Kids Book Index
Heena Baek, illustrated by Heena Baek, Jiuen Kiaer
On a sweltering summer night when the heat makes sleep difficult, a Korean fairy tale unfolds around the moon and its drops. Granny shares those drops with her neighbors and helps bunnies without homes in the heat. The book draws on East Asian stories of the moon rabbit, whose generosity and sacrifice are honored by its image on the moon.
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Begin with a BeeLiza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Phyllis RootThis informational picture book follows the life cycle of a rusty-patched bumblebee queen. Beginning as she waits through winter underground, it asks and answers questions about her activities, habitat, and the eggs she lays. The account moves through spring, summer, and fall before returning to winter, when a new queen hibernates with what she needs to begin a colony. Scratchboard illustrations portray bees realistically within their natural surroundings.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sato the RabbitYuki AinoyaSato the Rabbit is a collection of short, surreal vignettes set in a world that resembles everyday life but shifts into wonder. Sato’s imagination turns routine activities and familiar objects into fanciful adventures. The stories also engage with the natural world, showing ordinary details transformed by curiosity and imagination. The collection uses these magical encounters to present a rabbit’s world of transformation, wonder, and curiosity.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mornings with MonetBarb RosenstockThis portrait of Claude Monet follows the artist through a single early morning later in his career. He rises at 3:30 a.m. to reach a flat-bottomed boat on the river, where fourteen paintings are underway. As dawn arrives and the light shifts, Monet moves from one canvas to another, selecting the painting that corresponds to the light at that moment. The account also incorporates details of his life and working methods across his career.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD790LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details