13 Planets for Children Space & Solar System Singalong to the tune

Toomi Malo's picture book, published by S Space Books, sets the entire solar system to the melody of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," a clever hook for kids who already have that tune memorized. Across 35 paperback pages built for ages 3 to 5, the rhyming verses count off all 13 planets, the 8 familiar ones plus the lesser-known dwarf planets, including Pluto, with simple lines contrasting which ones are rocky and which are made of gas.

The book doubles as an activity book, pairing the singalong story with activity pages that give a child something to do with the facts once the song ends, instead of just listening once and moving on. Because the whole thing rides on a tune most preschoolers already know by heart, it lowers the bar for a kid to join in, singing, pointing at planets, or working through the activity pages, rather than just being read to. Families who already have a nursery-rhyme rotation going will find this one earns its spot by actually teaching something the others don't.