Best
Books
These are just some of the wonderful books for children we have come across this month. We hope to share with you some you have not seen before and also introduce others being released in the near future. Enjoy.
Playbook Farm by Corina Fletcher First read this beautifully detailed pop-up book, then unfold it to transform it into a 3D farmyard landscape playmat, with stand-up cardboard animals and a tractor that you can move all around the farm! A unique and ingenious novelty book that folds away again in its own box. Ages 3 yrs and up Candlewick Press
Snappy the Squirrel A Lesson in Friendship by Angie Batho-Barth - LOCAL AUTHOR! What is a squirrel with a crooked tail to do? Surely none of the animals in the woods will want to be friends with Snappy the Squirrelexcept Chipper the Chipmunk! What will it take for Chipper to befriend Snappy? Find out in Snappy the Squirrel: A Lesson in Friendship. Ages 4 - 9 years snappythesquirrel@gmail.com
Lovabye Dragon by Barbara Joosse When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime. Barbara Joosse’s fiercely protective and gently loving dragon cavorts across the pages, endearingly illustrated by Randy Cecil. At the end of the day, who can resist curling up in the embrace of a lovabye dragon? Ages 3 yrs - 6 yrs Candlewick Press
Maisy’s Trick-or-Treat A Sticker Book by Lucy Cousins Perfect for a trick-or-treat bag! Painting pumpkins, dressing up, and bobbing for apples are frightfully fun for Maisy and friends. Ages 2 yrs - 5 yrs Candlewick Press
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One Spotted Giraffe by Petr Horacek Very young children can identify animals, count them, and discover numerals in this stand-out selection. Spreads filled with realistic depictions of colorful creatures - everything from pandas to lemurs - entice readers to count the animals, then flip the flap to reveal a corresponding popup numeral. And then the surprise: the numeral looks just like the animal - fur, spots, stripes, and all! Toddlers and preschoolers will delight in this bold, innovative concept book, a fantastic tool for making numbers noticeable for little learners. Ages 2 yrs and up Candlewick Press