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Picture Books February 2021
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Spotlight on: Baby Animals |
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| This is Our Baby, Born Today by Varsha Bajaj; illustrated by Eliza WheelerWhat it's about: As a herd of Indian elephants welcomes a "wrinkled and gray" baby, they rejoice in new life and the goodness of their wild environment.
Featuring: lush, luminous artwork paired with repetitive, cumulative phrasing that's just right for reading aloud; and a concluding section offering information about real-life elephants and animal conservation.
For fans of: Nancy Tillman's popular new-baby book, On the Night You Were Born. |
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Twin trouble by Peter BentlyWhat it's about: When twin bear cubs Bobby and Bella go to meet their uncle and cousins near the river, Bobby, who does not know how to swim, tumbles into the water What's inside: Cute photographs of bears against fun illustrated backgrounds Further Reading: Check out the other books in this series-- Ella's Bath, and Banana Monster
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| Baby Animals Moving by Suzi EszterhasWhat it is: an accessible, photo-illustrated book that portrays a variety of wild animal babies in motion.
What's inside: photos of little leaping lemurs, warthog piglets running free, a sleepy sloth climbing, and many more, including bears, orangutans, otters, kangaroos, and other animal babies who are carried along by their mothers.
Further reading: Kids who love Baby Animals Moving won't want to miss the charming companion book, Baby Animals Playing. |
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| Homes in the Wild: Where Baby Animals and Their Parents Live by Lita JudgeWhat it is: an overview of 26 different mammals and the dwellings they create to raise their babies.
Who it's for: Very young children can admire the expressive animal illustrations, while older picture book readers may relish the facts and examples provided in the more detailed spreads.
Further reading: Little ones who want additional cozy reads about animal homes may also enjoy Jennifer Ward's Mama Dug a Little Den or Mary Murphy's Good Night Like This. |
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| A Baby Like You by Catherine ThimmeshWhat it is: a compare-and-contrast collection of milestones -- such as eating, bathing, playing, and walking -- achieved by animal and human babies.
What's inside: Minimal text takes a backseat to adorable, diverse, up-close photographs of human infants, as well as baby foxes, hippos, lions, penguins, zebras, polar bears, and more.
Who it's for: babies who love to see themselves on the page, as well as preschoolers who can recognize the developmental stages they've already experienced. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Twin Falls Public Library201 4th Ave. ETwin Falls, Idaho 83301208-733-2964
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