Kids Book Index
Child’s Play
This die-cut board book turns into a monster mask for pretend play. Children can choose among contrasting monster moods and ways of acting, from silly or spooky to shy or chatty. Bold, colorful illustrations accompany the mask format as it explores playful monsters’ feelings, actions, and role-playing possibilities.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Zilbo's Forest: What's Up with That?Summer BentonOn a morning walk, Bogo the bear sees his friend Zilbo the dog but receives no greeting. Hurt by the apparent rejection, Bogo then ignores Hula the horse, who in turn ignores Tango the turtle. The confusing behavior passes from friend to friend until Mara the mouse asks whether someone is okay. A surprise explanation brings the animals back together.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let’s Be BeesShawn Harris, illustrated by Shawn HarrisA father and child begin by pretending to be bees, buzzing together as their play transforms them. Their make-believe continues through birds, trees, wind, rain, snow, and an avalanche. Text and illustrations follow their energetic transformations, creating a parent-and-child story about imaginative play and the natural world.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Millie Fleur Saves the Night (Millie Fleur series)Christy MandinIn Garden Glen, darkness has become something the townspeople fear: when evening comes, lights shine throughout the town. Millie Fleur knows that some enchanting sights belong to nighttime, but her nocturnal friends have disappeared since she arrived. She makes moon pies and grows a fragrant garden by moonlight, then asks her anxious neighbors to switch off their lanterns so the wonders of the dark can return.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details