Kids Book Index
Katrina Moore
A mixed-race military family and their dog experience happiness, heartache, and change as the family moves from post to post. The story focuses on the family's loving relationship and the challenges created by repeated moves. Poetic text and expressive digital art accompany their effort to grow through transitions while staying connected.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Nigel and the MoonAntwan EadyEach night, Nigel confides his hoped-for futures to the moon. He imagines becoming an astronaut, a dancer, and a superhero, but finds it difficult to share those ambitions during Career Week. Drawing pride from where he comes from, Nigel gathers the courage and confidence to show the world who he is. Gracey Zhang illustrated this story by Antwan Eady.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD550LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dog Says, Cat SaysMarilyn SingerA dog and cat who live with the same humans take turns narrating their day. From morning through night, the two pets reveal contrasting feline and canine ways of responding to everyday life. Their alternating voices are written in rhyming couplets, placing their different natures side by side. The story centers on the shared household and the amusing contrast between its dog and cat narrators.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Song in the CityDaniel BernstromEmmalene, a blind girl, notices music in the everyday sounds of her busy city. Her grandmother, Grandma Jean, initially hears those same sounds as noise. As they spend time together, Emmalene helps her grandmother attend to the sounds around them in a new way. Illustrated by Jenin Mohammed, the book centers on their shared experience of the city’s soundscape.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details