Kids Book Index
Jennifer Maruno
In 2011, Hana is at school on Japan’s Honshu island when a tsunami crosses her village. From the hillside school, she sees the water wrench vehicles and boats through the trees. Although she survives and reunites with her family, her artist mother is killed. In the aftermath, the family turns to a practice she loved, painting birds together, as they look for comfort amid their loss.
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Tíos and PrimosJacqueline AlcántaraOn her first visit to her papa’s homeland, a young girl meets a large extended family. She knows some Spanish but feels anxious and intimidated when relatives ask whether she speaks it like her father. New sights, sounds, and unfamiliar relatives add to her uncertainty. As she spends time with her tías and primos, she realizes that they are simply happy to know her and that connection can take many forms.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Alpacas Here, Alpacas ThereCarrie TillotsonThis rhyming nonfiction picture book follows alpacas from their long history in the Andes of South America to farms in North America and elsewhere. People in the Andes domesticated alpacas from wild animals thousands of years ago, and millions are still raised there today. The book explores the animals’ lives and their dependence on human care as alpaca farming spreads around the world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Circus of ShadowsLidia BrankovićLika’s shadow begins behaving differently from her. It makes opposite movements, grows larger when Lika tries to hide, and carries her into a strange land of shadows. There, Lika arrives at an eerie shadow circus and must look within herself to find her way home. Her journey involves facing fear and confronting the parts of herself she has tried to conceal.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details