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Barnyard Boogie!
Written by Tim McCanna
Illustrated by Allison Black
Abrams Appleseed, 2017.  Picture Book.

The Barnyard Band is performing today!  Horse, Cat, Goat, Pig, and all their friends practice their instruments, filling the barnyard with happy sounds.  Cow wants to join the fun.  But without an instrument to play, what can Cow do?  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Una Gran Ayuda
Por Daniel Fehr
NubeOcho, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

Tejón está sentado llorando. Ha perdido su osito de peluche. Pero Oso ha tenido una idea: -¡Yo puedo ayudarte! ¡Encontraré tu osito!  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Written by Troy Howell
Illustrated by Kathryn Carr
Ripple Grove Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

“This just will not do!” says Lizzy, flinging a rock from her shoe. A simple matter―getting a rock in your shoe―but what is small to one may be large and looming to another. After encountering a number of characters and situations, the rock continues its tumbling excursion of what goes around comes around . . . The illustrations by Kathryn Carr are hand-cut paper silhouettes. Designs are cut from white paper and arranged in a diorama. The stage is illuminated from behind and below and the scene is photographed. The result captures the warmth and depth of the art and invites the viewer to explore this creative story.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Written by Sue Fliess
Illustrated by Petros Bouloubasis
Albert Whitman & Company, 2018.  Picture Book.

Mary's not your average kid.  Instead of playing at the park, Mary spends all of her time tinkering in her lab.  But one day, she realized how lonely she is  Mary decides to use her science skills to make a pet sheep for herself.  All the kids at her school are amazed by her creation!  When she tries to duplicate her experiment for her classmates, though, things go hilariously awry.  Can Mary invent a way to fix this mess?  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Erin Eitter Kono
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014.  Picture Book.

Caterina loves big, creative projects, like planning a lemonade stand--the perfect summer pastime.  But everybody else seems to have the same idea.  How can she make HER stand truly STAND OUT?  Leave it to artistic Caterina (and her younger beother, Leo) to come up with a great solution and then be able to celebrate summer in style!  --Publisher



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