs. My usual sleeve. Catch those germs. Before they wash with lots of lather. Pretty please. My turn. And then wash with plenty please. That's right. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Then wash again. Then wash again. Use more soap. Get more soap. And wash again. And wash again. Stop those germs. Stop those germs. With our friends. Cause we should all wash. Wash our hands. To wash our hands for 20 seconds is 20 seconds. Well, a lot of people say wash your hands and sing happy birthday twice. Cause singing one time through is 10 seconds. But 10 and 10 makes 20. And then you're taking care of those germs. But I think we get tired of washing for 20 seconds. And singing the same, same song over and over and over. So I wanted to offer you a couple more hand washing songs. Just to keep it more fun. Okay. So the first song. Wash your hands is by Charlotte Diamond. Wash your hands. Wash your hands with slippery soap and water. Top and bottom through your fingers. Don't forget your wrists. Wash your hands. Wash your hands with slippery soap and water. Lots of bubbles. No more troubles. Wash them down the drain. Isn't that cute? So now I'll do it with you. Here we go. Wash your hands. Wash your hands with slippery soap and water. Top and bottoms through your fingers. Don't forget your wrists. Wash your hands. Wash your hands with slippery soap and water. Lots of bubbles. No more troubles. Wash. That was a fun one. And my friend Stuart Stottz made a fun song. And he made up a funny word. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Washa. Wash them on your palms. Wash them on your wrists. wash your hands in between your fingers and your fingertips. Wash your wash your wash your hands. Here we go. Wash your wash your wash your wash your wash wash wash wash wash wash wash wash wash your hands. Wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your wash your hands. Make them all clean. Make them all nice. Wash your wash your wash your hands. Wash them while you sing this chorus twice. Wash your wash your wash your hands. Here we go. Wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your hands. Wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your, wash your hands. Alright, really fun. It's much more fun to think of fun songs to do that with. I want to show you my shirt again. It says, I read and I know things. That's what I do. So, I read books and I read charts and I read the computer and the newspaper to learn lots of things. So, I have done some reading and taking notes and I wanted to offer you some hand washing tips. It says, first of all, protect yourself and others by washing with soap and water. And somebody said, warm or cold water? The answer is either one is fine. Somebody else said, liquid soap or a bar of soap? Is one better than the other? And the answer is either one. And it doesn't have to be antibacterial soap. Plain soap and water work just as well. And soap and water is best. And even just water is better than not washing your hands. So, even if there's not soap, go ahead and rinse your hands with water. That helps. And they say, if you can't wash, you can use hand sanitizer. That is 60% alcohol. You want it to be that strong to take care of the germs. And again, they say, to scrub at least 20 seconds. And I wanted to let you know, turns out that our curious giraffe song is the verses 20 seconds and the chorus is 20 seconds. Let's try the chorus. I'll remind you of the sign language. I'll do it with you. And it goes, share one big sky. Share one big sky. Give the world a big high five. Yeah, we're different and we know it, but we still get along because we can all share and we can all care. We're different, but we all belong. So let's sing that. It'll be 20 seconds long. Share one big sky. Share one big sky. Give the world a big high five. Yeah, we're different and we know it, but we all get along because we can all share and we can all care. We're different, but we all belong. We're different, but we all belong. Yeah, that's 20 seconds long. And also the song we sang at the beginning when we sing together. And I like to think of another one. When we get together. When we get together, I feel so much better. It's easy, I'm supposed to do. We get together, the day just gets better. I love just being... 20 seconds long. There's lots of ways to count those 20 seconds. Okay, this hand washing tips reminds us that germs can hide under our fingernails. So to make sure to let that bubbly part get in there. Air dry or towel dry, but make sure the towel is clean and that hand sanitizers can deal with most germs, but not certain bacteria or viruses. So do wash your hands with soap and water before eating and after using the restroom. Okay, so I think you were very clear about that. Now, my friend Stuart Stotz, who wrote that fun Washa Washa song, also wanted us to think about the word contagious and what does it mean? You're hearing that, maybe. A lot of people are talking about whether something is contagious and to keep our distance and to wear our mask. And so he made a song about it to help explain what it is. Contagious is a word we've all heard a lot. It's about what you get or about what you've got. Contagious is like a cold or the flu. You can spread it to me, I can spread it to you. Germs pass from coughing or sharing a drink. They live on a door or a floor or a sink. We hope we don't get them or pass them on through. Don't spread them to me, I won't spread them to you. You might be contagious and not know you're sick, but if we are careful, we can all do the trick. Wash hands, keep some distance and cover us knees. I won't spread it to you, you won't spread it to me. It might travel fast or travel in stages, but more than diseases can be contagious, helping, smiling or happiness too. You can spread them to me, you can spread them to you and I'll spread them to you. An epidemic is when things move, move across the land. Imagine if kindness would get out of hand with joy and compassion, no matter who. Spreading to me and spreading to you. Tages is a word we're hearing a lot. It means what you get or it means what you've got when the whole world seems scary or blue. Spread love to me and I'll spread love. Love is contagious, it's true. Spread some to me, I'll spread some to you. Love is contagious, that's what I found so spread some. They're contagious and germs are contagious and we'll do our best not to share those germs, but happiness is contagious and love is contagious. So we can share love by a smile, by a wave, by writing a note to someone and sending it, keeping our distance but smiling. Sometimes I just do this to my friends, I go, oh, I'm wanting to give you a hug. I know I can't right now so I don't share my germs but there are lots of ways to spread love around. Stuart's song made me think of a song I wrote about something being contagious. So listen to the song and see if you can figure it out. The kindness cat is coming, she's coming to your town. She's watching in her looking glass, she's searching all around. She wants to catch us being the best that we can be. They're her singing, her funny mouth. What about each other? I look forward to seeing you next time. But in the meantime, we'll keep singing. Okay, George? I'm going to keep our social distance today, but here we go. Keep singing, keep looking up. Keep asking questions and never give up. Keep singing, keep looking up. Keep asking questions and never give up. Bye-bye. The kindness cat is coming, she's coming to your town. She's watching in her looking glass, she's searching all around. She wants to catch us being the best that we can be. Then you'll hear her singing, her funny mouth.