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From Story Time: Summer Week 7

 Read in Stories in the Park
Written by Patrick McDonnell
Illustrations by Naoko Stoop
Megan Tingley Books, 2017. Picture Book.

A starfish named Little Hoshi struggles to find happiness in her underwater ocean world and wishes she could be a star in the sky, but with the help of her ocean friends, she discovers the shine within.--Publisher


Read in Stories in the Park
I"m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
By Kevin Sherry
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2007. Picture Book.

A giant squid brags about being bigger than everything else in the ocean--almost.--Publisher

Read in Canopy Capers
By Christy Mandin
HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. Picture Book.

While looking for a place to live, Lucky bumps into a certain someone and discovers something even better than a shiny new shell: friendship ... Dynamic backmatter provides further details on the environmental crisis and how readers can prevent and reverse ocean pollution.--Publisher

Read in Canopy Capers
By SOOSH
Little, Brown and Company, 2020. Picture Book.

A girl and a mermaid become best friends as they figure out how to enjoy their favorite things together, but when the shore becomes unsafe Mermaid must leave, promising to return.--Publisher

Read in Book Babies
By Susanne Strasser
Charlesbridge, 2018. Board Book.

A hungry bear followed by a pig, a dog, a rabbit, a hen, and a frog form a wobbly ladder to reach the delicious cake at the top of the window.--Publisher


Read in Cuentos
By Sheila Jarkins
Raven Tree Press, 2009. Picture Book.

Marco Flamenco vive en una laguna calma. Desde su hogar podía ver las grandes olas del océano y decidió averiguar que había bajo las olas.--Publisher

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