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#blogbookaday: Wild One
Summary: “Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so many more as she bounds energetically through her day.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: A little girl with a wild imagination pretends to be different animals throughout her day at the…
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#blogbookaday: Baby Goes to Market
Summary: “When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn’t notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits,…
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#blogbookaday: They Say Blue
Summary: “Caldecott and Printz Honor-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki brings us a poetic exploration of colour and nature from a young child’s point of view. They Say Blue follows a young girl as she contemplates colours in the known and the unknown, in the immediate world and the world beyond what she can see.…
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#blogbookaday: Have You Seen Elephant?
Summary: “Elephant wants to play hide and seek. You can play too, but you’ll have to try your best – he’s VERY good! Have You Seen Elephant is an absurd and heart-warming picture book from a brilliant storyteller with perfect comic timing. Watch out for the dog and the tortoise, too…”…
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#blogbookaday: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo
Summary: “All aboard, and all join in as the cheerful little train chugs past the seaside, the farm, the forest, the city, and into the station for a nice long rest. Along the way, a flock of noisy seagulls and blackbirds, pigeons and geese hop on for the ride. Kids will…
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#blogbookaday: Wet
Summary: “This is a thoughtful exploration of the ways to get and be wet from puddles and pools, to puppy dog kisses. A boy describes how he gets wet at the swimming pool, at the playground, at home. Emotionally resonant and carefully observed, with a gentle bedtime ending, this is a…
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#blogbookaday: I Got A New Friend
Summary: “When a little girl gets a new puppy, they have a lot to learn about each other. The new friends can be shy, messy, and sometimes get into trouble. They get lost, but they always get found. Their friendship may be a lot of work–but at the end of the…
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#blogbookaday: Hello Lighthouse
Summary: “Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp’s wick, and writes every…
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#blogbookaday: Little Red Riding Sheep
Summary: “The beloved classic, Little Red Riding Hood, has never had a cuter, more enthusiastic star than Arnold in this witty picture book that’s perfect for reading aloud. Arnold is an eager young sheep who is excited to be in his very first book. No problem-o! Except he’s a bit big and…
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#blogbookaday: Shake the Tree!
Summary: “Mouse spots a nut high up in a tree. “Mmm,” she says. “I’m going to gobble that up!” So she shakes the tree a little to the right, and she shakes the tree a little to the left. But it isn’t the nut that falls from the tree, it’s Fox,…
