12 Children's Books about the Great Musicians

12 Children’s Books about the Great Musicians

These are short illustrated books for younger readers that tell the story of each musician’s early life and what occurred to help them become great and accomplished musicians and composers. Each book has reading comprehension questions to answer at the end. Most of the books also include one or two .mid files, in the ‘Music’ folder, to listen to short excerpts of their music.

Johann Sebastian Bach – The Story of the Boy Who Sang in the Streets
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Story of a Little Boy Who Was Forced to Practice
Frederic François Chopin – The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies
Edvard Grieg – The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun
George Frederick Handel – The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic
Franz Joseph Haydn – The Story of the Choir Boy who Became a Great Composer
Franz Liszt – The Story of a Boy Who Became a Great Pianist and Teacher
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Story of A Little Boy and His Sister Who Gave Concerts
Franz Schubert – The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Beautiful Songs
Robert Schumann – The Story of the Boy Who Made Pictures in Music
Giuseppe Verdi – The Story of the Little Boy Who Loved the Hand Organ
Richard Wagner – The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays