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Picture Books January 2019
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Pig the Stinker
by Aaron Blabey
What it's about: Pig is putrid and long overdue for a bath. But who wants to be clean when being dirty is SO much more fun? Pig was a Pug and I'm sorry to say, his personal hygiene was far from OK. Pig stinks but refuses to have a bath. He ducks, weaves, dodges, doubles back and hatches a devious plan so that he never has to have a bath again. Will his dastardly trick blow up in his face? Anyone who has ever tried to coax a dirty dog - or child - into a tub will laugh out loud out at our favourite pug's latest cautionary tale.
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| Little Fox in the Snow by Jonathan London; illustrated by Daniel MiyaresWhat it is: a day in the life of a young red fox -- hunting for food, finding water, seeking out company, and running from danger -- told through evocative poetry and wintry watercolor art. Want a taste? "You stretch, then follow your breath... out into the snow. Little foxling, where will you go?" Who it's for: nature-loving kids longing for a taste of the wild. |
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Anna at the Art Museum
by H. J. Hutchins
What it's about: Visiting an art museum with her mother, a little girl is bored and not having any fun until she gets a peek in a mysterious secret workshop.
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Bitter and Sweet
by Sandra V. Feder
What it's about: Learning her grandmother's story about the bittersweet feelings she experienced upon leaving the old country, a little girl who is saddened by having to move is comforted by the familiar lighting of the Shabbat candles in her new home before unexpectedly making a new friend.
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The Cook and the King
by Julia Donaldson
What it's about: Once there was a very hungry king, who needed a cook like anything, but none of the cooks he tries can make a dish that tastes just right. Then the most unlikely of chefs comes along: the shuffling, shaking Wobbly Bob. He's scared of everything, from catching fish to digging for potatoes, but can he convince the hungry king to give him the job?
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Little Fox, Lost
by Nicole Snitselaar
What it's about: Nervous when he gets separated from his mother, a little fox remembers her words about how to handle the situation and is soon reunited with his parent.
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Fox's Garden
by Princesse Camcam
What it's about: "One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown-ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night becomes a garden of new life, nourished by compassion and kindness. Princesse Camcam's cut-paper illustrations, along with the beautiful lighting of the sets she creates, make the experience of looking at these illustrations both touching and transcendent."--Publisher information
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The Sneaky Snow Fox
by Patricia Reilly Giff
What it's about: When her mischievous dog, Fiercely, runs away again, the imaginative Jilli and her best friend, Jim, embark on a determined rescue mission, fearing that the fox from a favorite book is running loose in the neighborhood. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Polk Street School series.
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The Fox and the Hen
by Eric Battut
What it's about: When Henrietta Hen trades her first egg to Red Fox, the other farm animals tell her how important the egg is, and take turns going with her to get the egg back, but Red Fox is more interested in breakfast than in anything offered as a trade.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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