For younger readers (ages 4–7)
- The Very Noisy House – Sally Nicholls, illustrated by Gosia Herba
- Music of the Mountains – Sabrina Shah, illustrated by Manal Mirza
- The Missing Piece – Jordan Stephens, illustrated by Beth Suzanna
- Busy Little Fingers: Music – Eva Wong Nava, illustrated by Eleonora Marton
- Some Bears – Christian Foley, illustrated by Rob Turner
- Tree Whispers – Mandy Ross, illustrated by Juliana Oakley
- My Little Drummer – Sian Radford, illustrated by Gwen Millward
- Bhangra Boogie – Hena Khan, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
- 1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn – Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- ABC of Opera: Romantic – Mark Llewelyn Evans, illustrated by Karl Davies
- Listening to the Quiet – Cassie Silva, illustrated by Frances Ives
- The Life-Changing Magic of Drumming – Nandi Bushell, illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier
- The Elephant and the Piano – Colette Hiller, illustrated by Nabila Adani
- Songs in the Shade of the Cherry Tree – Nathalie Soussana, illustrated by QU Lan
- The Piano – Joaquin Camp
- The Rock Family Band – Robert Tregoning, illustrated by Laura Brenlla
- The Twirly Wiggly Dance – Farrah Riaz, illustrated by Navya Raju
- Little Sheku and the Animal Orchestra – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, illustrated by Rekha Salin
- The Wonder – Tom Percival
- But Dancing is for Girls! – Gyasi Sheppy, illustrated by Ola Snimshchikova
- Coorie Doon – Jackie Kay, illustrated by Jill Calder
- Skipping to Sammy’s Beat – Coral Vass, illustrated by Blithe Fielden
- Marching Band – Kael Tudor, illustrated by Kate Hindley
- Meet the Mubbles – Liz Pichon
- Carnival Queen – Donette Williams-Harry, illustrated by Amélie-Anne Calmo
- All the Wonderful Ways to Move – Laura Baker, illustrated by Sandra de la Prada
- Doggy Dance Off – Steve Smallman, illustrated by Robert Starling
- Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae, illustrated by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
- The Big Time Boogie-Woogie Animal Band – Giles Andreae, illustrated by Nick East
- The Paper Piano – Rachel Ip, illustrated by Natelle Quek
