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Picture Books February 2021
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Dragons and Marshmallows
by Asia Citro
What It Is About: Learning an amazing secret while discovering a glowing photo, young Zoey assists injured magical animals that begin showing up in her family's backyard barn, an effort that includes caring for a particularly challenging baby dragon.
Why You might like it: Zoey and her best friend Sassafras use their problem solving skills in this first in a series of adventures
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Lift
by Minh Lê; illustrated by Dan Santat
What it’s about: After her toddler brother usurps her cherished task of the pushing the elevator button in their building, a frustrated girl claims a discarded button panel for her own and discovers that it can transport her to places far more awe-inspiring than any typical elevator could.
Why you might like it: Similar to the creators’ previous collaboration, Drawn Together, Lift uses few words, depending on vivid details and entrancing atmosphere to show action and emotion.
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Turtle Walk
by Matt Phelan
What it's about: "Nice and slow, here we go" is the low-key rallying cry of the turtle family in this picture book as they doggedly plod up a hill while the seasons change around them.
Are we there yet? It takes awhile for the turtles to reach the hilltop, but the illustrations make the journey worthwhile, capturing the sweetly rounded shapes of the turtles and portraying nature's finery in billowing washes of watercolor.
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Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue ParkWhat it's about: Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Adults will like: How will Xander solve the guest list problem?
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Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School
by Simon Puttock
What kids will like: Feeling too shy to even say hello on her first night at Miss Moon's Moonlight School, Mouse receives helpful reassurance from new friends Bat, Cat and Owl
Have Fun: Join in the new friends' game of Hide and Seek!
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Baby animals playing
by Suzi Eszterhas
What it is: Explaining how baby animals throughout the world use play to learn and practice important skills, a vibrantly photographed introduction to 10 animal species from three continents
What kids will like: It's fun to see the similarities between animal young and children..
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Homes in the Wild: Where Baby Animals and Their Parents Live
by Lita Judge
What it is: an overview of 26 different mammals and the dwellings they create to raise their babies.
Who it's for: Very young children can admire the expressive animal illustrations, while older picture book readers may relish the facts and examples provided in the more detailed spreads.
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The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung NaWhat it is about: The creator of A Book of Sleep explores the concept of opposites through the nighttime adventure of a monkey, who ventures out of his zoo cage at night. What you will like: Wonderful illustrations help explore the qualities of fast and slow, big and small, noisy and quiet, as well as contrasting animal friends.
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What You will Like: Get to know the inhabitants of the rainforest. Cuteness Alert : You can't help but say aww as you read this sweet lullaby for rainforest babies
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If you were my baby : a wildlife lullaby by Fran HodgkinsWhat is special about this book: A unique blend of love song and nonfiction tenderly explores the care that exists between parent and child--no matter what their species--as a parent explains how animals, like humans, care for their young children. Art Alert: Sweet depictions of animal parents and offspring.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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