Kids Book Index
Bao Phi
After being bullied at school, Thuy walks home through snow and imagines that her footprints belong to different animals. At home, she does not initially want to discuss the day with her two mothers. Instead, they join her footprint game, giving her room to work through anger and hurt while gently asking about what happened. The story centers imaginative play as Thuy processes the experience.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks PlanetCurtis ManleyThis nonfiction account begins with why Earth can support life, then looks at scientists’ search for exoplanets that might do the same. It considers that life elsewhere could resemble familiar forms or be completely unknown. Brief material on exoplanets and powerful telescopes expands the main text. Illustrations follow an African American girl and her family visiting a science museum, where she imagines herself in the exhibits.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How to Read a BookKwame AlexanderA poem presents reading as an experience to savor, using the image of peeling and eating a clementine. It treats books as places for refuge and discovery, inviting readers to linger over words rather than hurry. Hand-lettered text is integrated with mixed-media artwork, old-book snippets, covers, and foldout elements that make turning through the pages part of the reading experience.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD770LATOS Book Level 2.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Grandma and MeMina JavaherbinIn this autobiographical story set in Iran, Mina recalls daily life with her grandmother. Bread arrives at their third-floor apartment in a basket on a rope, and Mina plays while her grandmother prays or sews chadors. Mina’s neighbor Annette visits with her own grandmother, who is Mina’s grandmother’s close friend. Although the two older women practice Islam and Christianity, their friendship includes compassion and care for their granddaughters.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenLexile Text Measure 619LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details