Kids Book Index
Shawn Harris, illustrated by Shawn Harris
A father and child begin by pretending to be bees, buzzing together as their play transforms them. Their make-believe continues through birds, trees, wind, rain, snow, and an avalanche. Text and illustrations follow their energetic transformations, creating a parent-and-child story about imaginative play and the natural world.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.
Big EnoughRegina Linke, illustrated by Regina LinkeAh-Fu has a lively imagination but doubts that he can become the Oxherd Boy. When he is finally allowed to bring the family ox home from pasture, the responsibility feels too large. Fear and self-doubt accompany the task, yet Ah-Fu uses courage, creativity, collaboration, compassion, and his own wits to meet it. In doing so, he comes to see that he can handle more than he believed.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PencilHye-Eun Kim, illustrated by Hye-Eun KimIn this wordless picture book, a forest is cut down and transformed into pencils. One pencil then passes through manufacture and a store before reaching a young artist. The artist uses it to draw a forest, completing a visual cycle that links loss, making, imagination, and renewal. The story follows how an everyday object changes from living material into a tool for creating something new.Librarian Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Maisy’s RocketLucy Cousins, illustrated by Lucy CousinsMaisy and Cyril travel in a rocket to a space station in this rocket-shaped board book. Their outing includes floating in space, making repairs, and following bedtime routines during their first outer-space adventure. The story follows Maisy’s trip beyond Earth, with the book itself shaped like the vehicle that carries them.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details