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From Story Time: The Letter "L"

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Read in Book Babies

Written by Wynton Marsalis
Illustrated by Paul Rogers
Candlewick Press, 2012.  Picture Book.

Squeak. Eek. Speak.  What’s that sound? The back door squeeeaks open, sounding like a noisy mouse nearby — eeek, eeeek, eeeek! Big trucks on the highway rrrrrrrumble, just as hunger makes a tummy grrrrumble. Ringing with exuberance and auditory delights, this second collaboration by world-renowned jazz musician and composer Wynton Marsalis and acclaimed illustrator Paul Rogers takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood. --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Written by Tammy Sauer
Illustrated by Troy Cummings
Sterling Children's Books, 2017.  Picture Book.

When a boy's long-awaited pet arrives, a note on the crate reads, "Congratulations on y our new lion!  We know you ordered a kitten, but we ran out of those."  Fortunately, the big cat comes with instructions -- like, try very hard NOT to look like a zebra.  Or a gazelle.  And order ten pizzas for dinner.  Caring for a lion is hard work, but could the king of the jungle end up being the purrrrr-fect pet? --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Scott Menchin
Candlewick Press, 2011.  Picture Book.

If everything had legs, rocks wouldn't roll but rolls could rock.  A rake could jump in leaves, and leaves would leave.  On a walk home with her mother, one girl's wish that their house could grow legs and come to meet through a zany world where everything has legs.  With wordplay and whimsy, Menchin brings a leaping, leggy world to life with exuberant artwork featuring touches of collage. --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

A Hungry Lion, or, a Dwindling Assortment of Animals
By Lucy Ruth Cummins
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016.  Picture Book.

Once upon a time there was a hungry lion and a bunch of adorable animals…what do you think happened next? The very hungry lion is all set to enjoy an exciting day with his other animal pals. But all of a sudden his friends start disappearing at an alarming rate! Is someone stealing the hungry lion’s friends, or is the culprit a little…closer to home? --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Written by Joy Cowley
Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Translated by Susana Pasternac
Scholastic Inc., 1998.  Spanish Picture Book.

Cuando un niño puertorriqueño en Nueva York recibe un pavo en noviembre como regalo, decide que no puede sacrificar a su nueva mascota para el banquete del Día de Acción de Gracias. Con la ayuda de su familia y sus vecinos, encuentra la forma de salvarlo en este cuento encantador.
--Publisher


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