Kids Book Index
Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Leah Nixon
During an outing with her boy, an exuberant puppy believes the day cannot get better. Her antics become disruptive, though, and a scolding changes her mood abruptly. The pair’s day shifts from joyful to miserable before the puppy tries to put things right. A rhyming story about behavior, forgiveness, and the affection between a boy and his dog as their shared day takes another turn.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
A HOME UNDER THE STARSAndy Chou MusserAfter moving from a rural house to a city apartment, Toby feels lost and angry because the city lights hide the stars that were part of his family’s bedtime routine. Unable to sleep, he discovers a lion wandering through a nighttime jungle that has overtaken the city. The lion is searching for the North Star, and Toby joins him on a journey through the city to find it and make their way home.Birth–PreschoolLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WHEN I WAKE UPSeth Fishman, illustrated by Jessixa BagleyA child wakes before their parents and wonders how to fill the time before seven o’clock. Making breakfast, building a city, riding a scooter, and digging in the garden each open a different imagined path. Seth Fishman’s picture book presents these possibilities alongside one another, while Jessixa Bagley uses a separate color for each choice. Readers can follow all four paths across the pages or trace one color through the story, which ends with the child curling up between their parents.Birth–PreschoolLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
CIRCLE UNDER BERRYCarter Higgins, illustrated by Carter HigginsCircle Under Berry is a concept book built around looking closely at colors, shapes, and everyday objects. Its pages compare these elements and invite readers to see the same world from many perspectives. The book can work as an observation game and a spatial-awareness primer, while its language also plays like a tongue twister. Readers can explore the words and visual relationships at different reading speeds.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details