Kids Book Index
Andrea Davis Pinkney
This treasury brings together five poems about the early relationship between parents and children. Its pieces celebrate Black and Brown babies through family interactions, affection, affirmation, and the changes of a brand-new life. The collection follows tender, everyday moments as a child grows, presenting love and encouragement within a family setting.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions.
ListenGabi SnyderA biracial girl steps onto a busy city street and first hears only noise. The text asks readers to pause and notice individual sounds: a dog barking, a horn beeping, a truck moving, a motorcycle, shoes on pavement, a jump rope, and a greeting across a playground. Walking to school with her father and younger sibling, she keeps listening. At school, attention turns to the sounds and effects of words, including words that are short, long, happy, or hurtful, as well as quiet and one’s inner voice.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 1.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bubbles … Up!Jacqueline DaviesAt a neighborhood pool, an exuberant child spends the day swimming, splashing, diving, and playing with friends. A mother and younger sibling watch from nearby as the child imagines moving through the water in many ways. When a thunderstorm arrives, the younger sibling gets too close to the pool’s edge, and the child must respond quickly. The story combines energetic pool play with a moment that calls for bravery and care.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 221LATOS Book Level 1.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sun Flower LionKevin Henkes, illustrated by Kevin HenkesSix short chapters introduce a sun, a flower, and a lion, linking them through the same central shape and repeatedly asking readers to identify each one. The story shifts into the lion’s dream of a field of flowers as large as the sun. In the dream, the flowers become cookies, which the lion eats before waking hungry. He runs home for supper, then goes to sleep, ending the day with his family.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details