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From Story Time: Numbers!

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READ IN MONDAY BOOK BABIES

Written by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press, 2014.  Picture Book.

Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you’d never expect.  --Publisher




READ IN MONDAY CUENTOS

El día que los crayones renunciaron
Escrito por Drew Daywalt
Ilustrado por Oliver Jeffers
Traducción de Susana Figueroa León
Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2014.  Spanish Picture Book.

Un día, en la escuela, Duncan encontró un montón de cartas para él. Eran sus crayones que, molestos por el trato que recibían, decidieron escribir cartas como ultimátum para Duncan. Crayón Beige está cansado de ser el segundón de Crayón Café; Crayón Negro quiere ser usado para algo más que los contornos; y el Naranja y el Amarillo ya no se hablan porque cada uno cree que es el verdadero color del sol. El pobre Duncan solo quiere que sus crayones sean felices. ?Qué podrá hacer para tenerlos de vuelta?  --Publisher




READ IN TODDLER TIME

By Juana Medina
Viking, 2016.  Picture Book.

1 Avocado Deer.  2 Radish Mice.  3 Pepper Monkeys.  Are you hungry yet??  Counting from one to ten, 1 Big Salad fills a bowl with the most delicious and delightful vegetables.  Here is a truly scrumptious way to learn numbers...and eat them, too!  --Publisher




READ IN PRESCHOOL TIME

By Ethan Long
Running Press Kids, 2012.  Picture Book.

One little fly spies a steaming bowl of soup and some crunchy crackers--the perfect lunch for one!  But soon, an unwelcome pal wants in on the action...then another, and another.  Count to ten with this flustered fly, but look out for the spider lying in wait and the ravenous chef!  
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READ IN PRESCHOOL TIME

Written by Ashley N. Sorenseon
Illustrated by David Miles
Familius, 2016.  Picture Book.

Oh no! It is a very, VERY cold day, and all the numbers have frozen! Children must trace, blow on, and count the numbers to unfreeze them, and in the process, they will learn colors, seasons, patterns, and numbers. An interactive, educational experience, The Very Cold, Freezing, No-Number Day is sure to be a household and classroom favorite.  --Publisher




READ IN FRIDAY BOOK BABIES

Adapted and Illustrated by Christopher Canyon
Dawn Publications, 2005.  Picture Book.

By car, pickup, minivan, and motorcycle, members of a family go up, down, and around the hills of West Virginia, heading for a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home!  This wonderful celebration of nature and family ends with a hayride and a hoedown.  It's all about country, it's all about music, and it's all about family.  --Publisher




READ IN FRIDAY CUENTOS

How Are you?
¿Cómo estás?
Por Angela Dominguez
Henry Holt and Company, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

Welcome!  ¡Bienvenida!  Are you feeling hungry?  Shy?  Tired?  Your friends want to know!  ¿Tienes hambre?  ¿Eres tímida?  ¿Estás cansada?  ¡Tus amigos lo quieren saber!  Friendship awaits in this book about feelings, expressed both in English and in Spanish.  --Publisher
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