--- to my page of *ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC* books for elementary kids. I'm an elementary music teacher and I have put together a list of great books that children absolutely LOVE and that use music to encourage reading and love of books.  I have tried out multiple versions of several of these titles and listed the one that works best for me.

I buy several books every year for my school music room -- these on this website are my favorites!  I am partial to books that have lots of color, very good artwork, and are a good size so many children can see it.  These are great resources for an elementary music teacher, an elementary classroom teacher, or for a parent who wants to encourage their child to love books.  Using music along with literature just increases their enjoyment of reading.

Teachers: use these books as a starting point for Elementary Music Lesson Plans or classroom lesson plans.  
Parents: these books will be your children's favorites, to be read again and again.

Click on the link in the column to the left for the grade level you want to see.

Each of these books are linked to amazon.com for ordering information.  
If you have found a great book that you would like to see on my list, please email me.