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Toddler Time
Let's Build A Little Train
By Julia Richardson
Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2022. Picture Book.

Let's build a little train to chug along the track that goes from here to there and circles round and back! Simple rhyming text explains the parts of a steam train, and how one works.--Publisher

Preschool Time
It's a Tiger 
Written by David LaRochelle 
Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2012. Picture Book.

Kids and parents alike will rejoice in this lively read-aloud picture book, as the main character runs into (and away from) a tiger over and over again as the plot gets sillier and sillier. Perfect for acting out while reading, It's a Tiger! offers just the right amount of excitement without being too scary, and a sweet ending with a bit of a twist.--Publisher

Preschool Time
Tiger Tiger
By Jonathan Lambert
Wilton, CT : Tiger Tales, 2017. Picture Book.

Tiger is left in charge of Cub, and he's not exactly happy about it. Cub is full of energy and wants to play and explore. As they scamper through the jungle, Cub sees all kinds of wonderful things. Could Cub's excitement be just what the older tiger needs?--Publisher

Book Babies
By Sue Downing
New York : DK Publishing, 2022. Board Book.

Everyone has a friend. The Starfish is friends with the Fish and the Shells are friends with the Whale. Even the Octopus has friends. This charming board book introduces babies to the idea of friendship and what it means to have a friend as well as gently covering sea life and the underwater world for young children. With enchanting illustrated characters by Sue Downing, We Are Friends: In the Sea is sure to excite and delight its tiny readers.--Publisher

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