Kids Book Index
Dianne White, illustrated by Felicita Sala
At sunset, three siblings set out after their family dog and enter the changing world of night. They pull on boots, take flashlights, and explore the colors, shadows, and light around them. Their search carries them from home into a nighttime landscape where twilight gradually gives way to evening and darkness.
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A TASTE OF HONEY: KAMALA OUTSMARTS THE SEVEN THIEVESRebecca Sheir, illustrated by Chaaya PrabhatThis retelling draws on a folktale from India and Pakistan. Kamala lives in a rural village, gathers honey from her hives, and sells it at the market while she and her father struggle financially. As the story unfolds, she learns to depend on her own resourcefulness when facing problems. The book also includes a QR code for an audio version of the tale and creative storytelling activities connected with the story.Grades K–2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BURT THE BEETLE DOESN’T BITE!Ashley SpiresBurt is a ten-lined June beetle who wants to have a superpower like the other insects. He cannot carry 50 times his weight like ants, and he cannot spray paralyzing venom like certain termites. Instead, June beetles seem to chase porch lights and end up on their backs, waving their legs. Burt wonders whether he has any special skill at all, until other bugs’ powers fail and he discovers his own ability. Insect facts accompany the story.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure GN530LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
EMILE AND THE FIELDKevin Young, illustrated by Chioma EbinamaEmile loves a field near his home and spends time there through spring, summer, and fall. In warm weather, the field offers him bees, flowers, blossoms, and leaves, and he runs through it. Winter changes his relationship with the place: snow covers the field, and other children arrive with sleds. Emile misses the field and must share it during the colder season. Watercolor illustrations accompany this account of a young Black child’s companionship with a neighborhood field.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure AD580LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details