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Abiyoyo Seeger, Pete, story, Michael Hays, illus.
All My Little Ducklings Wellington, Monica
All the Pretty Horses Jeffers, Susan
All Night, All Day Bryan, Ashley
All You Need is Love Lennon, John, Paul McCartney, Marc Rosenthal, illus. 
America the Beautiful Bates, Katherine Lee & Chris Gall, illus.
America the Beautiful Bates, Katherine Lee & Wendell Minor, illus.
America the Beautiful: A Pop-up Book Bates, Katherine Lee & Robert Saluda, illus.
America the Beautiful Bates, Katherine Lee & Neil Waldman, illus.
A-Tisket A Tasket Fitzgerald, Ella
Bear Went Over the Mountain Trapani, Ira
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Martin, Bill, Jr., Eric Carle, illus.
Cat Goes Fiddle-i-Fee Galdone, Paul
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Martin, Billl, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, illus.
Crabfish Feierabend, Johh, adapt., Vincent Nguyen, illus.
Day is Done Yarrow, Peter, comp. Melissa Sweet, illus.
De Colores Orozco, Jose Luis
Dem Bones Barner, Bob
DePaseo Par La Selva Orozco, Jose Luis
Derby Ram Feierabend, John, adapt., Jackie Roche, illus.
Dinosaur Rap Foster, John, Debbie Harter, illus.
Down by the Bay Hoberman, Mary Ann, Nadine Bernard Westcott, illus.
Down by the Station Hillenbrand
Earthsong Rogers, Sally & Melissa Bay Mathis
Eensty, Weensty Spider fingerplays Cole, Joanna
Eensy, Weensy Spider and other Best-Loved Animal Songs Hoggan, Pat
Eensy-Weensy Spider Hoberman, Mary Ann, Nadine Bernard Westcott, illus.
Erie Canal Spier, Peter
Evening: an Appalchian Lullaby Lambert, Paulette Livers
Every Little Thing Marley, Bob, comp. and Cedella Marley
Farmer in the Dell Adams, Pam
Farmer in the Dell O'Brien, John
Farmer in the Dell Adams, Pam
Father Grumble Feierabend, John M.
Fiddle-I-Fee Stanley, Diane
Fiddle-I-Fee Sweet, Melissa
First Song Ever Sung Young, Ed
Five Green and Speckled Frongs Basaluzzo, Constanza
Five Little Ducks Adams, Pam
Five Little Ducks Areuego, Jose and Ariane Dewey
Five Little Ducks Ives, Penny
Five Little Ducks Paparone, Pamela
Five Little Ducks Raffi, Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, illus.
Follow the Drinking Gourd Winter, Jeanette
Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night Spier, Peter
Frog and the Mouse Feirabend, John, adapt., Kimberlee Lynne, illus.
Frog Went A-Courtin' Langstaff, John
Frog Went A-Courting Barbaresi, Nina
Frog Went A-Courting Catalano, Dominic
Froggie Went a Courtin' Trapani, Ira
Frosty the Snowman Cowdrey, Richard
Get Up, Stand Up Marley, Bob, comp. and Cedella Marley
Go Tell Aunt Rhody Brandenburg, Aliki
Great Kapok Tree Cherry, Linda
Gunnywolf Delaney, A.
Had a Little Rooster Feierabend, John, adapt., Jaime-Lynn Morrow, illus.
Happy Pharrell Williams, comp.
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush Cabrera, Jane
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush Fatus, Sophie, Fred Penner
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush Trapani, Ira
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Nelson, Kadir, illus.
Hey Diddle, Diddle Bronson, Linda
Hickory Dickory Dock  Baker, Keith
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: Celebration of Poetry with a Beat  Giovanni, Nikki, ed.
Hokey Pokey Hamanaka, Seila
Hush, Little Alien Kirk, Daniel
Hush Little Baby Aliki
Hush Little Baby Frazee, Marla
Hush Little Baby Long, Sylvia
Hush Little Baby Pinkney, Brian
Hush Songs: African American Lullabies Thomas, Joyce Carol, Brenda Joysmith, illus.
I Got Two Dogs Lithgow, John, Robert Neubecker, illus.
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello Garriel, Barbara & John O'Brien
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Mills, Alan, comp., Nadine Bernard Westcott, illus.
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Mills, Alan, comp., Pishier, illus.
