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DIY Story Time: The Letter "S"

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It's "S" Week!  Here are a few super stories to read for this week's sensational letter!


Summer Song
Written by Kevin Henkes
Illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Greenwillow Books, 2020.  Picture Book.

From Caldecott Medalist and Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes and acclaimed painter Laura Dronzek, the bestselling and award-winning creators of Winter Is Here, When Spring Comes, and In the Middle of Fall, this book about summer celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of the season.

Bees buzz, birds sing, and children roll in the grass and feel the heat of the summer sun. With striking verbal imagery, repetition, and alliteration, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts of language and the summer season. Laura Dronzek's glowing paintings beautifully illustrate the wonders of summer.  --Publisher





By Oge Mora
Little, Brown, and Company, 2019.  Picture Book.

Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don't work out exactly the way you expect....

In this heartfelt and universal story, a mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong--ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to going to all week. Mom is nearing a meltdown...until her loving daughter reminds her that being together is the most important thing of all.  --Publisher





By Brendan Wenzel
Chronicle Books, 2019.  Picture Book.

A Stone Sat Still tells the story of a seemingly ordinary rock but to the animals that use it, it is a resting place, a kitchen, a safe haven...even an entire world.

This is a gorgeous exploration of perspective, perception, and the passage of time, with an underlying environmental message that is timely and poignant. Filled with stunning illustrations in cut paper, pencil, collage, and paint, the soothing rhythms invite reading aloud and bedtime snuggles. This modern children's classic will enchant readers in preschool and kindergarten, as well as the adults that read with them.  --Publisher

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