You Got the Music in You!
December 2023

Music to Hear
Stories to Read
Music is in everything
by Ziggy Marley

Based on Ziggy Marley's popular song, this celebration of the many forms of music, from ocean waves to banging pots and pans in the kitchen, reminds children everywhere that you don't need an instrument to create a beautiful song.
How to be a rock star
by Lisa Tolin

This amusing guide for aspiring musicians is told by one little kid who LOVES rock'n'roll and who explains everything there is to know about starting a rock band and making it big in the music industry.
Daddy and me and the rhyme to be
by Ludacris

A perfect team, Karma and her daddy love to make music together, but when it's time for Karma to write daddy a rap for his birthday by herself, she can't quite get it right until she realizes she is never alone.
Ear worm!
by Johanna Knowles

This lively story follows Little Worm on a mission to discover who filled his head with a song he cannot stop singing and soon has all the other animals joining in with ear worms of their own.
Wheels on the Bus
by Stella Blackstone

In this version of the classic song, residents of a rural Guatemalan village travel by bus to the city. Includes endnotes on Guatemala's geography, agriculture, transportation, currency, landmarks, and customs.
The animal song
by Jonty Howley

Forming a traveling band to sing and play for the other animals in the woods, a crocodile, a big brown bear and a weasel attract an eager crowd until winter comes and it's time for sleep, in this lively celebration of friendship and music.
This magical, musical night
by Rhonda Gowler Greene

From violin to trumpet, flute to trombone, each plays its part, contributing to a grand and mystifying performance. These magical instruments will transport you in a way only music can. Soar with the strings, float away with the woodwinds, and play in a percussion thunderstorm!
Sugar pie lullaby: the soul of Motown in a song of love
by Carole Boston Weatherford

Parents share their love of music with their little one in this soulful poetic lullaby that introduces the legendary music of the Motown era.
I got the rhythm
by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Walking with her mother to the park, an exuberant little girl hears music in the sounds all around her that inspires her to sniff, snap and shake before bursting into an impromptu dance that is joined by other children.
Play this book
by Jessica Young

An interactive picture book invites little readers to explore the sounds and tuneful magic of musical instruments, prompting them to tap and turn the book to emulate strumming a guitar, sliding a trombone, crashing cymbals and more.
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