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Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover

Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover (The Kissing Hand Series)
by Audrey Penn (Author) and Barbara Leonard Gibson (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Chester is excited about going to his very first sleepover. After his mother drops him off at Pepper Opossum’s house with a Kissing Hand in his palm, Chester and his animal friends have a long day of playing games and eating snacks. But when the animals decide to bed down, Chester can’t go to sleep.

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Under the Umbrella

Under the Umbrella
by Catherine Buquet (Author) and Marion Arbona (Illustrator)
Translated by Erin Woods

Booktalk: The weather has never been worse. The man with the stormy heart is soaked and he’s going to be late! His mood is as black as the sky. Outside a nearby patisserie, a little boy stands under the shelter of its awning, gazing at the beautiful treats on display. When the wind snatches the man’s umbrella and drops it at the child’s feet, can this hasty curmudgeon slow down long enough for an unlikely friendship to blossom?

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He grumbled at the raindrops
on the rooftops of the town.
He growled at the clouds
and the crowds
that slowed him down.

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