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Read Halloween This layered board book is full of Halloween surprises! From the front, all kinds of ghouls and treats can be seen sticking out of the grinning jack-o'-lantern. Then, page by page, each object is revealed along with its sometimes scary, sometimes silly companions. Boo! |
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Read H is for Haunted House Little ones will love learning about Halloween in this alphabet book. Rhyming couplets that flow through the alphabet help kids celebrate everything from Ghosts to Mummies to Zombies. |
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Read Goodnight Goon A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again. |
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Listen to I Need My Monster Checking under the bed for his monster, Ethan discovers that he is gone fishing for a week, and realizing he can't sleep without him tries to find a substitute monster. |
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Listen to Skippyjon Jones Mummy Trouble El Skippito is back! His doggy pals want to visit the Under Mundo -- the underworld -- where mummitos rest in peas. But they need El Skippito's brains and courage to answer the riddle of the Finx and enter the mummy's tomb. |
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Help the giraffe eat her dinner, the monkey climb to bed, and the elephant kiss goodnight. iTunes Preview
App Features:
- Free
- Made for Ages 5 and Under
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5
- Help the animals prepare for bedtime through seven interactive scenes.
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Understanding the narrative is an important skill your toddler needs to learn to read, but sometimes talking about the book as you read it can be a challenge. How do you ask questions without interrupting the flow of the story? How do you encourage your child to guess what happens next? Don’t worry, I am here to help!
Check out these two books by Jon Klassen; This is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back. There’s an obvious underlying hat theme going on, and what kid doesn’t love hats? In the first story, a little fish has stolen a big fish’s hat. In the second one, a bear searches for his lost hat. Both stories have important lessons about stealing, and they’re both amusing (I checked with my nephews, the books are definitely funny), but the best part is how easy it is to talk about the narrative. Every page is an opportunity for questions. Both books are written in a conversational style that’s very engaging. The illustrations are eye-catching. Both books are open-ended, which allows your preschooler to tell you what happens! Your child will be guessing what happens next long before you turn the last page.
Recommended by: Emilie Lynn, East 38th Street Branch Library
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Join Little Critter in this interactive book app as he spends the day in the city with his mom. Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. From the train station to the museum, how will Little Critter do in the big city? iTunes Preview
App Features:
- Free
- Made for Ages 5 and Under
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5
- Highlighted narration
- Learn new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures
- Record yourself reading
- Play two find-the-creature mini games! Can you can find all of the spiders and grasshoppers within the story?
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Cinderella - A Princess Storybook for iPad and iPhone from One Hundred Robots on Vimeo.
Turn a pumpkin into a coach, change 3 mice into horses, transform a ragged dress into a magnificent gown, and help an old pair of shoes become glass slippers! Touch objects on each page to discover hidden sounds. You will feel like Cinderella — being graced by a fairy godmother, transforming into the radiant beauty of the ball, and becoming a princess! This interactive book includes 40 storybook scenes. iTunes Preview
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Meet Woody, a cowboy doll that comes to life when humans aren’t around. When his owner Andy receives a Buzz Lightyear space ranger for his birthday, Woody and the other toys fear they’ll be replaced. Woody’s plan to get rid of Buzz backfires and he ends up lost outside the world of Andy’s room, with Buzz as his only companion! The toys work together to find their way back to Andy and discover the meaning of true friendship along the way. iTunes Preview
App Features:
- Free
- Rated 4+
- Compatible with iPad
- Words light up as each is read
- Record your own voice reading the story! (Great for Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa!)
- Additional games and activities
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Starring Spark an inventor fox and her friend Spatter an artistic porcupine, Spatter & Spark invites children to invent, learn, and create. iTunes Preview
App Features:
- Free
- Made for Ages 5 and Under
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5
- "Read Alone" or "Read to Me" Option
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Enjoy this classic story of the newly-captured monkey who gets himself into considerable trouble! George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat to live in a new home, and though trying to be good, George is still very curious and takes a swim in the ocean, escapes from jail, and goes for a flying ride on a bunch of balloons. iTunes Preview
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- The book "Curious George" is Free. Several other Curious George titles are available for in app purchase
- Compatible with iPad
- Rated 4+
- "Read to Me" or "Read to Myself" Options
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Read Take a Closer Look: Birds - Fly with amazing birds over deserts, seas, woodlands, and lush rainforests. From pink flamingos to chattering parrots and racing roadrunners, there are lots of feathered friends to meet. |
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Read Tinga Tinga Tales: When the Sun Comes Up The start of each new day in Tinga Tinga Tales is very busy -- Hen welcomes her chicks, Elephant wakes up tortoise, and Tickbird makes sure Hippo is clean. And you can't miss the Tinga birds singing their loud dawn chorus! |
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Read Beautiful Birds Read and hear the story in English. Hear the story in Spanish or one of 13 other languages! |
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Read The Birds I'll See Read and hear the story in English. Hear the story in Spanish or one of 13 other languages! |
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Read Birdsong for Anna Anna’s granddad taught her all about birds. But when Anna has to move to the city, the birds seem very far away. The science teacher at her new school knows all about birds, just like Granddad. Can he help her find a Birdsong for Anna? This is a Common Core-aligned book for Grade 3. |
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Read The Hungry Mockingbird The little mockingbird is very, very hungry. But a great big cat is waiting by the bird feeder. What can a hungry mockingbird do? This is a Common Core-aligned book for Grade 1. |
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Read Little Bird Captures the Moon That tricky Little Bird is back. This time, he has to get by a huge crocodile with long, sharp teeth. How can a little bird outsmart a huge crocodile? Find out in Little Bird Captures the Moon. This is a Common Core-aligned book for Grade 1. |
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Read Look Out for Little Bird Little Bird left his home on the Big Gray Hill to go see the world. Now he has to get back to his family without being eaten. Can he make it? He'll have to use his brain and teach the other animals to Look Out for Little Bird! This is a Common Core-aligned book for Grade 1. |
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Read See How They Grow: Frog Follow a tadpole on its journey to become a frog in this fun and informative picture book. See How They Grow is a photographic paperback series designed to introduce the fascinating world of animals and how they develop, step-by-step. |
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Read Tale of a TadpoleThis book follows the life of a newborn tadpole as it grows up into a frog, facing the dangers of the pond along the way. |
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Read Froggy's Worst Play DateA play date with a girl? Froggy is horrified! What will his friends say? But when Dad bribes him with the promise of a movie outing, Froggy has to agree, even if he won't sit next to Frogilina. She might try to kiss him. EEWW! This could be the worst play date ever. |
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Read Froggy Goes to HawaiiFroggy is back in another adventure! This time he's off to sunny Hawaii, where his trip, of course, doesn't go quite as planned. From surfing and swimming to learning how to dance the hula, this lovable frog brings trouble wherever he goes. |
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Read A Frog's Life This frog was once a tadpole, swimming around like a fish underwater. What changes did it go through? How did it become a frog? Find out in A Frog's Life. This is a Common Core-aligned book for Grade 1. |
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