Kids Book Index
Jerry Spinelli
Mama Seeton has a simple whistle made from just two notes. When she uses it, her children return home for chocolate cake, affection, and time together. Across decades, the family changes, but the whistle remains their signal to come home for dinner. The story follows this familiar call as a lasting part of family life, linking shared meals and memories across changing years.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Oskar and the Eight BlessingsRichard Simon, Tanya SimonAfter Kristallnacht, Oskar is sent from Germany to America for safety. On Hanukkah in 1938, he walks up Broadway toward his aunt’s apartment and meets strangers who show him care. Set in New York City, the story follows a young refugee’s journey through a city where small acts of kindness offer hope.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD570LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nic Bishop FrogsNic BishopSimple text and close, stop-action photographs present information about frogs and amphibians. The photographs show frogs at a large scale and from very near range. Alongside the images, the book offers information about more than 5,000 kinds of amphibians. Its focus is the variety of these animals and a close visual look at frogs.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and SeparationEdwidge DanticatSaya’s mother is detained after living in the United States without documentation, leaving Saya and her father uncertain whether she will be released or deported to Haiti. Saya finds comfort in her mother’s recorded greeting, a song, and a bedtime story. Her father reassures her of her mother’s love while trying to seek help with the case. Saya writes a story about missing her mother, and it becomes part of those efforts, although the family’s long-term future remains unknown.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details