Kids Book Index
Kristen Tracy
A house cat spends the day on a streak of energetic mischief. He battles his reflection, disrupts morning tea, damages a potted plant, performs acrobatic feats, avoids the vacuum, and tears up the sofa. When a storm arrives, his bold antics give way to fear. The nighttime episode leaves him looking for comfort. Rhyming couplets and digitally rendered illustrations portray his busy, shifting mood.
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Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American LegendNoah Van Sciver, illustrated by Noah Van SciverA graphic novel investigates the creation of Paul Bunyan, the famous lumberjack of American tall tales. Set during a delayed winter train trip through Minnesota in 1914, it follows passengers who gather in snowy woods while an advertising manager tells a Bunyan story. That story connects to William Laughead, who developed the character for a timber-industry campaign. An introductory perspective also addresses Indigenous peoples and the harm done to land by the timber industry.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Skating Wild on an Inland SeaJean E. PendziwolA girl and her younger brother wake early to skate on a remote frozen bay of Lake Superior. After breakfast by the woodstove, they bundle up and walk through the woods, noticing sea smoke above the lake and tracks made by foxes, deer, hares, mink, and otters. At the shore, they put on skates and move across the wild ice. Beneath their feet, the lake makes sounds like distant thunder, cracking and rumbling. The story follows their winter outing from dawn through the sounds and signs of the natural world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cloud BabiesEoin ColferSix-year-old Erin enjoys looking for animal shapes in clouds with her parents, spotting foxes, polar bears, and rabbits. When she becomes very ill and spends extended periods in hospital, she continues cloud-watching through the window with new hospital friends. Her imagination helps connect her hospital experience with school life. Colorful illustrations accompany Erin's many hospital stays and cloud-filled game.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details