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Dear Readeo Friends,

Have you ever thought of songs as a way into literacy? With their repeated refrains, familiar songs can be a great way to help young children recognize words as they spot them over and over.

We’ve added two song-based children’s books to our library, THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER and ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT by Iza Trapani. You may recognize Trapani’s style—her sunny palette as well as the way she builds a story on top of song lyrics—from JINGLE BELLS, also in our Readeo Library.

In her version, the Itsy Bitsy Spider also makes its way into the kitchen, and ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT stars a bear family in search of a picnic site. These two selections were suggested by one of our Readeo subscribers, early childhood educator Dale Bodenstein. Thanks, Dale! We’ll be adding more song storybooks over the coming weeks.

Please read or BookChat with these great new digital children’s books. And, follow us on Facebook page for a chance to win one of these new titles this week. We love hearing from you!

With all my best,
Jenny

Jenny Brown is the editor for Readeo and oversees all book selection for the site. She has worked in the children’s book world for the past 25 years, holding positions with HarperCollins and Scholastic, and was the Children’s Books Reviews Editor for Publishers Weekly.  She currently writes for School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Shelf Awareness. Jenny graduated from Princeton University. You can read more from Jenny on her Web site, Twenty by Jenny.

Dear Readeo Friends,

Beloved animals go missing in two great new children’s books on Readeo aimed at slightly older readers (ages 6-8).

You may remember the stars of Aggie and Ben by Lori Ries, illustrated by Frank W. Dormer, and also Aggie the Brave from our Readeo Library. In the newest adventure about the boy and his dog, Ben loses track of Aggie while they play fetch in the park. Ben searches for Aggie everywhere, until a friend suggests a helpful trick in tracking her down.

In Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, we learn that there are some (furry) friends worth bending the rules for. Do you know about the lions outside the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue? Their names are Patience and Fortitude, and they turned 100 years old last month. Take some time this week and read or BookChat with these new online children’s books and see if you can find artist Kevin Hawkes’s tip-o’-the-hat to them in the pages of Library Lion.

And let us know what you think of our new additions on our Facebook page. We love hearing from you!

With all my best,
Jenny

Jenny Brown is the editor for Readeo and oversees all book selection for the site. She has worked in the children’s book world for the past 25 years, holding positions with HarperCollins and Scholastic, and was the Children’s Books Reviews Editor for Publishers Weekly.  She currently writes for School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Shelf Awareness. Jenny graduated from Princeton University. You can read more from Jenny on her Web site, Twenty by Jenny.

Dear Readeo Friends,

Two new books by Guido van Genechten explore what it’s like to be different.

The first title, The Big Sleep Book, shows the many ways creatures rest, from the fish in the deep blue sea to sheep sleeping under a full moon. Even though they all rest in their own way, they are just like Josh, who needs sleep too, nestled between his two cuddly toys in his own bed.

The rabbit hero of Ricky does not like being different. If only his right ear would stand up like his left ear, the other rabbits would stop making fun of him! He tries everything to set things right, and nothing works. At last, he comes up with a different solution.

Each time you BookChat this weekend, you’ll automatically be entered to win a free copy of The Big Sleep Book. Visit us on our Facebook page for more giveaway details. And, as always, enjoy reading or BookChatting with these great new children’s books on Readeo!

We love hearing from you!

With all my best,
Jenny

Jenny Brown is the editor for Readeo and oversees all book selection for the site. She has worked in the children’s book world for the past 25 years, holding positions with HarperCollins and Scholastic, and was the Children’s Books Reviews Editor for Publishers Weekly.  She currently writes for School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Shelf Awareness. Jenny graduated from Princeton University. You can read more from Jenny on her Web site, Twenty by Jenny.

All of us at Readeo are delighted to welcome Abrams as our newest publishing partner. Abrams is renowned for its art and illustrated books, as well as its highly entertaining and literary books. Our first group of titles runs the gamut from a picture book for preschoolers to two books aimed at readers from ages 6-8.

Blue-Ribbon Dad by Beth Raisner Glass, illustrated by Margie Moore, stars a squirrel who’s planning a surprise for “the best dad that I know.” For slightly older children, we offer a picture-book biography of the renowned Mexican fine artist and muralist, Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh. Also aimed at older readers, we offer the only picture book written by the author of Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, called The Crows of Pearblossom, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. This fable features Mr. and Mrs. Crow as they bring about justice when they catch their neighbor Rattlesnake taking eggs from their nest.

We hope you enjoy reading and BookChatting with these latest selections!

With all my best,
Jenny

Jenny Brown is the editor for Readeo and oversees all book selection for the site. She has worked in the children’s book world for the past 25 years, holding positions with HarperCollins and Scholastic, and was the Children’s Books Reviews Editor for Publishers Weekly.  She currently writes for School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Shelf Awareness. Jenny graduated from Princeton University. You can read more from Jenny on her Web site, Twenty by Jenny.