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Read in Book Babies

By Olivier Dunrea
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.  Picture Book.

It's Halloween night!  Ollie is on the prowl.  He creeps and stalks.  He hoots and howls.  But all of the fun may be too scary for a small gosling!  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

By Jeremy Tankard
Scholastic Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

Bird is hiking with his friends when his tummy rumbles. But no one packed him a snack that he likes! With every step, his hunger mounts until he collapses on the ground. How will Bird survive if he doesn't eat the perfect something this instant?!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Written by Denis Markell
Illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Little Simon, 2012.  Picture Book.

Hush, Little Monster, don’t you howl.  Daddy’s gonna give you a…screeching owl.  If that owl won’t say “whoo whoo”…Granny Ghost will bring you a big, bad boo!  A monster father softly sings his own version of a favorite lullaby to his son. A screeching owl, a vampire, an ogre, and zombies are just a few of the creatures who will come to soothe Little Monster through the night, until (when the sun comes up) it’s finally time for him to go to sleep.  --Publisher



Read in Preschool Time

By Mo Willems
Hyperion Books for Children, 2004.  Picture Book.

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But...then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?  In this hilarious follow-up to the acclaimed Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems has created another avian adventure that encourages children to share even their most prized processed foods.  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

La viejecita que no le tenía miedo a nada
Written by Linda Williams
Illustrated by Megan Lloyd
Harper Arco Iris, 1996.  Spanish Picture Book.


Una pequeña vieja señora que no está asustada cualquier cosa debe ocuparse de una cabeza de la calabaza, de un sombrero negro alto, y de otros objetos spooky que la sigan a través de las maderas oscuras que intentan asustarla.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Dragón y el día de Halloween
By Dav Pilkey
Scholastic, 2007.  Spanish Picture Book.

Dragon has a busy and fun-filled Halloween, turning six small pumpkins into one big jack-o-lantern, going to a costume party, and taking a spooky walk in the woods.  --Publisher

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