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From Story Time: The Letter "Z"

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Preschool Time
Written by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Illustrated by Abby Carter
New York: Disney Hyperion Books, 2014. Picture Book. 

When Jake and Jenny say they are bored with all their books and retold tales, their father makes up a new bedtime story about a princess who drives a monster truck and battles aliens aided by a cupcake-baking unicorn. --Editor

Preschool Time
All Eyes on Ozzy!
By K-Fai Steele
New York: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. Picture Book.

Ozzy loves attention. And the person she wants it from most of all is her music teacher, Ms. Bomba. So when it's time to choose an instrument for the school recital, Ozzy picks the biggest, loudest, most attention-grabbing one of all: the DRUMS! It's hard to stay on beat, though, when all you want to do is stand out. But getting in tune with her classmates--with a little help from her favorite teacher--just might turn out to be even better than a solo in the spotlight. --Publisher

Toddler Time
A Pizza With Everything on It
Written by Kyle Scheele    
Illustrated by Andy J. Pizza
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture Book.

When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, his father helps him add sauce, a house, penguins, and more, until they accidentally create a pizza black hole. --Editor

Book Babies
Birthday Monsters!
By Sandra Boynton
New York: Boynton Bookworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2014. Board Book.

You hear the door come crashing down--those birthday monsters are in town! Featuring Boynton's irresistible rhyming text and delightful illustrations, these creatures are going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways, making every celebration truly unforgettable! --Publisher

Other Letter Z Books
The Universal Zoo
Zero Zebras
Pumpkin Day at the Zoo
Pizza for Birds
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