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    #blogbookaday: Don't Blink

    Summary:  “This interactive book may seem to be on your side, reluctant sleeper — but it’s truly a bedtime book in disguise! Here’s how it works: if you can avoid getting to the end of this book, you can avoid bedtime, simple as that. (It’s a pretty sweet deal, actually.) But…

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    #blogbookaday: On the Other Side of the Garden

    Summary:  “From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought about by her parentsā€™ separation when she is taken to her grandmotherā€™s house in the country and befriended by an owl, a frog and…

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    #blogbookaday: The Big Bed

    Summary:  “From the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn’t want to sleep in her little bed, so she presents her dad with his own bedā€•a camping cot!ā€•in order to move herself into her parents’ big bed in his…

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    #blogbookaday: Warbler Wave

    Summary:  “Discover the magicā€”and the scienceā€”behind the migration of warblers with this stunning photographic picture book from the award-winning author and photographer of Raindrops Roll, Best in Snow, and Full of Fall. The migrating warblers have arrived, to feed and preen, to refuel and rest before continuing on their amazing journey of thousands of…

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    #blogbookaday: Marigold Bakes a Cake

    Summary:  “Marigold the cat loves Mondays, for that is when he bakes cakes! With his favorite recipe in front of him, he rolls up his sleeves and gets down to it. He whips up egg whites . . . Easy. He adds a cup of milk . . . Peasy. The…

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    #blogbookaday: Watch Out, Snail!

    Summary:  “This gorgeously illustrated picture book showcases the native Powelliphanta snail on its perilous nighttime hunt. A little-known New Zealand creature, the Powelliphanta is not at all like your average garden snail. It is huge, handsome and carnivorous! This story teaches children about the circle of life within nature.” (Taken from…

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    #blogbookaday: My Pillow Keeps Moving!

    Summary:  “A lonely man tries to buy a pillow . . . and ends up with a new best friend in this silly and sweet doggy tale, perfect for fans of Officer Buckle and Gloria . Dogs make good pillows, don’t they? A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she’ll…

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    #blogbookaday: The Book No One Ever Read

    Summary:  “What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them? This is certainly true of our young hero in The Book No One Ever Read. Morry, a young book, is tired of standing still on a shelf amid dignified first editions, and yearns for the excitement…

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    #blogbookaday: Hooked

    Summary:  “A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in Hooked, a sweet picture book about father-son bonding by Tommy Greenwald with illustrations by David McPhail. Joe loves fishing. He loves watching the water and looking at the sky, he loves the peacefulness, and…

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    #blogbookaday: The Field

    Summary:  “ā€œVini! Come! The field calls!ā€ cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their communityā€”family, friends, and the local fruit vendorā€”for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come runningā€”bearing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. ā€œFriends versus friendsā€…