Kids Book Index
Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Levi Hastings
The coded question “Are you a friend of Dorothy?” becomes a history of how LGBTQ+ people found community and safety when they were forced to hide.
Safe CrossingKari Percival, illustrated by Kari PercivalSafe Crossing is a nonfiction picture book written and illustrated by Kari Percival about citizen scientists who help migrating amphibians cross roads and work with local government to build a wildlife tunnel.Grades K–2Lexile 620LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped AmericaClint Smith, adapted by Sonja Cherry-PaulThis young readers adaptation visits historic sites across the United States to examine how slavery is remembered, obscured, and woven into the nation's present.NonfictionOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Kaho‘olawe: The True Story of an Island and Her PeopleKamalani HurleyAsian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Pasifika Picture Book Winner A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection School Library Journal Best Books 2025 New York…NonfictionOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details