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From Story Time: The Letter "R"

 
Preschool Time
Written by Omar Abed
Illustrated by Hatem Aly
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024. Picture Book.

A boy begrudgingly composes a sometimes-rhyming adventure with his precocious little sister. --Editor

Preschool Time
By Kathryn Rammell
New York: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2024. Picture Book.

 Rory enters the Dragon Academy, School for Gifted Dragons, and quickly becomes the most popular dragon there, but he seems very different from the other dragons--for one thing "he" is a "she." --Editor

Toddler Time
By Jessie Sima
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. Picture Book.

A little robot named Z finds a message in a bottle signed, "Love, Beatrice" and, unable to learn what love is from other robots, sets out on a quest to find the answer. --Editor

Book Babies
Written by David Miles
Illustrated by Darya Dremova
Sanger: Familius, 2018. Board Book. 

Sloth wants to nap. Rabbit doesn't. Who will win in the end? For every parent who's struggled to get their child to nap, But First, We Nap is a hilarious book to replace the naptime wrestle. Funny illustrations depict Rabbit upping his antics while the ever-patient sloth repeats, "But first, we nap." Finally worn out, Rabbit gives in, and the pair-and hopefully your child-snuggle and nod off. The perfect book for nap time! --Editor

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