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Read in Book Babies

Written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton
Illustrated by Nate Wragg
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.  Picture Book.

Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear know how to rock! But they need a new singer, so they audition everyone—the Three Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and more. To their dismay, no one seems just right. Could the perfect lead singer be the mysterious girl sleeping on Baby Bear’s keyboard?  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Un pato en tractor
Por David Shannon
Traducción por Eida de la Vega
Scholastic, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

¿Qué pasa cuando Pato maneja el tractor? ¿Qué pensarán todos cuando vean a Pato y a otros animales de la granja encima del tractor? Los lectores volverán una y otra vez a las páginas llenas de detalles divertido. ¡Éste libro es perfecto para leer en voz alta!  --Publisher





Read in Toddler Time

Written by Leah Wilcox
Illustrated by Lydia Monks
Puffin Books, 2008.  Picture Book.

When Prince Charming finds Sleeping Beauty and her fairies, he doesn't know what to do. The fairies try to tell him, but he keeps interrupting with crazy ideas of his own such as shouting, jumping on her bed, and pouring water on her. Of course none of those work, and he is mortified when he finally hears what he has to do! A hilarious twist on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, this is a companion to the hit Falling for Rapunzel.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
Written by Liz Garton Scanlon
Illustrated by Lee White
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2018.  Picture Book.

Oh, what's a man who lives on the tippy-top of a steep hill to do when the wind blows and blows, turning everything upside down?  Luckily, a clever girl called Kate has a plan.  Here's a delightfully simple, lyrical story about a spirited and resourceful girl, and how important trees are in our lives.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Wild One
Written by Jane Whittingham
Illustrated by Noel Tuazon
Pajama Press, 2017.  Picture Book.

This wild one can stretch like a cat, hang like a bat, and hop like a hare.  At the end of a long day she'll even snuggle like a bear in her cozy bed.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

Grumpy Pants
By Claire Messer
Albert Whitman & Company, 2016.  Picture Book.

Have you ever been in a bad mood and not known why?  Penguin is in one of those moods.  He is grumpy from his grumpy hat all the way down to his grumpy socks.  No matter what he does, he just can't shake it off!  Can Penguin figure out how to turn his grumpy day into a good night? 
--Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

¡Sé valiente, pequeño pingüino!
Escrito por Giles Andreae
Ilustrado por Guy Parker-Rees
Traducción Pilar Roda
Grupo Editorial Bruño, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

Al pequeño Pip-Pip le asusta meterse en el agua, y mientras los demás pingüinos se divierten buceando en el mar, él se queda muy triste, sin nadie con quien jugar. ¿Logrará algún día aprender a nadar?  --Publisher
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