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From Story Time: The Letter "S"

Preschool Time
Written by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Illustrated by Pete Oswald
New York: Flamingo Books, 2023. Picture Book.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Sleepy Sheepy, who despite his name is not sleepy.
--Editor

Preschool Time
Written by Mariesa Dulak
Illustrated by Alea Marley
Somerville, MA: Walker Books, 2025. Picture Book.

While searching for wonders in the tide pools, a little girl discovers a silver shark, stranded in the shallows--sleek and quick, but still just a baby. The sun is high and the tide is out. How will the shark find its way home? --Editor

Toddler Time
By Audrey Wood
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Picture Book.

A rhyming story of Silly Sally, who makes many friends as she travels to town--backwards and upside down. --Editor

Book Babies
By Jill McDonald
New York: Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, 2017. Board Book

Explores the types of birds that can be found in everyday life, including roosters, pigeons, ducks, toucans, and flamingos, and presents facts on each. --Editor

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