/tags/childrens-books children's books en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:09:00 GMT /2025-01-17/10-great-recent-childrens-books-about-music Children love stories about enchanted lands full of magical beings. Nothing transports us to enchanted lands quite as powerfully as music does. Here’s a list of 10 recent children’s picture books that feature diverse characters – some real, some invented – whose lives were forever changed by music’s power to bring us together, give us courage and inspire us to be our best selves. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:09:00 GMT /2025-01-17/10-great-recent-childrens-books-about-music Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2020-03-23/five-free-childrens-ebooks-about-music The kids are home from school – for a long, loooooong time. But good news: There’s no time to be bored when there are so many great free children’s eBooks… Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:50:39 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2020-03-23/five-free-childrens-ebooks-about-music Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-12-19/musical-gift-ideas-for-children We’re in the final countdown. Christmas and Chanukah are just around the corner. What musical delights will the little ones in your life unwrap this… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:25:48 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-12-19/musical-gift-ideas-for-children Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-12-11/harpsichords-travel-through-time-and-around-the-world-in-new-picture-book Even with just a few notes, the harpsichord’s distinctive twang can take you back to the days when J.S. Bach was jamming out on the instrument like a rock… Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:21:05 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-12-11/harpsichords-travel-through-time-and-around-the-world-in-new-picture-book Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-08-28/10-more-great-childrens-books-about-classical-music It's been a few years since my first list of "10 Great Children’s Books About Classical Music." Just in time for the new school year, here's a list of 10… Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-08-28/10-more-great-childrens-books-about-classical-music Jennifer Hambrick /wvxu-stories/2018-02-20/exhibit-explores-importance-of-african-american-childrens-book-illustrations Curators reviewed more than 600 books by African-American authors and illustrators while creating Telling a People's Story: African-American Children's... Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:06:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2018-02-20/exhibit-explores-importance-of-african-american-childrens-book-illustrations Tana Weingartner /news-partners/2017-02-17/people-of-color-accounted-for-22-percent-of-childrens-books-characters-in-2016 In 2016, people of color wrote or illustrated fewer than a quarter of new children's books. Here's why that matters. Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:29:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-02-17/people-of-color-accounted-for-22-percent-of-childrens-books-characters-in-2016 Leah Donnella /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-05-16/margaret-wise-brown-and-childrens-literatue Beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown wrote the classic bedtime stories Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and more. Now, songs and poems… Mon, 16 May 2016 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-05-16/margaret-wise-brown-and-childrens-literatue /show/the-american-sound/2016-02-12/15-great-childrens-books-about-african-american-musicians-and-dancers Last May, I wrote a post about “10 Great Children’s Books about Classical Music.” Even now, months later, you, the readers of this blog, continue to show… Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:27:50 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2016-02-12/15-great-childrens-books-about-african-american-musicians-and-dancers Jennifer Hambrick /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-12-21/margaret-wise-brown-and-childrens-literatue Beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown wrote the classic bedtime stories Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and more. Now, songs and poems… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-12-21/margaret-wise-brown-and-childrens-literatue