Kids Book Index
Susanna Isern
Queen Panda has gone days without sleeping, leaving her subjects worried and worn out from attending to her around the clock. Animals arrive from throughout the kingdom and from far beyond it, each hoping to solve the queen’s problem, but none knows the answer. When a yawn spreads through the crowd and everyone else falls asleep, the queen must handle the work herself.
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MustafaMarie-Louise Gay, illustrated by Marie-Louise GayMustafa and his family have traveled a long distance to reach a new home. At night, he dreams about the country where he once lived and sometimes wakes unsure of where he is. While struggling to settle into unfamiliar surroundings, Mustafa meets a girl and her cat at a nearby park. Their friendship helps him through the process of adapting to his new life and place.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman FilmmakerMara RockliffThis biography introduces Alice Guy-Blaché, an early filmmaker drawn to storytelling and to film’s unexplored possibilities. Her work developed narratives, camera angles, and techniques that surprised audiences. In the late nineteenth century, she became the first director of a sound movie and of a narrative fiction film. The account also describes daring scenes from her filmmaking, including a pirate ship explosion and entering a tiger’s cage.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rocket the Brave!Tad Hills, illustrated by Tad HillsRocket the dog chases a butterfly across a meadow until it disappears into a forest. He wants to follow it, but the dark woods frighten him. Inside the forest, Rocket makes a new friend and discovers that he can be brave. The story follows his pursuit of the butterfly, his fear of the woods, and the friendship he finds there.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details