Music and Musicians

The song made famous by jazz great Ella Fitzgerald in the 1930s has been re-created, re-...

John's music began when he listened to the music in his childhood. Semi-abstract...

Presents a rhythmic tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and their creation of bebop....

When Duck reads about an upcoming talent show at the county fair, he organizes the animals on...

One summer day, as Little Worm heads out to play, he discovers he has a song stuck in his head...

In this illustrated version of Bob Marley's song, a young boy, with the encouragement of three...

Long before there was a band, there was a boy: a young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the...

A mutt tells reveals a "doggy allegory" and how he went from "the saddest and the...

Baby and his family make some jazzy music.

Three well known spirituals, "This Little Light of Mine," "When the Saints Go Marching In," and...

Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his older--and bigger--brothers and sisters. When they...

A praying mantis who longs to make music gets help from a spider name Debby Webster.

When Rosa's grandmother becomes sick, Rosa comes up with an idea that not only makes...

When Olivia learns that there will be no band at the evening's fireworks display, she decides to...

Retells the orchestral fairy tale in which a boy ignores his grandfather's warnings and captures...

At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments...

Recounts the author's childhood determination to emulate Elvis Presley after being inspired by...

Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of...

Marian Anderson was an extraordinary contralto whose talent was celebrated in Europe long before...

Jack and Annie go to New Orleans on All Saint's Day in 1915 to find a young musician named Louis...

When a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a barnyard talent show, he realizes he can...

Owen’s singing, banjo-playing Granny goes out “to cross one river, one mountain, and a desert”...

This is the classic tale of four beleaguered animals—a donkey who can no longer work, a hound...

Celia Cruz began singing on the streets of Havana as a child. She grew up to become a legendary...

The story of Blind Willie Johnson — the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night...

Born into a poor Roma family, Django Reinhardt's musical talent takes him to perform on European...

Duke Ellington's collaboration with a classically trained colleague resulting in unique...

From her early days in Harlem to becoming the First Lady of Jazz, the story of Ella Fitzgerald...

A picture-book biography of a poor kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, who became an American musical...

Through paintings and text, this book traces the history and rise in popularity of the Beatles...

Drasko is Milo’s son who carries on his father’s flower business even after things in Sarajevo...

Join the rhythmic countdown to Sunday afternoon, the one time when enslaved Africans in 19th...

Experienced readers will enjoy this stunning and sophisticated visit to Harlem in word and image...

An adaptation of the folk rhyme "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," featuring musical...

John Coltrane's musical composition is performed by a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a...

Born in the Mississippi Delta in 1927, the always musically gifted Mary Violet Leontyne Price...

Provides an introduction to classical music, describing how birds have inspired composers...

Little Rat wants to be musical and play an instrument just as do the other members of her family...

This brief, broad introduction to gospel great, Mahalia Jackson, is sure to inform as well as...

Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra's percussionist is...

Harriet just wants to play her cello alone. But when she accidentally knocks the lonely moon...

The life and music of Odetta who became an influential folksinger and civil rights activist is...

Art Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and...

A picture book biography of the life, career, and impact of 20th-century blues and gospel singer...

A familiar traditional Shaker hymn has been interpreted in bold, semi-abstract, jewel-toned...

A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother...

The story of a group of African American orphans who played in their school's all-girl swing...

A group of young men from Liverpool changed the world of music and they enjoyed a good laugh —...

New poems, many rhyming, describe the animals introduced in Saint-Saens' orchestral music that...

An inspector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by questioning each of the musical...

Pete Seeger was a musician, an activist, an environmentalist and more. An overview of his life...

A young girl's love for music leads her to a job in the home of an older woman who teaches her...

Troy Andrews grew up in a New Orleans family of musicians so it’s not surprising that he, too,...

Hayley has finally found her talent: playing ukelele like her great-aunt Ruby, who traveled all...

Belle goes with her talented grandmother on a singing tour during a time of racial segregation...

From his early childhood in Jamaica, Clive loved all types of music. When he was 13 years old,...

Amina loves music, but stage fright and her conservative uncle’s disapproval hamper her...

Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway show. But how is...

Rich paintings in limited colors convey the power of a people and a piece of their history. Done...

In a world where dreambenders manipulate dreams in order to remove emotions both negative and...

Misty Copeland, the African American Ballet Theater soloist, has an encouraging conversation...

Two very different high school students discover a mutual appreciation for writing songs for the...

When Sam’s school music program goes under, and her parents can’t afford to buy her a drum kit...

Experience the explosion of color and movement of jazz as you pulsate with its beat in a vibrant...

Josephine Baker’s life and struggles of this performer and activist comes to life.

Learn to Speak Music helps young readers learn this universal language of music by revealing...

Pete Seeger lived a long life sharing his music and his convictions about equality with...

For kids into music, this title cant be beat! From inspiring profiles of key Maker musicians, to...

Listen to the “groove” as readers make their way through the history of Motown, the people who...

When her “Super Mexican” mother drags her across the country, away from her father, what better...

Illustrations in blues and grays combine with words to flow across the pages of this handsome...

Spurred by a special project from social studies teacher, seventh grader Bethesda Fielding...

A Newbery Honor book that accounts the life and musical career of the great African American...