The following is a list of picture books, books with CD's, and resource books to use in a multicultural music classroom. For further reading, visit your local library and explore the children's section.
Picture Books
All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals -Ashley Bryan (2003)
Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rimes from Latin America-Lulu Delacre (1989)
Ben's Trumpet-Rachel Isadora (1979)
Best-Loved Children's Songs From Japan-Yoko Imoto (2008)
De Colores: Bright with Colors-David Diaz (2008)
Dream Songs Night Songs -Patrick Lacoursiere and Sylvie Bourbonniere (2006)
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs-Amy Cohn (1993)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands-Kadir Nelson (2005)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush-Barefoot Books and Sophie Fatus(2011)
Hula Lullaby-Erin Eitter Kono (2005)
Hush! A Thai Lullaby-Minfong Ho (2000)
Hush, Baby, Hush!: Lullabies from Around the World-Kathy Henderson and Pam Smy (2011)
Hush Songs: African-American Lullabies-Joyce Carol Thomas (2000)
Imani's Music-Sheron Williams (2002)
Let's Make Music!: An Interactive Musical Trip Around the World- Jessica Baron Turner, Ronny Susan Schiff (1995)
Max Found Two Sticks-Brian Pinkney (1994)
Mi Musica: Somos Latinos-George Ancona, Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy (2006)
Mura migi kazika: For us little mob-Alick Tipoti (2000)
Musicians of the Sun-Gerald McDermott (1997)
Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa: and Other Talking Drum Rhymes-Uzo Unobagha (2000)
One Love-Cedella Marley (2011)
Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World-Floella Benjamin (2007)
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep: A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World-Nancy Van Laan (1995)
Song of the Chirimia: A Guatemalan Folktale/ La Música de la Chirimia; Folklore
Guatemalteco-Jane Anne Volkmer (1990)
Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage-Bessie Jones and Bess
Lomax Hawes (1987)
Street Rhymes Around the World-Jane Yolen (1992)
The Flute Player: An Apache Folktale-Michael Lacapa (1990)
The Huron Carol-Ian Wallace (2000)
The Singing Sack: 28 Song-Stories from Around the World-Helen East (1998)
The Sound That Jazz Makes-Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (2000)
What a Wonderful World-Bob Thiele, Ashley Bryan and George David Weiss (1995)
¡Pío Peep!- Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy (2003)
Picture Books with CD's
Abiyoyo-Pete Seeger (2001)
Bridges Across the World: A Multicultural Songfest-Sarah Barchas (1999)
Caribbean Colors of the Rainbow -Dee Skylan and Rachel Woodruff (2002)
Carry It On-Pete Seeger and Bob Reiser (1991)
Disney: It's A Small World-Richard M. Sherman (2011)
Sing For Freedom-Guy and Candie Carawan (1992,2008)
The Drum Calls Softly-David Bouchard and Shelley Willier (2008)
This Land Is Your Land-Woody Guthrie (2002)
This is Rhythm-Ella Jenkins (1993)
We All Sing with the Same Voice-J. Philip Miller, Sheppard M. Greene and Paul Meisel (2001)
Whole World-Christopher Corr (2007)
Resource Books
Facing the Music: Shaping Music Education from a Global Perspective-Huib Schippers (2009)
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo: with Fiestas, Music, and Dance-Carolyn Otto
(2008)
Making Connections: Multicultural Music and the National Standards. National Association for Music Education.-W. Anderson and M. Moore (1998)
Multicultural Music-Connie Walters (2001)
Music, Education, and Multiculturalism: Foundations and Principles-Terese M. Volk (2004)
Roots and Branches: A Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children-Patricia Shehan Campbell, Ellen
McCullough-Brabson and Judith Cook Tucker (1994) With CD
All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals -Ashley Bryan (2003)
Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rimes from Latin America-Lulu Delacre (1989)
Ben's Trumpet-Rachel Isadora (1979)
Best-Loved Children's Songs From Japan-Yoko Imoto (2008)
De Colores: Bright with Colors-David Diaz (2008)
Dream Songs Night Songs -Patrick Lacoursiere and Sylvie Bourbonniere (2006)
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs-Amy Cohn (1993)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands-Kadir Nelson (2005)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush-Barefoot Books and Sophie Fatus(2011)
Hula Lullaby-Erin Eitter Kono (2005)
Hush! A Thai Lullaby-Minfong Ho (2000)
Hush, Baby, Hush!: Lullabies from Around the World-Kathy Henderson and Pam Smy (2011)
Hush Songs: African-American Lullabies-Joyce Carol Thomas (2000)
Imani's Music-Sheron Williams (2002)
Let's Make Music!: An Interactive Musical Trip Around the World- Jessica Baron Turner, Ronny Susan Schiff (1995)
Max Found Two Sticks-Brian Pinkney (1994)
Mi Musica: Somos Latinos-George Ancona, Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy (2006)
Mura migi kazika: For us little mob-Alick Tipoti (2000)
Musicians of the Sun-Gerald McDermott (1997)
Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa: and Other Talking Drum Rhymes-Uzo Unobagha (2000)
One Love-Cedella Marley (2011)
Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World-Floella Benjamin (2007)
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep: A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World-Nancy Van Laan (1995)
Song of the Chirimia: A Guatemalan Folktale/ La Música de la Chirimia; Folklore
Guatemalteco-Jane Anne Volkmer (1990)
Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage-Bessie Jones and Bess
Lomax Hawes (1987)
Street Rhymes Around the World-Jane Yolen (1992)
The Flute Player: An Apache Folktale-Michael Lacapa (1990)
The Huron Carol-Ian Wallace (2000)
The Singing Sack: 28 Song-Stories from Around the World-Helen East (1998)
The Sound That Jazz Makes-Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (2000)
What a Wonderful World-Bob Thiele, Ashley Bryan and George David Weiss (1995)
¡Pío Peep!- Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy (2003)
Picture Books with CD's
Abiyoyo-Pete Seeger (2001)
Bridges Across the World: A Multicultural Songfest-Sarah Barchas (1999)
Caribbean Colors of the Rainbow -Dee Skylan and Rachel Woodruff (2002)
Carry It On-Pete Seeger and Bob Reiser (1991)
Disney: It's A Small World-Richard M. Sherman (2011)
Sing For Freedom-Guy and Candie Carawan (1992,2008)
The Drum Calls Softly-David Bouchard and Shelley Willier (2008)
This Land Is Your Land-Woody Guthrie (2002)
This is Rhythm-Ella Jenkins (1993)
We All Sing with the Same Voice-J. Philip Miller, Sheppard M. Greene and Paul Meisel (2001)
Whole World-Christopher Corr (2007)
Resource Books
Facing the Music: Shaping Music Education from a Global Perspective-Huib Schippers (2009)
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo: with Fiestas, Music, and Dance-Carolyn Otto
(2008)
Making Connections: Multicultural Music and the National Standards. National Association for Music Education.-W. Anderson and M. Moore (1998)
Multicultural Music-Connie Walters (2001)
Music, Education, and Multiculturalism: Foundations and Principles-Terese M. Volk (2004)
Roots and Branches: A Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children-Patricia Shehan Campbell, Ellen
McCullough-Brabson and Judith Cook Tucker (1994) With CD