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Picture Books January 2019
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I Lost My Tooth! by Mo WillemsA new beginning-reader series by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus features a zany ensemble of squirrels who demonstrate concepts, share themed facts and tell ""acorn-y"" jokes while searching for a missing tooth. 1, first printing.
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How Do You Take A Bath? by Kate McMullanA whimsical rhyming picture book reveals the way familiar animals, from elephants and pigs to monkeys and hippos, take baths, and how human children do not take baths by sinking in mud, thrashing about in dust or licking themselves clean.
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Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally SuttonDiggers, dump trucks, rollers and other busy working vehicles team up to build a school while making onomatopoeic sounds, in a rhythmic latest entry in the series that includes Demolition
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Fiona the Hippo by Richard CowdreyDescribes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation.
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A delicious tall tale about caring and sharing.
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| Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer; illustrated by Richard JonesWhat it's about: As snowflakes begin to fall, a lone red fox gathers advice from other animals about how to prepare for the winter.
Read it for: gentle humor, read-aloud-ready poetry, and winsome, detail-rich illustrations.
Kids might also like: Joyce Sidman's Winter Bees, for an equally lyrical but more fact-filled look at how animals survive the winter. |
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| Shelter by Céline Claire; illustrated by Qin LengFeaturing: a cozy community of animal families, all collecting supplies and preparing their homes against an oncoming storm.
What happens: When two bears arrive and offer tea leaves in exchange for food and shelter, the littlest fox responds with an act of generosity that has surprising results.
Who it's for: caregivers in search of a charming fable that invites kids to consider the importance of being kind and welcoming. |
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| Watersong by Tim McCanna; illustrated by Richard SmytheWhat happens: The storm starts with a quiet "drip drop," but as a wandering fox searches for shelter, the downpour increases to "gurgle burble" and "wash! wham!" until finally resolving with a "whoosh sigh" and a sparkling rainbow.
Art alert: sprightly, stylized watercolors complement the lively onomatopoeia in this sensory rainy-day story
Try this next: Tap Tap Boom Boom, by Elizabeth Bluemle.
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Fox All Week by Edward MarshallFox and his friends have a different adventure every day of the week
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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