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Stories in the Park
By Marcus Cutler
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2025. Picture Book.

Bit Cat sets out to draw something spectacular, but with only a red stud of a crayon and a younger sibling who keeps getting in the way, Big Cat struggles to find inspiration. --Editor


Stories in the Park
By Ed Vere
New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2023. Picture Book.

A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city. --Publisher

Canopy Capers and Summer Story Time
I Love You As Big As a Rainbow
Written by Joan Summers
Illustrated by Alberta Torres
Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales, 2021. Picture Book.

Big Bear and Small Bear see a rainbow and they decide to make their own. They search the woods and find red flowers, orange and yellow leaves, green grass, and the rest of the colors. As they gather the items for their rainbow, Big Bear assures Small Bear that their love is always with them. --Editor

Canopy Capers and Summer Story Time
How the Crayons Saved the Unicorn
Written by Monica Sweeney
Illustrated by Feronia Parker Thomas
New York: Sky Pony Press, 2019. Picture Book. 

When a shy unicorn's colors start to fade away, a group of spunky crayons band together to help their new friend get back his colors and gain self-confidence in the process. --Editor

Book Babies
Ollie Feels Fine
By Toni Yuly
Seattle, WA: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books, 2021. Board Book.

Meet Ollie, a colorful octopus! After a busy day, he learns that it is fine to feel all of his feelings and that it is okay to not always feel okay. --Publisher




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