Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Children's Books for Music Lovers


 

Children's Books about Rock Music
Picture Books
Bats in the Band by Brian Lies
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
I Want to be a Drummer by Mark Powers 
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues by Kimberly & James Dean
Punk Farm on Tour by Jarrett J. Krosczka
Rock 'n' Roll Mole by Carolyn Crimi with illustrations by Lynn Munsinger
Want to be in a Band? by Suzzy Roche
Chapter Books 
Rebecca the Rock and Roll Fairy by Daisy Meadows
Nonfiction Books 
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer
Middle Grade Novels
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Biographies 
I and I: Bob Marley by Tony Medina

Who is Bruce Springsteen? 
Who is Elton John?
Young Adult Books
Guitar Notes by Mary Amato
Josie and the Pussycats by Archie Comics

Children's Books about Hip-Hop and R&B
Picture Books
*Hip and Hop Don't Stop by Jef Czekaj
Nonfiction
*Hip-Hop Dancing by Joan Freese
*Little Stevie Wonder by 

*Rap and Hip-Hop: the Voice of a Generation by Sherry Ayazi-Hashjin
*When the Beat was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill

Children's Books about Dancing
Picture Books
*Angelina Ballerina series by Catharine Holadbird
*Moondance by Frank Asch 
*Peeping Beauty by Mary Jane Auch
*Tommy Can't Stop by Tim Federle
Nonfiction Books
 *Alvin Ailey by Andrea Doris Pinkney
*Ballroom Dancing by Joan Freese 
*Break Dancing by Jim Haskins
*Swing Dancing by Wendy Garofoli

Children's Books about Classical Music
Picture Books
*Encore, Opera Cat! by Tess Weaver

*The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin, Jr.

*The Music of Life by Elizabeth Rusch

*The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin
*Things That Go Bang by Lisl Weil
*When Marian Sang by Pam Muñoz Ryan
*Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss 
Nonfiction Books
*Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman
 



Children's Books about Jazz
Picture Books

*Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
*Charlie Parker Played BeBop by Chris Raschka
*Mysterious Thelonious by Chris Raschka
*Thelonious Mouse by Orel Protopopescu with illustrations by Anne Wilsdorf
Nonfiction Books 
The First Book of Jazz by Langston Hughes


Children's Books about Folk & International Music 
Picture Books

*De Colores by David Díaz
*My Name is Celia by Monica Brown
Nonfiction Books
*Folk Instruments by Lee Gilmore 
*¡Olé! Flamenco! by George Ancona
Middle Grade Novels
*Coco: A Story about Music, Shoes, and Family by Diana Lopez

Children's Books about Singing
Picture Books & Easy Readers
*Doo-Wop Pop by Roni Schotter with illustrations by Brian Collier
*Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion
*Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (But What About Dolores?) by James Howe with illustrations by Amy Walrod
Chapter Books
Adele the Voice Fairy by Daisy Meadows