Kids Book Index
Sade Fadipe
Adanah visits her grandfather in Modakeke, Nigeria, in an alphabet story that moves from A through Z. The letters introduce objects and moments from her time in his village: a camera, an eagle above the trees, a pump used to fetch water, and stories from Auntie Sumbo. Adanah recalls the village’s rural pace alongside the busier city where she lives. Watercolors depict the alphabetical objects.
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Kol Hakavod: Way to Go!Jamie Kiffel-AlchehThis book explores the Hebrew phrase “kol hakavod,” connecting it with praise, honor, and respect. It focuses on kind actions and good deeds, including those done when no one else is watching. Small acts of kindness are presented as important, even when they may seem little. Rhyming text follows the idea that people can recognize and value considerate deeds, both visible and unseen.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Word PiratesSusan CooperCaptain Rottingbones and his pirate crew eat words, so they raid books for fresh language and devour stories. Their theft reaches the Word Wizard, whose stories contain words the pirates want. The Wizard and the children she reads to resist the pirates’ attack on books. She treats words as belonging in stories and uses a powerful pen against the crew. Colored ink, pencil, watercolor, and acrylic illustrations accompany the tale.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
An Owl at SeaSusan Vande GriekBased on a true event, An Owl at Sea tells of a Short-eared Owl that lands on an oil rig in the North Sea, far from shore. Weak and tired, the owl shelters on the deck while rig workers provide food and a makeshift refuge. When a helicopter carries workers home, the bird travels with them and is handed to the Scottish SPCA. Poetic text and watercolor illustrations recount the owl’s unexpected rescue at sea.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details