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From Monday Book Babies

By Jan Thomas
Beach Lane Books, 2009.  Picture Book.

What kind of a face would you make if a tickly green bug were sitting on your nose? Or if it were—eek!—inside your shirt? Could you make a scary face to frighten it away? Or, even better, stand up and do the chicken dance? Yes? Then better get to it! This exuberant, interactive picture book starring a bossy little ladybug and a GIANT hungry frog will have kids leaping up and down and out of their seats to dance and make silly scary faces of their own.  --Publisher




From Monday Cuentos

Los Tres Bandidos
Written  and Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer
Translated by Marc Taeger
Kalandraka, 2007.  Spanish Picture Book.

Tres ladrones que aterrorizan el campo son dominados por el encanto de una niña llamada Ursula.  --Publisher




From Toddler Time

But I Don't Eat Ants
Written by Dan Marvin
Illustrated by Kelly Fry
Pow!, 2017.  Picture Book.

"Koala Bears aren't called Eucalyptus-eaters. Panda Bears aren't called Bamboo-eaters. Jaguars eat Anteaters, but they aren't called Anteater-eaters!" insists a voracious young Anteater who will gobble up just about every food except for one: ants! This clever take on the picky-eater is full of wry humor and silly puns as the anteater takes us through the food he LOVES to eat, all while repeating the refrain, "but I don't eat ants." That is until dinnertime when his mom presents him with with a "fiery" surprise. The final punchline playfully depicts the often illogical rationalizations of young picky eaters in a way that will have kids and their parents laughing.  --Publisher




From Preschool Time

Everybody Bounjours!
Written by Leslie Kimmelman
Illustrated by Sarah McMenemy
Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.  Picture Book.

Ooo la la!  Say "bounjour" to a charming trip to Paris!  Shop a fancy, France-y store.  Eat a pretty petit four.  Discover.  Sightsee.  Explore!  On this fun and friendly tour, everybody says "bonjour!"  Leslie Kimmelman and Sarah McMenemy's lilting words and lively images show that Paris isn't just for artists, grownups, and dreamers--its for kids!  --Publisher




From Preschool Time

Earth Space Moon Base
By Ben Joel Price
Random House, 2014.  Picture Book.

Far from Earth, out in space, three friends keep watch from a secret base.  Follow a spaceman, a robot, and a cheeky monkey into a moon crater and beyond, where they face some hungry creatures.  Ben Joel Price's picture book debut is out of this world!  --Publisher




From Friday Book Babies

Babies Can Sleep Anywhere
Written by Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Carolina Búzio
Abrams Appleseed, 2017.   Picture Book.

Animal babies snuggle up in pretty specific places, like caves burrows, and logs.  Human babies aren't quite so rustic, but when the mood strikes, they can curl up right where they are and fall fast asleep.  With a gentle rhyme by Lisa Wheeler and cozy illustrations by Carolina Búzio, this collection of dozing animals an drowsy babies is sure to inspire a yawn, a nod, and maybe even a nap.  --Publisher




From Friday Cuentos

Mouse Count/Cuenta de Ratón
By Ellen Stohl Walsh
Harcourt, 2009.  Bilingual Board Book

Cuenta hasta diez--cuenta hacia atras--con estos encantadores ratones y mira como se escapan de una serpiente hambrienta.  --Publisher

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