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Suggested Book List

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Music Monday

  • Music Is… by Brandon Stosuy
  • Because by Mo Willems
  • I Got the Rhythm! by Connie Schofield-Morrison
  • Plinka Plinka Shake Shake by Emma Garcia 
  • Sing with Me / Canta Conmigo: Six Classic Songs in English and Spanish by José-Luis Orozco  (bilingual English/Spanish)

Tasty Tuesday

  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
  • Pancakes by Lotta Nieminen (board book),
  • Just Try One Bite by Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey
  •  ¡Todos a Comer! A Mexican Food Alphabet Book by Dr. Ma. Alma González Pérez (bilingual English/Spanish)

Work Together Wednesday

  • Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki
  • Boxitects by Kim Smith, Maybe Something Beautiful by Theresa Howell and F. Isabel Campoy (available in English and Spanish)
  • We’re Better Together by Eileen Spinelli (board book)
  • We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
  • Blocks: let’s share! by Irene Dickson

Artsy Thursday

  • Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
  • Colors by Xavier Deneux
  • Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown (bilingual English/Spanish)
  • Alma’s Art by Roda Ahmed

Family Friday 

  • The Family Book by Todd Parr
  • Abuela by Arthur Dorros  (bilingual English/Spanish)
  • What’s My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston
  • My Family Your Family by Kathryn Cole
  • Dad by my Side by Soosh