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Read in Toddler Time

By Michael Rex
Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018.  Picture Book.

Pete couldn't be more thrilled when a monster shows up in his bedroom. Now Pete has someone to play with! And the hungry monster couldn't be more thrilled to be there, either. Now he can...EAT PETE!

But Pete has other ideas. And they are all good fun and quite distracting--things like playing cars and pirates. Well, we all know the course of playing together nicely never did run smoothly. So how much longer will the monster have to wait before he can...EAT PETE?  --Publisher



Read in Preschool Time

By Mark Iacolina
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018.  Picture Book.

A little girl can't find her parakeet―her kitty must have eaten it! Right? Where else would it have gone? It was just here! She shouts, she accuses, and she laments her loss. But her cat might be trying to tell her something...

With rhyming text and adorable art, Did You Eat the Parakeet? by Mark Iacolina is a sweet and silly picture book that will have children laughing through the final page.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Aaron Blabey
Scholastic Press, 2015.  Picture Book.

Everyone knows that piranhas don't eat bananas -- except for Brian. This little fish loves to munch not only on bananas, but on fruit of all kinds! Brian's piranha friends think he's crazy. Piranhas don't eat bananas -- their sharp teeth are for eating meat! And there's a scrumptious pair of feet dangling in the water nearby...

Rich with author-illustrator Aaron Blabey's hysterical text and unforgettably wacky illustrations, Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is a hilarious story about trying new things -- no matter how strange they seem!  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

By Jane Cabrera
Holiday House, 2003.  Picture Book.

Sing, stomp, and clap along - if you're happy, let it show! Get young readers moving, clapping, and flapping with this brightly colored sing along picture book full of joyful jungle animals. Nod along with groovy giraffe, flap with baby bird, and ROAR out loud with lion. Jane Cabrera's fresh spin on  the familiar song is an energetic choice for story hours, and a family favorite for toddler dance parties since 2003.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

¡Yo primero!
Escrito por Michaël Escoffier
Ilustrado por Kris Di Giacomo
Traducido por Paulina de Aguinaco Martín
Océano, 2014.  Spanish Picture Book.

En las orillas del lago vive una familia de patos. La madre lleva a sus hijos a realizar diversas actividades. En todas estas ocasiones, uno de los pequeños no quiere esperar su turno. Sin embargo, hacia el final de la historia él recibe una lección.  --Publisher
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