Kids Book Index
Bethan Clarke
An overly exuberant goat keeps offering increasingly silly rhyming ideas about where a mole lives. The guessing game unfolds in a cumulative pattern as the goat insists on trying to solve the question. Gus the Goat and Mavis Mole are the book’s named characters, with Mavis as the mole the goat is trying to locate. Playful illustrations accompany the rhyming suggestions.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
Hurry Home, Hedgehog!: A Bilingual Book of SoundsBelle Yang, illustrated by Belle YangA young hedgehog hurries toward home as a storm approaches. Falling pinecones and mice racing for their holes warn him about the changing weather. Thunder makes the sky seem angry, and heavy rain follows before the hedgehog reaches the safety of his warm den and his mother. The bilingual board book presents vocabulary in English and Mandarin Chinese, using sound words for events such as the falling pinecones, running mice, thunder, and rain.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Día de Muertos Números: A Day of the Dead Counting BookDuncan Tonatiuh, illustrated by Duncan TonatiuhA Day of the Dead altar is built one item at a time in this bilingual counting book. Each spread presents an item with brief Spanish and English text, while family members add it to a multi-tiered altar. By the end, ten relatives gather around the completed altar with candles, music, food, and drinks as they remember someone who has died. The book also includes an author’s note about the holiday.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety GuideAme DyckmanAt a museum, a child asks their parents how dinosaurs became extinct. A father answers by turning extinction into a playful lesson about everyday safety, including warnings about running with scissors and looking both ways. The book takes the form of a mock safety guide, connecting a child’s question about prehistoric animals with exaggerated cautionary advice and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details