Kids Book Index
Éléonore Douspis, illustrated by Éléonore Douspis, Shelley Tanaka
A family lives with an ongoing source of sadness and distress. Their experience begins to change when they look at things through the wondering eyes of other people. The story centers on how a different perspective can ease a difficult emotional burden, placing family life, sadness, and curiosity alongside one another.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
I Am a BirdHope LimEach day, a bird-loving girl rides on the back of her father's bicycle as they make their way to school. She holds out her arms like wings and sings to birds along the route. Seeing a stern-looking woman carrying a bag makes the girl afraid and quiet. Later, she discovers that the woman also sings to birds, revealing a shared interest.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Oh Look, a Cake!J. C. McKee, illustrated by J. C. McKeeSloth and Lemur discover a large cake and do not want to share it. They keep making increasingly absurd excuses for keeping the tempting cake to themselves. Their greed brings consequences, shaping the story around what happens after the two animals refuse to divide their find. Humorous illustrations accompany the cake-centered encounter.Under FiveWord Count 227On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Froggies Do NOT Want to SleepAdam Gustavson, illustrated by Adam GustavsonThe froggies refuse bedtime and turn instead to wildly fanciful activities. Their nighttime romp includes playing accordions, taking long country drives, singing opera, riding unicycles, flying spaceships, and training beasts. Other imagined escapades take them through underwater ballet and encounters with alien lifeforms. Colorful scenes spread across double-page illustrations as the leggy amphibians keep finding reasons to avoid going to bed. The story makes their resistance to sleep the starting point for an increasingly imaginative adventure.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details