June 2023

Group Hug

Author: Jean Reidy

Illustrator: Joey Chou

Summary: Slug needs a hug and goes searching through the forest for a friend to share a hug with. Along the way, Slug learns that his hugs are big enough to share with friends who also could use some cheer.

Recommended Ages: 4-8 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This fun book will lead to good discussions about how we can uplift others and when we do, good feelings can spread. And if your child is not a hugger, different ways of spreading cheer can be explored!

Extension Activities: Follow the link to learn how to make a "Hug Jar"! This fun book also is full of rhyming words! Have your child identify them and even add to the word family! Click here!

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May 2023

Grace and Box

Author: Kim Howard

Illustrator: Megan Lotter

Summary: Box delivers a refrigerator to Grace's house and they become fast friends! Read about their adventures and what happens when Grace notices Box has changed.

Recommended Ages: 2-5 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This book can spark discussions on friendship, how to take care of each other, and how friends can come in different sizes and shapes.

Extension Activities: Look for activities by the author on her webpage! Click here!

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March 2023

Books Make Good Pets

Author: John Agard

Illustrator: Momoko Abe

Summary: This sweet book about the places books can take you in your imagination compares the benefits of books to pets.

Recommended Ages: 3-6 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This is a fabulous book to use with your kids to talk about their imaginations! Have your kids draw a picture of the places that books take them in their imagination. You can also have your kids search the text for the words that are describing the pet on that page.

Extension Activities: Here is a reading of the story "Books Make Good Pets". Click here!

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February 2023
Cover of book "The World Needs More Purple People"

The World Needs More Purple People

Author: Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart

Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman

Summary: The world needs more purple people...but what exactly IS a "purple person"? Read along to find out how you and your kids can all transform yourselves into kind, hard-working, do-the-right-thing, purple people!

Recommended Ages: 3 to 6 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This is a fabulous book to inspire kids to be a good person and help transform the world into a nice place.

Extension Activities: Check out these fun activities to do with your kids by the publisher! Click here!

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January 2021

The Alphabet’s Alphabet

Author: Chris Harris

Illustrator: Dan Santat

Summary: Are you familiar with the alphabet? Think again! This book will introduce you to the alphabet in a way you’ve never experienced before! Even though all 26 letters are unique and different, it turns out they are actually all related in some way! You and your kids will have fun guessing how the author will describe the next letter, and see if you guessed correctly!

Recommended Ages: 5 to 9 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This is a fun book to use to review the alphabet, and talk about using your imagination.

Extension Activities: Create your own alphabet book using your imagination or follow along with this video and make your own cartoon drawing for each letter of the alphabet. Click here!

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