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Read in Monday Book Babies

Written by Kes & Claire Gray
Illustrated by Jim Field
Scholastic Press, 2016.  Picture Book.

"You know the rules," said cat. "Cats sit on mats, frogs sit on logs, and dogs sit on FROGS!"
"Well, I'm changing the rules," said the frog.

In this hilarious sequel to Frog on a Log?, frog decides that he does not want to sit on a log, and he definitely does not want a dog to sit on a frog! So he changes the rules. Now, dogs sit on logs, and cats sit on gnats! But what will frog decide to sit on now?

Chock-full of absurd animal rhyme pairings, Dog on a Frog? shows young readers that every animal has many special places to sit. Reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's Beginner Books, this sequel is a fun, educational read-aloud story that helps build reading skills!  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

¡La Paloma necesita un baño!
Por Mo Willems
Traducción por Anna Llisterri
Andana, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

La paloma está muy sucia, pero no quiere ir a bañarse.  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Written by Jennifer Adams
Illustrated by Ron Stucki
Gibbs Smith, 2015.  Picture Book.

Once upon a midnight dreary...  Little Edgar the Raven is having a tough time minding his mother.  Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word--"NEVERMORE!"  From drawing on his bedroom walls with crayons to chasing his sister with a scarecrow, this mischievous and disobedient little bird would much rather do anything than behave.  But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar's mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Raybot
By Adam F. Watkins
Price Stern Sloan, 2016.  Picture Book.

Raybot doesn't have a best friend.  Actually, he doesn't have any friends at all.  After learning that puppies make good best friends, Raybot decides to go find one...but what does a puppy look like?  Raybot has never seen one before.  All he knows is that they go "bark!"  And where does a robot find himself a puppy?  The country?  The jungle?  Deep in the ocean?  Somewhere in the world there must be an animal that goes "bark!"  --Publisher




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A Place to Read
By Leigh Hodgkinson
Bloomsbury, 2016.  Picture Book.

The perfect snuggle-up-and-lose-yourself-in-a-book place is hard to find.  It should be...somehwere comfy, NOT itchy-fuzzy, somewhere quiet, NOT buzz-buzzy.  But where, then, is the perfect place to read?  Join one child's search for the perfect spot, as you celebrate a love of reading and the simple fact that, no matter where you sit, the best stories are the ones you share.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
By Mo Willems
Hyperion Books for Children, 2012.  Picture Book.

The Duckling asks for a cookie -- and gets one! Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that?
--Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Escrito por Gracia Iglesias Lodares
Ilustrado por Guridi
Lata de Sal, 2015.  Spanish Picture Book.

Ser gato y ser curioso son dos cosas casi inseparables. Moustache era un gato elegante, refinado y guapo, un gato con buenos modales y muy coqueto. Pero un día sus preciados bigotes se quemaron con tanta curiosidad. Hórror! ¿Qué hará Moustache? Quizás unos bigotes postizos sean la solución ... O quizás la solución esté en la mano de un niño igual de curioso.  --Publisher
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