Musical Tales & Tunes

Hear Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett and visit The Boys Choir of Harlem and street musicians with LeVar Burton.

Jan Brett's charming story of a bear who gets stuck in the mud on the way to his concert is read on the DVD and then we visit The Boy's Choir of harlem with LaVar Burton.

Hear the story by Jan Brett. Then go behind the scenes with The Boys Choir of Harlem and visit street musicians in New York.

A little lamb outwits a hungry coyote in this Mexican-American folk tale retold by Verna Aardema. Then explore the Latino culture with LeVar Burton in a visit with the musical group Los Lobos for a fun-filled Mexican fiesta.

The book by Jeanette Winter is the story of Peg Leg Pete and his work with the Underground Railroad. The video celebrates the road to freedom, and teaches about the history, heroes, stories and music of African-Americans.

In the story by Jonathan London, a cat creates a sound all his own and sees how the rhyme and rhythms affect his audience.

Thacher Hurd's great story about Miles the Possum who gets a new sax. No more loud music at home!  So he forms Swamp Band and gets a gig with the alligators.

In the book by Petra Mathers a shy mouse teaches herself to dance.  From mambo to hip-hop, host LeVar Burton does some fancy footwork, then he takes us on a tour of dance around the world.

Storybook in paperback and on Rabbit Ears DVD.

This Emmy Award-winning series inspires a love of reading in PreK-3, and offers an excellent introduction to many varieties of music through the medium of the best children's literature. Highly recommended.

Story & pictures by Jeanette Winter.

Twelve Tales from The Classic Ballets retold with a visual feast of illustrations by Jane Rosenberg.

By Ben Bailey Smith and illustrated by Sav Akyuz

A bunch of famous yellow fruit and their adventure before their big show.