Kids Book Index
Grace Lin
Little Snow has a large new feather bed, but cannot resist jumping on it when things are quiet. His mother says the bed is meant for sleeping, yet Little Snow keeps bouncing. As he jumps, the feathers from his cloudlike bed fall onto the city apartments far below, revealing the source of the winter snowfalls.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Pokko and the DrumMatthew ForsythePokko is a frog whose parents give her a drum, then send her outdoors when its noise becomes too much. In the woods, her playing attracts a raccoon with a banjo, a rabbit carrying a trumpet, and a wolf who marches behind them. When the wolf eats the rabbit, Pokko tells him he cannot remain in the band if he keeps eating its members. He apologizes, and more animals join the growing musical procession through the woods. Pokko’s parents are eventually swept into the parade.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My FootprintsBao PhiAfter being bullied at school, Thuy walks home through snow and imagines that her footprints belong to different animals. At home, she does not initially want to discuss the day with her two mothers. Instead, they join her footprint game, giving her room to work through anger and hurt while gently asking about what happened. The story centers imaginative play as Thuy processes the experience.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenLexile Text Measure 630LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Crab Cake: Turning the Tide TogetherAndrea TsurumiOcean creatures go about their usual lives until a ship releases a huge load of trash into the water. Crab has been baking cakes, which draw the animals out of hiding after the pollution disaster. Supported by food and by checking in with one another, the animals make a plan to return the garbage to the people who dumped it. The group responds collectively to the damaged water.Picture Books for Young ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details