Kids Book Index
Chitra Soundar
A vibrant variation on the traditional flood myth from the Irular tribe in Southern India.When Pattan finds a yellow-flower vine wilting in his valley, he replants and cares for it, watching as a pumpkin appears and grows taller than the goats, taller than the elephants, as tall as the very mountains.
How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip CookieGilbert Ford, illustrated by Gilbert FordIn this unique and clever picture book, Gilbert Ford sheds a little light on everyone’s favorite sweet treat—the chocolate chip cookie—and reminds readers everywhere that just because a story is told doesn’t mean it’s true.Crunch!Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the WorldChelsea ClintonChelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist ExtraordinaireAmy Guglielmo, Jacqueline TourvilleAs a child, Mary Blair noticed colors everywhere. One of the first women to be hired by Walt Disney Studios, she worked with men who mainly saw things in black and white and disliked her bright style.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details