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From Story Time: The Letter "L"

Read in Monday Book Babies

By Joyce Wan
Scholastic Inc., 2019.  Small Picture Book.

In this dreamy oversized board book, little ones will find the courage and strength to achieve anything they want -- all by dreaming big! With inspiring illustrations of female trailblazers and icons of history and simple, hopeful text, Joyce Wan creates a moving send-off for graduates of all ages. Included in the back is a simple guide to some of the bold dreamers who came before us who followed their dreams . . . and changed the world.  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Por David Wiesner
Traducción de Christiane Reyes
Editorial Juventud, 2003.  Spanish Picture Book.

Los tres cerditos escapan del lobo yendo a otro mundo donde se encuentran con el gato y el violín, la vaca que saltó sobre la luna y un dragón.  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Written by Gary Urda
Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell
Little Bee Books, 2018.  Picture Book.

We thought we knew what true love was, and now we do...because of you.  With the wonderful addition of a baby to the family, new parents find that their love grows more than they ever thought possible--more than all the raindrops that fall, more than all the sand on the beach, and more than all the stars in the sky.  With beautiful and relatable expressions, they let their child know that the love of a parent is unparalleled and unconditional.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Written by Candace Ryan
Illustrated by Jennifer Yerkes
Kids Can Press, 2019.  Picture Book.

In this clever book, a green lion is waiting at a red traffic light. While he waits, a series of unexpected events occur, involving such things as lightning, a lilac, library books and lima beans. Or rather, li-ghtning, li-lac, li-brary books, and li-ma beans because the text on each spread ends with Red light, green li-? and the reader must turn the page to see the whole word --- and what's happened. All the while, the lion calmly and helpfully deals with whatever shows up (even loading livestock into a lifeboat!) and wryly muses about the way life can be. Some days are not like most days, the lion explains at the beginning. But as all children know: those days are usually the most fun!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Tadgh Bentley
Balzer + Bray, 2017.  Picture Book.

Little Penguin has a problem…his friend Kenneth is upset! And it’s all because Little Penguin ate Kenneth’s deliciously yummy razzle dazzle seaweed lollipop! Little Penguin’s tried everything he can think of to make it up to Kenneth but nothing seems to help—not even a hug! Can YOU help him save the day?  --Publisher

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