Kids Book Index
Tom Percival, illustrated by Tom Percival
Ruby has a worry that begins small and grows enormously. When she sees that another child has a worry too, the two talk with each other. Their conversation makes the worries become smaller. The book treats worry as something that can expand and change, and places Ruby’s experience alongside another child’s similar feeling.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Who Named Their Pony Macaroni?: Poems about White House PetsMarilyn SingerThis collection of poems introduces animals that lived at the White House alongside presidents and their families. Its subjects include mice, a goat, a snake, a parrot, a turkey, a raccoon, a dog, and a cow. Some poems are humorous, and the book includes informative notes and a bibliography. Collage illustrations accompany the poems about these presidential pets and other White House animals.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Spot & DotHenry Cole, illustrated by Henry ColeIn this wordless picture book, Spot the cat encounters Dot, a dog who is traveling through the city on her own. When Dot goes missing, Spot pursues her through city streets. Their journey is told entirely through intricately drawn black-and-white, cross-hatched images rather than written narration. The book centers on the cat’s search for the dog and their city adventure.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ruby’s SwordJacqueline VéissidRuby races after her two older brothers but cannot catch up with them. After finding sticks in the grass, she imagines her surroundings as a kingdom and treats the sticks as swords. She shares two of them with her brothers, yet they still refuse to let her join their play. Rain arrives later in the book, alongside watercolor, pencil, and digital illustrations.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD390LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details