This holiday season, give the gift of stories and music. We’ve put together this guide to help you find children’s books for everyone on your list.

Everyone in the family will be singing along to these musical picture books. From timeless folk classics to rockin’ and poppin’ tunes about emotions.

These musical picture books make classical music accessible to budding musicians and composers through clever storytelling and engaging themes.

Violins, pipas, and bobres, oh my! Delve into these stories that feature musical instruments, from classical orchestra staples to the traditional Chinese erhu.

With this musical picture book, open up the fairy tale and dreamlike worlds imagined by renowned classical composers for the piano.

On November 14, participate in our Maestro Evarista’s Orchestra contest for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the bookstore of your choice.

This November 2, celebrate #IReadCanadian Day with this reading list by The Secret Mountain, featuring French and English Canadian artists.

On a cold winter night, a young girl dreams of visiting her grandfather in Kunming, China, a magical place known as the eternal city of spring.

Explore her new accordion picture book from cover to cover and learn why all the animal members of this orchestra are women.

Get to know Aaron and Julie Harris, the singer-songwriters behind the musical picture book, and learn why songs are a great way to learn languages.

Whether for playtime, storytime or even movement fun, make the classroom a little more musical with these song and picture books.

Meet a maestro in search of an orchestra, discover the seasons of the pipa, express yourself through song, and more with our new titles.

From classic folk songs to the perfect tunes for a picnic in the sun, both kids and adults love these summer playlists from The Secret Mountain.

Awaken children’s vocabularies with this sunny collection of folk-pop songs written to help budding readers learn how to express themselves.

In anticipation of Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, we asked contributors past and present to share why indie bookshops are special to them.

Read along and sing along to The Secret Mountain’s children’s picture books in interactive ebook and audiobook formats.

This Women’s History Month, inspire young readers with these female characters, imagined by authors from Spain, China, and Quebec.

From now until June 5, 2022, you can find these titles from The Secret Mountain on Apple Books for only 99 cents.

Congratulations to Beatrice Alemagna, who was shortlisted for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration.

Discover the origin and stories behind popular children’s songs such as “Frère Jacques,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and “Day-O!”

Give the gift of inspiration with these musical children’s books about friendship, adventure, community, and belonging.

Find the perfect book for young readers who love to discover cultures, customs, and music from around the world.

Travel back in time with a little mouse named Minim, who bumps into Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Schubert, Haydn, and Paganini.

Navigate our collection of 25 traditional lullabies and nursery rhymes from East and Southern African with these learning resources.

Picnics, puppets, and parades! Oh my! The Secret Mountain was overjoyed to co-host Kids POP in celebration of A Picnic in the Sun.

This holiday, share the gift of music! Make a playlist with five songs from The Secret Mountain for a chance to win five books of your choice.

Discover a new children’s collection of lullabies and nursery rhymes from East and Southern Africa, slated for release October 1, 2021.

Come one, come all for a puppet-building workshop, parade, and concert at this year’s Kids POP festival, celebrating the release of A Picnic in the Sun.

Marie Lafrance shares how she combined history and imagination in the artwork for the six-part series, Little Stories of Great Composers.

Acclaimed Quebec author, Christiane Duchesne, shares the inspiration behind her song-filled tale and its companion story, Une fête sous la lune.

The Secret Mountain is honoured to receive National Parenting Product Awards for Sing Out! and That’s My Piano, Sir!

Illustrator Marianne Ferrer talks about the inspiration behind the splashy scenes and creative characters in A Picnic in the Sun.

Children’s literature editor and author Gema Sirvent shares the inspiration behind her enchanting picture book, Music All Around.

Acclaimed Chinese author and artist Han Han shares the inspiration behind her dreamy children’s story, Summer Moonlight Concert.

The talented Spanish illustrator takes us behind the musical picture book’s intricate scenes and shows us how she created them.

Sophie Casson shares how she created the zany illustrations for the musical picture book Sing Out! Six Classic Folk Songs for Tomorrow.

Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees was honoured at the 28th annual Children’s Africana Book Awards ceremony.

Author Ana Gerhard explains how her new series brings young readers closer to classical music and composers like Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Vivaldi.

This year marks the 20th anniversary since The Secret Mountain published its first children’s title.

The Secret Mountain is pleased to share six forthcoming titles that will be released in Spring 2021.

Our an enchanting collection of 23 traditional songs received the prestigious Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA) in the category “Honors Books for Young Children”!

Celebrate Spring with some classical music featured in the musical picture books Listen to the Birds and Amazing Water, both Parents’ Choice Gold Award winners.

We’ve prepared a special Spotify playlist for kids who want to rock in French!

Celebrate this holiday season with the majestic melodies of Handel, Roussel, and Josquin des Prez! Our Introduction to Classical Music series by Ana Gerhard includes award-winning titles Amazing Water, Listen to the Birds, Simply Fantastic, and our most recent book, Little Creatures.  

Our new titles, Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees, Little Creatures: An Introduction to Classical Music, and Animal Musicians have been a hit throughout North America for their beautiful illustrations, enchanting sounds, and captivating narratives. 

Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees was just selected for the Kirkus Best Books of 2019 list and also won a NAPPA Award.

Our 30-title list of Enhanced Ebooks in both English and French brings the experience of beautifully-illustrated storybooks to your iPad and iPhone. Check out the links below to download your special story today!

Pedro Alcalde, author of Animal Musicians, is a renowned composer and conductor. He has conducted numerous prestigious orchestras throughout the world–in Madrid, Berlin, Rome, Osaka, and St. Petersburg, among others.

Two new Secret Mountain releases have won Parents’ Choice Awards!

Over the past month, our three new releases have garnered a great deal of praise from several blogs and reviews across the continent that focus on children’s music and literature.

Whether it’s for birthdays or holidays, The Secret Mountain’s collection of award-winning musical storybooks will always provide thoughtful, inspiring, and exciting gifts for the newborn. 

Little Creatures: An Introduction to Classical Music is out September 2019

Ana Gerhard creates another wonderful music storybook. Little Creatures: An Introduction to Classical Music by celebrated children’s author Ana Gerhard hits the shelves September 2019.

Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees earns a Kirkus Star.
Kirkus celebrates Animal Musicians.

A book-and-music combo that grows on you. The Hummingbird Sings and Dances, published in 2018, continues to garner positive reviews.

10 musical picture books coming out in China.

3 new books with audio to be published this fall. Little Creatures: An Introduction to Classical Music, Animal Musicians and Songs in the Shade of the Cashew Coconut Trees.

The Secret Mountain has just published a charming, original audio picture book by Chinese author and illustrator Jiu Er describing the simple pleasures that fill a day in the life of Little Sun…

The Secret Mountain’s new book-CD combo featuring 19 time-tested traditional nursery rhymes and lullabies in Spanish originating from 17 Latin American countries has been getting rave reviews.

Discover this fall a few of our superb award-winning world music titles!

The Secret Mountain is proud to claim having received the prestigious Gold Award 12 times over the years. Here’s what the selection committee had to say about some of the winners:

The Secret Mountain is pleased to announce that it has already secured the rights to two wonderful albums that will be coming out next year.