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie Jackson, Alison & Judith Byron Schachner
If You're Happy and You Know it Cabrera, Jane
If You're Happy and You Know it Carter, David
Inch by Inch The Garden Song Mallett, David
Freddie the Frog and the Invisible Coqui Burch, Sharon, Tiffany Harris, il.
It's Raining, It's Pouring Eagle, Kim
Itsy Bitsy Spider Trapani, ira
Jenny Jenkins Feierabend, John, adapt., Ashley Mauer, illus.
Jingle Bells Trapani, Ira
John Henry Keats, Ezra Jack
John Henry Lester, Julius
Johnny Appleseed Jakobsen, Kathy
Kitty Alone Feierabend, John, adapt., Mina Echevarria, illus.
Knick Knack Paddy Whack Engel, Christiane, Steve Songs
Knick Knack Paddy Whack Zelinsky, Paul
Lady With the Alligator Purse Hoberman, Mary Ann
Let it Shine Bryan, Ashley
Lift Every Voice and Sing Johnson, James Weldon, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, illus.
Lift Every Voice and Sing Johnson, James Weldon
Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Williams. Linda
Little White Duck Paley, Joan
London Bridge is Falling Down! Spier, Peter
Mama Don't Allow Hurd, Thacher
Momma, Buy Me a China Doll Feierabend, adapt., Allysa Norton, illus.
Maria Had a Little Llama Dominguez, Angela
Mary Had a Little Lamb Hale, Sarah Josepha
Mary Had a Little Lamb Mavor, Sally
Mary Had Little Lamb Trapani, Ira
Mary Wore Her Red Dress Peek, Merle
Miss Mary Mack Hoberman, Mary Ann & Nadine Bernard Westcott
Mommy, Buy Me a China Doll Zemach, Harve & Margot
Mortimer Munsch, Robert
Move the Crowd: A Children's Picture Book  Barrier, Eric, William Griffin, auth., Kirk Parrish, illus.
My Aunt Came Back Feierabend, John, adapt., Melanie Champagne, illus.
My Country 'Tis of Thee Smith, Samuel Francis
Neighborhood Sing-Along Crews, Nina
Night Before Christmas Whatley, Bruce
Nutcracker Schulman, Janet
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies Bates, Katherine Lee
Octopus's Garden   
Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go Langstaff, John, Nancy Winslow Parker, illus.
Oh, John the Rabbit! Dugan, Karen
Oh, My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh! Weeks, Sarah, Nadine Bernard Westcott, illus.
Old Mikamba Had a Farm Isadora, Rachel
Old MacDonald Souhami, Jessica
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Adams, Pam
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Cabrera, Jane
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Dudley, Dick
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Jones, Carol
Old MacDonald Had a Truck Goetz, Steve, Eda Kaban, illus.
One Is a Drummer: A Book of Numbers Thong, Roseanne
One Light, One Sun  Raffi, Fernandes, Eugenie
One Love Marley, Bob, comp. and Cedella Marley
One, Two, Skip a Few!  First Number Rhymes Arenson, Roberta
Over in the Arctic Roop, Connie and Peter & Carol Schwartz
Over in the Meadow Adams, Pam
Over in the Meadow Feierabend, John, adapt., Marissa Napoletano, illus.
Over in the Meadow Keats, Ezra Jack
Over in the Meadow Langstaff, John
Over in the Meadow Voce, Louisa
Over in the Meadow Vojtech, Anna
Over in the Meadow Wadsworth, Olive, author, Anna Vojtech, illus.
Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef Berkes, Marianne & Jeanette Canyon
Over on the Farm Gunson, Christopher
Over the Rainbow Collins, Judy, Eric Puybaret, illus.
Over the River and Through the Wood Child, Lydia Maria, Brinton Turkle, illus.
Over the River and Through the Wood Manson, Christopher
Peanut Butter and Jelly Westcott, Nadine Bernard
Pete the Cat books Litwin, Eric, James Dean, illus.
Peter and the Wolf Malone, Peter
Puff, the Magic Dragon  Yarrow, Peter, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret, illus.
Respect Otis Redding, comp., Rachel Moss, illus.
Riseldy, Roseldy Feierabend, John, adapt., Ashley Poulin, illus.
Rock-a-Bye, Baby Cabrera, Jane
Row, Row, Row Your Boat Cabrera, Jane
Shake My Sillies Out Lam, Maple
Silly Milly Lewison, Wendy Cheyette, Nadine Westcott., illus.
