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Preschool StoriesEarly Fall 2014
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Fun books to read with your preschooler
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Mouse count
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Full-color illustrations assist very young children in learning the numbers from one to ten, as ten little mice outwit a hungry snake. Reprint.
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The doorbell rang
by Pat Hutchins
Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies
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A second is a hiccup : a child's book of time
by H. J. Hutchins
Provides an examination of the concept of time through amusing verse and bright illustrations that highlight the differences between quantities of time throughout a life.
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Hey diddle diddle
by Eve Bunting
An animal orchestra warms up to play in a music box band
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Builder Goose : it's construction rhyme time!
by Boni Ashburn
Combines amusing construction-themed adaptations of favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes with boldly colored illustrations of popular work vehicles, from diggers and crushers to cranes and forklifts.
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Who's in the tree? : and other lift-the-flap surprises
by Craig Shuttlewood
A series of quirky, graphically illustrated spreads invite children to lift interactive flaps to discover animals that are out of place in scenes ranging from a desert and forest to under the sea and at a zoo. A first book.
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I got the rhythm
by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Walking with her mother to the park, an exuberant little girl hears music in the sounds all around her that inspires her to sniff, snap and shake before bursting into an impromptu dance that is joined by other children. Illustrated by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning artist of Jazzy Miz Mozetta.
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Mom's the word
by Timothy Knapman
Searching for just the right word that sums up all of the happy things in his life, a little puppy struggles to convey the experience of a warm good-night kiss, a Christmas present and expressions of love before realizing that "Mom" represents all of his positive feelings.
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When a dad says "I love you"
by Douglas Wood
Explores some of the many and varied ways a father can express his love, even without saying the words, such as by making pancakes, playing games and reading favorite stories using special voices for each character.
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All kinds of families
by Mary Ann Hoberman
Families of all shapes, sizes, and colors, including celery stalks and buttons, are presented in this colorful picture book celebrating the diversity, familiarity, and importance of togetherness. 20,000 first printing.
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Moose tracks!
by Karma Wilson
A homeowner remembers visits from all the animals whose tracks, feathers, and other traces are visible--except for the moose whose prints are everywhere. By the author of Bear Snores On.
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Tiny Little Fly
by Michael Rosen
A teasing insect energetically interacts with a stamping elephant, a sleeping tiger and other long-suffering animals in a rhythmic tale featuring whimsical fly’s eye illustrations of animal sections that invite youngsters to guess which animal is next. By the British Children’s Laureate author of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
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Pete the Cat and the new guy
by Kim Dean
A latest entry in the popular series finds an unfailingly groovy Pete the Cat befriending newcomer Gus, who proves he is also cool, but in his own unique way. By the creators of Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. 350,000 first printing.
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Otter out of water
by Kathy-jo Wargin
A playful otter follows two children home and eats popcorn for lunch, swings on the curtains and eventually encounters the ranger, who reminds everyone that this otter belongs in the water.
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I spy in the sky
by Edward Gibbs
Combines vibrantly colored illustrations and engaging animal facts in an interactive introduction to a variety of bird species that invites young children to spy through peepholes and follow clues to guess which bird is on subsequent pages.
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Froodle
by Antoinette Portis
One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets and caws, Little Brown Bird decides she doesn't want to sing the same old song and out comes a new tune that shakes up the neighborhood and changes things forever.
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The pigeon needs a bath!
by Mo Willems
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes the Caldecott Honor-winning Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! finds a mussy Pigeon refusing to take a bath and insisting he had one a month earlier. 400,000 first printing.
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Tap the magic tree
by Christie Matheson
A celebration of the changing seasons invites children to observe striking watercolor and collage illustrations while exploring interactive elements that demonstrate how a tree wondrously blossoms in the spring and produces apples in the summer before its leaves swirl away in the autumn. A first picture book. 75,000 first printing.
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Patty's pumpkin patch
by Teri Sloat
Rhyming text and vibrant illustrations featuring various creatures and the letters from A to Z follow Patty all year long in her busy pumpkin patch as she plants pumpkins and watches them grow.
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