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Stories in the Park
By T.L. McBeth
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2020. Picture Book. 

Randy knows he's a beautiful horse--everyone says so. But is he? --Editor 

Stories in the Park
Nola's Scribbles Save the Day
By Cristina Lalli
Salem, MA: Page Street Kids, 2020. Picture Book.

Nola loves to draw wherever she goes. No one understands her magical markings, so she tries to "fix" her art. When she draws a blank and falls right into the black page, she finds other creators who are stuck too. Can they create a way out together? --Editor

Canopy Capers and Summer Story Time
The Magical Yet
Written by Angela DiTerlizzi
Illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gomez
 New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2020. Picture Book.

New things can be tricky, but never you fret--it's time to make friends with the Magical Yet! --Publisher

Canopy Capers and Summer Story Time
Nerdycorn
Written by Andrew Root
Illustrated by Erin Kraan
New York: Beach Lane Books, 2021. Picture Book.

Meet Fern! She's a smart, creative unicorn who prefers building robots and coding software to jumping through shimmering rainbows and splashing in majestic waterfalls. Even though Fern is a good friend and always willing to help others, the other unicorns tease her and call her a nerdycorn! --Publisher


Book Babies
From Head to Toe
By Eric Carle
New York: HarperFestival, a division of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999. Board Book.

Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a question and answer format. --Editor

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