Bear Is Never Alone

Bear Is Never Alone
by Marc Veerkamp (Author), Jeska Verstegen (Illustrator), and Laura Watkinson (Translator)
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Booktalk: When Bear sits down at the piano, he makes beautiful music, and the other animals can’t get enough. “More, more, Piano Bear!” they shout. But sometimes Bear just wants to relax. Even when he tries to escape to a quiet tree branch, the voices follow him: “More! More! More!” Finally Bear snaps. No one seems to understand why he’s so upset–except Zebra. Zebra loves Bear’s music, but she doesn’t ask him to start playing again. Instead, she brings over a book…

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Mazal Bueno! Board Book

Mazal Bueno! Board Book
by Sarah Aroeste (Author) and Taia Morley (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Parents celebrate baby’s first grin to baby’s first word, and all the milestones in between, by saying, “Mazal Bueno!” in Ladino, the language of the Sephardic Jewish community.

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