Toddlers

  1. Love is in the Air

    Staff Pick Review:
    Fri, May 3, 2013
    Love is in the Air
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    This adorable Penguin Young Readers Level 2 Early Reader about a red balloon and a yellow kite who fall in love is delightful.  The simple, brightly colored illustrations will attract young readers, and the story will soften the hardest of hearts.  The ending makes this librarian hope for some kind of sequel, either with kite and balloon again, or with another set of similar objects falling in love. 

  2. Around the Neighborhood:

    Staff Pick Review:
    Fri, Apr 19, 2013
    Around the Neighborhood:
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    Around the Neighborhood: a Counting Lullaby is an adaptation of "Over in the Meadow", the classic folk song that was first written down in 1870.  A mother and her baby baby set off for a walk around the neighborhood, and see numerous animals that a child might normally see in their neighborhood, such as cats, crows, bees, or ladybugs.  The illustrations were produced digitally, and are easy to recognize, with bright colors galore.

  4. Are You a Cow?

    Staff Pick Review:
    Fri, Mar 15, 2013
    Are You a Cow?
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    "HEY! I'm a chicken. Yes, it's true. Tell me!  Tell me!  What are you?"

    And so begins Are you a Cow? by Sandra Boynton, a fun call and response board book for the very youngest toddlers to enjoy.  Children will love answering the silly questions posed by the silly chicken with one of their favorite words (no).  And the book ends with the best message of all, that you are you.  This book deservedly received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and receives high praise from this librarian.  For ages 1-3.   

  6. The Swing

    Staff Pick Review:
    Fri, Feb 15, 2013
    The Swing
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    "How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue?

    Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing ever a child can do!"

  7. Animals Talk

    Staff Pick Review:
    Mon, Jan 21, 2013
    Animals Talk
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    Part of the Touch, Look, and Learn! series, Animals Talk features wonderful single, textured illustrations of animals that make noise. Very young children will enjoy cuddling up to share this book while they feel the raised surfaces in the illustrations and make the fun animals sounds on each page. Try others in this series including Animals Go, Colors, and Counting.

    Ages 6 months to 3

  8. Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

    Wed, Dec 21, 2011
    Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
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    The popular English language lyrics to a traditional Yiddish folksong provide the text for this picture book, illustrated by a talented husband-and-wife artist team. The song is enhanced by the colors, the movement, and the joy on the faces of a family in full Hanukkah celebration: decorating, dancing, eating, playing, exchanging presents, honoring the holiday. Everyone joins in the fun, including the dog! The book begins with the musical notation of the folksong; it ends with an author’s note on its history. 

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