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From Story Time: The Letter "F"

Read in Book Babies

By Elizabeth Honey
Clarion Books, 2015.  Picture Book.

Hop up!  Wriggle over!  Wakey, wakey.  Hungry!  Follow nine irresistible baby animals from breakfast to bedtime as they turn a busy day into gleeful fun.  Playful language and adorable art capture the joy of everyday activities, inviting readers young and old to hop up, wriggle over, and celebrate families of all shapes and sizes!  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Amarillo y Redondo
Escrito por Muriel Villanueva
Ilustrado por Ferran Orta
Flamboyant, 2018.  Spanish Picture Book.

Han llegado las vacaciones y toca ir de campamento. Pero a él no le apetece nada. Tiene un secreto Amarillo y Redondo que cada noche se le aparece entre las sábanas y que no quiere compartir. ¿Cuál será este molesto secreto?  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

City Dog, Country Frog
Written by Mo Willems
Illustrated by Jon J. Muth
Hyperion Books for Children, 2010.  Picture Book.

In spring, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. "You'll do," Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog's rock. In winter, things change for City Dog and Country Frog. Come spring, friendship blooms again, a little different this time.

Mo Willems' spare, poignant text and Jon J. Muth's expressive watercolors team up to tell a story that will resonate with readers of all ages.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

My Friends Make Me Happy!
By Jan Thomas
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.  Easy Reader.

Can you guess what makes Sheep really happy? Here's a clue . . . it starts with the letter F. It is NOT fish or fans. And it is especially not turnips! That doesn't even start with the letter F!

Featuring Jan Thomas’s wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Dr. Seuss
Random House, 1968.  Easy Reader.

Since 1968, this super-simple, simply brilliant Bright and Early Book about feet has been helping beginning beginner readers step into the world of reading by themselves! From slow feet to quick feet to trick feet to sick feet, The Foot Book not only features a fleet of funny feet, but teaches children about opposites. Perfect for nurturing a love of reading and feet!  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

Lemons Are Not Red
By Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Roaring Brook Press, 2004.  Picture Book.

Laura Vaccaro Seeger introduces young children to the world of color in this simple, original, and utterly beguiling book.  As red lemons magically turn yellow, purple carrots turn orange, and white reindeer turn brown, young readers' faces are sure to break into smiles.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

¡Cuántos, Cuántos Pies!
Por Dr. Seuss
Traducción por Yanitzia Canetti
Random House, 2019.  Spanish Easy Reader.

¡Este sencillo libro sobre conceptos protagonizado por pies ha ayudado a lectores principiantes a «adentrarse» en el maravilloso mundo de la lectura durante más de 50 años! Desde remolones pies a pies apurados, pies maromeros y pies lastimeros, ¡Cuántos, cuantos pies! no solo presenta un elenco de divertidos pies, sino que, además, enseña a los niños acerca de los opuestos. ¡Perfecto para desarrollar el amor por los libros y por Dr. Seuss!  --Publisher

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