Kids Book Index
Tyler Feder
This rhythmic, rhyming picture book celebrates the many ways human bodies can look. Its focus includes differing skin tones, body shapes, hair types, and other physical characteristics. Vibrant, detailed illustrations accompany a message of inclusion and acceptance, presenting every individual and every kind of body as part of the book’s wide-ranging celebration.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Don’t Hug Doug: (He Doesn’t Like It)Carrie FinisonDoug is an ordinary child with one clear preference: he does not want hugs. The story focuses on his ability to state that boundary and on the question of whether someone wants to be hugged. It also presents other ways of greeting one another when a hug is not wanted. Through Doug’s experience, the book addresses consent, bodily autonomy, and communicating personal choices with politeness.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD370LATOS Book Level 1.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Lost Package: A Lot Can Happen Between the Post Office and the DestinationRichard HoAfter an Asian American girl mails a package in New York City, it moves through postal processing and heads toward the airport. A pothole sends the box from a truck into a puddle. A Black boy finds it with his mother, notices a drawing of the Golden Gate Bridge, and takes it along when their family moves to San Francisco.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD330LATOS Book Level 2.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Boo! Baa, La La La!Sandra Boynton, illustrated by Sandra BoyntonOn Halloween, a cow gives a spooky greeting and hears an unexpected animal reply. She goes out into the moonlit night to discover who answered her call. Other animals join in, returning the greeting as a chorus. The story follows the cow through this small nighttime mystery, using animal sounds, Halloween atmosphere, and humorous mixed-media illustrations to build toward its surprise conclusion.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details