Music & Song Books for 9–12 Year Olds
15 music books for 9–12 year olds, picked from the 65 music books in our review library. Books you can sing are books that get memorized — music makes the words stick. Every pick links to our full review, with age fit and where to buy.
Listen to the Music at Christmas by Mary Richards
Mary Richards
Join Pip and Sammy as they travel the world, listening to the most famous pieces of Christmas music. Meet the composers who dreamed them up and set the tone for Christmas for hundreds of years. From the exciting Sleigh Ride, to the reflective Sankta Lucia in Sweden, to the exhaultant Hark! The Heral
My First Christmas Piano Music Easy-to-Play Holiday Songs for Kids
Emily Norris
Make Christmas extra special—and nurture your child’s piano skills—with this book of beginner-friendly holiday songs! Get into the holiday spirit with My First Christmas Piano Music, a book of popular Christmas songs from the bestselling author of the My First Piano Book series. With beginner-friend
The Phantom Music Box (The Haunted Museum Book 2)
Suzanne Weyn
Emma skips ballet class to attend her best friend's birthday party at the Haunted Museum. In a spooky exhibit of music boxes, she's drawn to one. That very night, the music box appears at her door. Emma dances better than she ever imagined when the music box is playing, but the more she learns about
The Song of Seven (Pushkin Childrens Classics) by Tonke Dragt
Tonke Dragt
A magical adventure about everyday heroes and the power of music, from the author of The Letter to the King Deep in the woods, a young boy is kept prisoner by his uncle. He cannot meet other children, or have any friends. He holds the key to a secret. Meanwhile, in a quiet village, Frans the schoolt
Music Is in Everything by Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley
From ocean waves to kitchen pots and pans, children find music all around them. Incudes instructions in how to make a shaker.
Play Music Like an Animal (Music Animals Book 1)
Joseph Seely
An assortment of animals playing various instruments make different kinds of music.
101 Nursery Rhymes & Sing-Along Songs for Kids by Jennifer M Edwards
Jennifer M Edwards
A collection of 101 nursery rhymes and sing-along songs for kids with pictures included. The collection contains traditional nursery rhymes, such as Baa Baa Black Sheep, Do You Know the Muffin Man, Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Ring A-Round the Roses, This Old Man, and
Book 1 Welcome to Music (Introduce Your Child to Classical Music)
Tani Newton
This engaging introduction to classical music invites young listeners on a symphonic journey through sound and story, making orchestral compositions accessible through imaginative narratives and vibr...
The Treehouse Song Book A Little Treehouse, Book 24 by Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths
New York Times-bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out with them in their 156-Story Treehouse—the twelfth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 156-story treehouse. (It use
Skrimsli (The Song that Sings Us) by Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies
Tiger cub Skrimsli and his friends Owl and Kal and must escape the clutches of tyrannical circus owner Kobret Majak and his twin assassins, stop a war, and save an ancient forest where the Tiger and the Owl are sacred guardians. They are helped by the desert princess The Palatine and her eagle; a ch
A Song for Two Homes by Michael Datcher
Michael Datcher
From the New York Times Bestselling author of Raising Fences and the award-winning illustrator of Mama Africa!, comes a moving and lyrical picture book about a girl navigating her parents' divorce, featuring a Black family, two homes, and whole lot of love. Auset's parents tell her the divorce wasn'
The Cicadas Song (The Little Dragons Stories Book 15) by The Panda
The Panda
"The Adventures of Little Panda and Big Dragon" is a heartwarming storybook that follows the journey of two unlikely friends, Little Panda and Big Dragon, as they explore a magical world filled with wonder and excitement. Little Panda, a curious and adventurous cub, is always eager to discover new t
The Lullaby Book Or Mothers Love Songs (1921) by Annie Blanche Shelby
Annie Blanche Shelby
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preservin
American Patriot Medley i-Pad Song Medley for Kids
William Edwin Baxter
The beautiful melodies of American patriotic songs and folk tunes have been a source of inspiration for many people. American Medleys and Variations is a unique intermediate-level collection including five sets of variations and one medley based on familiar patriotic melodies. The medley "American F
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Jordan Sonnenblick
Includes author's notes and interview with the author.