Kids Book Index
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When a child owner falls asleep, a toy and a dog begin their nighttime activities. The story asks what they do while the child is sleeping and follows their secret adventures after dark. It centers on the imagined life of familiar companions once the household is asleep, pairing the toy and dog in a world that remains hidden from their owner.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food RemixJacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo LeeThis biography follows Roy Choi from his childhood helping at his family’s restaurant to his search for a place and purpose in cooking. Born in Seoul and raised in Los Angeles, he draws on Korean food, city life, and culinary training. After working as a chef, Choi and a friend open the Kogi barbecue-taco truck. The account also covers his cafés in struggling neighborhoods and his work teaching children to prepare and sell food.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the Hard Way)Patrick McDonnellA little red cat runs away from home and is pursued by an alligator, bear, chicken, and dragon. The chase continues through the alphabet as the group skates on ice, swings through a jungle, crosses mountains, and encounters a unicorn. Visual clues connect the adventures to consecutive letters, with all twenty-six words collected on the final page. By the end, the pursuing animals and cat reach a friendship.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer CodeLaurie WallmarkA picture-book biography of Grace Hopper, the Navy admiral and computer-programming pioneer. It traces the work of a woman whose ideas transformed computer science and notes the nickname “Amazing Grace.” The book includes humorous illustrations, a timeline, a bibliography, and a list of Hopper’s honors, placing her career and contributions in the history of computing.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details