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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
Go, Go, Pirate Boat
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
La pequẽna maga
Written by Susanna Isern
Illustrated by Amelie Graux
Madrid: nubeOcho, 2023. Libro illustrado.

 A Lucía le encanta hacer magia con su varita mágica. Sin embargo, su hermano pequeño no para de fastidiarla. El día en que le rompe su libro de magia la pequeña tiene una idea ... ÉAbracadabra! --Editor

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

¡Despiértate, osito dormilón! ¡Llegó la primavera! Instrucciones paso a paso que guían a los niños en una secuencia tonificante de posturas de yoga. --Publisher






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