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Love Tania’s publications, happy to see her here! Love these recommendations, I have a birthday to buy for and this comes right on time!

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Oh good! Buying books as gifts is so much fun. (And Tania's the best!)

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Hello, I have two books for children and would love you to review them. "Little Pencil Finds His Forever Friends." https://www.amazon.com/Little-Pencil-Finds-Forever-Friends/dp/0999522027 "Silly Little Scissors." https://www.amazon.com/Silly-Little-Scissors-Rhyming-Childhood/dp/B084QLM8LX Finally, I'm going to be publishing another in this series titled, "Little Pencil Writes a Story." That book will come out this summer sometime. If you'd like the PDF's let me know and thanks for these reviews. I love Vincent's Colors! Enjoy!

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Hi there -- I appreciate the offer, but I very rarely review complimentary copies of books, and when I do, I don't accept anything that isn't in hard copy, so I can read it with my actual children and give an honest opinion on quality. Thanks!

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No worries! Thanks for the blog! Enjoy!

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Hi! I don't know where to ask this question but this feels like a good place....

Do you have any recommendations for books that are great to read specifically to a preschool classroom as a guest reader? The students are 3-5 and I am angsting about picking a book that isn't too long, isn't too short, isn't something 800 other parents have read to them already, isn't too dull, isn't too simple, isn't too complex, and so on and on and on.

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Hi Ally! I love this question. (You can always email me directly at canweread@substack.com, if you don't want to post a public comment.)

Off the top of my head, I recommend exploring any/all of these as possibilities:

One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bag Pig by Eugene Trivizas

The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker

Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra

The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg

Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun by Geri Keams

Alfie Gets in First by Shirley Hughes

Big Bad Bruce by Bill Peet (I don't know how much time you have -- preschoolers really love this book but it is on the longer side, maybe 15 minutes to read, just so you're aware)

I hope this helps -- if you need more ideas, please do email me! And good luck -- I'd love to hear what you end up choosing and how it goes.

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