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From Story Time: The Letter "Q"

Read in Monday Book Babies

By Amy Hevron
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2019.  Picture Book.

Dust Bunny is alone--and lonely. So when a small bug passes by him, he calls out hi and tries to befriend her. But the bug keeps on moving, and Dust Bunny sadly says bye. Then he meets a cat . . . but when the cat sneezes, the dust bunny goes tumbling. And so it goes, one failed attempt to make a friend after another. That is, until a broom sweeps Dust Bunny into the bedroom . . . and what does he find under the bed? Yes, his mates! This is a very simple, very sweet, incredibly spare story of missed connection and friendship, anchored by the cutest little bunny around.
--Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Mucho Cuento
Escrito por Enrique Paéz
Ilustrado por Marjorie Pourchet
OQO Editora, 2014.  Spanish Picture Book.

Bella durmiente despertó. Un príncipe acababa de darle un beso. Se quedó quieta y sin abrir los ojos, para ver qué pasaba. Al fin oyó una voz de chico que le susurraba: ¿Quieres casarte conmigo? ¡Había llegado su príncipe!  --Publisher






Read in Toddler Time

Little Quack's New Friend
Written by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Derek Anderson
Simon & Schuster Books for Younger Readers, 2006.  Picture Book.

Widdle, Waddle, Piddle, Puddle, and Little Quack think there's nothing more fun than playing with one another. But one day a new creature splunks into their pond. HE RIBBITS, HE LEAPS, AND HE'S GREEN! At first Little Quack is shy. But pretty soon he just might be quacking AND ribbiting a new tune: MAKING NEW FRIENDS RULES!

With rhythm and spirit, acclaimed author Lauren Thompson sails a key lesson about growing up, in Derek Anderson's splendidly illustrated pond.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Square Cat
By Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Aladdin, 2011.  Picture Book.

Eula is a square cat living in a round world.  Try as she might, Eula just doesn't fit in.  Circle skirts, hoop earrings, doughnuts galore, nothing can change who she really is -- a square cat.  But what if her uniqueness is what makes her truly special?  Author and illustrator Elizabeth Schoonmaker's debut picture book shows that it really is hip to be square.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Monkey and Duck Quack Up!
Written by Jennifer Hamburg
Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
Scholastic Press, 2015.  Picture Book.

Duck and Monkey, best of friends, as different as odds and ends.  Monkey's eager, Duck's laid-back.  Together do they have the knack to be a winning rhyming team and satisfy a monkey's dream?  Turn the page and try your luck.  See if you can out-rhyme duck!  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Written by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1989.  Picture Book.

 A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! The well-known authors of Barn Dance and Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that rolls along on waves of fun. Lois Ehlert's rainbow of bright, bold, cheerful colors makes the merry parade of letters unforgettable.




Read in Friday Cuentos

El secreto
Escrito y ilustrado por Éric Battut
Traducido por Esther Rubio
Kókinos, 2005.  Spanish Picture Book.

Un ratoncito encuentra algo y lo esconde bien escondido. Cuando la ardilla, la tortuga, el erizo o la ranita le preguntan qué es lo que ha escondido, el ratoncito responde: Es mi secreto, no lo diré jamás. Sólo que hasta los secretos mejor guardados crecen demasiado y al final se descubren.
--Publisher

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