Kids Book Index
Darroch Putnam, Michael Putnam
Real photographs of flowers fill this board book, using blooms to explore color. Rather than stopping at basic color names, it looks at the many shades colors can have. Each page pairs colorful flowers with an introduction to how colors vary, offering a flower-filled way to notice a broader range of hues.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
FLUFFY MCWHISKERS: CUTENESS EXPLOSIONStephen W. Martin, illustrated by Dan TavisFluffy McWhiskers is a kitten whose appearance causes anyone who sees her to burst into sparkles and fireworks. Wanting to avoid hurting others, she tries to make herself less cute, including by getting a bad haircut, but those attempts only intensify the problem. Fluffy eventually runs away to a place where no one can find her. The story follows her effort to escape this strange power and her encounter with an unexpected friend.Birth–PreschoolLexile Text Measure AD530LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SOMETHING’S WRONG! A BEAR, A HARE, AND SOME UNDERWEARJory John, illustrated by Erin KraanJeff, a bear, goes through his morning having breakfast, watering plants, and trying on underwear from his grandmother. Yet he remains convinced that he has left something out. His friends help him get through a bad day as he tries to identify what is missing. The picture book follows Jeff’s growing sense that his routine is incomplete, even after he has completed several ordinary tasks. Underwear from his grandmother is one clue in the mystery.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SHAPES AND COLORSJohn CantyThis concept book turns the rainbow’s seven colors into a guessing game. Patterned text asks readers to identify objects shown first as silhouettes. The mystery images are revealed through painted illustrations after each guess. Colors and shapes provide the clues, inviting readers to compare what they see with possible object identities. The book uses a sequence of hidden and revealed images to explore color, shape, and visual recognition.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details