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From Monday Book Babies

Written by Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Scott Menchin
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.  Picture Book.

Ready...set...stretch!  Can you stretch to the ceiling?  Can you stretch to the floor?  You can stretch with a whisper; you can stretch with a roar.  There's nothing like a good stretch before you jump or wiggle or bounce or run, and the ever-energetic team of Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin shows kids (and their parents) how a good stretch can be good fun.  Especially if you're stretching your imagination at the same time!  --Publisher




From Monday Cuentos

Written by Adam Rubin
Illustrated by Crash McCreery
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018.  Bilingual Picture Book.

A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector. One night, a goat disappeared from the farm and turned up flat as a pancake. Only one creature could do that--El Chupacabras, the goatsucker! Legend has it that El Chupacabras is a fearsome beast, but you can't believe everything you hear...and sometimes the truth is even more interesting.

Told in equal parts English and Spanish by bestselling author Adam Rubin, and cinematically illustrated by acclaimed Hollywood creature creator Crash McCreery, this lighthearted take on a modern legend is not told in the traditional bilingual style.

Each sentence is half-Spanish/half-English followed by a repetition of the same line translated the other way around. This mirroring technique allows the languages to intermingle equally. A fun and unique way to introduce either Spanish or English to new readers.  --Publisher




From Toddler Time

By Christ Tougas
Owlkids Books, 2015.  Picture Book.

Six little ninjas from Dojo Daycare are going on a field trip to the farm.  Master thinks his students will have fun with farm chores and feedings.  But when the little ninjas are let loose, it's a big barnyard disaster!  Master may be off by a country mile, but when he gets in a spot of trouble, will his charges remember their ninja creed to always help someone in need? 
--Publisher




From Preschool Time

Written By Shelley Moore Thomas
Illustrated by Fred Koehler
Boyds Mills Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

Meet a mouse narrator who stubbornly insists that this book contains absolutely no dragons—not even a claw nor a flame nor any large, pointy scales. Readers will know better—and enjoy being in on the joke—as a flock of dragons chase the mouse to the very end of the book within the book. Suspense builds humorously as the energetic text insists there are no dragons in this book, leading to a clever, unexpected ending. Clever artwork by Fred Koehler provides fun scenes to linger on and details to discover over multiple readings.  --Publisher




From Preschool Time

Written by Henrietta Stickland
Illustrated by Paul Stickland
Puffin Books, 1994.  Picture Book.

Dinosaur weak, dinosaur strong, dinosaur short or very, very long...  Dinosaurs of every shape and size race, roar, and stomp through this colorful book of opposites.  And where are all these silly-looking creatures off to?  A dinosaur picnic, of course!  These goofy pranksters and the simple, playful rhymes that accompany them will delight children everywhere.  Surefire fun for readers big and small.  --Publisher




From Friday Book Babies

Written by Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Molly Idle
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018.  Picture Book.

It's good to bite a carrot.  It's good to bite a steak.  It's BAD to bite your sister!  She's not a piece of cake.  "Cause...PEOPLE DON'T BITE PEOPLE!  That's what this book's about.  So if you find you're tooth-inclined, YOU'D BETTER CHECK IT OUT!  Lisa Wheeler and Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator Molly Idle remind overeager little biters that biting is for food in this hysterical read-aloud picture book. Learning good behavior has never been so fun!  --Publisher




From Friday Cuentos

La araña muy ocupada
By Eric Carle
Translated by Nancy Mercado
Philomel Books, 2004.  Spanish Picture Book.

Los animales de la granja intentan de despistar una arañita mientras que devana su tela, pero ella persiste y produce una cosa de belleza y utilidad. Se puede palpar la tela en los cuadros. 
--Publisher

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