Kids Book Index
Jerry Pinkney, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
This reworking of Hans Christian Andersen's tale introduces Melody, a young sea princess who does not want only to sing with the other mermaids. She gives up her voice to receive legs, hoping friendship will follow. The book presents a friendship story and a tale of redemption in pencil-and-watercolor artwork. It is framed as a new version of an established fairy tale.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Our Little KitchenJillian Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian TamakiPeople begin arriving at a kitchen where a few neighbors are already preparing to cook. As the room fills, everyone contributes ingredients and work: chopping, stirring, peeling, and sizzling food into a meal for the wider community. The group includes neighbors of varied ages, backgrounds, body sizes, and disabilities, including the kitchen leader, who uses a cane. What first appears busy and disorderly takes shape as a shared purpose, with many hands preparing food together.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 241LATOS Book Level 2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a MarathonSimran Jeet SinghThis biography recounts Fauja Singh’s path from struggling to walk as a child to completing a marathon at age one hundred. Training, determination, and faith form part of his journey. Singh became the oldest man to finish a marathon and the first one-hundred-year-old marathon runner, setting world records along the way. The book also addresses his commitment to representing the Sikh community positively.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD730LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Most Beautiful ThingKao Kalia YangIn this fictionalized picture-book memoir, a child narrator remembers her very old grandmother and the care she receives from her grandchildren. The narrator clips her grandmother’s fingernails and toenails while listening to stories from her childhood. Grandmother recalls being orphaned with her three younger siblings and often being hungry. Those early experiences explain why she never refuses food when it is offered to her in later life.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details