Kids Book Index
Ray Jayawardhana
As a girl gets ready for bed, her father connects her to the elements and immense scale of the cosmos. The book brings together a child’s sense of wonder and the universe through these bedtime comparisons. Colored-pencil illustrations accompany this father-and-daughter look at the child’s place within a vast universe.
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Rita & Ralph’s Rotten DayCarmen Agra DeedyRita and Ralph meet beneath an apple tree each day to play together. A new game on one particularly bad day leaves one of them crying. After the game goes wrong, the friends work out a compromise. Their usual play is interrupted when the new game changes things. The book draws on a classic hand game and uses digital art.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let’s Go to Taekwondo! A Story about Persistence, Bravery, and Breaking BoardsAram Kim, illustrated by Aram KimYoomi and her friends prepare to take the taekwondo test for yellow belts. Although she wants a yellow belt, Yoomi is frightened by the board-breaking part of the test. Her grandmother comes to her aid, and her friends help her as she learns Korean self-defense and works toward passing. Animal friends join Yoomi in cartoon, colored-pencil, and pastel illustrations.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Covid-19 HelpersBeth BaconDuring the 2020 pandemic, the book gives information about COVID-19 and highlights people working against the virus. It recognizes helpers in the community as well as children who contribute in their own ways. Simple, colorful illustrations and back matter accompany the account of the coronavirus and those responding to it. The people described take part in an effort to help.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details