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Ocean's Child
by Christine Ford
illustrator David Diaz
Golden Books
ISBN: 0375847529
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When the last lullaby of whale song is sung / Baby naps on Mother’s back. / To ocean’s child we say good night. / Good night, little baby, good night.
A soothing story with lovely illustrations. A lullaby journey through the Arctic with an Inuit mother and her child. Through the journey say good night to the ocean's many animals; a baby otter rocked to sleep, a baby walrus, a young sea lion, baby puffins, all with beautiful words and beautiful illustrations. Curl up and quietly move through the ocean saying good night. A book that will be a delight to read over and over again.
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Sylvie
by Jennifer Sattler
Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375857087
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"Mama why are we pink?", asks Sylvie, a young flamingo. She learns it is because of the pink brine shrimp they eat. The curious Sylvie wonders what would happen if she ate items of other colors. She samples items of different colors from purple to strips. Her tummy rebels and Syvie decides it is better to be pink with a bit of a different color for pizzazz. Simple text with delightful expressive watercolors. The illustrations are outstanding! Especially the tummy ache page.
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Enter a garden of opposites of simple colorful large interesting illustrations.
Some of the opposites are basic ones: open/closed, long/short, and asleep/awake. A few are harder ones: dull /sharp and plain /fancy. A bright spring book with clear text that would be great to read in a group setting.
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Pajama Mamas
by Kate Spohn
Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375844007
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A board book with folding flapped pages. A pajama-clad mom's interaction with her baby is shown in simple words "Kiss kiss Mama" then lift the flap and see the baby's reaction "Bliss bliss baby". An adorable board book with rhyming text.
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Oops-a-Daisy!
by by David Algrim
Illustrated by
Rosalind Beardshaw
Golden Books
ISBN: 0375846565
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Everyone has an oops-a-daisy day. A toddler has a day with spilled milk, untied shoes, and a dog walking in the paint type of day that ends with a kiss. An interactive fun board book with flaps and repetition of words.
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A humorous look at learning to say "please" and "thank you". Little brother Milo wants a glass of milk and screams “Milk!”, which is ignored by his mother until he says the special word "Please". Changing picture wheels and lift the flap ands to the fun of this delightful book.
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A little boy tells of the many ways to say good-bye. From his auntie Lou's ““Toodle-oo, ta-ta, kiss-kiss” to a dogs "grrr". Some good-byes are easy and some are hard. As when a friend moves away. But for every good-bye there's always a new hello. A charming book in rhyming text. A good book to read at the end of the school day before the children leave for home.
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Tired of being told to be polite and to use her manners, a little girl muses about the manners of animals and a monster. She muses on the manners of different animals; monkeys must use their fingers when they eat or get in trouble, elephants must splatter water everywhere, and pigs must get muddy.
There is a drawback in being each animal; "when you're a pig you smell and that's not nice".Humorous lectures are given, “You know the drill, young lady: sit up crooked, elbows in my face, fingers up your nose." An amusing book about manners, from the point of view of a little girl with wonderful expressive illustrations.
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