Kids Book Index
Drew Beckmeyer
On the opening school day, cars queue outside. Inside are a teacher, Pat the bearded dragon, the Sport Kings, the Artist, and the Inventor. Pat is the class pet. On Tuesday, a spaceship arrives and a new student called Nobody joins the class. Playful wording carries the events to an unexpected ending. Drew Beckmeyer wrote the 48-page book, published June 25, 2024.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
My Olive TreeHazar ElbayyaSet in a country affected by war, the story follows a young Palestinian girl who plants an olive tree with her grandfather and support from their community. When the tree is destroyed, her grandfather and neighbors work together to restore what has been lost. The book presents the olive tree as part of the girl’s life and foregrounds collective care and recovery amid conflict. Its illustrations are described as digital and muted.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Go and Get with RexDavid LaRochelleJack, Jill, and Rex play Go and Get, a game in which they race to find something beginning with each letter the narrator calls. Jack and Jill bring expected objects, while Rex answers with more inventive associations: a duck can be a friend, two ducks can be sisters, and a group of ducks can be musicians. The alphabet game builds toward the question of what Rex will bring for D.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COUCHAdam Rubin, illustrated by LiniersA fancy red fox presents a show about the supposedly secret lives of couches, complete with charts and dramatic claims about sofas. A sharply dressed opossum interrupts, accusing the fox of bending the truth and covering the charts with black tape. Their argument soon takes over the presentation as they dispute what couches are really like. Despite their disagreement, the fox and opossum eventually share one conclusion: couches enjoy eating coins. The story imagines ordinary furniture as the subject of an animal-hosted debate.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure AD540LATOS Book Level 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details