Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian

Jessica Spanyol. Candlewick Press (MA), $15.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2526-9

Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian by Jessica Spanyol finds the bibliophile giraffe star of Carlo Likes Counting becoming friends with Mrs. Chinca, an alligator librarian who, though initially scary to Carlo, wins him over quickly. Carlo happily enjoys all the library has to offer, including the books, ""colorful posters"" and ""chairs with wheels."" .

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