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Five Faves: Board Books You Can Sing

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Lots of kids LOVE to sing! Singing is especially fun with friends and caregivers, but it doesn't always feel natural to burst into song (well, for some of us). These board books are great because they take classic tunes and put them with fun illustrations and some of them put new words and themes to the music. 
The Llamas in the Field
Written by Aly Fronis
Illustrated by Luke Flowers
New York: Little Bee Books, 2020. Board Book.

Set to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus," this book is perfect for kids who love making animal sounds. At this farm, we get to sing about all different kinds of animals and what noises they make, and many of them we don't hear about all the time. Sure, we have the familiar cows, but also coyotes, alpacas, and of course llamas!

Written by Hannah Eliot
Illustrated by Anna Daviscourt
New York: Little Simon, 2022. Board Book.

Set to "I'm a Little Teapot," this book describes a fun winter's day with snowmen friends. This is not just great for singing, but the detailed pictures give a lot to talk about. Consider stopping between pages to point out what the different snowmen are doing and wearing.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Robot Beep
Written by Jeffrey Burton
Illustrated by Zoe Waring
New York: Little Simon, 2020. Board Book.

We don't need to just look at the stars twinkling! With this robot take on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," readers can blast off through those stars with a robot who does not want to go to sleep. This book is also nice for winding down for bed as little robot learns it's good to power down.

Rock-a-Bye, Baby
By Hazel Quintanilla
Toronto, Canada: Flowerpot Press, 2022. Board Book.

To those of you who know this nursery rhyme: don't worry! Both parent and baby end this book safely after the "fall." This cute take on "Rock-a-Bye, Baby" show parent and baby sloth cradled up to go to bed, when the branch they're hanging from inevitably breaks.

By Stevie Lewis
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2020. Board Book.

Hope you didn't get sick of this song! In this book, we see a young girl who is hoping to see a baby shark at the zoo. Once she finds the baby, it is soon joined by a mama shark, daddy shark, and grandma shark. Showing the kids doing the hand motions to go with the song, this book is great for teaching kids about the song that took the internet by storm.

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