12 Oct Finding Music Everywhere
From nursery rhymes to marching bands, music has a huge impact on our lives. These books for young readers celebrate everything that music has to offer.
Board Books
A Band of Babies by Carole Gerber
Let’s Make Music by Ruth Musgrave
Sing: Sing a Song by Joe Raposo
Picture Books
Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie starring Indigo Blum by Kwame Alexander
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner
Little Pig Joins the Band by David Hyde Costello
Dancing Hands by Margarita Engle
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
Song on the Wind by Caroline Everson
Kat Writes a Song by Greg Foley
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney
The Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E. McMorrow
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Finding the Music by Jennifer Torres
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki
The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom by Colleen A.F. Venable
Rock’n’Roll Soul by Susan Verde
The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford
Music Class Today by David Weinstone
Play This Book by Jessica Young
Try at Home
Make a musical instrument with everyday supplies and form a band! You can find instructions to make a harmonica, trumpet, straw flute, and more on our PGTPL Children’s YouTube channel.
