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Stories in the Park
By Lian Cho
New York: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Picture Book.

Presenting Olive Chen! The most magnificent and brilliant artist in the whole wide world! Her parents are also artists--serious artists--who paint prim, proper, perfect shapes. They know Olive has the talent to follow in their footsteps. But Olive likes to smear, splatter, splash, and even lick. With a brush in each hand, Olive cascades through town with her friends in tow, painting what she wants to, what she feels--until she reaches her parents' pristine art museum... --Publisher

Stories in the Park
I Feel Teal
Written by Lauren Rille
Illustrated by Aimee Sicuro
New York: Beach Lane Books, 2018. Picture Book.

Encourages the reader to enjoy all of the colors, representing feelings, that may be experienced in the course of a day. --Editor

Canopy Capers
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
By Shawn Harris
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture Book.

A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining a tiny world within it. --Editor

Canopy Capers
The Last Rainbow Bird
By Nora Brech
Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2022. Picture Book.

Two children search for a unique endangered bird in this vibrant, hopeful story which joyfully celebrates difference. Unless Jo and Alex can find the last Rainbow Bird, its species will become extinct. Journeying by riverboat through a spectacular forest, the children find many extraordinary birds - elegant Underwater Birds, glowing Lamp Birds and excitable Big-to-Little Birds - but will they find the last Rainbow Bird? The singularly fabulous world of the Rainbow Bird, created by award-winning author-illustrator Nora Brech, is a riot of color, imagination, and wonder. Children will love the heartfelt and humorous story that gently conveys an important conservation message. --Editor

Book Babies
Library Babies
Written by Puck
Illustrated by Violet Lemay
Baltimore, MD: Duo Press, LLC, 2020. Board Book.

Here come the library babies, ready to give you a tour of their favorite local library! There's no place more magical than a library, where adventures can be had both inside the pages of a book and out. Here you can find hidden nooks for reading, encounter new worlds during story time, and take the big step of signing up for your very first library card. From puppet shows to getting to take out towering stacks of books to enjoy at home, this joyful board book teaches every child that through books and libraries, the possibilities are endless. And the fun doesn't end there: Library Babies includes oodles of activities and educational reading tips to help parents enjoy the book with their children over and over again! --Editor









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