Kids Book Index
Fang Suzhen
Xiao Le’s grandmother lives in a distant village, making a day spent visiting her unusual and important. During this visit, Grandma is frail, and she dies soon afterward. Xiao Le’s mother grieves her loss. He tries to comfort her by describing what he believes Grandma is doing in Heaven, bringing their family’s memories and spiritual beliefs into the story.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Mr. Squirrel and the MoonSebastian MeschenmoserMr. Squirrel wakes to find what he believes is the moon resting in his tree. In fact, it is a wheel of cheese, but he fears that others will think he stole the moon and send him to jail. His imagination takes over as he tries to remove the supposed moon before anyone comes looking. The story follows his increasingly anxious efforts to solve this mistaken problem.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SupertruckStephen SavageIn a city, a bucket truck, fire truck, and tow truck each perform an important job, while a garbage truck simply collects trash. When a blizzard arrives, the other trucks become stuck in the snow and cannot work. With a snowplow added, the garbage truck becomes Supertruck and takes on the emergency. The vehicle hero later remains anonymous. Personified trucks and the snowstorm shape a story about an overlooked garbage truck becoming the one able to help.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD370LATOS Book Level 1.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hippos Are Huge!Jonathan LondonAn informational picture book about hippopotamuses, presenting their size, speed, and formidable tusks. It notes that a hippo can weigh the equivalent of fifty men and run at twenty-five miles per hour. The book follows the animals as they move beneath the water, engage in tug-of-war, fling dung, and nuzzle their young in mud. It also identifies the hippopotamus as Africa’s most dangerous animal while showing playful behavior.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details