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Preschool Time
The Animal Song
By Jonty Howley
New York: Random House Studio, 2023. Picture Book.

Three talented animals--a crocodile playing a snare drum, a big brown bear with a bass, and a weasel with a banjo--form a traveling band to sing and play for the other animals in the woods. --Publisher

Preschool Time
Swim Swim Sink
By Jenn Harney
Los Angeles; New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2020. Picture Book. 

When one little duck keeps sinking, it relies on duckling ingenuity to stay afloat. --Publisher

Toddler Time
I Am Stuck
By Julia Mills
New York: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023. Picture Book.

It stinks to be stuck. Turtle is stuck on their back, unable to flip over. "Try wiggling your feet," advises Duck--nope. Still stuck. "Try wagging your tail," Kangaroo suggests--nope again. Armadillo says that rolling in a ball might work--Turtle tries ... but rolls ALL the way over and is stuck again. Possum wonders if Turtle is playing possum, but Turtle says no. "It doesn't hurt. But I feel scared, frustrated, and alone." Possum flops over with Turtle. They smell honeysuckle. They hear a bird singing. They watch clouds together. Turtle feels a bit better, but then it rains. Now, Turtle is cold and wet ..."but I don't feel stuck." Possum says, "I feel like my butt fell asleep." And the duo giggle so hard, they both flip over. They discover being stuck is not so bad when you're together. --Editor

Book Babies
Bunny Breaths
Written by Kira Willey
Illustrated by Anni Betts
New York: Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020. Board Book.

Think like a bunny with this focused, energizing moment! Mindfulness Moments for Kids offer easy-to-follow exercises that kids can use to manage their bodies, breath, and emotions. --Editor

Monday Cuentos
Los fantásticos libros voladores del Sr. Morris Lessmore
Written by William Joyce
Illustrated by Joe Bluhm
Lyndhurst, N.J.: Lectorum Publications, Inc., 2012. Libro illustrado.

Morris Lessmore ama las palabras, las historias y los libros, y después de que un tornado lo lleva a otra tierra que es triste y sin color, él encuentra un libro en color que lo guía a una biblioteca maravillosa. --Editor

Friday Cuentos
¡Fuera de aqui, horrible monstruo verde!
By Ed Emberley
Barcelona: Editorial Océano, 2007. Libro illustrado.

 ¿Qué tiene una nariz verde-azulada, afilados dientes blancos y grandes ojos amarillos? ¡Es horrible monstruo verde! Pasa las páginas de este libro y míralo crecer. Luego, cuando estés listo para mostrarle quién manda aqui, sigue pasando las páginas y hazlo desaparecer. --Editor

Cuentitos
¡1, 2, 3 cumbia!
Written by Delia Ruiz
Illustrated by Graziela Andrade 
Washington, DC: Soaring Kite Books, 2023. Libro de cartón.

Este libro bilingüe inglés-español enseña etiqueta a través de una clase de baile. Los bailarines también aprenden a decir no y a establecer límites con los demás. ¡Vámonos! Aprende a usar modales con cumbia en inglés y español. --Publisher

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