Kids Book Index
Jess Hitchman
A biracial family spends a day at home together, with laughter, love, games, and quieter moments. The parents teach the children how to bake, and the family also sings and talks together. The story presents home as a place where both laughter and tears can be part of family life. Through its everyday scenes, it focuses on the activities and relationships that fill a household.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Hello, I’m Here!Helen Frost, photographed by Rick LiederA newborn sandhill crane takes its first uncertain steps beside its brother. The hatchling wonders whether its legs will hold and what will happen if it falls as it makes a wobbly first stand. Poetic text follows this beginning in the world, accompanied by close photographs of the young bird. The book stays with the crane’s early movements and questions, focusing on a hatchling’s first steps, exploration, and the presence of its sibling.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mommy SayangRosana Sullivan. Disney Book Group / Disney Press, illustrated by Rosana Sullivan. Disney Book Group / Disney PressIn a Malaysian village, Aleeya and her mother spend their days together, and Aleeya dreams of them dancing among huge hibiscus flowers. Her mother promises to remain with her. When her mother becomes ill, Aleeya offers love and hope, placing their close relationship at the center of the story during her mother’s illness in their village.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jump!Tatsuhide Matsuoka, illustrated by Tatsuhide MatsuokaA frog jumps, followed by eight more creatures. The book watches each animal to see whether it can do the same, contrasting subjects that are still with those that rise into the air. A grasshopper and rabbit also jump, while a snail may not. The repeated action turns the animal sequence into a question about movement and what different creatures can do.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details