by Karen Constable (Routledge, £27.99)
Available from Playgarden, this assortment of hand-crafted, ethically sourced instruments is ideal for using outdoors as well as in.
By Alison Clark and Peter Moss (National Children's Bureau, 18.99, ISBN 9781907969263)
The problem with so much music aimed at the very young is that it can all sound the same. Not so the three CDs from PlayIt.
By Opal Dunn (North Star Language Teaching, 14.99, ISBN 9781907584510)