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Preschool Time
Written by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
Illustrated by Lorraine Rocha
New York: Sterling Children's Books, 2019. Picture Book.

When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions, she discovers that the tree might be exactly what she wanted after all. This clever story, complete with a recipe for lemonade, celebrates the pleasures of patience, hard work, nature, community... and putting down the electronic devices just for a while. --Editor

Preschool Time
Written by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz
Illustrated by Hedvig Häggman-Sund
New York: Aladdin Books, 2020. Picture Book.

As Little Leo and his mother walk along the riverbank in the African grasslands, he watches all the animals playing and leaping around and gets an idea... what if he jumped to the top of that mountain in the distance? The young lion cub leaps again and again. But he trips over his paws, falls into mud, and never makes the top of the ledge. He assures Mama he only missed because of the way the wind was blowing or maybe the bugs that flew in his face--next time, he'll get there for sure! With Mama's encouragement and his own determination, can the proud young lion make his leap? --Publisher

Toddler Time
By Greg Pizzoli
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. Picture Book.

Susan the duck keeps feeling unlucky, so when a wolf shows up with gifts she has won it seems like her luck is turning around, but soon she realizes the wolf's intentions may not be as helpful as she imagined. --Editor

Cuentos
By Helen Stephens
Barcelona (España): B de Blok, 2013. Libro ilustrado.

Donde podra esta pequena nina esconder a un enorme leon? No resulta facil, pero Iris tiene que hacer su mejor esfuerzo. Mama y papa pueden ser un poco dificiles cuando se trata de tener un leon en casa. Lograra Iris esconderlo para siempre? --Editor

Cuentos
Written by Michelle Robinosn
Illustrated by Kate Hindley
Barcelona: Ediciones Jaguar, 2014. Libro ilustrado.

¿Está tu mamut lanudo lleno de barro y hojas? ¡No te preocupes! solo sigue esta guía paso a paso... y el día de baño de mamut lanudo será divertido para todos ... No dejes que le entre jabón en los ojos... --Publisher

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