Kids Book Index
Kate Beaton, illustrated by Kate Beaton
After Shark Girl is caught in a fishing captain’s net, she decides to seek revenge. With help from a sea witch, she becomes a human sailor and begins planning a mutiny, but she needs the crew’s help before she can act. Her sense of justice extends to fish and people alike as she works out a clever way to escape. The story reshapes a classic mermaid tale.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
Night WalkJason Cockcroft, illustrated by Jason CockcroftBefore sunrise, a boy and his grandfather set out along a route that Grandma loved, hoping to find the place she cherished most. Their walk passes woods with moths, a stream where frogs and trout move, and a hollow sheltering a deer and fawn. At last they look across the water as daylight arrives. The outing gives the boy and his grandfather a place to remember Grandma together.Picture Books for Young ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before I Lived HereStacy S. JensenA boy investigates the history beneath the home and neighborhood where he lives. He moves backward from the building and its construction to the planning of the neighborhood, earlier ranchers and log cabins, and the Indigenous people who were evicted from the land. The journey continues as far back as dinosaurs. Each layer shows that the ground beneath an ordinary home has held many different lives and histories over time.Picture BooksWord Count 215On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sleep Here, Wake ThereCaio ZeroEvery night, César falls asleep in his own bed, yet each morning he wakes at his aunt’s house. He tries to solve the puzzle, wondering whether he sleepwalks, has a magical bed, or is connected to aliens. One evening he works hard to remain awake in hopes of learning what happens. The story follows César’s bedtime mystery within the life of a family supported by a working single mother and different caregivers.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details