Kids Book Index
Alice Faye Duncan
This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday.
This Will PassJ. DonniniA gentle but powerful picture book that validates childhood anxiety and gives families a simple, repeatable mantra: "Be calm, it will pass."Featured in CBCBook's The Heart Remembers Spring 2026 ShowcaseA 2023 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year"Unlike many picture books that seek to comfort young audiences by assuring them…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Monsters in a Mess (Red Truck Monsters series)Candice RansomIn this rhyming second book in the Level 1 Ready-to-Read Red Truck Monsters series, the fun-loving family of monsters gets a new pet!A family of monsters go for a drive in their red truck and buy a new pet goldfish.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Our Friend Hedgehog: A Place to Call Home (Our Friend Hedgehog series)written and illustrated by Lauren CastilloFrom the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us comes a warm-hearted story about the meaning of home and the power of friendship to help you become your truest self.Families come in all shapes and sizes.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details