Its always the hardest part for teachers, parents and students. Everyone is different, to find the right books for students, its difficult too. However, once parents and teachers can work together and give students some encouragements, most of the piano books will work.
See the "How to practice" will help!
Anyways, from my experiences, here are my top 10 beginner piano books
Top 10 Beginner Piano Lessons Books
1. Piano Adventure by Nancy Faber
2. Favorite Classic Melodies (The Bastien Piano Library) by Bastien
3. Best Children's Songs Ever (Easy Piano Songbook) by Hal Leonard
4. Making the Grade Piano Book
5. Hal Leonard Piano Method Book
6. Bastien Piano Book
7. John Thompson's Piano Course
8. Faber Pretime to Bigtime series of piano books:
PreTime Piano
PlayTime PianoShowTime Piano ChordTime Piano FunTime PianoBigTime Piano AdvanceTime Piano 9. Alfred Adult Piano Course
10. Bastien for Adult Piano Book
Of course there are lots of different sheet music and piano books out there
Let me know what you think too :)
Here are some other Great piano books for Beginner to Advanced Levels that I suggest
1. Piano Pieces for Children (Everybody's Favorite Series, No. 3) by Maxwell Eckstein and Albert Barbelle (Jan 1, 1992)
2. First Lessons in Bach
3. Bach Two Part Invention
4. Bach Three Part Invention
5. Burgmueller 25 Progressive Piece
6. Chopin Etude
7. Chopin PreludeOf course there are lots of different sheet music and piano books out there
Let me know what you think too :)
Here are some other Great piano books for Beginner to Advanced Levels that I suggest
1. Piano Pieces for Children (Everybody's Favorite Series, No. 3) by Maxwell Eckstein and Albert Barbelle (Jan 1, 1992)
2. First Lessons in Bach
3. Bach Two Part Invention
4. Bach Three Part Invention
5. Burgmueller 25 Progressive Piece
6. Chopin Etude
8. Chopin Waltz
9. Hanon 60 Experiences
10. Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599: Piano Technique by Giuseppe Buonamici and Carl Czerny (Nov 1, 1986)
11. The Little Pischna (Alfred Masterwork Editions) by Josef Pischna and Willard A. Palmer (Jan 1, 1986)
12. Sonatina
13. Sonata
14. Brahms 51 exercise for piano
etc.........
I will keep trying to put all different kind of books on my wish list on amazon, so you will get to know most of the books that I recommend :)
Good Luck on Piano Books Hunting!
*I will keep updating this list :)
Leave me comments on some books that you like too :)