Summer Reading Challenge

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