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From Story Time: The Letter "E"

Read in Book Babies

Written by Teresa Duran
Illustrated by Elena Val
Translated by Elisa Amado
Groundwood Books, 2019.  Picture Book.

Benedict, also known as Benny, is tired of living in such a hot place.  And so he cleverly springs on his coiled tail from one habitat to another.  He visits the North Pole, the desert, the jungle, and finally the ocean in search of perfection....This is a witty, very droll book about trying to find that elusive place where everything is just right.  But is anywhere ever really perfect?  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

By Jennifer Adams
Gibbs Smith, 2015.  Picture Book.

Once upon a midnight dreary... 

Little Edgar the Raven is having a tough time minding his mother.  Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word -- "NEVERMORE!"  From drawing on his bedroom walls with crayons to chasing his sister with a scarecrow, this mischievous and disobedient little bird would much rather do anything than behave.  But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar's mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed.

Charmingly simple text paired with captivating gothic-era illustrations give a sly wink to Edgar Allan Poe's popular poem "The Raven," Edgar Gets Ready for Bed wilL have little literature lovers saying, "MORE!  MORE!"  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Have You Seen Elephant?
David Barrow
Gecko Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

Elephant wants to play hide and seek.  You can play too, but you'll have to try your best -- he's VERY good!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

The Day Louis Got Eaten
John Fardell
Andersen Press USA, 2012.  Picture Book.

GULP!  When Louis gets eaten up by a Gulper, his big sister Sarah knows she has to act fast, and she sets off in hot pursuit.  But rescuing a boy from a Gulper's tummy isn't so simple -- especially when other strange and scary creatures are looking for their dinner too...  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Written by Susanna Isern
Illustrated by Daniel Montero GalĆ”n
Cuento de Luz, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

Un cartero silencioso y solitario.  Unas cartas.  Un secreto.

Cartas en el Bosque es una entraƱable y sorprendente historia que va a emocionar a pequeƱos y mayors, porque muchas veces lo mĆ”s maravilloso se encuentra donde menos imaginamos.  
--Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Cuando un Elefante se Enamora
Written by Davide CalƬ
Illustrated by Alice Lotti
Translated by Ana Sancho Rosales
Anaya, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

¿QuĆ© ocurre cuando uno se enamora?  Cuando un elefante se enamora hace de todo para llamar la atención, se baƱa todos los dĆ­as y escribe cartas que nunca envĆ­a.  Pero cuando menos se lo espera…  --Publisher

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