Read to the Beat book collection
For younger readers (ages 4 to 7)
- The Very Noisy House – Sally Nicholls, illustrated by Gosia Herba
- Music of the Mountains – Sabrina Shah, illustrated by Manal Mirza
- The Missing Piece – Jordan Stephens, illustrated by Beth Suzanna
- Busy Little Fingers: Music – Eva Wong Nava, illustrated by Eleonora Marton
- Some Bears – Christian Foley, illustrated by Rob Turner
- Tree Whispers – Mandy Ross, illustrated by Juliana Oakley
- My Little Drummer – Sian Radford, illustrated by Gwen Millward
- Bhangra Boogie – Hena Khan, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
- 1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn – Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- ABC of Opera: Romantic – Mark Llewelyn Evans, illustrated by Karl Davies
- Listening to the Quiet – Cassie Silva, illustrated by Frances Ives
- The Life-Changing Magic of Drumming – Nandi Bushell, illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier
- The Elephant and the Piano – Colette Hiller, illustrated by Nabila Adani
- Songs in the Shade of the Cherry Tree – Nathalie Soussana, illustrated by QU Lan
- The Piano – Joaquin Camp
- The Rock Family Band – Robert Tregoning, illustrated by Laura Brenlla
- The Twirly Wiggly Dance – Farrah Riaz, illustrated by Navya Raju
- Little Sheku and the Animal Orchestra – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, illustrated by Rekha Salin
- The Wonder – Tom Percival
- But Dancing is for Girls! – Gyasi Sheppy, illustrated by Ola Snimshchikova
- Coorie Doon – Jackie Kay, illustrated by Jill Calder
- Skipping to Sammy’s Beat – Coral Vass, illustrated by Blithe Fielden
- Marching Band – Kael Tudor, illustrated by Kate Hindley
- Meet the Mubbles – Liz Pichon
- Carnival Queen – Donette Williams-Harry, illustrated by Amélie-Anne Calmo
- All the Wonderful Ways to Move – Laura Baker, illustrated by Sandra de la Prada
- Doggy Dance Off – Steve Smallman, illustrated by Robert Starling
- Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae, illustrated by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
- The Big Time Boogie-Woogie Animal Band – Giles Andreae, illustrated by Nick East
- The Paper Piano – Rachel Ip, illustrated by Natelle Quek
For older readers (ages 8 to 11)
- I Tell Myself I’m Awesome – Joshua Seigal, illustrated by Chris Piascik
- Raising the Roof – Jack Pepper, illustrated by Michele Bruttomesso
- Girl on the Fly – Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
- Be More Olivia Rodrigo
- Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music
- The Color of Sound – Emily Barth Isler
- Hari Kumar: Ultimate Superstar – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Mamta Singh
- Melody Queen – Puneet Bhandal
- Glory Days in New Orleans! – Bïa, illustrated by Fanny Berthiaume
- Gordon Starts a Band – Alex Latimer
- Isadora Moon and the Pop Stars – Harriet Muncaster
- Space Band – Tom Fletcher
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde – Jeff Kinney
- Lil’ Muffin Drops the Mic – Romesh Ranganathan, illustrated by James Lancett
- Happy Hills: Attack of the Giant Danger Kittens – Sophy Henn
- The Adventures of Rap Kid – MC Grammar
- The Magic Piano: Dahlia and the Land Without Music – James B Partridge, illustrated by Laura Wood
- Skylar and the K-Pop Head Teacher – Luan Goldie
- You VS the Poison Plot – Josh Hicks
- My School Musical and Other Punishments – Catherine Wilkins, illustrated by Katie Abey
- Running My Own Race – Abena Eyeson
- Hunt for the Golden Scarab – M. G. Leonard, illustrated by Manuel Sumberac
- The Piano at the Station – Helen Rutter, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
- Kofi and the Brand New Vibe – Jeffrey Boakye
- How to Build an Orchestra – Mary Auld, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli