Kids Book Index
Anna Kim
Danbi looks forward to inviting her friends to celebrate Children’s Day in the way she knew in Korea. She anticipates kites, tigers, and magic train rides, but the gathering takes place as a picnic behind her parents’ deli and does not match her plans. When the celebration falters, Danbi uses creativity to try to rescue the day for her friends. Her Korean celebration traditions shape what she hopes to share.
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NO Is All I Know!Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Leo EspinosaOliver McSnow says “no” so often that the word begins to grow. His repeated refusal shapes the world around him until he encounters his cousin’s cheerful “yes.” The contrast between Oliver’s constant no and his cousin’s yes changes his situation. The story follows his outsized response to language and the possibility of a different way of answering.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeLexile Text Measure AD450LATOS Book Level 3.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Don’t Lose Our Class GoldfishRyan T. Higgins, illustrated by Ryan T. HigginsThe companion to We Don’t Eat Our Classmates centers on Penelope Rex, a young dinosaur. Walter, the goldfish in her classroom, is the fear she cannot shake. Assigned to care for Walter during the weekend, Penelope must spend time with the pet that scares her. Ryan T. Higgins wrote this 48-page book, published by Disney Publishing Group in 2023.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeWord Count 622On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dillan McMillan Please Eat Your PeasDavid Schneider, illustrated by Jeff ShellyDillan McMillan faces a plate of peas that are small, green, warm, and buttery. He is a finicky eater and refuses to eat them, even as family members and friends plead with, prod, and nudge him. The story stays with Dillan’s firm resistance to the peas and the increasingly persistent people around him at mealtime, in a comic domestic conflict.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details