Unleashing Imagination: Perfect Picture Books for Dramatic Play and Sound Exploration

khaleshia
Nov 22, 2023
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It's National Picture Book Month! Find the perfect picture books for dramatic play and sound exploration.

November is National Picture Book Month. Picture books are central to our Belle's Book Club Residencies and Belle's Book Club Playgroups. Good picture books are the perfect companion for dramatic play.

In our Belle's Book Residencies, we use our voices and props to bang, tap, and sing.

Great books + Dramatic Play = A Fun and Meaningful Learning Experience

Take a look at some of these picture books that can be used for sound exploration during dramatic play.

Noisy Night by Mac Barnett

An apartment building ini the city at night has lit up windows of different colors. — Noisy Night

Rap A Tap Tap by Leo and Diane Dillon

A man in a gray suit is tap dancing with two children. — Rap A Tap Tap

The Maestro Play by Bill Martin Jr.

A man is playing an accordian. — The Maestro Plays

Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! by Wynton Marsalis

A boy is marching and playing a trumpet. — Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Womp! Womp!

Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss

A man is playing a violin. — Zin! Zin! Zin a Violin

Choo Choo by Petr Horáček

A Black train has a puff of smoke coming out of it and the engineer is waving. — Choo Choo

Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle

A girl is sitting on a cliff staring out towards the ocean on a moonlit night. — Drum Dream Girl