Kids Book Index
Cindy Derby, illustrated by Cindy Derby
Panda wants to reach a beautiful red butterfly, but an icy, slippery slope stands in the way. A sympathetic narrator encourages Panda as the climb continues. The story follows this effort to make it up the mountain in search of the butterfly, with hazy mixed-media illustrations showing Panda’s ascent and the red destination ahead.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of PrepositionsAnna Hrachovec, illustrated by Anna HrachovecThis picture book uses photographed knitted cats to introduce prepositions. Each colorful cat is placed in relation to another object, letting its position express a preposition while the cats’ quirky behavior shapes the scenes. The book joins a playful cat premise with an early language concept, using knitted feline figures and their changing locations as the focus of every example.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
B Is for BananasCarrie Tillotsoni, llustrated by Estrella LourençoThis alphabet-story book follows a Banana who rejects the narrator’s effort to make the alphabet journey into a bedtime tale. As the letters proceed, Banana insists that, as the book’s star, the story ought to focus on bananas instead. The result is a comic clash between narrator and character, with the banana resisting bedtime amid deliberately zany alphabet antics. It moves through every letter while its would-be bedtime framing is challenged.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD350LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family CelebrationNatalie DaiseAfter Mama goes to work and Big Sis leaves for school, Bobo spends the day making okra stew with his father. They gather vegetables from the garden, Papa catches shrimp, and Bobo collects shells. In the kitchen they prepare vegetables and seasonings, add shrimp, and bake cornbread. Papa tells Bobo he learned the dish from his own father, and the family later eats the meal together, continuing a Gullah Geechee tradition.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details