Kids Book Index
Diana Sudyka, illustrated by Diana Sudyka
A single piece of land changes across millions of years, from a prehistoric past through environmental change in the present. Its history includes destructive pollution as well as a later return of green growth. The book considers how life and land begin again after transformation, and includes back matter. Gouache and digital illustrations depict the land's long sequence of changes.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
In Every LifeMarla FrazeeThis reflective picture book considers experiences found across human lives, including love, loss, hope, joy, wonder, and mystery. Its words and wordless vignettes offer reasons for gratitude while showing different lives people live. The book was inspired by a call-and-response form of a Jewish baby-naming blessing, using that structure to hold both difficult and joyful parts of life together.All readersLexile Text Measure AD200LATOS Book Level 1.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All’s Right with the WorldJennifer AdamsIn a Black family, children share a day of small moments with their mother. Breakfast, a walk to school with a friend, time at the park, preparing dinner, and being tucked into bed form the rhythms of the day. The book is inspired by Robert Browning’s “Pippa’s Song” and uses lyrical text with a recurring reassurance that everything is right with the world. Colorful digital illustrations accompany this portrait of family life, daily routines, and time spent together.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and RollCharnelle Pinkney BarlowThis picture-book biography imagines the childhood of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an African American musician credited with creating rock and roll. As a young girl, Rosetta receives her first guitar from her mother, and music is central to the story. Her rural roots, community, and determination shape the account of her path toward a new musical genre.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details