Kids Book Index
Clayton Junior, illustrated by Clayton Junior
A wordless story follows a cat who fishes and sails in a busy, healthy ocean. A small sailing boat casts out a line to catch fish, but a large smoking trawler drops its net, putting the fish at risk. The cat responds cleverly and saves the day. Drawn linework tells this ocean adventure without words.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art in English and Spanish series *ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish (978-1-941026-66-3)Cynthia Weill, with K. B. BassechesThis bilingual alphabet book presents letters and animal names in both English and Spanish. Its photographs feature hand-carved animal figures from Oaxaca, Mexico, alongside wooden and ceramic sculptures. Folk artists Moisés Jiménez, Armando Jiménez, and their family made the carved figures shown. The book combines alphabet concepts with Mexican folk-art objects and bilingual animal vocabulary.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Penguin Day: A Family StoryNic BishopFull-color photographs follow a rockhopper penguin chick and its parents through a day in Antarctica. The chick hops, swims, eats, and snuggles with its family. Its parents care for the young penguin as the family lives by the sea. An author’s note adds information beyond the photo narrative. The book compares aspects of the penguins’ family life with those of people in many ways.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Go Sleep in Your Own BedCandace FlemingAt bedtime, Pig finds Cow asleep in his sty and tells her to return to her stall. Cow then finds another animal in her own bed, beginning a chain through the barnyard. Each awakened animal encounters a new sleeper where it belongs and passes along the same instruction. The circular sequence continues until a cat on the porch is picked up by a little girl, who brings him inside to share her bed. Repetition and animal sounds shape the bedtime mix-up.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD460LATOS Book Level 3.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details