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My Truck Is Stuck!

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My Truck Is Stuck!           By:  Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

This is the perfect book for toddlers and preschool children because of its vibrant illustrations and repetitive rhyming text.  The dogs in our story have a heavy load of bones to deliver, but unfortunately, the truck gets stuck.  Many kind friends try to help, but just can’t get the job done.   Readers need to make sure to look at the pictures carefully to see what happens to the truck load of bones.  This delightful book also reinforces counting and number recognition through five.

 

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What Will Grow?

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What Will Grow?           By:  Jennifer Ward           Illustrated by:  Susie Ghahremani

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

 

I had the opportunity to meet, Jennifer Ward, the author of this lovely book.  She has written many books, but selected this one for us to highlight.  What Will Grow? is a rhyming flip book that shows what happens when you plant different seeds.  The story and beautiful illustrations take us through the growing season with the end result being a garden.  This amazing book is a walk through nature.  Children will enjoy the flip pages and the rhyming text.

 

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