An Inclusive Early Childhood
Development Program
Music Books
General
Rob Reid. Children’s Jukebox: A Subject Guide to Musical Recordings and Programming Ideas for Songsters Ages One to Twelve. American Library Association, 1995. Great resource for any children’s recording!
Kline, Dallas. How to Play Nearly Everything From Bones and Spoons to the Washtub Bass. Music Sales Corp., 1998.
Schaberg, Gail. Tips: Teaching Music to Special Learners. Music Educators National Conference, 1988.
Books about Making Instruments
Banek, Reinhold and Scoville, Jon. Sound Designs. Ten Speed Press, 1995.
Debeer, Sara. Open Ears: Creative Adventures in Music and Sound. Ellipsis Arts, 1995.
Havighurst, Jay. Making Musical Instruments by Hand. Rockport Publisher, 1998.
Hopkin, Bart. Making Simple Musical Instruments. Altamont Press, 1995.
Nelson, Mark. You Can Teach Yourself to Make Music With Homemade Instruments. Mel Bay, 1995.
Waring, Dennis. Making Wood Folk Instruments. Sterling Publishing, 1990.
Wiseman, Ann. Making Musical Things: Improvised Instruments. Charles Scribner, 1979.
Aroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America. Selected and illus. by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic, 1989.
Best-Loved Children’s Songs from Japan. Illus. by Yoko Imoto. Heian International Inc., 1986. Brown Girl in a Ring: An Anthology of Song Games from the Eastern Caribbean. Collected by Alan
Lomax, J.D. Elder and Bess Lomax Hawes. Pantheon Books, 1997.
Cassidy, Nancy. The Book of Kids’ Songs: A Holler-Along Handbook. Illus. by Jim M’Guiness. Klutz, 1986.
Cole, Johanna and Stephanie Calmenson. Miss Mary Mack and Other Children’s Street Rhymes. Illus. by Alan Tiegreen. Beech Tree Books, 1991.
Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games, and Songs for Children. Compiled by Grace
Hallworth, illus. by Caroline Binch. Cartwheel Books, 1996.
Ebinger, Virginia Nylander. Ninez: Spanish Songs, Games, and Stories of Childhood. Sunstone Press, 1993.
Feierabend, John M. The Book of Tapping and Clapping. GIA First Steps, 2000.
Feierabend, John M. The Book of Wiggles and Tickles. GIA First Steps, 2000.
Go In and Out the Window: An Illustrated Songbook for Young People. Arranged and edited by Dan Fox. Henry Holt and Co., 1987.
How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children. Selected by Wade and Cheryl Hudson, Illus. by Floyd Cooper. Scholastic, 1995.
Langstaff, John. Hot Cross Buns and Other Old Street Cries. Atheneum, 1978.
Milne, A. A. The Pooh Song Book. David R. Godine, 1985.
Morgan-Williams, Louise and Gaëtane Armbrust. I Can Sing En Espanol!: Fun Songs for Learning Spanish. Illus. by Jane Launchbury. Passport Books, 1994.
Morgan-Williams, Louise and Gaëtane Armbrust. I Can Sing En Français!: Fun Songs for Learning French. Illus. by Jane Launchbury. Passport Books, 1994.
Orozco, Jose-Luis. I Diez Deditos: Ten Little Fingers and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. Illus. by Elisa Kleven. Dutton, 1997.
Piggyback Songs: New Songs Sung to the Tunes of Childhood Favorites. Compiled by Jean Warren, illus. by Marion Hopping Ekberg. Totline Publications, 1983.
Poulsson, Emilie. Finger Plays for Nursery and Kindergarten. Music by Cornelia C. Roeske, illus. by L. J. Bridgman. Dover Publications, Inc., 1971.
Raffi. The Raffi Everything Grows Songbook: A Collection of Songs from Raffi’s Album Everything Grows, n.d.
Seeger, Ruth Crawford. Animal Folk Songs for Children: Traditional American Songs. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. Linnet Books, 1993.
The Singing Sack: 28 Song-Stories from Around the World. Edited by Helen East, illus. by Mary Currie. A & C Black, 1998.
Wirth, Marian, Verna Stassevitch, Rita Shotwell and Patricia Stemmler. Musical Games, Fingerplays and Rhythmic Activities for Early Childhood. Parker Publishing Co., 1983.
Wojcio, Michael David, Gerelee Gustason and Esther Zawolkow. Music in Motion: Twenty-two Songs in Signing Exact English for Children. Illus. by Carolyn Norris. Modern Signs Press, Inc., 1983.
Yolen, Jane. Jane Yolen’s Old MacDonald Songbook. Music arrangments by Adam Stemple, illus. by Rosekrans Hoffman. Boyds Mill Press, 1994.
Books from Songs for Reading and Singing
Adams, Pam. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Child’s Play International Ltd.,, 1973.
Adams, Pam. This Old Man. Child’s Play International Ltd., 1974.
All the Pretty Little Horses. Illus. by Linda Saport. Clarion Books, 1999.
Bacharach, Burt and Hal David. I Say A Little Prayer For You. Illus. by Karin Littlewood. Chicken House, 2002.
Bangs, Edward. Yankee Doodle. Illus. by Stephen Kellogg. Aladdin Books, 1996.
Bates, Katharine Lee. America the Beautiful. Illus. by Neil Waldman. Rebound by Sagebrush, 2002.
