Kids Book Index
David Sedaris
A young ogre changes herself into an adorable-looking figure to frighten her family, but the prank goes wrong when her face freezes. She must try to undo the change and reclaim her former monstrous appearance. The story centers on her wish to stop looking human and return to the face she recognizes as her own, raising questions about appearance, uniqueness, and what beauty means.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
The Dictionary StoryOliver JeffersDictionary longs to have a story of her own, so she brings the words on her pages to life. Her new characters quickly become unruly, colliding and creating disorder until a huge tantrum erupts. Alphabet, Dictionary’s friend, responds with a song that restores calm and arrangement to the pages. This playful story turns words, a dictionary, and the alphabet into characters as a planned adventure becomes a jumble.Five to NineWord Count 3798On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Counting WinterNancy White CarlstromA counting story moves through a snowy winter landscape as animals appear one number at a time. A red fox crosses the snow, followed by ravens, snowshoe hares, red squirrels, golden eagles, voles, musk oxen, sled dogs, owls, woodpeckers, and chickadees. Each group is introduced in a short stanza that describes how it occupies or acts within the season. The sequence concludes with twelve children greeting the arrival of spring. Scratchboard and watercolor artwork accompanies this progression from one through twelve.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PrunellaBeth FerryPrunella is born with a purple thumb rather than the green thumbs of her parents. She prefers unusual, foul, or dangerous plants, choosing corpse flowers, fungi, and poison ivy over more ordinary garden flowers. Her wild garden keeps other neighborhood children away. When a curious newcomer appears, Prunella must decide whether to preserve her solitude or make room for a tentative friendship among her plants.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details