Kids Book Index
Megan Wagner Lloyd
This picture book introduces Della and Ralph, two mice made from paper with a snip and a clip. In the middle of the night, they explore a dark house that is new to them. Their journey brings adventure and companionship as they find each other. Creature comforts are part of the nighttime exploration inside their new home, shown in layered mixed-media illustrations.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
SkyscraperJorey Hurley, illustrated by Jorey HurleySkyscraper follows the machines and trucks that turn an empty lot into a tall building. Active verbs accompany graphic images of the equipment at work, showing construction activity across double-page spreads. A glossary appears at the end. The book focuses on the vehicles and machinery involved in building a skyscraper from a vacant site.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My HeartCorinna Luyken, illustrated by Corinna LuykenMy Heart describes the heart through its many emotional states. It acknowledges sadness while giving particular attention to positive perspectives, and it connects caring for one’s own heart with kindness and empathy. The book’s lyrical text explores emotional experience as something that can hold different feelings rather than just one fixed state.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pokko and the DrumMatthew ForsythePokko is a frog whose parents give her a drum, then send her outdoors when its noise becomes too much. In the woods, her playing attracts a raccoon with a banjo, a rabbit carrying a trumpet, and a wolf who marches behind them. When the wolf eats the rabbit, Pokko tells him he cannot remain in the band if he keeps eating its members. He apologizes, and more animals join the growing musical procession through the woods. Pokko’s parents are eventually swept into the parade.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details