Kids Book Index
Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long
This picture book follows a child’s encounters with love in ordinary life. Its scenes include a child sharing food with a man who may be homeless and a police officer playing with children in park sprinklers. Another account describes a girl explaining her own understanding of love to her diverse family, connecting love with perspective and art.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Carmela Full of WishesMatt de la PeñaOn her birthday, Carmela is old enough to accompany her big brother on family errands around their neighborhood. She rides her scooter while he pushes a cart through stops including a laundromat, locksmith shop, and bodega. When she finds a dandelion, he tells her to make a wish before blowing its seeds away. Carmela imagines wishes for her parents, but falls and crushes the flower before choosing one. Her brother later takes her to the sea, where drifting dandelion seeds give her another chance to wish.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 630LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness CountsTrudy LudwigThis book uses brief wording and illustrations to show how one person’s action can contribute to a collective result. Images of diverse children connect individual acts of kindness with their effects on a wider community. Additional material includes suggestions for planting seeds of kindness in a community, along with recommended books and websites. The book’s focus is on kindness, individual action, and the way small choices can matter alongside the actions of others.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mommy, Carry Me PleaseJane Cabrera, illustrated by Jane CabreraBaby animals ask their mothers to carry them, and each mother does so in a different way. A lemur rides beneath its mother’s belly, a kangaroo travels in a pouch, a tiger is carried in its mother’s mouth, and a penguin stands on its mother’s feet. The sequence ends with a human child held in a mother’s arms. Other animal parents carry their young on tails or in their arms.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details