Kids Book Index
Bex Tobin Fine, illustrated by Federico Fabiani
A crawling baby races across a living-room floor that imagination turns into a racetrack. Familiar household space becomes a fast-moving world of obstacles and adventure. Told in playful rhyme, the story follows the baby’s determined crawl as though the child were a racecar. It celebrates the imaginative transformations and energetic persistence found in toddlerhood.
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At the WindowHope Lim, illustrated by Qin LengA child notices an older neighbor sitting at her broad front window during daily walks with a dog. Their exchanged smiles, nods, waves, and greetings gradually become a tentative friendship across generations. When the window is suddenly empty and the home is for sale, the child has a chance to view the neighborhood from inside it. That experience opens the child to fresh possibilities and a changed perspective.YOUNGEROn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Tunneler Tunnels in the TunnelMichael Rex, illustrated by Michael RexA mysterious tunneler digs through a tunnel, leaving readers to wonder why and where he is going. Other figures also perform actions that echo their own names, including a gardener who gardens in a garden. Repeated word forms and seek-and-find-style illustrations guide the story toward a surprise ending. The book playfully explores how related words can shift between people, places, and actions.YOUNGEROn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Flora and the JazzersAstrid Sheckels, illustrated by Astrid SheckelsFlora is a ferret who works as a scullery maid in a grand hotel full of fashionable animal guests. Set in the Jazz Age and shaped as a Cinderella retelling, the story follows her wish to hear her favorite band, the Jazzers. A stern manager forbids her plan, so Flora schemes for a way to attend when the band arrives to perform. Her chance comes when she helps the musicians.YOUNGEROn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details