Kids Book Index
C. Hope Flinchbaugh, illustrated by Laurel Aylesworth
A child spends time living with Mommy and at Dad’s house while remaining part of one family in both homes. Mommy’s and Dad’s homes are different houses. The book presents homes as places that can change without changing family connection. It also states that families need not look alike. Love links the family members regardless of which house the child is in.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot SeeDavid LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike WohnoutkaMax the dog and Baby Cakes the cat appear in three stories about unseen forces and creatures. A ghost eager to scare others has an encounter with a mirror, while the wind disrupts a picnic by blowing leaves, the dog, and other things off the page. A tiny fairy with an errant wand also enters the action. Each episode plays with things the characters cannot see.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Holey MoleyBethan ClarkeAn overly exuberant goat keeps offering increasingly silly rhyming ideas about where a mole lives. The guessing game unfolds in a cumulative pattern as the goat insists on trying to solve the question. Gus the Goat and Mavis Mole are the book’s named characters, with Mavis as the mole the goat is trying to locate. Playful illustrations accompany the rhyming suggestions.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
NO Is All I Know!Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Leo EspinosaOliver McSnow says “no” so often that the word begins to grow. His repeated refusal shapes the world around him until he encounters his cousin’s cheerful “yes.” The contrast between Oliver’s constant no and his cousin’s yes changes his situation. The story follows his outsized response to language and the possibility of a different way of answering.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeLexile Text Measure AD450LATOS Book Level 3.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details