Kids Book Index
J. F. Fox
One family turns its weekly bedtime routine into a wrestling event. The children face an “ultimate Bedtime Blitz” as the evening becomes a playful showdown rather than an ordinary trip to bed. Rollicking text and vibrant digital art accompany the family’s recurring tradition, including a diaper joke. The story presents bedtime as a shared, energetic family game built around wrestling-style action.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Bird HugsGed Adamson, illustrated by Ged AdamsonBernard has wings so long that he cannot fly like the other birds. Unsure what his wings are for, he wonders whether they have any value at all. A meeting with a sad orangutan leads Bernard to a different understanding of what makes him unusual. Through this unexpected friendship, Bernard discovers a purpose for his wings and comes to embrace the difference that had troubled him.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD480LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Stopwatch from GrampaLoretta GarbuttAt the start of summer, a child receives Grampa’s stopwatch after his death. The object brings back memories of the many things Grampa timed, from races and ice-cream eating to a caterpillar’s trip up a pant leg, but those memories are initially too painful. The child puts the stopwatch away in a sweater drawer as the seasons pass. When it is found again, the immediate hurt has eased, and it recalls warmer memories of time spent with a beloved grandparent. The story follows loss, remembrance, and gradual healing.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Green on GreenDianne WhiteA family’s year unfolds through a series of seasonal scenes and rhyming three-line verses. Each season emphasizes only a few colors, with every verse ending on a distinct shade or form of green. Watercolor, gouache, and colored-pencil illustrations follow the brown-skinned, blue-eyed family as the weather and landscape change. Time also brings a major transition at home: the mother’s pregnancy leads to the arrival of a new baby near the end of the year.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 350LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details