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PRE-K -K

The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie.
A baby bird’s song keeps the zoo animals awake.

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming.
Where is goose’s honk?

The Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee by Paul Galdone.
Sing along as a farm boy feeds the noisy animals.

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Her music teacher helps a little mouse learn to love her name.

Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley.
Only Drummer Hoff can fire the cannon off.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow.
All fall off and bump their heads.

Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh.
A frog shares the joy of dancing.

Inch by Inch: The Garden Song by David Mallett.
Under a watchful boy’s eye, flowers grow.

Mice Squeak, We Speak: A Poem by Arnold L. Shapiro.
Cats purr, lions roar and what do children do?

Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth.
A pesky insect buzzes from A to Z.

Over in the Meadow by John Langstaff
Count with families of robins, bees, and beavers.

Parade by Donald Crews.
Enjoy a parade from start to finish.

Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi.
Wiggle your waggles away.

Sounds All Around by Wendy Pfeffer.
Read and find out about how we hear.

The Three Bears by Paul Galdone.
Who has been eating their porridge?

Today is Monday by Eric Carle
Feast through the days of the week.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Through grass, water, and mud a father and his four children set out.

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats.
Peter learns how to call for his dog.

Who’s in Rabbit’s House? A Masai Tale by Verna Aardema.
All the animals help Rabbit face The Long One.

Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka.
Two boys become friends, one word at a time.

Grades 1 –2

Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger.
A father and his son sing down a slovenly giant.

Arturo’s Baton by Syd Hoff.
The conductor makes beautiful music.

Ben’s Trumpet by Rachel Isadora.
A jazz musician helps a little boy find his dream.

The Blues of Flats Brown by Walter Dean Myers.
A junkyard dog heads to the Big Apple to play his guitar.

Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka.
Sing and swing with a great jazz saxophonist.

The Drinking Gourd by F. N. Monjo.
Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the Underground Railroad.

Dumpy La Rue by Elizabeth Winthrop.
A pig shares her passion for dancing.

Fox Be Nimble by James Marshall.
Fox leads the band in the big parade.

George the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley.
A British drummer boy fights in the American Revolution.

The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Byars.
May-May and Rose liven up their westward bound wagon train.

Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert
Chinese tangrams tell a magical tale of foxes and a hunter.

Juan Bobo by Carmen Bernier-Grand.
A little boy has funny adventures in four folktales from Puerto Rico.

Mr. Putter and Tabby Paint the Porch by Cynthia Rylant.
Everything is perfect until squirrel gets in the way.

The Monkey and the Crococdile by Paul Galdone.
Monkey is more clever in this Jataka tale from India.

Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams.
Rosa and her friends play in their neighborhood band.

My Five Senses by Margaret Miller.
Photographs show children hearing, tasting, smelling, and more.

Nate the Great and the Musical Note by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.
Nate’s friend Rosamond turns a phone message into a music lesson with a secret meaning.

The Night on Neighborhood Street by Eloise Greenfield.
Poems celebrate a quiet evening.

Sid and Sam by Nola Buck.
Sid’s song is too long for Sam.

Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss.
Trombones slide and clarinets click in a grand orchestral performance.

Grades 3 –4

Aida by Leontyne Price.
Dramatic paintings bring Verdi’s opera to life.

Amber Brown is Green with Envy by Paula Danziger.
The 4th grader faces more family problems.

Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes by Joanna Cole.
Learn red-hot pepper, fortune-telling rhymes and many more.

A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers by Deborah Hopkinson.
The chorus of the Fisk School for Freed Slaves saves their school.

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley.
The English playwright’s life is vividly portrayed.

Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea by Joyce Carol Thomas.
Share warm poems and paintings about home and family.

Bunnicula by James Howe.
Chester the cat tries to warn his human family about the foundling baby bunny.

Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog by David. A. Adler.
Fifth-grader Cam solves the case of the dognapped Poochie.

Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry.
When story time arrives, all of her classmates want to hear her tall tales.

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater.
Arthur’s Thanksgiving turkey turns out to be a 266-pound chicken.

In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall illustrated by Javaka Steptoe.
“African Americans celebrate fathers” in poems and collage.

It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles by Jack Prelutsky.
Silly poems keep you laughing.

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
James escapes his fearsome aunts in a giant peach.

The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne.
Jack and Annie travel back to the Middle Ages. A Magic Tree House adventure.

Me Oh Maya by Jon Scieszka.
The Time Warp Trio is transported to ancient Mexico.

Michelangelo by Diane Stanley.
Read about a Renaissance master of painting, sculpture and architecture.

Satchmo’s Blues by Alan Schroeder.
Young Louis Armstrong dreams of playing jazz music.

Spin a Soft Black Song by Nikki Giovanni.
Poems celebrate the energy and joy of life.

The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron.
Julian’s wild tales lead to a heap of trouble.

The Story of the Incredible Orchestra by Bruce Koscielniak.
Take an intriguing journey through music history.

Grades 5 – 6

Cool Salsa by Lori M. Carlson.
Bilingual poems celebrate growing up Latino.

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan.
Koly makes a new life and home for herself in India.

The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick.
A magic box holds the answers to Victor’s questions.

Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman.
Find a friend and perform poems for two voices.

Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson.
Lonnie, a foster child in Brooklyn, expresses his feelings through poetry.

The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson
Puppet theater apprentice Jiro stumbles upon a dangerous secret in feudal Japan.

A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith.
Young vocal virtuoso Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse saves his human friend from danger.

Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff.
A 12-year-old girl courageously helps her family survive Ireland’s potato famine.

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo.
Sade and her brother are still in danger after fleeing political repression in Nigeria.

A Poke in the I by Paul Janeczko.
Concrete poems wiggle about, curve around and hurtle down the pages.

P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin.
Can Elizabeth and Tara*Starr remain best friends?

The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander.
Prince Jen brings 6 mysterious gifts on his quest for the legendary city of Tien-Kuo.

Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson.
Ruby writes a screenplay for the movies as she deals with her absent father.

Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay.
Her loving but eccentric family helps Saffron resolve her past.

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen.
Sammy and her friend solve a murder mystery.

The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood.
A young orphan boy infiltrates Shakespeare’s acting troupe to steal the script for Hamlet.

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan.
In an amateur production of The Sound of Music, Jake discovers his musical talent.

The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg.
Four students train for the Academic Bowl.

Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka.
Musically untalented Yingtao would rather play baseball than the violin.

Yolonda’s Genius by Carol Fenner.
Only Yolonda knows that her brother is the best harmonica player ever.