Song Picture Books
Aliki. [1974]. (1996). Go tell Aunt Rhody. New York: Aladdin.
Barbaresi, N. [1985]. (1989). Frog went a-courting. New York: Scholastic.
Child, L., & Chartier, N. [1987]. (1992). Over the river and thro' the woods. New
York: Scholastic. Also available in Braille. VHS
Delacre, L. (1989). Arroz con leche: Popular songs and rhymes from Latin
America. New York: Scholastic. In Spanish and available as an audio
recording.
Eagle, K., & Gilbert, R. [1994]. (1997) It’s raining, it’s pouring. Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge.
Glazer, T. & Garcia, T. [1982]. (1996). On top of spaghetti. New York: Grosset &
Dunlap. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording. Big Book
Guthrie, W., & Jakobsen, K. [1998]. (2000). This land is your land. New York:
Scholastic. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording. VHS
Hammerstein, O., & Rodgers, R. [1994]. (2002). My favorite things. New York:
Scholastic.
Hart, J., & Lobel, A. [1982]. (1989). Singing bee! A collection of favorite
children’s songs. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
Houston, J. (1972). Songs of the dream people: Chants and images of the Indians
and Eskimos of North America. New York: Atheneum.
Kaye, B., Wise, F., Lippman, S., & Alexander, M. [1994]. (1998). A, you’re
adorable. New York: Scholastic.
Kemp, M. [1987]. (2003). I’m a little teapot. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
Kovalski, M. [1987]. (2001). The wheels on the bus. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
Also available in Braille, French, Spanish, and as an audio recording. Big
Book
Langstaff, J., & Rojankovsky, F. [1957]. (1992). Over in the meadow. San Diego,
CA: Harcourt Brace. Also available in Japanese and as an audio recording.
VHS
McNally, D., & Koontz, R. M. (1991). In a cabin in a wood. New York: Dutton.
National Gallery of Art. [1991]. (1994). An illustrated treasury of songs:
Traditional American songs, ballads, folksongs, nursery rhymes. New York:
Rizzoli International.
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Peek, M. [1985]. (1998). Mary wore her red dress and Henry wore his green
sneakers. New York: Clarion Books. Also available in Braille and as an
audio recording.
Raffi, Aruego, J., McMillan, B., & Westcott, N. B. (1995). Raffi’s top 10 songs to
read. New York: Crown.
Raffi, & McMillan, B. [1989]. (1997). Everything grows. New York:
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. Also available in Braille and as an audio
recording.
Raffi & Pike, D. [1994]. (1996). Like me and you. New York: Crown.
Rosen, M., & Robins, A. [1990]. (2000). Little rabbit foo foo. New York:
Scholastic. Also available in French, Welsh, and as an audio recording.
Seeger, P., & Hays, M. [1986]. (2001). Abiyoyo. New York: Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers. Also available in Braille and as an audio
recording.
Smath, J. (1991). Wheels on the bus. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
Taylor, J., & Hague, M. [1992]. (1994). Twinkle, twinkle, little star. New York:
Morrow Junior Books.
Trapani, I. [1993]. (2000). The itsy bitsy spider. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Braille and as an audio recording. Big Book
Wessells, K., & Allert, K. [1982]. (1993). The golden songbook. New York:
Golden.
Westcott, N. [1989]. (2003). Skip to my Lou. Boston: Little, Brown. Also available
in Braille and as an audio recording. Big Book VHS.
Zimic, T. (1993). Here we go round the mulberry bush. Lincolnwood, IL:
Publications International.
*indicates a non-fiction book
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