Family Play Festival Five Practices: SING

A picture book based on Ziggy Marley's popular song celebrating music's many forms, from the sounds of ocean waves to laughter in the family kitchen, from a loved one's laughter to the "river's latest tune," Marley reminds children everywhere that you don't need an instrument to create a beautiful song. Music is in Everything is a sweet and uplifting ode to the power and beauty of song.

"Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. "Welcome to the cypher! Now huddle up nice and snug. You feel that circle around you? Well, that's a hip hop hug!" Starting with beatboxes and fingersnaps, an exuberant narrator introduces kids in his community to the powerful possibilities of rap, from turning "a simple phrase/into imagery that soars" to proclaiming, "this is a voice that represents me!" As Khodi...

Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even--or perhaps especially--when your heart is heaviest.

Presents a song set to the tune of "The wheels on the bus," where a multigenerational family enjoys a culturally rich meal.

A father sings his baby off to sleep as a gondoliera steers them through the canals of Venice, Italy.

It's a dark night. Wolf Cub feels lonely and sad. Can she overcome her fear and find her voice to sing for Grandmother Moon?

An illustrated text for the adapted spiritual song with pictures of children from different lands.

A picture book adaptation of the song Singing in the rain, which celebrates the glory of clouds and rain.

In this rhyming story, a young mouse makes her way around the world, introducing colors.

"As a little boy gets ready for bed, the sounds of a wild storm echo around him, lulling him to sleep. From the crash of thunder to the pitter-patter of raindrops to the beat of passing cars, the music of the city creates a cozy bedtime soundtrack"--