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From Story Time: Colors

Preschool Time
By Gonçalo Viana
Hudson, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021. Picture Book.

A green cloud and a white tree? Who is responsible for illustrating this book? True Colors begins innocently with two friends, their dog, and their kite, but each time the story gets started, more colors seem to go awry. The narrator implores the reader to help as townspeople, a group of scientists, and the town tailor all try to determine what is going wrong. As the characters engage in comical attempts to reverse the colors, the two friends show us that colors can do all sorts of amazing tricks--with a little imagination. Gonçalo Viana's bold, retro illustration style brings joy and laughter to all shapes, sizes, and colors. --Editor
 
Preschool Time
By Tom Sullivan
New York: 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! --Editor

Toddler Time
By Karin Akesson
New York: Boxer Books, 2023. Picture Book.

Blue like the raindrops. Green like the soft grass. Yellow like the warm sun. This is the story of how the rainbow snail came to be. It takes sun and rain to make a rainbow, and what better combination of colors could there be? --Editor

Book Babies
By Chris Haughton
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2021. Board Book.

The sun is setting, and everyone in the forest is getting sleepy. The mice, rabbits, and deer all give great big yawns as they snuggle up with their families for the night. But someone isn't sleepy just yet. Little Bear thinks he can stay awake a bit longer. Can he do it? Chris Haughton's bold and vibrant illustrations will captivate little ones eager to stay up just a teeny bit longer, while sweet depictions of animals cozying up in their beds for the night will soon have them yawning off to a dreamland of their own. --Publisher

Monday Cuentos
By Angie Morgan
Barcelona: Picarona, 2023. Libro illustrado.

El PEQUEÑO STANLEY quiere ser VALIENTE e INTRÉPIDO como los superhéroes de sus cuentos, pero su mundo parece estar repleto de cosas TERRORÍFICAS como ... TIJERETAS y PERROS, y la OSCURIDAD y perderse ... e incluso Papá Noel ... Su abuelo viene al rescate. "Escribe una lista", le aconseja. Y dicho y hecho, el niño la escribe. Mientras la lista de Stanley se vuelve cada vez más y más grande, descubre cómo el abuelo, un viento fortísimo y los amigos de Stanley ayudan al Pequeño Stanley a superar sus miedos ... Una divertida y reconfortante historia sobre cómo lidiar con las preocupaciones. ¡Perfectaara leerla en voz alta! --Editor

Friday Cuentos
By Steve Antony
New York: Scholastic Inc., 2021. Libro illustrado.

El Sr. Panda espera ansiosamente y con los brazos abiertos para dar abrazos gratis, pero nadie parece querer sus arrumacos. Luego de que sus amigos se abrazan unos a otros, el Sr. Panda se queda con ganas de que le den carįo. Si solo supiera lo que sus amigos le tienen preparado. --Editor

Cuentitos
Written by Sumana Seeboruth
Illustrated by Maribel Castells
Concord, MA: Barefoot Books, 2023. Libro de cartón.

¡Ayudar a mami y a mamá a cocinar le da a este niño la valentía de probar una nueva comica! --Publisher




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