Top Ten Books About Music!
December 2025
 
 
How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander
How Sweet the Sound
by Kwame Alexander

A celebration of the history of Black music in America.
Sing, Hum, Strum, and Drum by Rachelle Burk
Sing, Hum, Strum & Drum
by Rachelle Burk

Not only do toddlers love music, it's also important for their physical
and mental development. Songs and music can help toddlers learn
about sounds and patterns, develop their motor skills, move their
bodies, understand their feelings, and so much more!
Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner
Free Piano (Not Haunted)
by Whitney Gardner

Margo, a lonely aspiring songwriter, discovers her secondhand synthesizer is haunted by a 1980s pop star, leading to an unexpected bond and a journey of self-discovery as she grapples with the true meaning of making music and fame.
Skylar and the K-Pop Principal by Luan Goldie
Skylar and the K-Pop Principal
by Luan Goldie

K-pop fandom and Freaky Friday collide in a hilarious body-swap
story that celebrates the fans who drive one of the biggest musical sensations in the world.
How Instruments Make Music by Noah Leatherland
How Instruments Make Music
by Noah Leatherland

Discusses how musical instruments produce sound through waves
and vibration.
Lullaby Legends: ABC of Dolly Parton: A Rhyming Lullaby by Susie Linn
ABC of Dolly Parton: A Rhyming Lullaby
by Susie Linn

Join Dolly Parton on an alphabet journey from her Tennessee
beginnings to country music star and cultural icon. Young children
will love this vibrantly illustrated first biography and so will Dolly
fans of all ages!
Ty's Travels: Showtime! by Kelly Starling Lyons
Ty's Travels: Showtime!
by Kelly Starling Lyons

Ty loves playing instruments, but something's missing - his friends!
With the help of his vivid imagination, Ty and his friends are onstage
in a band making great music together.
Soldiers and Sweets at the Ballet by Fran Manushkin
Soldiers and Sweets at the Ballet
by Fran Manushkin

Katie Woo and JoJo wear their best dresses when they attend a performance of JoJo's favorite ballet, the Nutcracker.
Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zachariah Ohora
Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas
by Zachariah Ohora

Unbelievable but true, this is the story of two whales, two Pauls,
and two boys. The whales are Haida and Chimo, captive orcas who
lived in an aquarium called Sealand of the Pacific in the 1970s. The Pauls are Paul Horn, a professional flute musician, and Dr. Paul
Spong, a scientist studying the orcas in order to learn more about
these mystifying creatures. The boys are Marlen and Robin, Paul
Horn's sons, who are fascinated with the orcas despite their father's
fear of the giant whales. What follows is the spellbinding story of
how the Pauls, through the power of music, learn to communicate with the orcas and set into motion an entire anti-captivity movement
dedicated to protecting these intelligent and majestic animals.
And There Was Music by Marta Pantaleo
And There Was Music
by Marta Pantaleo

From karaoke to Balkan folk to hip hop, lyrical text describes how
music connects cultures and communities across the world.
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