Frank Carlson Library

In a time of pandemic, two children try to navigate social distancing, distance learning, and the other challenges of 2020, with the help of family, friends, and the rainbow that unites them.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

When Mama Llama says it is time to clean up, Llama ignores her since he is more interested in playing than cleaning, but Mama finds an imaginative way to teach Llama a lesson about cleanliness.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate babies as they play, make trouble, think, and nap.

"A rhyming survey of a number of animals and how they rest or go to sleep, leading up to a child's own experience of going to bed"--

"Something strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed. beautiful book that describes the impact of COVID-19 on communities and why some essential workers could not quarantine. Everybody who was outside . . . went inside. Outside, it was quieter, wilder, and different. Inside, we laughed, we cried, and we grew. We remembered to protect the ones we love and love the ones who protect us. While the world changed outside, we...

Following a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their mom, this warm, revealing picture book builds a bridge of empathy between parent and child and celebrates the value of "Mommy Time."

Maisy the mouse and her animal friends accompany nervous Charley on his first visit to the dentist.