Kids Book Index
Laura Gehl
Written by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Gareth Lucas, Odd Beasts is a nonfiction board book about unusual animals. It introduces a variety of animals characterized as nature’s oddballs, using short rhyming sentences alongside bold art. The book’s subject is the striking diversity of animals considered especially strange or distinctive.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Room for EveryoneNaaz KhanMusa and his grandfather take a daladala toward the beach in Zanzibar. Along the route, the vehicle collects more passengers and items, and the crowd grows increasingly large. The driver keeps inviting people aboard, telling Musa that there is room for everyone. The journey is told in verse and follows the bus as it becomes a crowded, communal ride to the shore.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD620LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Sang You Down from the StarsTasha Spillett-SumnerAn Inniniwak (Cree) mother speaks to the child she is expecting as the months before birth pass. She collects meaningful items for the baby’s medicine bundle and explains the significance and power of each one. After the baby is born, she returns to these items while preparing for the child to be welcomed by family and friends. The story connects pregnancy, birth, maternal love, and Cree traditions, describing the baby as a sacred bundle.Five to NineWord Count 421On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Most Beautiful StoryBrynjulf Jung TjønnVera runs through the night toward a lake at the top of a hill while the rest of the world sleeps. After the loss of her sibling, she seeks help from a magical, compassionate being. Through storytelling, this entity helps bring back memories of the sibling Vera has lost. The tale combines grief with hope and follows a sister’s search for comfort through imagination and story.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details