Kids Book Index
Bobbie Pyron
Piper's family is living in a shelter while her parents seek a stable home. At a nearby park, Piper meets a community of unhoused people and their pets, including a dog named Baby and Baby's owner, Jewel. When Jewel disappears, Piper and her friends in the Firefly Girls troop work with others in the community to find Jewel and reunite her with Baby.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Bridge HomePadma VenkatramanViji and her sister Rukku leave home to escape their abusive father and find themselves living on the streets in India. There they meet Muthu and Arul, two other unhoused children. The four work together to earn money for food and try to improve their circumstances. Told as a letter from Viji to Rukku, the story considers friendship, survival, and the different forms family can take when illness threatens their fragile world.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 680LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
If I Built a SchoolChris Van DusenWhile at the playground, Jack imagines designing his own school. His vision includes hovering desks, rooms with opening roofs, teachers who write in the air, and robot chefs. The rhyming picture book lets him describe his ideas about different parts of school life. Jack’s imagined building is a futuristic place shaped by his own lively inventions and sense of adventure.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD610LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Stella Brings the FamilyMiriam B. SchifferStella’s class plans a Mother’s Day celebration, but she has two fathers rather than a mother to invite. Papa and Daddy care for her at home, and other loved ones also support her. Stella decides to bring her fathers and additional family members to the school event. The book frames her solution around the people who make up her family, with whimsical watercolor illustrations.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD540LATOS Book Level 2.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details