Kids Book Index
Mac Barnett
Zapfino, a circus high diver, reaches the platform for his leap but is frightened by the height and the crowd’s expectations. Unable to perform, he leaves the circus on a plane and begins a different life in the city. He becomes an elevator operator in a tall building, where he must still confront the fear he tried to escape. The nearly wordless narrative is accompanied by dramatic pencil illustrations.
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The Mouse Who Carried a House on His BackJonathan StutzmanVincent is a mouse who wears boots and a hat and carries his house on his back. On a grassy hill, he sets down the house and decides to stay. When tired and hungry travelers pass by, Vincent invites them inside and keeps making space for them. His magical home expands as animals of different sizes need food and shelter. Mixed-media art includes double-page spreads and center foldouts.Under FiveWord Count 752On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Catalogue of HugsJoshua David Stein, Augustus Heeren SteinThis book gathers 25 kinds of hugs shared between parents and children. The hugs range from familiar embraces to more playful and questionable variations, each given its own title and illustration. Watercolor art presents the many ways a hug can communicate affection and inclusion, often with humor. Rather than following one continuous story, the book offers an illustrated collection of parent-child embraces and the different forms they can take.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Line in the SandThao Lam, illustrated by Thao LamA wordless story begins when monsters play together on a beach and a line is drawn across the sand. Discovering the boundary sets off a dispute, turning their play into a battle over the division. The resulting chaos erases the line, leaving the monsters to confront what comes after it is gone. Bold geometric illustrations carry this beach-set conflict and its movement toward resolution without text.Under FiveLexile Text Measure NP0LATOS Book Level 0.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details