Kids Book Index
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Maggie feels separate from the rest of her family as her parents prepare for a new baby and her twin younger brothers remain wrapped up in their own world. Because she loves animals, she hopes a puppy will help. On her birthday, however, she develops hives and rashes while choosing one and learns she has severe allergies to animals with fur. Maggie must reconsider what kind of pet, if any, can fit into her life.
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Over the ShopJonArno LawsonOver the Shop is a wordless picture book about a lonely girl and her grandparent in a run-down apartment above a shop. Their building becomes a home for a found family. The visual narrative also touches on queer pride and follows the work of making a place feel like home.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Time Is a FlowerJulie MorstadAn imaginative picture book uses nature, play, colorful pages, and metaphor to explore the abstract idea of time. Its images and language consider the passage of time rather than presenting it as a straightforward subject. The book brings together playful activity and the natural world as ways of approaching a concept that can be difficult to see or explain.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD490LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Anita and the DragonsHannah CarmonaIn her Dominican Republic village, Anita imagines herself as a princess and watches “dragons” roaring overhead as she moves across cement rooftops. Though she does not let them frighten her from afar, she must face them when she leaves for a new home far from what she knows. The story follows Anita’s mixed feelings about departure, including excitement, sorrow, fear, and courage, as she undertakes a journey to another country.All readersLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details