Allegro: A Musical Journey Through 11 Musical Masterpieces Classical music comes to life like never before in this magical journey through 11 timeless compositions. Meet Allegro, an ordinary boy who can’t stand practicing the piano. Those black dots on the page drive him crazy―until the music itself whisks him away on a breathtaking journey. Amazon When Step… Continue reading Musical Booklists — Picture Books Featuring Music
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Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Bird & Diz When sax player Charlie “Bird” Parker and trumpeter John “Dizzy” Gillespie make music together, they toss notes back and forth like a game of tag and chase each other with sounds. Amazon Ella Queen of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on… Continue reading Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Picture Books To Sing & Share
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (Jane Cabrera’s Story Time) In this snuggly board book perfect for small hands, a sheep has plenty of wool to share with her friend, who knits cozy gifts for her community. But when the sheep’s generosity leaves her shivering, the community offers their love and gratitude – and some handknit gifts… Continue reading Picture Books To Sing & Share
Storytime Help!
The books included in these posts will not necessarily be specifically about how to offer a great storytime. BUT they are extraordinarily useful for suggesting how to teach music, how to add rhythm, how to make your programs interesting. Use the tools in these books to make your storytimes sing! Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook: Eighth… Continue reading Storytime Help!
Musical Booklists — Picture Books Featuring Music
Who Sang the First Song? Was it the flowers? The waves or the moon? Dove Award-winning recording artist Ellie Holcomb answers with a lovely lyrical tale, one that reveals that God our Maker sang the first song, and He created us all with a song to sing. Amazon The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons in One… Continue reading Musical Booklists — Picture Books Featuring Music
Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Who is Florence Price? Florence loved her mother’s piano playing and wanted to be just like her. When she was just four years old she played her first piano concert and as she grew up she studied and wrote music hoping one day to hear her own music performed by an orchestra. Amazon The Little… Continue reading Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Thought Provoking Reads 