Kids Book Index
Tomie dePaola
In a small kingdom, the death of a beloved king leaves his powerful Imperial Robe to a young prince. The king’s evil brother tears the robe into pieces, threatening its power. The kingdom’s townspeople are asked to sew a magic robe from the shredded material and restore what was lost. The story follows the prince’s inheritance, the destruction of the robe, and the townsfolk’s response.
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The United States v. Jackie RobinsonSudipta Bardhan-QuallenThis nonfiction picture book examines Jackie Robinson’s 1944 Army court-martial. After an order ended segregation on military posts and buses, Robinson refused a driver’s demand to move to the back of an Army bus. Military police charged him with two crimes, but witnesses and commanding officers supported his account at trial, leading to a not-guilty verdict. The book also places this episode alongside Robinson’s later barrier-breaking Major League Baseball career.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jack (Not Jackie)Erica SilvermanSusan's younger sibling, Jackie, prefers ties and bugs to dresses and fairies and would rather be called Jack. Susan gradually recognizes that Jack's identity does not change the person she knows on the inside. As the family responds to Jack's wish to be understood as himself, the story follows a sister learning acceptance. It centers on sibling relationships, identity, and recognizing a loved one as they are.Five to NineWord Count 669On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More than 500 Million YearsDavid ElliottPoems introduce prehistoric creatures across more than 500 million years of life on Earth, from Dunkleosteus through the woolly mammoth. The book combines these concise verses with watercolor illustrations of ancient life. It also includes a timeline and notes, placing individual creatures within a much longer span of Earth’s past. Poetry and science meet in an exploration of prehistoric animals and their changing world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details