MORE Picture Books You Can Sing!

If you’re ready for more sing-along books, check out these recommendations and let us know your favorites in the comments!

Singing is great for early literacy development because it is typically slower than regular speech, making it easier to hear the smaller sounds in larger words (“the itsy-bitsy spi-der climbed up the wa-ter spout”). It also helps children hear rhyming sounds and understand that some words sound similar… which is helpful when they are sounding out words later!

Plus, it’s just fun and another way to build connection with your little one.

New Versions of Old Favorites

These are fun twists on familiar songs.

The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal, illustrated by Jess Golden

If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley

And of course, there are picture book adaptations of lots of familiar songs!

There Was a Tree by Rachel Isadora

She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Deborah Allwright

Happy by Pharrell Williams

And a few authors with so many wonderful sing-along books they deserve a special mention

Raffi – Baby Beluga, Down By the Bay, Wheels on the Bus, Shake My Sillies Out, and more

Jane Cabrera – If You’re Happy and You Know It, Wheels on the Bus, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and more

Sandra Boynton – Your Personal Penguin, Snuggle Puppy, Frog Trouble, and more

Tim Hopgood – Moon River, What a Wonderful World