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From Story Time: Summer Week 8

Stories in the Park
By John Hare
New York: Holiday House, 2020. Picture Book.

In this wordless picture book, a student is accidentally left behind on a field trip to the ocean deep. --Editor

Stories in the Park
By Daniel Miyares
New York: Anne Schwartz Books, 2021. Picture Book.

Hope doesn't want to listen to her father's stories about his voyages at sea. She wants to be part of those stories! Now's her chance... She will stow away on Papa's ship. But look! the wind has picked up, and the sky is darkening. Batten down the hatches! Could there be such a thing as an adventure that is too exciting? Join high-spirited Hope on a trip of a lifetime in this exquisitely illustrated picture book that also captures the love between a father and child. --Publisher

Summer Story Time and Canopy Capers
By Peter Brown
New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Picture Book.

Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature. --Editor

Summer Story Time and Canopy Capers
Written by Mara Rockliff
Illustrated Sarah McMenemy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Picture Book.

Best friends Agatha May Walker and Eulalie Scruggs, who live on opposite sides of busy Rushmore Boulevard, inspire their neighbors to come together and make their street a much more pleasant place. --Editor

Book Babies
Written by Katrina Charman
Illustrated by Nick Sharatt
New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019. Board Book.

Takes the reader on a nautical adventure to find a treasure chest through illustrations and rhyming text that can be sung to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat." --Editor

Cuentos
Written by Susanna Isern
Illustrated by Amelie Graux
Madrid: nubeOcho, 2023. Libro illustrado.

 A LucĆ­a le encanta hacer magia con su varita mĆ”gica. Sin embargo, su hermano pequeƱo no para de fastidiarla. El dĆ­a en que le rompe su libro de magia la pequeƱa tiene una idea ... ƉAbracadabra! --Editor

Cuentitos
Written by Tessa Strickland
Illustrated by Esteli Meza
Concord, MA: Barefoot Books, 2023. Libro de cartón.

¡DespiĆ©rtate, osito dormilón! ¡Llegó la primavera! Instrucciones paso a paso que guĆ­an a los niƱos en una secuencia tonificante de posturas de yoga. --Publisher






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