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Storytime with The Met: Wild About Books by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Marc Brown

Enjoy Storytime from home! Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books.

Enjoy Storytime from home! Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books. Join us every week for a picture-book reading and activity connected to The Met collection. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. In this special edition, author and illustrator Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur book series, reads Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, which Brown illustrated and connects it to English Study.

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English Study, Ink and color on paper, Japan
English Study
Japan
1873