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From Story Time: The Letter "M"

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Preschool Time
Somebody Needs to Do Something About That Monster!
By Doug Cenko
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2024. Picture Book.

Merv, a kind-hearted monster, is labeled a nuisance by the villagers, leading him on a comical journey to seek help from various magical beings who all have unexpected demands that Merv may not be able to meet. --Editor

Preschool Time
The Best Mother
Written by C.M. Surrisi
Illustrated by Diane Goode
New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018. Picture Book.

After interviewing mothers at the park, the toy store, and the zoo, Maxine decides that her own mother is worth keeping. --Editor

Toddler Time
Morris and the Magic of Stories
Written by Didier Lévy
Illustrated by Lorenzo Sangió
London: Thames and Hudson, 2023. Picture Book.

Morris the cat knows that no one can resist a good story, not even a mouse. Tired of chasing mice all day long, he comes up with a clever planto make the mice come to him. All he needs is the perfect story to lure them in. But Morris can't seem to find the right one. He either puts the mice to sleep, collapses in a fit of giggles, or ruins his appetite. Ultimately, in the search for the perfect story, Morris's attitude toward mice changes. He learns that reading has power. Just like magic. --Publisher

Book Babies
Time to Go Home
By Shasha Lv
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books LLC, 2020. Board Book.

 School is over and it is time to go home, and Little Snail says good-bye to all her friends as they set out on their vehicles--but although she is a snail, Little Snail will still beat all the others and get home first. --Editor

Cuentos
By Ed Emberley
Barcelona : Editorial Océano, 2007. Libro ilustrado.

¿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

Cuentos
Written by Suzanne Lang
Illustrated by Max Lang
Miami, FL: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2023. Libro ilustrado.

Jim Pancé tiene un ataque de gruñonitis y sus amigos no lo entienden: ¿cómo puede estar enfurruñado si hace TAAAAAN buen día? Las cebras lo invitan a dar vueltas con ellas, los pájaros a cantar y los monos a columpiarse, pero Jim no puede seguir tantos consejos ... y se pone más gruñón. ¿No será que, de vez en cuando, todos necesitamos ser un poco gruñones? --Editor

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