Kids Book Index
Alexandra Boiger, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger
This wordless picture book sends Lola into the world with a dream and the support of family and friends, exploring love as an answer to fear. On the journey, a woman, a wolf, and an enormous red bird save a mysterious butterfly. Pencil illustrations render their passage through a landscape filled with wonders.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Dim Sum, Here We Come!Maple Lam, illustrated by Maple LamEach Sunday, a young girl visits a dim sum restaurant with her extended family. The outing centers on eating and sharing many dishes together, with food, laughter, and family connection shaping the day. This story captures a recurring restaurant tradition through the girl’s enjoyment of the meal and the company of relatives gathered around it.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 470LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cicada SymphonySue FliessThis rhyming book explores cicadas and the sounds they make from evening through morning. It introduces the large variety of cicadas found around the world and explains that some emerge annually, while others come out only after thirteen or seventeen years underground. Alongside the lively text, the book includes facts about these noisy insects and back matter that extends the subject beyond the main pages.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lola’s Nana-Bibi Comes to VisitAnna McQuinnLola eagerly awaits the arrival of Nana-Bibi, her grandmother from Tanzania. Once Nana-Bibi comes to visit, she shares family time with Lola and Lola’s mother. Part of the Lola Reads series, the story centers on the excitement of welcoming a grandmother and the fun the family has during her stay. Warm mixed-media illustrations accompany this account of anticipation, a special visitor, and time spent together across generations.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details