Simple Gifts Raschka, Chris
Sing (Sesame Street Song) Raposo, Joe
Sing a Song of Sixpence Adams, Pam
Singing in the Rain Hopgood, Tim, illus.
Skidamarink Karas, G. Brian
Skinnamarink Sharon, Lois and Bram, Qin Leng, illus.
Skip to My Lou Hoberman, Mary Ann, Nadine Bernard Westcott
Skip to My Lou Westcott, Nadine Bernard
Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale Jardine, Alan, Jimmy Pickering, illus.
Star-Spangled Banner Spier, Peter
Summertime (Porgy and Bess) Heyward, Gerschwin, comp., Mike Wimmer, illus.
Sunshine on My Shoulders  
Swapping Song Feierabend, John, adapt., Gabriella Geida, illus.
Tailor and the Mouse Feierabend, John, adapt., James McGann, illus.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Kovalski, Maryann
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Norworth, Jack, Alec Gillman, illus.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Hague, Michael
Teddy Bears' Picnic Hague, Michael
Ten in the Bed Cabrera, Jane
Ten in the Bed Geddes, Anne
The Other Day I Met a Bear Feierabend, John, adapt., Julia Love Miller, illus.
There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan Hoberman, Mary Ann & Westcott, Nadine
There Was a Man and he was Mad Feierabend, John M., adapt., Aaron Joshua, illus.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Mills, Alan, comp., Pam Adams, illus.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Mills, Alan, comp., Simms Taback, illus.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Rashin, illus.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout Sloat, Teri & Reynold Ruffins
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow Colandro, Lucille & Jared Lee
There Was a Tree Isadora, Rachel
There Were Ten in a Bed Adams, Pam
There's a Hole in the Bucket Feierabend, John, adapt., Marissa Madonna, illus.
There's a Hole in the Bucket Westcott, Nadine Bernard
There's a Hole in the Log in the Bottom of the Lake Long, Loren
These Boots Are Made for Walkin': A Children's Picture Book Hazelwood, Lee, comp., Rachel Moss, illus.
This Land is Your Land Guthrie, Woody, comp., Jakobsen, Kathy, illus.
This Little Light of Mine Lewis, E.B.
This Little Light of Mine  Klvanovic, Dubravka
This Old Man Jones, Carol
This Old Man Adams, Pam
This Old Man Keay, Claire
Three Little Kittens Galdone, Paul
Three Little Kittens Siomades, Lorianne
Today is Monday Baum, Susan
Today is Monday Carle, Eric
Turnabout Raphael, Elaine & Don Bolognese
Twelve Days of Christmas Brett, Jan
Twelve Days of Christmas Hartelius, Margaret A.
Twelve Days of Christmas Priddy, Roger
Twelve Days of Christmas Windham, Sophie
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Adams, Pam
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Long, Sylvia
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Trapani, ira
Two by Two Reid, Barbara
We Got the Beat: A Children's Picture Book Caffey, Charlotte, Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor, illus.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Rosen, Michael, adapt., Helen Oxenbury, illus.
We're Going on a Ghost Hunt Vayghan, Marcia
We're Not Gonna Take It Snider, Dee, comp., Margaret McCartney, illus.
We Shall Overcome: The Story of the Song Levy, Debbie, author, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, illus.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Pearson, Tracey Campbell
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands Lopez, Rafael 
What a Wonderful World Bryan, Ashley
What A Wonderful World Weiss, George, Bob Thiel, Tim Hopgood, illus.
What Will You Wear Jenny Jenkins? Whatley, Bruce
Wheels on a Bus Adams, Pam
Wheels on the Bus Cabrera, Jane
Wheels on the Bus Raffi, Sylvie Kantorovitz, illus.
Wheels on the Bus Wickstrom, Sylvie Kantorovitz
Wheels on the Bus Zelinsky, Paul
Wheels on the Tuk Tuk Sehgal, Kabir & Surishtha, Jess Golden, ill.
When I First Came to This Land Ziefert, Harriet, Simms Taback, il.
Where the Buffalo Roam Geis, Jacqueline
Who Killed Cock Robin? O'Malley, Kevin
Who Killed Cock Robin? Stobbs, William
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? Manning, Jane
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? Garofoli, Vivana, illus.
Yankee Doodle Goodnow, Patti
Yankee Doodle  Kellog, Stephen

 

See also: Animated singalong books  Barefoot Books