Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss

I was first introduced to this book by a wonderfully gifted kindergarten teacher when I happened to stop in her classroom one day to do a  formal observation.  Children learn about counting, rhyming, and different musical instruments in a clever story format.  Some great family activities are jumping off points as well, after reading. This is a fun story for listening to different sounds, identifying the object that makes the sound and developing sound patterns, all precursors to beginning reading, following oral directions and school readiness.  Have fun!