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Read in Book Babies

By Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Little Bee Books, 2017.  Picture Book.

This hilarious follow-up book to Cockatoo, Too features cockatoos, toucans, two-can stew, and gnus!  One can. Two cans. Toucans?  Toucans, too.  Toucan stew???!  The cockatoos are back, and the toucans are too! But the toucans think the cockatoos say "toucan stew" and run away in a toucan canoe, so the cockatoos make them some two-can stew, which attracts the gnus, who ask the reader, "Can gnu?"  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

By Michael Slack
Henry Holt and Company, 2011.  Picture Book.

Monkey Truck has a mission!  He's on the lookout for all sorts of jungle bungles--there are chameleons to rescue before they get squashed, snakes to untangle, and hippos to pull free.  And look out for that TSUNAMI!  This playful picture book is perfect for preschoolers who like to be silly and prefer their adventures set in overdrive.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Paulette Bogan
Bloomsbury, 2015.  Picture Book.

Virgil the penguin has found a polar bear!  It will be his polar bear...and only his.  This polar bear's name is Owen, and he likes to play with everyone on the iceberg.  Virgil and Owen might someday be best buddies, but sometimes to make new friends, you first have to learn how not to make friends...  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Illustrated by Katherina Manolessou
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.  Picture Book.

Reginald's a T. rex who is just as mighty as the rest.  He has a loud roar and all the speed a dino could need.  But, when it comes to mealtime, he would rather chow down on beans and greens than the juicy steaks his pals prefer.  So when the other dinosaurs make him feel like he doesn't belong, Reginald shows his clan how strong a vegetarian T. rex can be.  A celebration of delicious fruits and veggies, T. Veg is a rollicking, laugh-out-loud tale about a brave dinosaur who dares to be different.  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

By Emily Gravett
Castillo de la lectura, 2008.  Spanish Picture Book.

Un conejo va a la biblioteca y saca un libro sobre lobos.  El libro explica dónde veven los lobos, cuántos dientes tienen y qué les gusta comer.  El libro es tan interesante que el conejo no se da cuenta de que una figura sinistra con garras y colmillos afilados comienza a desprenderse de las páginas para acecharlo…  Un libro álbum de excepcional ingenio y originalidad, con dos finales alternativos para satisfacer a los lectores más exigentes.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Las vacaciones de Pingüino
Written by Salina Yoon
Translated by Margarida Trias
Corimbo, 2015.  Spanish Picture Book.

Cuando Pingüino se va de vacaciones a la playa, descubre que lo que las hace especiales no es adónde vas, sino con quíen vas.  --Publisher

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