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Read in Book Babies

Cat's Colors
By Airlie Anderson
Child's Play Inc., 2016.  Picture Book.

What better thing to do on a gray day than collect some colors?  Cat decides to do just that, but where will she find them?  A charming, deceptively simple story about making the most of the world around us, and giving something back in return.  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Pirate Nap:  A Book of Colors
Writty by Danna Smith
Illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Clarion Books, 2011.  Picture Book.

Afternoon on Spyglass Street.  Pirates fighting in bare feet.  "Time for a nap, rowdy crew.  Mighty pirates need sleep, too."  From a white bandanna to yellow coins to a red blanket, two boys use their imaginations to turn everyday objects into colorful pirate treasure as they prepare for nap time.  Even the youngest readers and listeners will want to chime in as they get ready to sail off to sleep!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Penguins Love Colors
By Sarah Aspinall
The Blue Sky Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

Everything is black and white until six little penguins pick up their paintbrushes and change their snowy world into a colorful garden of flowers and rainbows!  Come along with Tulip, Tiger Lily, Dandelion, Violet, Bluebell, and Broccoli, and join the fun!  Do you think these six little penguins will make a mess?  Guess!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

The Big Blue Spot
By Peter Holwitz
Philomel Books, 2003.  Picture Book.

Once upon a time there was a spot.  A BIG BLUE SPOT.  It was all alone.  Until one day...  Can the reader of the book help the spot find a friend?  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

By Gemma Merino
Picarona, 2014.  Spanish Picture Book.

Todo el mundo sabe que a los cocodrilos les encanta el agua, pero este pequeño cocodrilo es diferente.  A él no le gusta el agua para nada.  De hecho, prefiere subirse a los árboles.  ¿Y si este cocodrilo no fuera realmente un cocodrilo?  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

How Do You Say? ¿Cómo se dice?
By Angela Dominguez
Henry Holt and Company, 2016.  Bilingual Picture Book.

Hello!  ¡Hola!  We may speak different lanugaes, but friendship is universal!  ¡Podemos hablar diferentes idiomas, pero la Amistad es universal!  Un cuento de dos jirafas--uno de habla inglesa y otro de habla hispana--que llegan a ser amigos.  --Publisher

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