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Grab your family and play along with these joyful reads.

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  • Animal babies love to play, explore, and wonder in this celebration of babies in all their diversity.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Balzer + Bray, [2019] — JP Adams
  • Pig is NOT good at sharing with his friend Trevor. Little does he know, however, that being greedy has its consequences.
    Picture BookToronto : Scholastic Canada, 2015, c2014. — JP Blabe
  • Dog's Colorful Day

    a Messy Story About Colors and Counting

    Dodd, Emma, 1969-
    A white dog and a bunch of messy spills, what could possibly go wrong?
    BookNew York : Puffin Books, 2003, c2000.
  • Where did all these pieces of paper come from? Maybe the wind had something to do with it?
    Picture BookToronto : Owlkids Books, c2013. — JP Mance
  • For the videogame lovers. This interactive story sees Blip trying to reach the bar towin the game.
    Picture BookNew York : Balzer + Bray, [2014] — JP Yoon
  • How do you make a garden grow? Play along and you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. And by tapping, clapping, waving, and more, young readers can join make a little magic happen.
    Picture BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, [2017] — JP Mathe
  • Playing at the park is no fun alone, but when others join in the fun really begins! Before long, ten new friends are playing like they've known one another forever.
    Picture BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2019] — JP Soman
  • What does a serious book look like? Certainly not one with a donkey in a flowered hat on the cover! Join in the fun in this hilarious "serious" read.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, 2016. — JP Parac
  • Who doesn't love playing with a ball? This furry little dog certainly loves her red ball!
    Picture BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2011. — JP Rasch
  • It may start out as one little dot but wait until you see what happens when you touch it! Readers won't be able to resist this jaunty, adventurous dot, nor its invitation to play along.
    Picture BookSan Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, 2016. — JP Tulle
  • Bedtime and the dark can be scary, but this interactive book makes it a lot of fun! The gentle journey from sunset to sunrise shows even the youngest children the magic of the nighttime sky—and lets them make magic happen!
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] — JP Mathe
  • Macca the Alpaca is babysitting three rambunctious little ones who are causing all sorts of trouble. What will he do to try to rein in their mischievous ways?
    Picture BookNew York : Scholastic Press, [2020] — JP Cosgr