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From Story Time: The Letter "N"

Read in Monday Book Babies

By Jeremy Tankard
Scholastic Press, 2007.  Picture Book.

Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play. Too grumpy even to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird. He walks past Sheep, who offers to keep him company. He walks past Rabbit, who also could use a walk. Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox join in, too. All the while, Bird grows grumpier and grumpier! But before he knows it, a little exercise and companionship help Bird overcome his bad mood. This winsome, refreshingly original story is sure to help kids (and grown-ups) giggle away theirs, too!  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Escrito por Roberto Bravo de la Varga
Ilustrado por LluĆ­s FarrĆ©
Combel Editorial, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

Una colecciĆ³n de cuentos populares adaptados para primeros lectores con ilustraciones cautivadoras para que se inicien en la lectura mediante las historias y los personajes de los clĆ”sicos de siempre.  --Publisher





Read in Toddler Time

Ninja Bunny
By Jennifer Gray Olson
Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.  Picture Book.

How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA:
Ā· Rule #1. You must always work alone.
Ā· Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations.
Ā· Rule #3. A super awesome ninja must: possess incredible strength, achieve invisibility, master the skill of climbing, gain the ability to fly. . . .

Our little bunny is ready to embark on his path to becoming a ninja. But is he cut out for the ninja life? Especially if it means leaving his friends behind?  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Ninja Bunny: Sister vs. Brother
By Jennifer Gray Olson
Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.  Picture Book.

Ninja Bunny has faced incredible danger! He has demonstrated all the skills of a super awesome ninja: impressive strength, amazing bravery, extreme sneakiness! But when he embarks on a new mission to find the Golden Carrot of Awesomeness, he meets his biggest challenge yetā€”his annoying little sister! She insists on tagging along, and she insists that she is a ninja bunny, too. Not possible. Will she ruin Ninja Bunnyā€™s chance at finding the worldā€™s largest carrot? Or might she actually possess a few ninja skills of her own?  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Wendell the Narwhal
By Emily Dove
Simply Read Books, 2016.  Picture Book.

Everyone in the ocean can make music, except for Wendell the narwhal.  His big, pointy horn can't go "pop pop pop" or "clappy clap clap" or even "whoosh."  Will Wendell find a way to join in with the symphony of sea creatures?  --Publisher



Read in Friday Book Babies

Incredible ME!
Written by Kathi Appelt
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.  Picture Book.

Join a rambunctious child as she exuberantly celebrates all the wonderful qualities that make her special -- her nose, her toes, her ears, herself! Award winners Kathi Appelt and G. Brian Karas team up to create this joyous tribute to the wonders of being ... ME!  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Un cocodrilo en la granja
Escrito por Susanna Isern
Ilustrado por Carles Ballesteros
Combel Editorial, 2017.  Spanish Picture Book.

Con la intenciĆ³n de acompaƱar a los niƱos y niƱas de 3 a 6 aƱos en sus primeras lecturas, los cuentos de esta colecciĆ³n les descubrirĆ”n poco a poco los mecanismos de la lectura para que, gracias a su intuiciĆ³n y conocimientos previos, puedan seguir las historias. Un gran cocodrilo ha aparecido en la granja. Pero para que pueda quedarse, es necesario encontrarle un sitio. ĀæPodrĆ” vivir con las gallinas?, Āæy con los cerdos?  --Publisher

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