Kids Book Index
Oliver Jeffers
It is Bridget’s birthday, and she hopes to spend time with her friends. Each friend is occupied with a different trivial errand or task, so none comes over to see her. Bridget faces the prospect of celebrating alone while the day passes. The central question is whether her friends will recall her birthday soon enough to join the celebration.
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Bear in the AirAllison WortcheBear flies alone in a hot-air balloon and feels proud to be high above his friends. When he is ready to return to the ground, he realizes that he does not know how to land. Bear must admit the problem and ask his friends for help. Together, they work to bring him home in this airborne adventure.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
TotoHyewon Yum, illustrated by Hyewon YumA young girl calls the birthmark on her forehead Toto. Although she often does not mind it, she worries that people stare at Toto instead of seeing her. Before she starts school, her mother cuts bangs to cover it for a while. At school, a new friend sees Toto when it is revealed, and the girl learns to accept the birthmark as part of herself.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just One WaveTravis JonkerLiam goes to the beach on a warm, sunny day but finds the water completely calm. Wanting a wave, he tries several imaginative ways to persuade one to appear: waiting, asking seagulls for help, and using a sandcastle as bait. When those ideas fail, he decides he must create a wave himself. The story follows his playful beachside problem-solving.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details