Baer, Gene

Ehlert, Lois

Thump, Thump Rat-a-Tat-Tat

2.0

Arts

A band gets bigger and louder as it approaches, and smaller and softer as it gradually disappears.

 

McDermott, Gerald

Gerald McDermott

Musicians of the Sun

2.8

Arts

The Sun has captured four musicians and is keeping all the music for himself.  With help from wind, Lord of the Night frees the musicians and restores music to earth.

40

Browne, Anthony

Browne, Anthony

WillyÕs Pictures

3.0

Arts

Willy the chimp pays tribute to numerous artists and their masterpieces by painting his own.

25

Lionni, Leo

Lionni, Leo

MatthewÕs Dream

3.1

Arts

Matthew doesnÕt know what he wants to be when he grows up.  After going to an art museum, he decides to become a painter.

31

Moss, Lloyd

Priceman, Marjorie

Zin!  Zin!  Zin! A Violin

3.3

Arts

Each orchestral instrument is introduced through verse beginning with a solo and ending with an orchestra concert.

32

Brunhoff, Laurent De

Brunhoff, Laurent De

BabarÕs Museum of Art

3.4

Arts

Babar and Celeste save the old railroad station by turning it into an art museum.

44

Myers, Walter Dean

Laden, Nina

The BlueÕs of Flats Brown

3.8

Arts

Flats Brown is a blues-playing dog from Mississippi.  Travel with him and Caleb as they run fro A.J. Grubbs, their mean owner from the junkyard.

29

Disher, Garry

 

The Bamboo Flute

3.8

Arts

PaulÕs family loses the music from their lives with hard times.  A vagabond named Eric the Red teaches Paul how to make a bamboo flute.  Can he return music to his home?

82

Hayes, Ann

Thompson, Karmen

Meet the Orchestra

4.1

Arts

As each instrument enters into the hall with its player, it is described in colorful and visual ways.  When they have all arrived, they play a concert for us!

32

Winter, Jeanette

Winter, Jeanette

Cowboy Charlie (The story of Charles M. Russell)

4.9

Arts

From his childhood, Charlie loved to draw pictures.  Sending him west to rid him of the bug to be a cowboy, his parents did not know heÕd be a famous western painter one day.