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Read in Toddler Time


The Right One for Roderic
By Violeta Noy
Templar Books, 2019.  Picture Book.

All ghosts wear white sheets. That’s just what ghosts do. White sheets are good for haunting people, and they make the ghosts feel like part of one big family. But one little ghost named Roderic wants to wear something different. He tries all sorts of things: a bag, a rug, a boot. Can he find the right one for him? Find out in this colorful picture book from debut author-illustrator Violeta Noy.  --Publisher





Read in Preschool Time

By Flavia Z. Drago
Candlewick Press, 2020.  Picture book.

Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves?

With fancifully detailed artwork and visual humor, debut picture-book creator Flavia Z. Drago's vivid illustrations tell a sweet and gently offbeat story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship that is sure to be a treat for little ghouls and goblins everywhere.  --Publisher




Read in Preschool Time

Written by Jory John
Illustrated by Benji Davies
Harper, 2015.  Picture Book.

Bear is exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Duck is wide awake. All he wants is to hang out . . . with Bear. Will Bear ever be able to catch some ZZZ's?

Jory John, author of Penguin Problems and The Bad Seed, and Benji Davies, creator of The Storm Whale and Tad, join together to create this standout hilarious picture book that's perfect for bedtime read-alouds.  --Publisher




Read in Hands-On Story Time

Written by Jorma Taccone
Illustrated by Dan Santat
Roaring Brook Press, 2020.  Picture Book.

This is a collaboration beyond your wildest imagination! Jorma Taccone, from the hit comedy trio The Lonely Island, has paired up with New York Times–bestselling, Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Dan Santat to create a picture book about time, space, and giant-robot-squids.

BEWARE! This is a tale of great caution, terror, and destruction . . .of bath time, and bedtime, and the battle in between. This is the story of Little Fox and one VERY BIG imagination.

Everyone from Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Seth Meyers to music legend Weird Al Yankovic and Tony award-winning playwright Tony Kushner loves Little Fox and the Wild Imagination. Can you imagine that?  --Publisher




Read in Book Babies

Written by Cynthia Platt
Illustrated by Anne Passchier
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.  Board Book.

The mystery of the missing pumpkin unfolds in this colorful Halloween board book with decorative pumpkin-shaped holes patterned with foil and glitter throughout.

In this playful Halloween mystery, we follow the trail of the missing pumpkin. Where did it go? Is it in the witch's cauldron? Stuck in a spider web? Or in a trick-or-treat bag? Hint: Keep an eye out for the farmer and the scarecrow!  --Publisher




Read in Monday Cuentos

Por Janet y Allan Ahlberg
Kalandraka, 2019.  Libro ilustrado español.

"¡Qué risa de huesos!" es una divertida historia protagonizada por los esqueletos de un hombre, un niño y un perro que salen una noche a pasear y a asustar a la gente. Lejos de infundir miedo, son personajes simpáticos y alegres que se lo pasan bien -y los lectores con ellos- jugando, cantando e incluso atemorizándose unos a otros. Pero los dos primeros sontan despistados que para reconstruir los huesos descoyuntados de su mascota se arman un tremendo, cómico y melódico lío. --Publisher




Read in Friday Cuentos

Escrito por Linda Williams
Ilustrado por Megan Lloyd
Traducido por Yolanda Noda
Harper Arco Iris, 1986.  Libro ilustrado español.

Una pequeña vieja señora que no está asustada cualquier cosa debe ocuparse de una cabeza de la calabaza, de un sombrero negro alto, y de otros objetos spooky que la sigan a través de las maderas oscuras que intentan asustarla.  --Publisher
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