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Sunday, September 15, 2019

Picture Book Roundup - Fall 2019 requests

Here are three new books that have something for every young family and busy caregiver.
If you cannot see the slide show below, you can see it on Riffle [https://www.rifflebooks.com/list/296267]or read ALL of my reviews on my LibraryThing account.

 
  • Thanks to Penguin Workshop for my review copy of Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte. A little boy in Puerto Rico misses his dad who lives "across the bay."
  • Thanks to Silver Dolphin Books for my review copy of Margaret Wise Brown 5-Minute Stories by Margaret Wise Brown.Eight stories by a beloved author are collected in one book designed for reading in 5-minute increments. 
  • Thanks to G.P. Putnam's Sons for my review copy of Five Minutes (That's a lot of time) (No, it's not) (Yes, it is) by Liz Garton and Audrey Vernick.A little boy comes to understand that the length of five minutes is highly subjective. 
More images and "look-ins" below.


An image from Margaret Wise Brown 5-Minute Stories ©
An image from Margaret Wise Brown 5-Minute Stories ©

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