Kids Book Index
Cover of BEN YOKOYAMA AND THE COOKIE OF PERFECTION

BEN YOKOYAMA AND THE COOKIE OF PERFECTION

Matthew Swanson, illustrated by Robbi Behr

A fortune cookie’s message about practice and perfection sends Ben Yokoyama on a mission to make both himself and the people around him perfect. He looks for better parents, new hobbies, and a new best friend, Darby, whose secret identity may be the superhero Darbino. Ben’s pursuit eventually puts him at risk of losing things he loves, including baseball, honesty, and his dog’s enthusiastic kisses. This is the third book in the series.

This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.

Back to all books

Book details

Lexile Text Measure
610L
ATOS Book Level
4
Word Count
31645
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Family · Friendship · Humor · Self Acceptance · Sports
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published
December 7, 2021
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9780593302774
Language
English
See the original list
All books
Cover of Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing MoneyEscape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing MoneyTom SullivanThis nonfiction account reconstructs the 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305, the only airplane hijacking in the United States that remains unsolved. A man bought a ticket in Portland for a flight bound for Seattle, made demands, and later escaped by parachute with ransom money. He was never caught. Told in a minute-by-minute format, the book uses primary-source material to revisit a case that drew national headlines during the 1970s and left the missing money unexplained.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cover of Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger series)Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger series)Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Jon KlassenSkunk and Badger set out on a field expedition for Badger’s rock research. Skunk is an inexperienced but eager backpacker, carrying an oversized pack to their campsite, while Badger searches for an agate. Instead, Badger discovers a dinosaur egg with a baby about to hatch. Badger’s cousin Fisher wants the rare egg and enlists Norway rats to remove it from its cave. Agatha and the other chickens, along with Skunk and Badger, work to protect the young creature.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 619LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cover of CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVESCAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVESDav PilkeyIn the second Cat Kid Comic Club installment, Li’l Petey works with his frog friends on the idea of perspective. That concept shapes both their drawings and the way they relate to one another. The book brings creative work and relationships together as the characters learn to consider different points of view. Its cast includes Li’l Petey, Moni, Aleta, and a group of twenty-one rambunctious tadpoles returning for another creative adventure.Grades 3–5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details