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howtoputyourparentstobed
How to Put Your Parents to Bed
by Mylisa Larsen (Author) and Babette Cole (Illustrator)

Booktalk: No one likes going to bed. And you’re not even tired. You want to stay up and have all sorts of fun adventures! But take a look at your parents. They’re really tired. They’re exhausted. But they just won’t go to bed! Help them put down the cell phones, turn off the TV, stop cleaning the dishes, and go to bed! You might be small, but you can handle this task. Follow the instructions in this book and you’ll have them snoring in no time.

Snippet: Parents are not good at going to bed.
“I have to put in a load of laundry,” they say.
“I need to do dishes.”
“Just one more email.”
It’s one excuse after another with them.
You need to take charge.
Take the plate out of their hands.
Gently close the computer.
Tell them, “It’s time for bed.”

austinlostinamerica
Austin, Lost in America: A Geography Adventure
by Jef Czekaj (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Austin grew up in a pet store, but he dreamed of finding a real home. . . . So one night he takes off with his trusty map and backpack to go in search of it.

Follow Austin across America on a madcap journey in which he travels to each of the fifty states and discovers fascinating facts and doggy tidbits that seem almost too crazy to be true . . .

Snippet: For the first time ever, Austin was on his own. It was a little scary.

But he knew his home was somewhere in the United States. With the help of a trusty map, he was determined to find it!