Kids Book Index
Margarita Engle, illustrated by John Parra
From Eloísa’s window, music fills the day. Birds and cats join daily choruses, songs travel from a neighbor’s radio, and children below play maracas and bongo drums. A lute, cowbell, and güiro add to the street’s sounds. The book also asks whether music can help when a family faces hardship and illness.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Quiet Night, My Astronaut: The First Days (and Nights) of the War in UkraineOksana Lushchevska, illustrated by Kateryna StepanishchevaSet during the opening days and nights of war in Ukraine, the book is narrated by a frightened child living near the front lines. She resists giving in to fear and imagines an astronaut, a higher power she believes watches over and protects her family. The account brings love, trauma, fear, and hope into view.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
LET’S GO! / HAW ÊKWA!Julie FlettA young Cree boy watches a skateboarder from his window and becomes eager to ride. His mother gives him her old skateboard, and he practices on sidewalks, at the park, and in Auntie’s yard. He falls, gets back up, and watches other riders before eventually becoming an experienced skater himself. Later, he and other young riders sit with a newcomer until she is ready to begin.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Finding NormalStephanie FarisAfter a severe storm floods Temple’s neighborhood, the twelve-year-old and her family move to another town. They obtain temporary housing, but Temple finds it difficult to begin at a new school in the middle of the year and to face classmates’ attention to her family’s circumstances. At home, the family works to adjust while trying to work out how they can pay to rebuild. Temple also organizes a fundraiser after the flood uproots her family.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeLexile Text Measure 701LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details