Yolo County Library
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10 Books to Read AloudAugust 2016
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Beat the Heat with Water Play!
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This is not my hat
by J. Klassen
A follow-up to the award-winning I Want My Hat Back follows the antics of a tiny fish who wears a perfectly fitting round blue hat while trying to avoid an enormous sleeping fish.
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Puddle
by Hyewon Yum
Unhappy when a rainy day prevents him from playing outside, a little boy discovers the power of creativity when his mother draws a picture of them playing outside together in the rain and splashing in giant puddles.
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Rain fish
by Lois Ehlert
Vibrantly illustrated with mixed-media collage artwork by the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, a storybook exploration of nature lyrically chronicles the adventures of "rain fish" that are created by bits of materials that float along on streams of rainwater during storms.
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The whale in my swimming pool
by Joyce Wan
One sunny day, a little boy heads outside for a swim, but when he discovers a whale in his pool, he tries everything he can think of to get it out, eventually coming up with the perfect solution to the problem.
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Leo can swim
by Anna McQuinn
Lola's little brother from Leo Loves Baby Time accompanies Daddy, other babies and caretakers in a fun-filled swim class where they kick, bounce and dive like little fish.
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Splash!
by Ann Jonas
A wet and splashy counting book brings young readers to an exciting pondside, challenging them to keep track of Cat, Dog, Frog, and Fish as each jumps in and out. By the author of Aarvarks, Disembark!
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Don't splash the sasquatch!
by Kent Redeker
Fearing his fur will become hopelessly "squizzilefied" if he gets wet during a day spent by the pool, SeƱor Sasquatch discovers that staying dry is not so easy around numerous splashy swimmers.
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Maisy learns to swim
by Lucy Cousins
Going swimming for the first time together, Maisy, Eddie and Tallulah venture into the pool and adjust to the cold water while learning how to kick, float and blow bubbles.
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Stink and the freaky frog freakout
by Megan McDonald
After a close encounter with a mutant amphibian makes him freaky for frogs, water-shy Stink becomes a swimming success after being in the Polliwog swim class frog-ever.
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Raymie nightingale
by Kate DiCamillo
Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds while outmaneuvering a drama queen and a saboteur who become her unlikely friends and allies during a painful challenge. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
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