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From Story Time: The Letter "B"

Read in Book Babies

Written by Nancy Shaw
Illustrated by Margot Apple
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.  Picture Book.

Sheep on a deep-sea voyage run into trouble when it storms and are glad to come paddling into port.




Read in Toddler Time

By Il Sung Na
Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.  Picture Book.

This is a story about a bird, a balloon, and a bear--and finding the courage to make a friend.




Read in Preschool Time

By Jennifer Gray Olson
Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.  Picture Book.

Does this little bunny have what it takes to become...a super awesome ninja?




Read in Preschool Time

By Jeremy Tankard
Scholastic Press, 2007.  Picture Book.

Here's a cure-all for a bad mood.  After all, don't you ever feel grumpy?




Read in Monday Cuentos

By Ed Vere
Editorial Juventud, 2015.  Spanish Picture Book.

Max tiene mucho sueño. Antes de irse a la cama, Max solo necesita darle las buenas noches a la luna. Pero ¿dónde está la Luna?




Read in Friday Cuentos

By Emily Gravett
Picarona, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

Tres cerditos de circo capturan a un lobo salvaje y le hacen hacer trucos indignantes, seguros en la creencia de que nunca los morder̕a.

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