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SJPL Picks: Virtual Family Storytime Booklist

Check out these favorite books shared by Ms. Bridget on her Virtual Family Storytime.

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  • A wide-mouthed frog is interested in what other animals eat--until he meets a creature that eats only wide-mouthed frogs!
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Faulkner
  • "Quackers has always believed that he is a duck, but when he meets new friends who look like him and call themselves cats, he has to find a way to combine the best of both worlds"-- Provided by publisher.
    Book, 2016New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016] — J PICTURE BOOK Wong
  • After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Henkes
  • Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Bunting
  • Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for bed, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a hug.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Saltzber
  • A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Kasza
  • Pete the Cat

    I Love My White Shoes

    Litwin, Eric
    As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.
    Book, 2010New York : Harper, 2010. — J PICTURE BOOK Litwin
  • Maybe Something Beautiful

    How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

    Campoy, F. Isabel,
    "Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"-- Provided by publisher.
    Book, 2016Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016] — J PICTURE BOOK Campoy
  • When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten!
    Book, 1994New York : Callaway Editions : Scholastic, 1994. — J PICTURE BOOK Kirk
  • A small child lovingly observes his imperfect and hard-working dad while imagining how his father captures outlaws, battles dragons and puts monsters to sleep with a magic spell.
    Book, 2014Hauppauge, New York : Barron's, 2014. — J PICTURE BOOK Richards
  • A fairy helps Wendy Woolcoat, a sheep who is usually happy just to eat and sleep, realize her secret dream of flying.
    Book, 2003New York : Scholastic, 2003. — J PICTURE BOOK Symes
  • Wolf cub Wolf is convinced that he has what it takes to lead the pack, but the adults just laugh--and when he falls behind and finds himself alone in the dark of the Arctic night, he discovers that it is really important to have friends who will…
    Book, 2020New York : Scholastic Press, 2020. — J PICTURE BOOK Bright
  • A little chick shows that he can make the sounds of the animals in his neighborhood.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Lawrence
  • A lonely little bird named Choco goes in search of a mother.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Kasza
  • 10 Hungry Rabbits

    Counting & Color Concepts

    Lobel, Anita
    Ten rabbits are hungry for supper but Mama Rabbit has nothing to put in her soup pot, so Papa sends the little ones to the garden where they discover increasing numbers of foods in many different colors.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Lobel
  • Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J PICTURE BOOK Henkes
  • Little monkey will not get out of bed, so the doctor prescribes some exercise, and monkey learns to dance.
    Book, 2017New York : Scholastic Press, 2017. ©2017. — J PICTURE BOOK Martin
  • Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
    Book, J PICTURE BOOK Andreae