In the charming book, Calendar, each month of the year is presented in a lovely two-page spread. Extremely simple texts describe seasonal highlights, but it is Hillenbrand’s fantastically fun artwork that makes this book something really special. Icy January, April showers, picnics in July—it’s all here in bright, colorful detail. The beautifully designed collage illustrations invoke moods and memories harkening back to classic Ezra Jack Keats. If you’ve been searching for the perfect seasonal book simple enough for a preschooler to understand, look no further.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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