May 2017 list by Laurie Hoecherl
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A Letter To My Teacher
by Deborah Hopkinson
Written as a thank-you note to a special teacher from a student who never forgot her, a lighthearted and touching picture book describes how a little girl who prefers playing and running becomes inspired to listen and learn.
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Froggy Goes To Grandma's
by Jonathan London
Visiting Grandma with his family, Froggy enjoys going to a baseball game, visiting the amusement park and touring the museum before joining in a favorite pastime helping Grandma make spaghetti with fly sauce.
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Gus's Garage
by Leo Timmers
After he creates a fabulous new vehicle that is big enough for his large friend, Rico the rhino, using the odds and ends around his garage, Gus's other friends bring him their vehicles so he can solve their troubles with ingenious solutions.
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I Will Love You
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Affectionate images of a mother and child are juxtaposed against gentle landscapes and complemented by lyrical messages about a parent's enduring love.
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Little Frog And The Spring Polliwogs
by Jane Yolen
The feisty heroine of Little Frog and the Scary Autumn Thing resolves to stay ahead of her troublesome polliwog siblings and cousins until a group of net-wielding little boys compel her to save her family.
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Mama's Kisses
by Kate McMullan
When their babies go hiding at bedtime in the rainforest, a panda, an elephant, an orangutan and a leopard mama begin a search punctuated by soft lullabies while their babies evasively crawl, creep and giggle one step ahead.
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Rain
by Sam Usher
Forced to stay indoors during a heavy rainstorm, young Sam drinks hot chocolate, reads and dreams of adventures while his Granddad does paperwork until the need to mail an important letter triggers a magical adventure in the wet outdoors.
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Shake A Leg, Egg!
by Kurt Cyrus
A whimsical picture book celebration of the excitement and anticipation of a soon-to-be-born baby follows the experiences of a family of geese that awaits the hatching of a last egg while the wildlife at the pond teems with the arrival of other babies.
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The Pout-Pout Fish Far, Far From Home
by Deborah Diesen
Forgetting his favorite toy at home when he departs on a first vacation, Mr. Fish explores new places and meets new friends while learning that a few bumps along the way are all part of the journey and that love travels with him wherever he goes.
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Time Now To Dream
by Timothy Knapman
When they hear a strange sound coming from the forest one night, Alice and Jack are scared but investigate it anyway.
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