Belafonte, Harry, Lord Burgess and Irving Burgie. Island in the Sun. Illus. by Alex Ayliffe. Dial Books, 1999.
Berlin, Irving. God Bless America. Illus. by Lynn Munsinger. HarperCollins, 2002.
Blumen, Karen L. One More River. Illus. by John J. Blumen. Augsberg Fortress, 1995.
Buffet, Jimmy. Jolly Mon. Voyager Books, 1988.
Carle, Eric. Today Is Monday. Putnam Publishing Group, 1997.
Colandro, Lucille. There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow. Scholastic, 2003.
Cooner, Donna D. I Know and Old Texan Who Swallowed a Fly. Illus. by Ann Hollis Rife. Hendrick- Long Publishing Co., 1996.
Cumbayah. Illus. by Floyd Cooper. HarperCollins, 1998.
Denver, John. Sunshine on My Shoulders. Illus. by Christopher Canyon. Dawn Publications, 2003.
Frajeon, Eleanor. Morning Has Broken. Illus. by Tim Ladwig. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1996.
Fresh, Doug E. Hipkidhop (Hipkidhop). Illus. by Joseph Buckingham. Cartwheel, 2002.
Gadone, Paul. Over in the Meadow. Aladdin Books, 1986.
Galdone, Paul. Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee. Clarion Books, 1985.
Garcia, Jerry and David Grisman. There Ain’t No Bugs On Me. Illus. by Bruce Whatley. HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
Garriel, Barbara S. I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello. Illus. by John O’Brien. Boyds Mills Press, 2004.
Gold, Julie. From a Distance. Illus. by Jane Ray. Orchard Books, 1998.
Goodhart, Pippa. Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Illus. by Stephen Lambert. Dragonfly Books, 1999.
Goodman, Steve. The Train They Call the City of New Orleans. Illus. by Michael McCurdy. Putnam Juvenile, 2003.
Guthrie, Woody. This Land is Your Land. Illus. by Kathy Jakobsen. Megan Tingley, 2002.
Hammerstein, Oscar. In My Own Little Corner. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 1995.
Harburg, E. Y. and Harold Arlen. Over The Rainbow. Illus. by Julia Noonan. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
Harburg, E. Y., Maxfield Parrish, Mary Tiegreen and Linda Sunshine. Over the Rainbow. Welcome Books, 1999.
Harnick, Sheldon. Sunrise, Sunset. Illus. by Ian Schoenherr. HarperCollins, 2005.
Harper, Charise Mericle. There Was a Bold Lady Who Wanted a Star. Megan Tingley, 2002.
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: and Other Action Rhymes. Illus. by Zita Newcome. Candlewick 2002.
Heywood, Dubose, et al. Summertime. Adaddin, 2002.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Miss Mary Mack. Megan Tingley, 1998.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. The Eensy-Weensy Spider. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Little Brown and Co., 2000.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Megan Tingley, 2001.
Hurd, Thacher. Mama Don’t Allow. HarperCollins, 1984.
If You’re Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands! Illus. by David Carter. Cartwheel, 1997.
Jackson, Alison. I Know and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. Illus. by Judith Byron Schachner. Puffin Books, 2002.
Jardine, Al. Sloop John B: A Pirate’s Tale. Illus. by Jimmy Pickering. Milk & Cookies, 2005.
Joel, Billy. Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullaby. Illus. by Yvonne Gilbert. Scholastic Press, 2004.
Books about Singing or Playing Music
Ackerman, Karen. Song and Dance Man. Illus. by Stephen Gammell. Knopf, 1992.
Emberly, Barbara. Drummer Hoff. Illus. by Ed Emberly. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1972.
Johnston, Tony. Grandpa’s Song. Illus. by Brad Sneed. Puffin, 1996.
Kerins, Tony. Little Clancy’s Drum. Candlewick Press, 1997.
Kuskin, Karla. The Philharmonic Gets Dressed. Illus. by Marc Simont. Harper Trophy, 1986.
Rubin, Mark. The Orchestra. Illus. by Alan Daniel. Firefly Books, 1992.
Ryder, Joanne. The Chipmunk Song. Illus. by Lynne Cherry. Lodestar Books, 1992.
Bryan, Ashley. Sing to the Sun. Harper Trophy, 1996.
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Board Book). Clarion Books, 1998.
Frost, Robert. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Illus. by Susan Jeffers. E.P. Dutton, 1985.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Bill Grogan's Goat. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Megan Tingley, 2002.
Lenski, Lois. Sing a Song of People. Illus. by Giles Laroche. Little Brown and Co., 1996.
Lotz, Karen. Snowsong Whistling. Illus. by Elisa Kleven.
Martin Jr., Bill. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Illus. by Eric Carle. Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1970.
Martin Jr., Bill and John Archambault. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Aladdin Picture Books). Illus. by Lois Ehlert. Alladin, 2000.
Marzollo, Jean. Sun Song. Illus. by Laura Regan. Harper Trophy, 1997.
Rosen, Michael. We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Classic Board Books). Illus. by Helen Oxenbury. Little Simon, 1997.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Bill Grogan's Goat. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Megan Tingley, 2002.
Westcott, Nadine Bernard. The Lady with the Alligator Purse (Board book). Megan Tingley, 1998.
Wood, Audrey. The Napping House. Illus. by Don Wood. Red Wagon Books, 2000.
Books about Making Instruments
Books from Songs for Reading and Singing
