Skip & Melody and the Quarter Note Storybook

Here’s a great way to save some money! These 40 music concept, seasonal and composer storybooks are an essential element of the KiddyKeys Curriculum. Young students love the rhyming verses and bright, colorful graphics. Stock up and share with your students for at-home fun and learning too, or use them as a supplement for your private preschool piano and music lessons.

Every child can write a song, so let’s read this story and learn how it’s done! Ready to compose? Say ready, set, go! Colorful illustrations educate and entertain, and ample text per page minimizes page turns so children have the time they need to see and learn.

Let’s learn about the bass clef with our friend Melody. Children will love counting the staff lines and finding F. For low sounds with the left hand, to the bass clef we go!

Why buy just one when you can have nine times the fun? Purchase the complete set of nine composer storybooks at the package price and you’ll be the music all-star of the day! This set includes A Boy Named Beethoven, B Is for Bach, C Is for Clara, Joplin’s Journey, Let’s Meet Mozart, Let’s Meet Amy Beach, Meet Miss Mozart, The Year with Fanny, and the story featuring your students—You’re a Composer!

Kids love to skip, and notes can skip too. In this story, Skip and Melody show us how to skip around on the staff. When you’re done reading, you’ll all skip away.

This seasonal book reviews hand shape and colors. Melody and Skip help us pick the perfect pumpkin. Learning and fun, rolled into one.

Children will love joining Fred the Bunny on a search for an egg with a special message for them to read. Emphasis is on color recognition throughout this fun book.

B is for Beethoven. This storybook takes us through Ludwig’s life, from a young boy to composing “Ode to Joy.” Are you ready? Let’s learn about Ludwig! Colorful illustrations educate and entertain, and ample text per page minimizes page turns so children have the time they need to see and learn.

Finger numbers are important, and students benefit from plenty of review. This story offers a rhyming review that your students will remember and love. Finger numbers come alive. Count them, 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5!

We’ll learn about Mozart’s life in Europe, a famous piece that he wrote, and his furry friend Bimperl. Wolfgang’s world—let’s visit it together! Colorful illustrations educate and entertain, and ample text per page minimizes page turns so children have the time they need to see and learn.

A student and teacher favorite, bubble fingers really are the best. This book is a terrific introduction to hand position. Be prepared—you’ll be reading this story over and over again!

It’s time to move on the staff. Music the Dog and the elephant lead the way. We’ll move up and move down, then all around the room. It’s time to go stepping. Let’s go now. Zoom!

A journey you won’t soon forget. Scott Joplin, the king of ragtime, leads the way as we follow his footsteps in a child-friendly manner. Come on along! Colorful illustrations educate and entertain, and ample text per page minimizes page turns so children have the time they need to see and learn.

The cat, dog, and elephant lead us on a march past the 2 black keys. Keyboard geography explored in rhyme? Sounds like a good time!

Come close for a secret you can hear. I’ll whisper really softly, so come very near. It’s no secret that this book will be a great way for your students to explore the dynamics piano and forte. They’ll learn about dynamics with their music friend Skip.

Let’s take a look back to see what you’ve learned. Your music friends are here to celebrate with you! Congratulations, it’s your day. You’re a KiddyKeys star, hip hip hooray!

This beach has nothing to do with sand. We’ll learn about American composer Amy Beach, from her love of nature to her gifted ear. Colorful illustrations educate and entertain, and ample text per page minimizes page turns so children have the time they need to see and learn.

Children love Buzzy the Bee and his five little bees. A fantastic review of finger numbers, this book tells Buzzy’s story in a rhyming and child-friendly manner. Skip, Melody, and Music also join our journey to Musicland.