Kids Book Index
Lily LaMotte
Chloe looks forward to Lunar New Year and celebrates the holiday with her family. As the day approaches, she takes part in longstanding traditions and helps prepare a feast. The story places family activity and food preparation at the center of the celebration, with mixed-media illustrations and back matter accompanying Chloe’s holiday experience.
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Lia & Luís: Puzzled! (Storytelling Math series}Ana CrespoLia and Luís, Brazilian American twins, receive a secret puzzle from their Vovó, or grandmother. As they try to assemble the jigsaw puzzle and uncover its hidden message, they learn new spatial skills. The story joins a family connection with mathematical thinking and problem-solving, using bold, colorful digital illustrations and including back matter. The grandmother’s puzzle drives the action and brings its spatial challenge into the story for the twins.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Real StorySergio Ruzzier, illustrated by Sergio RuzzierCat discovers a broken cookie jar and finds that every cookie has disappeared. Looking for an explanation, Cat asks Mouse what happened. Mouse responds with a succession of tall tales rather than a simple account of the missing cookies. The story turns the broken jar into a comic mystery between two animals, with mixed-media illustrations following Cat’s questions and Mouse’s increasingly elaborate explanations.Under FiveWord Count 365On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cicada SymphonySue FliessThis rhyming book explores cicadas and the sounds they make from evening through morning. It introduces the large variety of cicadas found around the world and explains that some emerge annually, while others come out only after thirteen or seventeen years underground. Alongside the lively text, the book includes facts about these noisy insects and back matter that extends the subject beyond the main pages.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details