From classical to jazz; instrumental to rock, if your child loves rhythm these will surely be a hit
Be Quiet, Mike!
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
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Because
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Amber Ren
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
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Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Author: Roxanne Orgill
Illustrator: Frances Vallejo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 8 to 12
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Awards: A Junior Library Guild Selection; Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book 2016; The New York Society Library’s New York City Book Award 2016; Parents’ Choice Gold Award for Nonfiction; ALA Notable Book, All Ages Category; Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Books of 2016; Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2016; School Library Journal Best Books of 2016; Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Books of 2016; The Washington Post Best Children’s and Young Adult Books of 2016; National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Notable Poetry Book; New York Public Library Top Ten of the Best 100 Books for Kids 2016; Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2016
Kitchen Disco
Author: Clare Foges
Illustrator: Al Murphy
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
M is for Music
Author: Kathleen Krull
Illustrator: Stacy Innerst
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
Publisher: Sandpiper, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Pbk.)
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The magic of music comes alive in M is for Music. Spanning time and place, there is something for everyone – and every letter – in this brilliantly composed medley.
Awards: A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner; A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
The Man with the Violin
Author: Kathy Stinson
Illustrator: Dusan Petricic
Publisher: Annick Press
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
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This is a brilliant book – based on a true story – about renowned violinist Joshua Bell. In essence, a beautiful, and free, concert on a cold, January day in a Washington, D.C. metro station was heard by more than a thousand people, yet listened to by very few. A wonderful lesson about the importance of noticing the beauty around us.
Awards: Winner of the TD Children’s Literature Prize 2014; Winner of Digital Book of the Year Award in the Ebook Fixed Format/Enhanced category; Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award in the Children’s Book category; Winner of the 2013 Gold Award in the Children’s Book category of NAPPA 2014 Storytelling World Award; Independent Publishers Award (tied for Gold in the Children’s Picture Book category); Winner of Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Children’s Picture Book category (tied); Honourable Mention for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award; Honourable Mention for ForeWord Magazine’s IndieFab Award in the Children’s Book category; Selected for the White Ravens collection; An IRA Notable Book for a Global Society; Heather’s Pick (Chapters/Indigo); A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013; A Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Best Books for Kids & Teens” Selection; A “49th Shelf” Booksellers’ Pick for 2013; A 2013 OLA Best Bet for Children; A Toronto Public Library “First & Best 2013” title
The Star-Spangled Banner
Author: Peter Spier
Illustrator: Peter Spier
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 9
Awards: A Bank Street Book of the Year; An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
When Marian Sang
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press, an Imprint of Scholastic
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 10
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The story of Marian Anderson – a singer whose voice was heard by millions around the world, including those at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, and whose courage inspired many to overcome their obstacles and live their dreams. Beautiful illustrations bring her world, and her music, to life.
Awards: Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; ALA Robert F. Sibert Honor Award; ALA Notable Book; Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Bank Street College); NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction; Norman A. Sugarman Award for Distinguished Biography; NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book; Vermont Center for the Book’s Best of Beyond Difference 2003; 2003 NCTE Noble Children’s Book in the Language Arts; 2003 Jefferson Cup Honor, Virginia Library Association
Wild Symphony
Author: Dan Brown
Illustrator: Susan Batori
Publisher: Rodale Kids/Penguin Random House LLC
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
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Join Maestro Mouse on an adventure like no other. Through rhyme your child will learn about the “wild” world, with timeless lessons and a symphony of sounds, that captures each animal perfectly. Playful illustrations and surprises along the way adds to the fun in this unique and wonderful book.