“When I say to a parent, “read to a child”, I don’t want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.” – Mem Fox Share some delicious stories today. Go to volusialibrary.org and click on the calendar tab. What’s going on at your library?
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"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." Emilie Buchwald
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When grandma gives you a lemon tree
by Jamie L. B Deenihan
After disappointingly receiving a lemon tree from her grandma on her birthday, a young girl doesn't know what to do with it other than care for it and wait, but her patience eventually pays off
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Baby Bear
by Kadir Nelson
Trying to find his way home, a lost bear cub receives wise, comforting advice from the forest animals he encounters, from “trust yourself” to “listen to your heart.” By the Coretta Scott King Award- and Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Henry’s Freedom Box. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Stir crack whisk bake : a little book about cakes!
by Maddie Frost
A colorful and comprehensive board book for the youngest foodies by the author of the best-selling The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs shares eye-catching, child-friendly instructions for preparing a simple cupcake recipe with supervision. Illustrations.
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Cat jumped in!
by Tess Weaver
When a cat jumps through an open kitchen window, havoc is wreaked on the quiet, tidy house as the frisky feline leaps, jumps, and spins wildly at every twist and turn, in a fun-filled tale from the author of Opera Cat.
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Baby Bear sees blue
by Ashley Wolff
Leaving the den as the weather warms, Baby Bear discovers blue birds, red strawberries, orange butterflies and other colorful things in nature, in a stunningly illustrated picture book by a best-selling author/artist.
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One little blueberry
by Tammi J. Salzano
Introduces readers to counting as insects in groups of two through ten chase after a blueberry rolling down a hill in the hopes of enjoying the tasty treat when it reaches the bottom
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When spring comes
by Kevin Henkes
The award-winning husband-and-wife team behind Birds presents a story that combines imagery, repetition and alliteration to introduce basic language concepts and the seasons as experienced by animals who observe the end of winter. 125,000 first printing.
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Boom! : Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog
by Mary Lyn Ray
Rosie, a little dog, is afraid of nothing except thunder and during one very bad storm, she discovers that the boy she lives with is frightened, too.
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Little Quack's hide and seek
by Lauren Thompson
When Mama finishes counting down from ten to one, all the ducklings must be in their hiding place, but Little Quack is having a hard time finding the perfect spot and scrambles to snuggle in somewhere before Mama says "one!"
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Chicks & chickens
by Gail Gibbons
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of chickens, as well as a discussion of how chickens are raised on farms
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