Kids Book Index
Hyewon Yum
Every Saturday, a little girl goes to swimming lessons with a stomachache. At the pool, the noise, wet slippery floor, and tight swim cap make her uneasy. Her instructor, Mary, tells her that she can sit at the pool’s edge if she does not want to enter the water that week. The story centers on her experience of approaching swimming at her own pace.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
StumpkinLucy Ruth Cummins, illustrated by Lucy Ruth CumminsOutside a city shop, Stumpkin sits among a display of orange pumpkins waiting to be selected for Halloween. Unlike the others, he has no stem. As customers take home the other pumpkins, which later appear as jack-o’-lanterns in nearby apartment windows, Stumpkin remains behind. Even a gnarled yellow gourd is chosen before the shop closes on Halloween night. The story follows this stemless pumpkin’s uncertain place in the display and his relationship with the shopkeeper’s black cat.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 500LATOS Book Level 2.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Benji, the Bad Day, and MeSally J. PlaSammy’s day goes badly from school onward: he gets in trouble for kicking a fence, misses out on pizza at lunch, and walks home through pouring rain. At home, he finds that his autistic younger brother, Benji, is having a difficult day as well. Benji uses a special play-box when he needs to feel safe and comfortable. As the brothers share a hard day, Sammy’s outlook changes when unexpected help arrives.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD500LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sea Creatures from the SkyRicardo Cortés, illustrated by Ricardo CortésA shark says that aliens abducted it, but its friends do not believe the account. The shark tries to convince them that the strange event truly happened while seeking to understand a world above as well as below the sea. Told in verse, the story is paired with vivid mixed-media illustrations.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD480LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details