Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader. He hits the streets of New Orleans to find some answers and soak up inspiration. Along the way he'll meet street musicians, a favorite restaurant owner, and the famous Mardi Gras Indians.

When Frankie's grandmother invites him to a blues concert, he's hesitant at first he loves hip hop! But he can't resist his beloved grandmother's invitation. Little does he know, that night ignites his passion for learning to play the blues.

Lexile measure 580; Ages 5-8; K-Gr.3.
This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten--one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time. Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time.

Lexile measure 610; Ages 6-10; PrK-Gr.3; Pura Belpre illustrator honor,2019; Robert F. Sibert honor, 2019.
Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music.

Lexile measure 490; Ages 5-8; K-Gr.3.
An irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to two-step, by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror.

K-Gr.3; An Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winner.
A picture book celebration of the indomitable Muddy Waters, a blues musician whose fierce and electric sound laid the groundwork for what would become rock and roll.

Lexile measure 680; Ages 7-10; K-Gr.4.
A picture book biography of famous composer George Gershwin and a look at his famous composition Rhapsody In Blue. With rhythmic swirls of words and pictures, author Suzanne Slade and illustrator Stacy Innerst beautifully reveal just how brilliantly Gershwin combined various kinds of music to create his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue, a surprising and whirlwind composition of notes, sounds, and one long wail of a clarinet.

Ages 6-10.
Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba.

Lexile measure 730; Ages 5-8; PrK-Gr.2; Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2016.
Moshe Cotel was a composer who lived in a noisy building on a noisy street in a noisy city. But Moshe didn't mind. Everything he heard was music to his ears. One day, while out for a walk, he heard a small, sad sound that he'd never heard before. It was a tiny kitten! Inspired by a true story, Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates craft an engaging tale of a creative man and the beloved cat who brings unexpected sweet notes his way.

Ages 5-9; Gr.K-3; Lexile measure AD930L; Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - New Writer, 2015.
In this beautifully written picture book, Hana Hashimoto has signed up to play her violin at her school's talent show. The trouble is, she's only had only three lessons. Hana's brothers insist she isn't good enough.

Ages 4-8; K-Gr.3.
In Korean Folk Songs, music teacher Robert Choi shares 14 of Korea's best-loved classic children's songs--with musical scores and lyrics in both Korean and English.

Ages 4-8; Gr.1-3; Coretta Scott King illustrator honor book, 2015.
Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio. At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument.

Lexile measure 1040L; Ages 7-10; Gr.1-4.
What happened when a former slave took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans? The Jenkins Orphanage Band caused a sensation on the streets of Charleston. People called the band's style of music "rag"--a rhythm inspired by the African American people who lived on the South Carolina and Georgia coast.

Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
A charming collection of fourteen well-loved rhymes, Korean Nursery Rhymes is the perfect introduction to Korean language and culture for young readers.

Lexile Measure AD740L; Ages 4-8; Gr.k-3.
A vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King.

Ages 4-8, gr. PreK-1.
When the National Animal Choir performs the latest song by renowned composer and conductor Mr. Herbert Timberteeth, nothing goes exactly as planned. Mr. Timberteeth has some preconceived notions of what animals like to do that are reflected in his song. But it turns out that lions prefer flower arranging to prowling and shrimp would rather ski than swim!

Lexile AD570L; Ages 5-9.
A summer parade, a drummer parade, a magical bucket-and-bowl serenade!   What begins with one boy's beat on a kettle soon spreads to pots and pans and cartons and cans all across the neighborhood.

Lexile measure 900; Ages 3-9, Book level 5.6; Biography, gr. K-2.
Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But first, he was a boy named Jimmy who loved to draw and paint and listen to records. A boy who played air guitar with a broomstick and longed for a real guitar of his own.

Lexile measure 520, ages 6-9, gr. 2-3
In this third book of Little Rat's celebrated tales of triumph, Little Rat wants to play the violin, but practicing is boring, and her violin squawks a lot.With encouragement from her teacher, Little Rat discovers that with a bit of pluck, patience, and practice, anything is possible.

Ages 3-7, gr. K-2.
In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take center stage.

PrK-Gr.5; Reading level 3.1; Guided reading O
The author describes his boyhood summers spent at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem where she introduced him to the sounds and steps of the merengue and the conga and told him stories of Puerto Rico.

Book level 5; Ages 9-14; Gr.3-7.
The blues aren't all sad. There's joy in the blues as well as heartbreak. Love discovered. Love lost. Love just around the corner.

Lexile measure AD140L; Ages 5-8.
Ever hear of Charlie Parker? The great jazz saxophone player? Look at this board book and you'll hear Charlie Parker; you'll hear music in your mind.