Kids Book Index
Flo Leung
Max enjoys Cantonese dishes made by his family, including steamed rice, gai lan with oyster sauce, dumplings, and scallion bread. Through these meals, he recognizes that Chinese and North American cultures both belong in his life. His family and their food help him make that connection, linking the particular dishes he loves with two parts of his cultural life at home.
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Counting WinterNancy White CarlstromA counting story moves through a snowy winter landscape as animals appear one number at a time. A red fox crosses the snow, followed by ravens, snowshoe hares, red squirrels, golden eagles, voles, musk oxen, sled dogs, owls, woodpeckers, and chickadees. Each group is introduced in a short stanza that describes how it occupies or acts within the season. The sequence concludes with twelve children greeting the arrival of spring. Scratchboard and watercolor artwork accompanies this progression from one through twelve.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn: A Picture BookShannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen PhamUnicorn sometimes wishes to be a mermaid, and Kitty uses a craft kit to help make that wish real. After creating an elaborate mermaid tail, the friends take a trip to the beach, where events do not unfold as Unicorn expected. Feeling less confident about the result, Unicorn needs reassurance. Kitty helps her friend feel enchanting again as the two navigate a project, an unexpected outing, and the emotions that follow.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Case of the Disappearing CastleEric Hogan, Tara HungerfordDaisy builds a sandcastle at the beach. She and Scout take a walk along the shore, then return to find that the castle has vanished. The disappearance turns a day beside the water into a mystery for Daisy and Scout to notice and investigate. Their search begins with the missing sandcastle and the changes they find when they come back from their walk.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details