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Preschool Time
How to Count to 1
Written by Caspar Salmon
Illustrated by Matt Hunt
Lincoln, MA: Nosy Crow Inc., 2023. Picture Book.

Get ready to show off your skills in this fun new counting book! But not everything is as it seems . . . is this book really only about counting to "ONE?" Because there are SO MANY fun things that you could count. But wait --maybe there's a way to outsmart the book . . . and count all the way up to 100! --Publisher

Preschool Time
By Will Mabbitt
New York: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2019. Picture Book.

First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Penguin Random House UK. --Publisher

Toddler Time
Written by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
Illustrated by Riley Samels
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2022. Picture Book.

Told in rhyming text, five little ostriches enjoy running through the bush, but when a lion comes near they hide. --Editor

Book Babies
By Flowerpot Press
Oakville ON, Canada: Flowerpot Press, 2023. Board Book.

I see you, baby! I see you reading, smiling, playing and so much more! Enjoy all the exciting baby can do in this delightful board book filled with bright photographs of adorable babies. --Editor

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