Something Musical Happened at the Library: Adding Song and Dance to Children's Story Programs

Children's music has been absent from library storytimes - Rob Reid, renowned children's programming expert, offers a companion to Children's Jukebox, second edition. Here's a comprehensive guide to making music an integral and engaging part of children's story hour. Drawing on thousands of hours of listening and programming, Reid selects the best of the best into eight ready-to-use lesson plans to help you quickly and easily make music an everyday part of your programs. Annotated bibliographies and resource lists make a wide range of materials accessible, including picture books featuring song lyrics, music and musicians, and dance and dancers.
Children's librarians, school library media specialists, early childhood educators, and preschool and elementary teachers can grab Something Musical Happened at the Library today and incorporate music into their children's programs tomorrow.