Kids Book Index
Greg Pizzoli
Owl is ready to sleep when an unfamiliar sound interrupts his bedtime. Trying to identify it, he searches his cupboard, beneath the floorboards, and inside the walls. His efforts grow increasingly desperate and leave his house in disarray. While Owl looks everywhere for the source, he misses a small squeaking clue connected to a mouse. The search turns a bedtime problem into a comic mystery.
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Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous HermanitasYuyi MoralesNiño’s toddler twin sisters take over the wrestling action as the Rudas, rule-breaking lucha libre wrestlers. They face characters including El Extraterrestre, the Olmec Head, El Chamuco, and La Llorona. Their wrestling tactics reflect familiar toddler behavior: a diaper blowout, resistance to a diaper change, teething, and demanding what they want. Niño finally stops them with an older sibling’s strategy of distraction. The story contrasts the Técnicos, who follow rules, with the Rudos, who do not.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Leave Me Alone!Vera BrosgolA grandmother wants enough quiet to complete her knitting, but her noisy home does not provide it. She sets off in search of peace, traveling as far as the moon. Along the way, she confronts bears, goats, and aliens, all while trying to return to her knitting. The story centers on her determined and increasingly far-reaching quest for time alone.All readersLexile Text Measure 490LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Horrible Bear!Ame DyckmanA little girl’s kite is broken in an accident involving Bear, and she angrily calls him horrible. Bear objects to the accusation, then considers acting in a way that would match it. The girl later makes a mistake herself and rethinks her judgment of Bear. Their misunderstanding begins with the damaged kite and develops into an unlikely friendship shaped by forgiveness.Younger ReadersLexile Text Measure AD420LATOS Book Level 1.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details