Kids Book Index
Eric Velasquez, illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Ramsey must rescue his grandmother after the octopus she is cooking grows enormous and captures her. He relies on art and quick thinking to free his abuela, then the tale takes an unexpected turn. Fold-out pages offer two ways to read the events: opened, they reveal Ramsey telling his family a story; kept closed, the octopus adventure appears to be happening for real.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Language Up Down Inside OutJooHee Yoon, illustrated by JooHee YoonThis interactive book explores everyday sayings through visual interpretations. Printmaking, drawing, and computer-created imagery use only Pantone red and blue to present the phrases, often with humor. Flaps, cutouts, gatefolds, and a central foldout make the book’s explanations physical as well as visual. Rather than defining sayings only with words, the book uses stylized pictures and page design to investigate the broad ideas they express.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Didn’t Stand UpLucy FalconeThis picture book considers oppression through the perspective of a child who watches others become targets and does not speak up. It draws on situations of oppression that children may encounter and follows the position of a bystander until that person becomes a victim. Children find the courage to confront bullies. Backmatter provides history about Pastor Martin Niemöller’s poem “First They Came.”Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ojiichan’s GiftChieri UegakiEvery summer, Mayumi travels to Japan to spend two months with her grandfather and help tend the rock garden he created when she was born. She gathers small keepsakes from their time together, including leaves, pinecones, and a stone. On a later visit, her grandfather uses a wheelchair and cannot look after the neglected garden. Mayumi directs her upset feelings at the garden before forming an idea that renews her connection to both the place and her grandfather. The story follows the memories and care they share across change.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details