Summer Reading 2024 - Preschool | Westchester Library System

1) Planting a rainbow

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"In this perennial classic by Caldecott Honor–winning author Lois Ehlert, little ones learn the colors of the rainbow as they watch a plants grow in a beautifully vibrant garden. Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and nurture their growth into flowers. Bold, spare text and dazzling illustrations will inspire readers to...

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A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him.

3) Dozens of doughnuts

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Finison, Carrie

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A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself.

4) A fairy friend

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Fairies are all around us, and if you want to have one come to you, build a fairy house to have a fairy visit.

5) Pokko and the drum

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Forsythe, Matthew

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When Pokko plays her drum in the forest she suddenly finds herself surrounded by an entire band of animal musicians.

6) little fox in the forest

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Higgins, Ryan T

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A reluctant mother to four young geese, grumpy Bruce the bear loses his temper when he migrates home in the spring only to discover that mice have converted his den into a hotel.

8) Mushroom lullaby

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Kraegel, Kenneth

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Publisher Annotation: In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical picture book from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Kenneth Kraegel introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet...

9) Does a bear poo in the woods?

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Leighton, Jonny

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"When a shy bear feels the urge to go, there's only one thing on his mind: finding a private place where he can poo in peace! But a whole host of woodland animals who have no problem about pooing wherever they please just won't leave him alone. Where canthe little bear go?"--

10) Tap the magic tree

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Matheson, Christie

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Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves.

11) Daylight starlight wildlife

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"An introduction to diurnal (daytime) and nocturnal (nighttime) animals"--

12) The Kissing Hand

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When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

13) Stickler loves the world

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"Stickler is a woodland creature who reminds us to appreciate the everyday wonders we often ignore." --

14) Who goes there?

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Just as Lewis the mouse is settling into his near-perfect home for the winter, still wondering what is missing, he hears noises and must roar to scare away whatever horrid creature is scratching and tapping at his tree.

15) Bear snores on

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On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

16) Bear can't wait

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As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

17) The little gardener

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A little gardener who is not very good at gardening makes a wish for a little help.

18) The grouchy ladybug

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A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brighter, as irascible but irresistible as ever and will surely delight new generations...

19) each peach pear plum

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20) A BEAR, A BEE, AND A HONEY TREE

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Bernstrom, Daniel

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"A hungry bear? An angry bee? Only one will taste sweet victory! Who will it be?" --