Music
Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month! Share the joy of making music with your students.
1.
Hootenanny!
A Festive Counting Book
By: Kimberly Ainsworth
Illustrated by: Jo Brown
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 2 - 5
Now, 2 owls are ready to play.Hippity-hop, bip-bop, jive and sway!Hootenanny, hootenanny-- it's time for fun. Hootenanny, hootenanny--the party has begun! In this jazzy picture book, a hilarious cast of owls are working their...
Other Formats: eBook
2.
I Love to Sing
By: Anna Walker
Illustrated by: Anna Walker
This edition: Paper Over Board, 32 pages
Publication date: June 7, 2011
Ages: 2 - 6
Ollie loves to sing. He loves to sing in his bed or in the park. He loves to sing with his dog, Fred. In this sweet, engaging picture book, Ollie celebrates singing, friendship and fun.
3.
Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer!
And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 26, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Smelly bunks! Attacking mosquitoes! Impossible arts and crafts, oh my! Bestselling team and authorities on all things seriously silly Alan Katz and David Catrow hike their hilarity out to summer camp to transform another set...
Other Formats: eBook
4.
Ant and Grasshopper
By: Luli Gray
Illustrated by: Giuliano Ferri
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: 4 - 7
When Ant spies a carefree Grasshopper playing a fiddle outside on the lawn, Ant immediately harrumphs at the insect's foolishness and continues to go about his very serious business of gathering and counting his food for the...
5.
The Gabba Land Band
(Part of Yo Gabba Gabba!)
Adapted by: Tina Gallo / Illustrated by: Karen Craig
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: August 3, 2010
Ages: 3 - 5
The Gabba gang loves to play music. They will form a band. But first, they have to practice, practice, practice.
6.
Smelly Locker
Silly Dilly School Songs
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 3 - 8
A collection of fourteen Silly Dilly songs, focusing on the silliest aspects of school—from smelly lockers and stressing about testing to class picture day and lunchroom angst—now in paperback, a format easy to...
Other Formats: Hardcover
7.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Board Book, 36 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 3 - 6
Chicka chick boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rolicking alphabet chant that is been a children's favorite for over 20 years! Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic rhymes and...
8.
Who's That Singing?
A Pull-the-Tab Book
By: Jason Chapman
Illustrated by: Jason Chapman
This edition: Board Book, 12 pages
Publication date: June 15, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Someone's singing in the jungle and waking everyone up! Who could it be? One by one, jungle animals awaken--and kids can pull the tabs to make mouths and eyes open and close, bringing the animals to life! Find out whose tune...
9.
Pepi Sings a New Song
By: Laura Ljungkvist
Illustrated by: Laura Ljungkvist
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: April 20, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Pepi the parrot is ready for a new song. So he decides to step out into the neighborhood to find some exciting things to sing about. He discovers yummy things (sprinkles! icing! dough!) at the bakery, colorful things (paint!...
10.
Too Much Kissing!
And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: December 29, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Fourteen song parodies about parents and children, including "They're Always on the Cell" (to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell"), "Watch Dad Exercise" (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"), "Dressed Up is Messed Up" (to the...
11.
The Sound of Music
A Classic Collectible Pop-Up
By: Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lindsay & Crouse
This edition: Novelty, 14 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
Watch the hills literally come alivein this magnificent pop-up adventure drawn fromRodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, The Sound of Music.With paper engineering as unforgettable as eachtimeless melody, The Sound of...
12.
Olivia Forms a Band
By: Ian Falconer
Illustrated by: Ian Falconer
This edition: Hardcover, 50 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Ian Falconer's OLIVIA FORMS BAND plus CD for only $12.99
13.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Anniversary Edition Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 22, 2009
Ages: 3 - 6
Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault's rhythmic chant and Lois Ehlert's exuberant collage illustrations have made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a read-aloud favorite for twenty years. To celebrate, here is a special anniversary...
14.
Marsupial Sue
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Paper Over Board, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that...
15.
Tolee's Rhyme Time
(Part of Ni Hao, Kai-lan)
Adapted by: Catherine Lukas / Illustrated by: Kellee Riley
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: July 14, 2009
Ages: 4 - 6
Kai-Lan wants to form a band with her friends. Learning to play a new instrument takes a lot of practice and patience... and coming up with song lyrics that rhyme proves to be a big challenge for Tolee. This sweet story will...
16.
Chicka Chicka ABC
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
This edition: Board Book, 16 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 1 - 5
A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree." So begins the lively alphabet rhyme that children and their parents love to recite. Martin and Archambault's rhythmic chant and Caldecott Honor artist...
17.
Going, Going, Gone!
And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
b> Calling all silly dilly fans! Get ready to take a giant time-out for laughs, 'cause the bestselling creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs...
18.
All God's Critters
By: Bill Staines
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 36 pages
Publication date: January 27, 2009
Ages: 5 - 8
Big...small...quiet...loud...feathered, flippered, or furred.... All God's critters have a place in the choir! And this jubilant and raucous bunch is waiting for you to join in because everybody has a part to sing. It...
19.
For Singing Out Loud!
