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Beatrix Potter Favorite Tales: The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck Read Along Book & CD, written/illus. by Beatrix Potter, (Frederick Warne & Co., 2006), 64p, Ages 5+.
Two of the original Beatrix Potter's tales, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" about a mischievous bunny who thinks that he can eat Mr. McGregor's vegetables without getting caught, and "Jemima Puddle-Duck", who is determined to hatch her own eggs with the help of a clever and hungry gentlemen fox. The accompanying CD contains readings by Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. Royalties from this book/CD will benefit the Junior Blind of America.

Guess How Much I Love You, written by Sam McBratney, illus. by Anita Jeram, narrated by Dan Russell, (Candlewick Press, 2007), 32p, Ages 3-7.
Originally published in 1994, this lovely book is now available with an animated storytime DVD. The unconditional love between father and son is captured in a charming bedtime game. Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare demonstrate their love for each other by how wide and long their arms can reach and how high their legs can hop. As he settles the young rabbit into a nest of leaves, the father gently tells his son, "I love you right up to the moon".

The Giant Jam Sandwich: Book and CD, written by John Vernon Lord/Janet Burroway, illus. by John Vernon Lord, (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007), 32p, Ages 5-8.
"One hot summer in Itching Down, Four million wasps flew into town." Faced with a painful problem, the townspeople devise a brilliant plan to trap the wasps in a giant jam sandwich. The whole town pitches in to help Bap the Baker make, bake, slice a huge loaf of bread, and carry it to Farmer Seed's field, where they spread on truckloads of butter and sticky strawberry jam and drop another slice of bread on top to trap the wasps (only three fly away). Children will enjoy the rhyming text and lively illustrations. First published in 1972, this edition includes a CD for hours of listening enjoyment.