Kids Book Index
Joe Cepeda
A young boy makes plans for a picnic with his grandmother and puts those plans into action by traveling on a pogo stick. He hops around town as he prepares, including getting cheese. The story keeps its attention on the boy’s unusual way of getting from place to place and on the picnic he intends for his grandmother. His movement through town on the pogo stick drives the action.
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A Song of FrutasMargarita EngleA girl visits her grandfather in Cuba, where he works as a pregonero, a singing street vendor. She helps him sell fruit as they walk through town, calling out names such as mango, limón, naranja, and piña. She also notices other vendors selling tamales, herbs, sweet potatoes, and candy, each with distinct names and songs. On New Year’s Eve, people buy twelve grapes apiece to make a wish for every month of the coming year.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, LostBetina BirkjærStump is the first to recognize that his beloved grandfather’s memory is fading because of dementia. He tries to preserve their relationship as the changes become harder to navigate. Following a crisis, Stump and his grandmother take on caring roles for his grandfather, continuing to meet him with love. The story centers on a child and family responding to memory loss while holding onto their connection across difficult changes.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
In the Meadow of FantasiesHadi MohammadiA girl with a physical disability watches a spinning horse mobile from her bed when a horse appears at her bedroom door. She then travels with seven horses on a fantastical journey. Along the way, the horses come together to share their visions and dreams. The story is framed as an imaginative parable centered on the girl and the seven horses.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details