Kids Book Index
Thái Nguyễn, Monique Truong, illustrated by Dung Ho
Mai would rather wear glamorous movie-star dresses than the traditional Vietnamese áo dài for the Lunar New Year celebration. Her father tells her about her grandmother, a skilled seamstress. Through that family history, Mai comes to understand how love, culture, and tradition are woven into the áo dài, and begins to see it differently.
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Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About SharingMatthew Diffee, illustrated by Matthew DiffeeA sheep says “baa,” but a goat insists that the sound belongs to it, starting a dispute among farm animals over which sounds are theirs. Sheep and Goat try out increasingly unusual alternatives as the argument grows. An alien also enters the clash over sounds. The story eventually reaches a comic compromise about sharing, using animal noises as the source of its conflict and humor.Birth–PreschoolATOS Book Level 2.1AR Interest Level LG K-3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Pollinator Garden: How I Plant for Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, and MoreJordan Zwetchkenbaum, illustrated by Kate CosgroveThis guide explains how pollination works and why different pollinators need different plants. It introduces bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, wasps, bats, birds, and the flowers that provide pollen and nectar. The book focuses on native North American plants and the ways plants and animals depend on one another. Back matter includes information for starting a pollinator garden, plus a glossary, bibliography, and index.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Our Gorgeous BabySmriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Eve CoyA family welcomes and celebrates a new baby, taking in the untidy, loud, and tiring parts of daily life with her. Stinky diapers, messy food, and nights filled with noise are all part of the baby’s arrival. The family approaches these moments with gentle humor and affection, holding onto love amid the practical, exhausting realities of caring for an infant.YOUNGEROn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details