Kids Book Index
Bess Kalb, illustrated by Erin Kraan
Buffalo Fluffalo arrives acting large, tough, and full of self-importance. His bluff is eventually revealed, and a rainstorm exposes a different side of him. Told in rhyme, the story follows a buffalo whose bold manner does not tell the whole truth. Its events turn on the gap between how he presents himself and what is uncovered when the weather changes.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Aloha EverythingKaylin Melia GeorgeYoung Ano has been connected to her island home since birth, but she still has much to learn. As she begins to dance hula, a storytelling form that carries Hawaiian knowledge, history, and folklore, she comes to understand aloha. Her experience of home includes canoes on ocean waves, hawks in the sky, and lizards moving through forest trees. Told in verse and collage illustrations, the book follows Ano as she grows into a deeper love for her Hawaiian island home.Librarian Favorites — K–2nd GradeLexile Text Measure AD940LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Dictionary StoryOliver JeffersDictionary longs to have a story of her own, so she brings the words on her pages to life. Her new characters quickly become unruly, colliding and creating disorder until a huge tantrum erupts. Alphabet, Dictionary’s friend, responds with a song that restores calm and arrangement to the pages. This playful story turns words, a dictionary, and the alphabet into characters as a planned adventure becomes a jumble.Five to NineWord Count 3798On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BUTT OR FACE? CAN YOU TELL WHICH END YOU’RE LOOKING AT?Kari LavelleThis animal guessing-game picture book begins with close-up photographs and asks whether each image shows an animal’s face or its rear end. The following page reveals the complete animal and includes facts about it. The animals use camouflage and other forms of trickery in their habitats; examples include a frog whose rear resembles eyes and a turtle that breathes through its rear. Color photographs, puns, and animal information shape the book’s playful nonfiction approach.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details