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Children's and Teen: 0 - 2 years old


Cover art for THE BUNNY'S NIGHT-LIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 24, 2012
by Geoffrey Hayes, illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes

When Bunny announces that he cannot sleep because "[t]here's too much dark at night," he and Papa go off on the subtitle's promised "Glow-in-the-Dark Search" for the perfect night-light. Read full book review >
Cover art for GOODNIGHT, ANGELS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
by Melody Carlson, illustrated by Sophie Allsopp

"Older preschoolers will find this too babyish, and toddlers (and adults) will prefer Brown's classic. (Picture book/religion. 2-4)"
A little boy says goodnight to his friends, family, toys and household items in this earnest but unsuccessful effort that is a pale imitation of the concept and structure of the classic Goodnight, Moon. Read full book review >
Cover art for LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 11, 2011
by Jean Reidy, illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

"A dreamy-yet-instructive ode to the universe. (Picture book. 2-6)"
The coziest of quilts becomes a rocket ship in this gorgeous, mesmerizingly rhythmic read-aloud that explores a boy's small place in a vast world. Read full book review >
Cover art for A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
by Nola Buck, illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright

"A terrific introduction for preschoolers who are just learning about the Nativity story. (Picture book/religion. 2-5)"
A preschool-age boy plays with his Nativity crèche figures on the cover of this quietly charming bedtime story that integrates the little boy's world with the Christmas Eve story of the birth of the Christ Child. Read full book review >
Cover art for LITTLE OWL'S NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
by Divya Srinivasan, illustrated by Divya Srinivasan

"Hold on to Little Owl's tail feathers and soar. (Picture book. 2-6)"
A graceful bedtime story celebrates the beauty found in night. Read full book review >
Cover art for MOO, MOO, BROWN COW!  HAVE YOU ANY MILK?
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 28, 2011
by Phillis Gershator, illustrated by Giselle Potter

"Farmyard industry becomes a bedtime soporific. (Picture book. 2-6) "
Through creative tweaking, a familiar nursery rhyme, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," returns as a cadenced lesson in farmyard enterprise as well as a comforting bedtime lullaby. Read full book review >