Kids Book Index
Litea Fuata
Filo is preparing to perform his first siva fa’ataupati at a Samoan family wedding. Although he has practiced the steps for weeks, he feels increasingly nervous as the day approaches, imagining butterflies growing in his belly. The story follows his effort to calm those nerves so he can dance and enjoy the celebration. It centers a child’s feelings before a performance within a family gathering.
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What if We...Vivienne ChangOn the second day of summer, Max feels he has run out of things to do. He imagines a series of possible adventures elsewhere, without noticing that he has a partner beside him. Max and his sibling Mimi spend time at the park, zoo, and pool before their imagination takes over. The story considers boredom, make-believe, and the discovery that being together can become an adventure.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before I Lived HereStacy S. JensenA boy investigates the history beneath the home and neighborhood where he lives. He moves backward from the building and its construction to the planning of the neighborhood, earlier ranchers and log cabins, and the Indigenous people who were evicted from the land. The journey continues as far back as dinosaurs. Each layer shows that the ground beneath an ordinary home has held many different lives and histories over time.Picture BooksWord Count 215On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nearly Exactly Almost Like MeJennifer BradburyTwo brothers hurry to an ice-cream truck, where another child questions whether they can be brothers because they look different. The older brother responds by naming shared likes and dislikes, including candy, swimming, and baths, and by affirming their parents’ love. Although the brothers are not biologically related, he understands their relationship as rooted in love rather than resemblance.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details