Kids Book Index
Mac Barnett
At bedtime, a child keeps asking questions instead of settling down to sleep. The questions include why the ocean is blue and what happened to the dinosaurs. A patient father answers with increasingly imaginative explanations for the child’s nighttime wonders. The book offers fantastical responses to natural phenomena and ordinary happenings, with black-and-white mixed-media illustrations accented by color.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
CircleMac BarnettCircle plays hide-and-seek with Triangle and Square. She sets a rule that nobody may enter the cave behind a waterfall because darkness frightens her. When Triangle is missing, Circle goes into the cave to find him. Inside, she confronts her fear, apologizes to Triangle, and the three friends reunite outside, wondering what other shape might still be in the cave.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My HeartCorinna Luyken, illustrated by Corinna LuykenMy Heart describes the heart through its many emotional states. It acknowledges sadness while giving particular attention to positive perspectives, and it connects caring for one’s own heart with kindness and empathy. The book’s lyrical text explores emotional experience as something that can hold different feelings rather than just one fixed state.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just in Case You Want to FlyJulie FoglianoA parent readies a child for independence with a succession of imaginative possibilities and reassuring offerings. Each possibility considers something the child may wish to do, including flying, singing, or crying, then supplies objects, sounds, or gestures that might help. The ideas range from useful items to deliberately unlikely ones. Playful illustrations follow the child through a day from morning to bedtime, alongside a varied group of characters that includes a child who uses a wheelchair. The open-ended structure encourages children to devise possibilities of their own.Under FiveWord Count 178On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details