Kids Book Index
Karen Gray Ruelle
Joy has always wanted a dog, while Jump, a dog, has always wanted a kid. Across the seasons, each makes imagined companions from materials nearby: flowers and ferns, seashells and sand, sticks and mud, then snow. Their creations disappear, but the following spring Joy and Jump finally notice one another when their excited calls meet.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
The Last StandAntwan EadyOn Saturdays, a boy works alongside his grandfather, Papa, harvesting peppers, plums, pumpkins, and eggs for a farmers’ market stand. Papa’s is the remaining market stand in their Black community, where they serve regular customers and deliver fruit on the way home. When Papa becomes too tired to do the work, the boy tries to carry it on himself, first making bicycle deliveries and later pulling a wagon to town to open the stand. It is an intergenerational story set in the rural South.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Last ZookeeperAaron BeckerIn a flooded future where waterlogged buildings are the remaining signs of people, a construction robot named NOA tends a neglected zoo of rare and endangered animals. As another storm approaches, NOA builds an ark from wreckage and sets out to find land and a home for the animals. The wordless story follows the robot’s rescue mission through a post-apocalyptic landscape shaped by rising floodwaters.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just Like MillieLauren Castillo, illustrated by Lauren CastilloAfter moving with her mother to an apartment in a new city, a young girl feels at ease at home but is deeply shy around new people. Invitations to play with neighbors or attend story time make her cry. Then her mother brings home Millie, a rescue dog who sleeps beside her bed and joins her on three daily walks. Millie’s friendly manner attracts people, and the girl gradually feels safe enough to recognize familiar faces and say hello.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 361LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details