Kids Book Index
Mirka Hokkanen, illustrated by Mirka Hokkanen
It is bath time, but Cat cannot be found until Kitty, Puppy, and several flies look closely. Their pursuit leads through shapes concealed in the scenes, including trapezoids, triangles, circles, squares, and others. Cat is described as literally bent out of shape, while the search uses housemates and sight gags to reveal the shapes that are hiding in plain view.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Great Cookie KerfuffleJessica Shaw, illustrated by Pauline GregoryOn a little farm, a cookie that has fallen to the ground becomes the focus of a dispute among the animals. More and more animals become involved in fighting over it, and the farm descends into disorder. The conflict then reaches above the farm as well, bringing a new kind of trouble overhead. The story follows the escalating commotion caused by one dropped cookie.Pre-KindergartenLexile Text Measure AD590LATOS Book Level 3.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Some of These Are SnailsCarter Higgins, illustrated by Carter HigginsSome of These Are Snails is a concept book about sorting, classification, patterns, and perspective. It presents familiar ideas in unexpected ways and uses a playful approach to ask how things can be grouped, distinguished, and seen differently. Rather than following a conventional plot, the book focuses on changing points of view and on the relationships among patterns and categories.Librarian Favorites — K–2nd GradeLexile Text Measure NP0LATOS Book Level 0.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Up to My Knees!Grace Lin, illustrated by Grace LinMei plants a sunflower seed and observes the plant as it grows. She compares its changing height with parts of her own body: first her toes, then her knees, and later her waist. Through Mei’s ongoing observation, the book connects a garden’s growth with measurement and shows how a child can use familiar points of comparison to track a plant’s height over time.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD340LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details