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Earth Day and Every Day Reading: I Love Salmon and Lampreys! @blueslipmedia

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Tactile Board Books for Little Hands @blueslipmedia

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High-contrast board books for babies @blue_slip_media @candlewickpress

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Have you seen Jon Klassen's board books yet??? @candlewickpress

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Sticker Jigsaw brings a new spin to classics

Sticker Jigsaw: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, based on the novel by L. Frank Baum/Illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova, (Feb. 2025, Odd Dot), $18.99, ISBN: 9781250908339 Ages 8+ Did The Wizard of Oz ever go out of style? Not likely, but Wicked is absolutely making the beloved classic “Popular” all over again. Sticker Jigsaw is just what it says on the cover: there are 15 sticker jigsaw puzzles inside,…

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Alpacas Here, Alpacas There... so much fun to read and share! @blue_slip_media

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Ramon Fellini... a detective who isn't what he seems

Ramon Fellini: The Dog Detective, by Guilherme Karsten, (Feb. 2025, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780802856364 Ages 4-8 CRASH! A boy’s fish bowl is attacked! As soon as the boy gets his fish safely into a temporary bowl, a visitor appears: “Ramon Fellini, the Dog Detective, at your service”. Readers will be as confused as the boy, because Ramon looks suspiciously like a cat.…

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Taste the rainbow with How Do You Eat Color?

Taste the rainbow with How Do You Eat Color? @eerdmans

How Do You Eat Color?, by Mabi David/Illustrated by Yas Doctor/Translated by Karen Llagas, (March 2025, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780802856388 Ages 4-8 Spend a day eating color: wake up and “sample sunshine in yellow, in a bite of pineapple”; by noon, brown like a banana. Enjoy and orange sunset as you see a melon moon rise, and tuck yourself in like a yam. Two kids and…

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A baby lays it all out in I'm a Baby!

I’m a Baby!, by Terry Pierce/Illustrated by Volha Kaliaha, (May 2025, Familius), $9.99, ISBN: 9781641709507 Ages Birth-3 An adorable baby takes readers through their day, from wakeup to bedtime, with key moments like the diaper change, a walk, the dreaded nap, bath time, and bedtime. The family cat shows up on spreads to give readers an extra chuckle is the cat’s expressions let readers know what…

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That's Not Funny, David! - actually, it is

That's Not Funny, David! - actually, it is... @scholastic

That’s Not Funny, David!, by David Shannon, (March 2025, Orchard Books), $18.99, ISBN: 9781546123187 Ages 3-7 That mischievous preschooler, David, is back and he’s still in trouble! That’s Not Funny, David! shows David just trying to have a little fun: but not everyone appreciates his sense of humor. David rams a shopping cart into a fruit bin; does a cannonball into the pool, soaking everyone…

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Special Days: Wash Day with Mama

Special Days: Wash Day with Mama @

Wash Day with Mama, by Monia Mikai, (Jan. 2025, Crown Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780593810644 Ages 4-8 It’s Sunday, and it’s the best day of the week for the little girl at the heart of Wash Day with Mama: it’s wash day! The story takes a wonderful look at the process of caring for Black hair by turning it into a girls’ spa day. Mama asks her daughter what hair style she wants for…

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I Am Jack: A Story of Imagination

 I Am Jack: A Story of Imagination, by Paige Duncan/Illustrated by Julia Moroko, (Oct. 2024, Front Porch Collective), $24.99, ISBN: 9798218537722 Ages 3-6 A little boy and his mom play outside together; as he dons different outfits, Jack’s mom wonders aloud what he is. He proudly proclaims, “I am Jack!” every time. The book’s structure is set in a question-and-answer format, with Mom guessing at…

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The Quiet One: Still waters run deep

The Quiet One, by Yiting Lee, (March 2025, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780802856418 Ages 4-8 In a busy, noisy classroom, Milly is the quiet one, not sure if she “[had nothing to say] or just didn’t know how to say it”. She’s dreading the upcoming Show & Tell, so she stays in her hideout where she constructs a robot from people’s forgotten castoffs. Milly connects with…

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I Wish I Had a Dragon with Marshmallows! (Don't you?)

I Wish I Had a Dragon with Marshmallows, by Diane Alber, (March 2025, Cartwheel Books), $14.99, ISBN: 9781546109921 Ages 4-8 A boy discovers a really cool lizard in his backyard… it kind of looks like a dragon! Hey, he wishes, it would be so cool to have a dragon with marshmallows: and just like that, there’s a dragon, colored just like the lizard, holding a bag of marshmallows. But the dragon…

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Three books for your next lapsit

These three books are adorable and perfect for a cuddly lapsit. Some fun fingerplay and song suggestions follow at the end. Already All the Love, by Diana Farid/Illustrated by Shar Tuiasoa, (Dec. 2024, Little Bee Books), $12.99, ISBN: 9781499815658 Ages Birth-3 We already know that Diana Farid excels at writing in verse; lose yourself in her latest work, a board book that celebrates the love…

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Books for your Lunar New Year storytime and collection

Lunar New Year is coming! Are you ready? Here are some new books to add to your storytime! I Love Lunar New Year, by Eva Wong Nava/Illustrated by Xin Li, (Nov. 2024, Scholastic Press), $7.99, ISBN: 9781546144649 Ages 4-6 A family comes together to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Narrated by Mai-Anne, a young girl who helps her family prepare their home for the New Year and serves as the readers’…

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A Pair of Board Books for Sleepy Readers

Don’t let a stuffed animal sleepover program go by without some cute books on hand! Here are a couple I’ve been enjoying. Oh So Sleepy  Head to Toe, Illustrated by Maria Gabriela Gama, (Jan. 2025, Cartwheel Books), $8.99, ISBN: 9781546139409 Ages Birth-3 A group of sleepy animals are tucked in and ready for bed. Readers can smooth Little Pup’s blanket; pat Little Bunny’s velvety ears, and give…