Helen Plum Library

Overview: What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America's best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson. Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate interpretation, one that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature. Inspired by the song's simple message, Kadir sought to capture...

A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song Take me home, country roads, which celebrates the experience of arriving home to the countryside of West Virginia

Contains brief vocal music notation with a discussion of a variety of songs sung during America's Civil War

In this twist on the classic song "The Wheels on the Bus," the wheels on the tuk tuk go round and round all over the city in India

An illustrated version of the poem that became a well-known song about a journey through the snow to grandfather's house for Thanksgiving dinner

In this twist on the classic song "The Wheels on the Bus," the wheels on the tuk tuk go round and round all over the city in India

In this traditional nursery rhyme, a group of babies and their toy animal friends row merrily down the stream. On board pages

The fifteenth album from Caspar Babypants contains a wide variety of songs, including ones about hippos, trees, flowers, penguins, robots, bubbles, and the love between a parent and child