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From Story Time: The Letter "V"

Read in Monday Book Babies

By Karen Katz
Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2005.  Picture Book.

From one tiny tickle on a lovely little head to ten twirling tickles on tender tubby toes, this book counts up the number of tickles each member of the family gives from one to ten! This charming book with a counting concept is perfect for sharing with even the youngest readers!  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Manual de casas encantadas
Por Mónica Carretero
Cuento de Luz, 2012.  Spanish Picture Book.

¿Te atreverías a vivir en una casa encantada? Aburridos de la gran ciudad, la señora Muac y su hijo se disponen a buscar un nuevo hogar a través de una extraña y misteriosa agencia inmobiliaria ... ¡menuda aventura les espera! Escaleras que no paran quietas, pasadizos secretos, timbres vociferantes y un montón de divertidos fantasmas son solo algunas de las muchas rarezas que aguardan, escondiadas, entre las páginas de este fascinante y encantado cuento ... ¡Si abres su puerta, lo pasarás de miedo!  --Publisher




Read in Toddler Time

Written by Alexandra Penfold
Illustrated by Isabel Roxas
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.  Picture Book.

Sven may be a little Viking, but he has the loudest cry, the fiercest set of teeth, and unparalleled pillaging power.  And everyone knows he's the best storyteller around.  Sven's size doesn't hold him back one bit.  In fact, he rather likes being the littlest Viking.  But when an even littler Viking shows up -- a tiny warrior princess -- Sven's pluck is put to the test.  Is this longship big enough for both of them?  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Antje Damm
Gecko Press Ltd., 2018.  Picture Book.

Elise was frightened―of spiders, people, even trees. So she never went out, night or day.
One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a knock at the door. Elise has a visitor who will change everything.
The Visitor is a story about friendship and shyness that plays out in a mini theatre, as a child unwittingly brings light and color―literally―into a lonely person's life.

The unique artwork has a doll's house appeal. Damm creates a diorama from cardboard and photographs the scenes, giving the illustrations a special luminosity and depth. A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book!  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

By Jared Chapman
Abrams Appleseed, 2015.  Picture Book.

A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties--big, small, clean, dirty, serious, and funny--demonstrating for young ones the silliness and necessity of this item of clothing. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles, but the pride with which the "big kid" attire is flaunted in front of the baby carrots in diapers will tickle readers of all ages. With rhyming text that begs to be chanted aloud and art that looks good enough to eat, this vibrant story will encourage preschoolers to celebrate having left those diapers behind!  --Publisher




Read in Friday Book Babies

Written by Mem Fox
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Harcourt, Inc., 2008.  Picture Book.

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all you’ll want to do is go back to the beginning . . . and read it again! The luminous watercolor illustrations of these roly-poly little ones from a variety of backgrounds are adorable, quirky, and true to life, right down to the wrinkles, dimples, and pudges in their completely squishable arms, legs, and tummies.  --Publisher



Read in Friday Cuentos

Escrito por Deborah Diesen
Ilustrado por Dan Hanna
Traducido por Teresa Mlawer
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

Nada junto al Sr. Pez según el descubre que ser sombrío y triste realmente no es su destino. Un océano de colores brillantes y rima juguetona hacen pareja en este cuento marino divertido que garantiza convertir los pequeños pucheros en grandes sonrisas.

Esta edición del libro más vendido en el New York Times Pout-Pout Fish en español será encantador para todo lector bilingüe.  --Publisher

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