The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning will soon distribute more than 87,000 books to children enrolled in Georgia's Pre-K across the state.
The 2026 book is "Every Amazing Song," co-authored by Coy Bowles, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band, and Malcolm Mitchell, a former UGA football star and Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots.
Both authors are dedicated supporters of early childhood education and literacy.
The book will be celebrated during Georgia Pre-K Week, running
Oct. 5–9. The annual event, now in its 16th year, promotes early learning and literacy. DECAL will give a copy of the book to each pre-K classroom and to each student, who can take the book home to share with families and caretakers.
"Every Amazing Song" invites readers to join Coy and Malcom on a journey aboard the Magic Music Machine, where rhythm, creativity and confidence come to life. Children will discover how to build a beat and find a melody, from a steady stomp to the boom of the bass, learning how every instrument adds its own power to the song.
The book provides parents and educators with a helpful tool to encourage self-expression and creative bravery, build essential music and active listening skills and turn reading into an interactive, hands-on experience.
Accompanying the book are two original songs written by Bowles and Mitchell and a myriad of educational activities that follow the storyline.
The book is a follow-up to "Every Amazing Story," which the duo authored for the 2025 Pre-K Week.
" 'Every Amazing Song' is another fantastic children's book from Coy and Malcolm," DECAL Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs said. "Pre-K students will enjoy following the fun story line, dancing and stomping, and learning about music and instruments. It's a great way for our young learners to have fun in the classroom and begin to develop a passion for reading."
During Georgia Pre-K Week, state and local civic leaders will visit classrooms statewide to read this and other books to students and experience firsthand how the program provides quality early learning that prepares children for success.
Long before they read independently, children build vocabulary, communication skills, confidence, curiosity and problem-solving abilities. "Every Amazing Song" is designed to foster that foundational love of reading.