Kids Book Index
Corey R. Tabor
Corey R. Tabor serves as both author and illustrator of this 40-page picture book. Although flight frightens her, a young bird elects to learn it. Balzer + Bray, a HarperCollins imprint, published it on February 2, 2021. The book received a Caldecott Honor and was named an ALA Notable Book of the Year.
This book appears on 5 reading lists across 1 edition from 5 organizations.
When Lola VisitsMichelle SterlingA Filipino American girl recalls a summer shaped by her grandmother Lola’s visit. She describes the season through familiar smells and tastes: sampaguita soap, mango jam, cassava cake, garlic and vinegar for lumpia, as well as pool chlorine, beach sunscreen, and tennis balls. Family food and memories join the summer’s everyday activities. When Lola returns to the Philippines, the signs of a new school year begin to replace summer, while the last of Lola’s mango jam remains.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
StarfishLisa FippsEleven-year-old Ellie loves swimming and feels most at ease floating in the pool like a starfish. At school, she is bullied and called cruel names because of her size. At home, her mother comments on Ellie’s weight, withholds food, imposes diets, and considers surgery. Ellie’s father supports her: he challenges her mother, helps her see a therapist, finds a doctor who is not anti-fat, and takes her to a plus-size children’s clothing store. A new neighbor, Mexican American Catalina, becomes a good friend as Ellie faces fat-shaming and searches for freedom in a weight-obsessed world.Fiction for ChildrenLexile Text Measure HL630LATOS Book Level 4.1On one of the same reading listsView book details
Over the ShopJonArno LawsonOver the Shop is a wordless picture book about a lonely girl and her grandparent in a run-down apartment above a shop. Their building becomes a home for a found family. The visual narrative also touches on queer pride and follows the work of making a place feel like home.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details