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Snuggling with a bear in his cave? Hanging upside down from a branch next to a bat? Curled up in a basket with fluffy soft cats?
When I'm Sleepy is a wonderful, warm, and imaginative bedtime tour of animal sleep which ends with a drowsy child convinced that her own soft bed is the best place for her to sleep.
Jane
Howard's lulling text and Lynne
Cherry's warm and realistic paintings of child and animal, will soothe and charm any child at bedtime. (ages 1-4,
bd)
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 Rhyming, bouncing board book fun is just right for little ones in Shoes by
Elizabeth
Winthrop, illustrated by William
Joyce. We welcome this addition to a growing collection of sturdy board book versions of hardcover favorites. A celebration of shoes and FEET!
(ages 1-4, bd)
 Box-pops Pets is a clever, colorful little box of pop-up pull-out words. Youngsters will love to explore the treasure chest-shaped box, in a just-right-size for little hands to open over and over again.
Raymond Elson and
Sonia Canals offer children a real word treat! (ages
1-4)
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 Pop-up fun by
Keith Faulkner with illustrations by
Jonathan Lambert will make The Wide-Mouthed Frog an instant hit with children. "I'm a wide-mouthed frog and I eat flies, what do you eat?" he asks one animal after another. Gaping mouths pop-out in reply, until the crocodile's answer comes "I eat delicious wide-mouthed frogs!" Oops! Fun for all -
The Wide-Mouthed Frog
(hc)
 A gift box full of Frances is just perfect for any youngster! The soft cotton Frances finger puppet, paired with a miniature edition of Bread and Jam for Frances, will enable imaginative children to bring
Russell and Lillian
Hoban's irrepressible badger to life. What fun to act out scenes from Frances books and to sing Frances songs (who could forget the wonderful egg songs in Bread and Jam for Frances? Parents and children appreciate the common themes of childhood found in Bedtime for
Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, or A Bargain for Frances. Frances books are available in paperback, the gift set includes Bread and Jam for Frances in a miniature hardcover edition and a Frances finger puppet with a removable dress. (set)
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 When Adam Pig is your friend, there is always something fun to do. He'll tell you a story, teach you how to make a sock puppet, or build your own car. A marvelous combination of word book, storybook, and activity book, (there are even hidden characters to search for!)
Selina
Young's Adam Pig's Everything Fun Book is a terrific treasury to amuse and delight. Share this with your preschooler!
(ages 2-5, hc)
 Move over superheroes, it's
Art
Dog! When the moon is full, meek, mild-mannered Arthur, guard at the Dogopolis Museum of Art, becomes Art Dog, artist extraordinaire. Sweeping through the city to leave his swaths of color,
Art Dog is unjustly accused of stealing the Mona Woofa from the museum. When he paints himself free, creates a
brushmobile, and sniffs out the real culprits, Art Dog is a hero. But what of mild-mannered Arthur? A rollicking good time from the pen and brush of
Thacher
Hurd. Art Dog (ages 4-8,
hc)
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 June
Crebbin's warmly satisfying Danny's Duck will touch parents and teachers alike. When Danny discovers a wild duck sitting on a nest of eggs near his school playground, he knows that she mustn't be disturbed. He doesn't tell anyone, but he does draw pictures of his observations. One day the duck and her eggs are gone and Danny is inconsolable. His understanding teacher knows how to make everything right though, and soon Danny is smiling, too. Illustrated by
Clara Vulliamy
(ages 3 and up, pb)
 Four Black Puppies are four adorable labrador pups who are "in a basket fast asleep" - but not for long. It only takes one puppy venturing out to explore the kitchen, topple the shopping basket, wake the others, and make a mess! This is a great short picture book to enjoy reading aloud, but also a wonderful early "I can read it myself!" book, with large print, only a few words on a page, and familiar vocabulary. Of course, who could resist four precious puppies?
Sally
Grindley's text and Clive
Scruton's winning illustrations are a perfect combination. (ages 3 and up,
pb)
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