Kids Book Index
James Yang
A child's bot escapes and floats upward through a skyscraper. As it drifts past each floor, the building's tenants try different ways to catch it. A doorman and the residents take part in the effort, which leads to an unexpected development and a rooftop rescue. The story follows the bot's upward path and the inventive attempts to bring it back.
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The BalconyMelissa CastrillónA girl moves from her country home to an apartment in the city and misses the life she left behind. She brings plants with her and turns her balcony into a wild garden. As the plants grow and bloom, they change her small corner of the city and help bring a new friendship into her life. The nearly wordless tale is told with bright, stylized artwork.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Book HogGreg PizzoliThe Book Hog loves the appearance, texture, and smell of books and gathers every one he can find. Yet he cannot read them. When a librarian invites the pig to storytime, he begins discovering another way to value books: by reading them. The story follows his shift from loving books as physical objects to engaging with the stories they contain.Younger ReadersLexile Text Measure 221LATOS Book Level 1.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Do Fish Sleep?Jens RaschkeTen-year-old Jette faces the death of her younger brother in a story about grief and trying to make sense of loss. The book recognizes that people die at very different ages, including childhood, while treating death as an unavoidable part of life. Jette’s experience centers on coming to terms with what has happened to her brother and on her search for understanding. It is an honest account of a sibling confronting bereavement and the difficult questions that follow.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details