Submitted by Denise Romas, Long Island, New York

Idea posted September 4, 2002

1. A DIFFERENT TUNE by BRUCE WITTY - celebrating uniqueness
2. A PIANO FOR JULIE by ELEANOR SCHICK - piano lessons
3. ANDY TOOTS HIS HORN by HARRIET ZIEFERT
4. ANIMAL MUSIC by HARRIET ZIEFERT
5. ANNIE'S GIFTS by ANGELA MEDEARIS - we each have unique talents
6. BABY BELUGA by RAFFI SERIES
7. BACKSTAGE by ROBERT MAIORANO - young ballerina at Nutcracker rehearsal
8. BARN DANCE by BILL MARTIN, JR
9. BEN'S TRUMPET by RACHEL ISADORA
10. BERLIOZ THE BEAR by JAN BRETT - tie in with Flight Of The Bumblebee
11. BRAVO, ERNEST & CELESTINE! by GABRIELLE VINCENT
12. BRAVO, TANYA by PATRICIA LEE GAUCH - dance
13. CAN YOU DANCE, DALILA? by VIRGINIA KROLL - Dalila finds the right dance for her
14. CAT GOES FIDDLE-I-FEE by PAUL GALDONE - cumulative song
15. CLOSE YOUR EYES by JEAN MARZOLLO - father putting child to bed/lullaby
16. DOWN BY THE BAY by RAFFI SERIES
17. EENSY WEENSY SPIDER by RAFFI SERIES
18. EVERYTHING GROWS by RAFFI SERIES
19. FIVE LITTLE DUCKS by RAFFI SERIES
20. HER PIANO SANG: A STORY ABOUT CLARA SCHUMANN by BARBARA ALLMAN
21. I LIKE THE MUSIC by LEA KOMAIKO - tie in with symphony
22. LITTLE LIL & THE SWINGIN SAX by LIBBA GRAY
23. LOUDMOUTH GEORGE & THE CORNET by NANCY CARLSON - humility
24. MUSICAL MAX by ROBERT KRAUS - my primaries loved this
25. MY MAMA HAD A DANCING HEART by LIBBA GRAY - welcoming seasons with dance
26. NANA HANNHA'S PIANO by BARBARA BOTTNER - sweet story
27. NATE THE GREAT AND THE MUSICAL NOTE by MARJORIE SHARMAT - Nate solves musical mystery (grades 2, 3, 4)
28. ONE LIGHT ONE SUN by RAFFI SERIES
29. ONE, A DANCING DRUM by GAIL KREDENSER - funny counting rhyme using instruments
30. ORCHESTRANIMALS by VLASTA VAN KAMPEN - clever illustrations
31. PET OF THE MET by LYDIA/DON FREEMAN - tie in with opera/The Magic Flute
32. ROLAND THE MINSTREL PIG by WILLIAM STEIG
33. SITTING ON THE FARM by BOB KING - cumulative song (my kids love this one)
34. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME by MARYANN KOVALSKI - one of the cuter versions - illustration wise
35. THE BLUES OF FLATS BROWN by WALTER MYERS - cute
36. THE DANCING MAN by RUTH BORNSTEIN
37. THE FROG WHO WANTED TO BE A SINGER by LINDA GOSS - my 2nds and 3rd loved this
38. THE GREAT POOCHINI by GARY CLEMENT - tie in with opera
39. THE HIPPO HOP by CHRISTINE LOOMIS - rhyming story/partying jungle animals
40. THE MAESTRO PLAYS by BILL MARTIN, JR
41. THE REMARKABLE FARKLE MCBRIDE by JOHN LITHGOW - interesting illustrations
42. THE SOLO by KATHRYN LASKY - young dancer's determination
43. THERE'S A SPIDER ON THE FLOOR by RAFFI SERIES
44. TODAY IS MONDAY by ERIC CARLE - cumulative song
45. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by WEISS/THIELE - Armstrong's classic beautifully illustrated
46. WHEELS ON THE BUS by MARYANN KOVALSKI
47. WHEN UNCLE TOOK THE FIDDLE by LIBBA GRAY - music is contagious
48. ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN by LLOYD MOSS
49. ZOO SONG by BARBARA BOTTNER - adorable story of cooperation