SpongeBob's Book of Showstopping Jokes (Part of SpongeBob SquarePants)
By: David Lewman
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: December 16, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
SpongeBob and the Bikini Bottom gang have tons of showbiz advice for aspiring performers everywhere in this hilarious new humor book! No strangers to the stage themselves, whether it’s SpongeBob singing “Gary in...
20.
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: October 21, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
“I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!” The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him is...
Other Formats: Hardcover
21.
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
By: Alan Katz
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: October 7, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
It's Christmastime! While everyone else is singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland," ring in your holidays with "Our Friendly Mailman" and "Something in My Brother's Underpants"! Songwriter and comedy writer par...
Other Formats: Hardcover
22.
Flight of the Singing Pilot
(Part of Backyardigans, The)
Adapted by: Erica David / Illustrated by: Susan Hall
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: September 30, 2008
Ages: 3 - 7
Pilot Uniqua takes to the skies to deliver singing telegrams! She only wants to make people smile - but grumpy pirate Captain Moody, Maharani Tasha, and the Abominable Snowman all run away after she sings. Can Pilot Uniqua...
23.
Smelly Locker
Silly Dilly School Songs
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 3 - 8
The uproarious creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs are at it again, this time causing a silly dilly ruckus all over school! The snappy new...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
24.
On Top of the Potty
On Top of the Potty
By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 25, 2008
Ages: 2 - 5
From the hilarious and kid-pleasing team who brought us Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs comes this selection of songs guaranteed to make potty...
25.
Let it Shine
Let it Shine
By: Ashley Bryan
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 4 - 8
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. With a kaleidoscope of color and cut paper, Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee and two-time Coretta Scott King Award...
26.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Book and CD Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: October 24, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree" Countless children -- and there parents -- can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr and...
27.
Are You Quite Polite?
Are You Quite Polite?
By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2006
Ages: 2 - 8
You all know... "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," but what about "Are You Quite Polite?" and Quiet in the Library" ?! Songwriter and comedy writer extraordinaire Alan Katz has done it again! Turning...
28.
Olivia Forms a Band
By: Ian Falconer
Illustrated by: Ian Falconer
This edition: Hardcover, 50 pages
Publication date: June 6, 2006
Ages: 3 - 7
Everyone's favorite Caldecott Honor-winning porcine diva is back and with fanfare! There are going to be fireworks tonight, and Olivia can hardly wait to hear the band. But when she finds out that there isn't going to be a...
29.
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
It's Christmastime! While everyone else is singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland," ring in your holidays with "Our Friendly Mailman" and "Something in My Brother's Underpants"! Songwriter and comedy writer par...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
30.
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Book and CD Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
"I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!" The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him, is given a new...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
31.
The Singing Suspects
(Part of Nancy Drew Notebooks)
By: Carolyn Keene
Illustrated by: Jan Naimo Jones / Photographer: Michael Frost
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2005
Ages: 6 - 9
ROCK-STAR REWARD? OR ROCK-STAR REGRET? There's nothing better than tickets to an Eric Stanley concert -- at least that's what Nancy, George, and Bess think. That's why they enter the River Heights Singing Contest! First prize...
Other Formats: eBook
32.
Marsupial Sue
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that doesn't...
33.
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
By: Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 7
1 told 2 and 2 told 3, "I'll race you to the top of the apple tree." One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree in this bright, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees...
34.
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 8
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing. In his...
35.
I'm Still Here in the Bathtub
I'm Still Here in the Bathtub
By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2003
Ages: 2 - 8
If you like... "Wheels on the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider," you'll go NUTS for "The Meals at My Camp" and "Tiny Baby Brother"! Songwriter and comedy writer par excellence Alan Katz has done it again! He's turned fourteen...
36.
Elizabeth's Song
By: Michael Wenberg
This edition: Hardcover, 30 pages
Publication date: November 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 8
Elizabeth’s Song tells the inspirational story based on the young life of the noted African American folksinger, guitarist, and songwriter, Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten. Elizabeth borrows a guitar from a friend...
37.
Marsupial Sue
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Book and CD Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that...
38.
Gabriella's Song
By: Candace Fleming
Illustrated by: Giselle Potter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes slap-slap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way...
39.
Barnyard Song
By: Rhonda Gowler Greene
Illustrated by: Robert M. Bender
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2001
Ages: 3 - 6
"Moo, A-H-H-H-H-CHOO!" Buzz, buzz, mew, mew, cock-a-doodle-doo...the barnyard is humming with a happy song. But when Bee buzzes in with a sneeze, the animals' voices soon turn to sniffles and snorts! How will Farmer cure this...
40.
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
By: John Lithgow
This edition: Hardcover
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 5 - 8
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing. In his first...
41.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2000
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree." Countless children -- and their parents -- can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr...
42.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
By: Lloyd Moss
Illustrated by: Marjorie Priceman
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
The Caldecott Honor book, now in paperback! With mournful moan and silken tone, itself alone comes ONE TROMBONE... Then a trumpet joins in to become a duet; add a French horn and voila! you have a trio -- and on it goes...
Other Formats: Hardcover
43.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
By: Lloyd Moss
Illustrated by: Marjorie Priceman
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1995
Ages: 4 - 8
When this book begins, the trombone is playing all by itself. But soon a trumpet makes a duet, a french horn a trio, and so on until the entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Written in elegant and rhythmic verse and...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
44.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1989
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom!...
