Kids Book Index
Stephanie Seales
A young African American girl rides horseback with her father through the city at dawn. Sharing his love of horses, she discovers her own sense of being a cowboy during their time together. Their urban ride places horses and cowboy identity in the middle of a parent-child outing, celebrating the pleasure they find in the journey and in one another’s company.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
Born Naughty: My Childhood in ChinaJin Wang, with Tony JohnstonIn this memoir, Jin Wang recalls being eight years old in Nan Ba Zi, a small village in Inner Mongolia, China. She lives with her family in a one-room mud hut without electricity or running water. Daily life includes school, climbing trees, looking for wolves, planting potatoes, gathering mushrooms, and preparing for occasional special events. Jin also recounts hardships, including a harsh winter and getting her tongue stuck to a frozen door handle.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bunny Should Be SleepingAmy HestBunny is in bed waiting for Dad’s usual nighttime check-in, but Dad is late. Tired of waiting, Bunny leaves his room with a wagon packed with water, a blanket, a snack, and a favorite book. He heads out to check on Dad instead. The story follows this reversal of the bedtime routine as father and son show care for one another.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Noodles on a BicycleKyo MaclearIn a busy Japanese city, children watch noodle deliverymen cycle through the streets with stacks of soup bowls and soba boxes balanced on one shoulder. The children run alongside them and pretend to be delivery workers, but their own bowls of water tumble to the ground. At day’s end, the children eat noodles delivered by their father, who is one of the riders. The story follows the specialized work of bicycle noodle delivery and the family meal that follows.All readersLexile Text Measure 479LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details