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Read in Monday Book Babies

Wiggle
By Doreen Cronin
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005.  Picture Book.

Do you wake up with a wiggle? Do you wiggle out of bed?
For energetic toddlers (are there any who aren't?), here's a book that invites them to wiggle along with the story. Told in rollicky, wiggly rhyme that begs to be read again and again, Doreen Cronin's latest romp will have toddlers wiggling, giggling, and then (hopefully) falling into bed, blissfully exhausted!  --Pubisher




Read in Tuesday Toddler Time

One Little Monster
By Mark Gonyea
Aladdin, 2018.  Picture Book.

A sleep deprived kid creates monsters of his own to banish the ones that are keeping him awake in this fiendishly funny picture book that’s the perfect counting and bedtime story.

In graphic artist and designer Mark Gonyea’s clever counting book, a little boy snuggles in for a nap, but much to his surprise, silly little monsters pop up wherever he looks. First there’s one at the window, then two appear when he blinks, and three pop out when one of the monsters sneezes. Before he knows it, there are ten kooky creatures in his room. But will the little boy find a way to outsmart those pesky pests?  --Publisher




Read in Wednesday Preschool Time

Is 2 a Lot?
Written by Annie Watson
Illustrated by Rebecca Evans
Tilbury House Publishers, 2019.  Picture Book.

Two is not a lot of pennies, but it is a lot of smelly skunks. Ten is not a lot of popcorn pieces, but it is a lot of chomping dinosaurs. One thousand is not a lot of grains of sand, but it is a lot of hot air balloons! While Joey’s mom explains the context of numbers in vivid ways, Joey’s imagination transforms their ordinary car ride into a magical odyssey through a land of make-believe. 

Is 2 a Lot? is a wonderfully charming and authentic exchange between mother and child. Annie Watson’s story makes numbers tangible, and Rebecca Evans’s illustrations bring them to life. 
--Publisher




Read in Wednesday Preschool Time

Written by Eric Litwin
Illustrated by James Dean
HarperCollins, 2012.  Picture Book.

Count down with Pete in this rocking story that makes counting fun! Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons?  --Publisher




Read in Thursday Toddler Time

One Frog Sang
Written by Shirley Parenteau
Illustrated by Cynthia Jabar
Candlewick Press, 2007.  Picture Book.

Count on these frogs for a luminous read-aloud bursting with lyrical sound play and visual surprises.

On a wet spring night, one big frog sings KA-BLU-URP! Two tiny frogs sing PREEP, PREEP, three young frogs sing RIBBIT, RIBBIT, all the way up to ten frogs who trill PEEP, PEEP as a frog chorus fills the air with grunts and croaks and chirps. The night is resonant until . . . a car splashes down the street and all the frogs, from ten down to one, are hushed! Shirley Parenteau offers a joyfully cacophonous counting-up and counting-down story, vibrantly illustrated by Cynthia Jabar.  --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

I Am Scary
By Elise Gravel
Orca Book Publishers, 2020.  Small Picture Book.

In this sweet little book, a monster tries to scare a young child. But the child insists the monster is not scary but actually quite huggable. From the prolific and beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel comes this funny and cute board book for the littlest readers.  --Publisher

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