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From Story Time: The Letter "Z"

READ IN MONDAY BOOK BABIES

Nothing Rhymes With Orange
By Adam Rex
Chronicle Books,  2017.

We all know nothing rhymes with orange, but how does that make Orange feel? Well, left out, obviously! When a fruit parade gets together to sing a song about how wonderful they are—and the song happens to rhyme—Orange can't help but feel like it's impossible to ever fit in. But when one particularly intuitive Apple notices how Orange is feeling, the entire English language begins to become a bit more inclusive.

Beloved author-illustrator Adam Rex has created a hilarious yet poignant parable about feeling left out, celebrating difference, and the irrefutable fact that nothing rhymes with orange.  --Publisher




READ IN MONDAY CUENTOS

¡Este OSO, no!
Por Bernice Myers
Traducción por Ana Galán
Corimbo, 2017. Spanish Picture Book.

Germán se pone su abrigo de piel para ir a la casa de su tía Gertrudis. Por el camino, un oso que pasaba por allí ve a Germán y piensa que es su primo Julián. ¡El oso invita a Germán a su cueva y los otros osos de la familia también piensan que Germán es su primo Julián! ¿Podrá Germán convencerlos de que él definitivamente no es su primo y que definitivamente tampoco es un oso?
--Publisher




READ IN TODDLER TIME

Not Yet, Zebra
Written by Lou Kuenzler
Illustrated by Julia Woolf
Faber & Faber, 2018.  Picture Book.

An alphabet book with a difference! Annie wants to paint an alphabet using her animals, but Zebra simply can't wait until the end for his time to shine. Sneakiness, silly costumes and plain pushiness doesn't get him anywhere - but he has to learn to wait his turn! This zany picture book is so much more than an alphabet book - it introduces manners and patience to the littlest readers in a gentle and fun way. Lou Kuenzler's text and Julia Woolf 's illustrations brilliantly combine with hilarious effect, and bring the alphabet to life in a totally new and inventive way.  --Publisher




READ IN PRESCHOOL TIME

Z is For Moose
Written by Kelly L. Bingham
Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Zebra thinks the alphabet should be simple. A is for Apple. B is for Ball. Easy! But his friend Moose is too excited to wait his turn, and when M isn't for Moose (Mouse gets the honor), the rest of the letters better run for cover. Exuberant and zany storytelling brings to life two friends and one laugh-out-loud comedy of errors that's about friendship, sharing, and compromise. The incomparable Paul O. Zelinsky's artwork is bursting at the seams—literally—with child appeal. Breaking the borders of the page, and creating the art both digitally and traditionally, Zelinsky turns convention on its head. The result is a picture book that is innovative, hilarious, and begging to be read over and over again.  --Publisher




READ IN PRESCHOOL TIME

Through With the Zoo
By Jacob Grant
Fewer and Friends, 2017.  Picture Book.

Goat has always dreamed of having his very own space. But Goat lives in a petting zoo, surrounded by hugs and rubs and grabby little hands. Determined to find his perfect alone space, Goat escapes into the big zoo. But space is not an easy thing to find...  --Publisher




READ IN FRIDAY BOOK BABIES

Written by Jessie Miller
Illustrated by Barbara Bakos
Maverick Arts Publishing, 2017.  Picture Book.

Rooster is so excited when his new skinny jeans arrive: the sparkling stitching, a striking gold hue, and the indigo denim, a dazzling blue! But what will the other animals think of his stunning new style?  --Publisher




READ IN FRIDAY CUENTOS

Los osos amigos 
Por Hildegard Muller
Takatuka, 2016. Spanish Picture Book.

Pelopincho, Corbatitas y Gruñón son tres amigos inseparables. Cada día comparten juegos y recorren el bosque en busca de miel. Hasta que un día Pelopincho encuentra algo muy especial que no quiere compartir: un flamante patinete rojo. Subido al patinete se siente diferente. Cambia su aspecto y también sus costumbres. Ya no tiene ganas de jugar con sus amigos ni de recorrer con ellos el bosque en busca de miel. Parecen aguardarle numerosas aventuras con su patinete, pero un buen día este se rompe. Pelopincho se queda triste y compungido, pero pronto sus amigos se ofrecen para ayudarle a reparar el patinete, y entre los tres lo dejan como nuevo.  --Publisher

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