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From Story Time: The Letter "H"

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By Carter Goodrich
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012.

Mister Bud and Zorro get along just great. They wake up together, have walk time together, and take naps together. But something is about to interrupt their schedule: Zorro has to wear a fancy outfit. Zorro is embarassed, mortified, aghast. Mr. Bud tries to cheer him up, but nothing works. Everyone makes fun of Zorro, and he refuses to participate in chew-on-a-stick time. Mister Bud doesn’t know what to do. But when another dog—a very cool dog—shows up in an outfit and does amazing tricks and beats all the other dogs in a race, Zorro discovers that wearing clothes might not be so bad after all.  --Publisher




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Advertencia: ¡No abras este libro!
Narrado por Adam Lehraupt
Illustrado por Matthew Forsythe
Traducción de Teresa Farran
Editorial Juventud, 2014.  Spanish Picture Book.

¡Cuidado! ¡Este libro es peligroso! No deberĆ­as abrirlo. Lo digo en serio. Luego no digas que no te lo advertĆ­......  --Publisher




Read in Monday Family Story Time

Puzzlehead
By James Yang
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.  Picture Book.

This is Puzzlehead. And these are his friends - Mo, Bob, Sue, and Stevie. One day they all go exploring. What will they find? Lots of surprises - and maybe the best surprise of all!  --Publisher




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Halloween Night
Written by Elizabeth Hatch
Illustrated by Jimmy Pickering
Random House Children's Books, 2005.  Picture Book.

They all come out on this Halloween night--a timid mouse, a diving bat, a hooting owl, an inky black cat, a ghost-costumed child, and a regular old dog.  What unfolds is a playful cumulative chain of events in which the mouse ends up with unexpected Halloween treats!  --Publisher



Read in Preschool Time

This House, Once
By Deborah Freedman
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017.  Picture Book.

Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world.

Before there was this house,
there were stones,
and mud,
and a colossal oak tree—
three hugs around
and as high as the blue.

What was your home, once?

This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated book invites readers to think about where things come from and what nature provides.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Horrible Bear!
Written by Ame Dyckman
Illustrated by Zachariah OHora
Little, Brown and Company, 2016.  Picture Book.

Bear didn't mean to break a little girl's kite, but she's upset anyway--upset enough to shout "HORRIBLE BEAR!" Bear is indignant. He doesn't think he's horrible! Then Bear gets a truly Horrible Bear idea. What will he do next? As Bear prepares to live up to his formerly undeserved reputation, the girl makes a mistake of her own, and realizes that maybe--just maybe--Bear isn't as horrible as she had thought.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

If You're a Monster and You Know It
By Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
Orchard Books, 2010.  Picture Book.

A brand-new monster twist on a classic song by Caldecott Medalist Ed Emberley and his daughter, Rebecca Emberley. Children will stomp their paws, twitch their tails, snort and growl, and wiggle and wriggle along with this bright and bold picture book twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It." Rebecca Emberley has written a rollicking text, which she has illustrated in collaboration with her father, Caldecott Medalist Ed Emberley. Includes a fun sing-along song by Adrienne Emberley.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

La vaca que se subió a un Ôrbol
By Gemma Merino
Picarona, 2015.  Spanish Picture Book.

Tina no es como otras vacas. A ella le encanta explorar, descubrir y sonar. Podra ensenar a sus hermanas que en la vida hay mas cosas que comer hierba? Reflexivo y divertido, es el perfecto libro para cualquiera a quien le guste experimentar cosas nuevas.  --Publisher

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