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Check it out: Animal picture books are perfect for cozy reading

BY JAN JOHNSTON / DECEMBER 8, 2019

Check it out: Animal picture books are perfect for cozy reading

It’s time for another picture book roundup for little ones and the young at heart. Short days and long nights make for perfect reading time, so grab a cozy blanket, snuggle up with your loved ones and dream of sugarplums while sharing these delightful stories.

“Goodnight Bubbala: A Joyful Parody,” by Sheryl Haft and illustrated by Jill Weber.

This is an absolutely delightful adaptation of Margaret Wise Brown’s classic “Goodnight Moon.” It opens with these lines: “In the small blue room / There was a bubbala / And a little shmatta / And then, oy vey!, came — / The whole mishpacha!” The “bubbala” is a little bunny, and the “whole mishpacha” is his family coming to visit him in his blue bedroom. After the family eats dinner and sings some songs, the goodnight process begins: “Goodnight room / Goodnight shmatta / Goodnight mishpacha noshing on latkes.” Don’t worry if you and your little ones don’t understand all of the words. A helpful Yiddish/English glossary is included as well as a tasty recipe for latkes from chef, Ina Garten.

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