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From Story Time: Colors

Toddler Time
By Tom Sullivan
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017. Picture Book.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the clash of the colors! Blue vs yellow. Which one will be declared the best color of all? Will they join forces and be mightier together? Or will another color challenge them for the title? Ding! Ding! Let the battle begin!--Publisher

Preschool Time
By Ged Adamson
New York : Harper, An Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher, 2018. Picture Book.

The rain had stopped and the sun was coming out. And Ava knew that meant one thing ... A RAINBOW! And not just any rainbow--this was the most beautiful rainbow Ava had ever seen. She wished that it could stay up in the bright sky forever. When the rainbow was still there the next day, and the next day, Ava realized it was true--the rainbow had decided to stay! Everyone loved the rainbow as much as Ava. And she was happy. But when people start to lose interest in the rainbow, Ava learns that sometimes the rare and special things in life are the most valuable and precious of all.--Publisher

Preschool Time
Written by Eric Telchin
Illustrated by Diego Funck
NewYork : Little Bee Books, a division of Bonnier Publishing, 2016. Picture Book.

Panda, Zebra, and Penguin invite the reader to tour a factory where messes, color, and surprises are forbidden but an accident occurs and the reader must help clean it up.--Publisher

Book Babies
By Mo Willems
New York, NY : Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. Board Book.

How does it feel to be a Pigeon? Well, the bus driver is trying to get him to act happy, but as we all know, this is one bird that is not going to be told what to do! Throughout this hilarious board book, Pigeon runs through his signature gamut of emotions while attempting to thwart his old nemesis.--Publisher

Monday Cuentos
Por Ross Burach
New York, NY : Scholastic en EspaƱol, 2022. Libro Illustrado.

Butterfly se despierta mientras Porcupine estĆ” desayunando, y Porcupine intenta explicar lo que significa ser nocturno y Butterfly considera las ventajas de una vida nocturna mientras intenta volver a dormir.--Editor 

Friday Cuentos
Por Emily Gravett
Barcelona : Picarona, 2017. Libro Illustrado.

Puede convertirse en cualquier cosa y parece encajar en cualquier lugar, pero sucede que ni el caracol enroscado, ni el saltamontes verde, ni el calcetin rayado quieren ser sus amigos. ¿EncontrarĆ” alguna vez alguien con quiĆ©n hablar? ¿Alguien cómo Ć©l? Una introducción a los colores y las formas que seguramente deleitarĆ” a todos, desde los mĆ”s pequeƱos hasta los mĆ”s grandes.--Editor
 
Cuentitos
Por Eric Carle
New York : Philomel Books, 2013. Libro de cartón.

Un niƱo pinta animales y objetos en una variedad de matices diferentes, en una historia inspirada por el pintor alemƔn Franz.--Editor

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