These books feature stories about music or are written to the lyrics of well-known childhood songs and/or nursery rhymes.
Citation: McQuinn, A. (2011). If you're happy and you know it! Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books. Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: PreK - 3 Description: In this book, McQuinn covers all of the lyrics of the original If You're Happy and You Know It song. On each page, children from around the world dance along to the Read More
Citation: Raffi. (1987). Shake My Sillies Out. New York, NY: Crown Publishers. Ages: 3 months - 3 Grades: PreK Description: In Shake My Sillies Out, animals and campers in woods at Camp Mariposa are struck by the urge to shake, clap, jump, waggle, and eventually go to sleep. Uses: This book can be used by parents and Read More
Citation: Reid, R. (2007). Something Musical Happened at the Library: Adding Song and Dance to Children’s Story Programs. Chicago: American Library Association. Ages: storytime ages; Book intended for librarians and adults Grades: all grades: book for librarians Description: Something Musical Happened at the Library is a resource for librarians and educators who want to incorporate Read More
Citation: La Prise, L., Macak, C. P., Baker, T., & Hamanaka, S. (1996). The hokey pokey. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Ages: 4 - 9 Grades: PreK - 3 Description: In this book, La Prise covers all of the lyrics of the original Hokey Pokey song. On each page, children Read More
Citation: Harter, D. (2000). The animal boogie. New York: Barefoot Books. Ages: 2 - 6 Grades: PreK - Grade 1 Description: Harter’s The Animal Boogie invites readers and listeners into the jungle to see many of the different animals that live there: bears, monkeys, elephants, and leopards. The animals wiggle and shake throughout the jungle. Read More
Citation: Calmenson, S., & Degen, B. (2008). Jazzmatazz! New York, NY: HarperCollins Childrens Books. Ages: 2-8 Grades: PreSchool - Grade 2 Description: With rhyming text, Calmenson tells the story of what happens when a piano playing mouse enters into a house on a cold, winter’s day. Eventually, the piano playing mouse has the whole family, Read More
