Music Books for Kids

The town’s talking drum speaks across distances, but what happens when eleven year old Temi, its greatest young master, overhears a secret plot against the palace one quiet morning? With danger closing in and a traitor at the gate, can she send a warning without giving herself away, using nothing but the beats beneath her fingers? Will anyone across town truly be listening? This Bookbot story practises words of three or more syllables like ‘afternoon’, ‘suddenly’, ‘difficult’, ‘important’, and ‘remarkable’.

Blue Train loves racing under the stars faster than anything in the world - but what happens when he zooms so far that he doesn’t know the way home? Lost among scowling trees and staring at a purple elephant, can a boy with a flute help him find his courage again? A heartwarming adventure about being brave even when you’re scared. This decodable reader practises 3+ syllable words such as “elephant,” “dangerous,” “terrified,” and “everywhere.”

Spring has sprung, and Bug has a fizzy, buzzy, can’t-sit-still feeling in her belly - she wants to SING! But what happens when Duck only sings in the rain, Frog’s song has forty-seven verses, and Big Bird’s trill nearly blows Bug’s antennae off? Can one tiny bug find a song that’s truly her own, and maybe bring all her friends together too? This decodable reader practises the wr phonogram in words like ‘wriggle,’ ‘wrinkled,’ ‘wrist,’ ‘wrong,’ and ‘wry.’

Look up! Can you spot a human figure dancing in the clouds? When a cloud man waves down at three curious kids, a whole sky-band joins in with music, jigs, and opera singing. But what happens when the drummer pounds too hard and the sky turns dark? Will the children make it home before the storm? This decodable reader practises 2-syllable open words such as ‘human,’ ‘music,’ ’lady,’ and ’tiny.’

When a sad tune drifts from a girl’s window and makes the clouds cry, who will follow the song to find her? Brown Rabbit twitches his ears, Bee buzzes into the sky, and Bird soars between raindrops - but can a garden full of critters mend such deep sadness? This decodable reader practises VC/CV syllables in words like ‘rabbit,’ ‘garden,’ ‘sunny,’ ‘problem,’ and ‘until.’