Kids Book Index
Richard Ho
After an Asian American girl mails a package in New York City, it moves through postal processing and heads toward the airport. A pothole sends the box from a truck into a puddle. A Black boy finds it with his mother, notices a drawing of the Golden Gate Bridge, and takes it along when their family moves to San Francisco.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.
Alaina and the Great PlayEloise GreenfieldAlaina, a Black kindergartner, is thrilled to have one line after a second-grade school play. She spends the day rehearsing it in her head and practicing with her mother and teacher. During the performance, Alaina responds strongly to its funny, angry, sad, and joyful scenes. When her moment arrives at the end, the line she has practiced no longer feels large enough for what she wants to express. She goes onstage and improvises instead.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
INSIDE CATBrendan WenzelInside Cat watches the world beyond the windows and believes it has already seen everything there is to see. The cat’s view changes when the front door opens. With rhyming text and mixed-media illustrations, the book follows a curious indoor cat as it observes what lies outside and encounters a new possibility beyond its familiar windows.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD320LATOS Book Level 2.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Me I Choose to BeNatasha Anastasia TarpleyThis book uses creatively altered photographic images of Black children as they explore their potential. It focuses on possibility, self-discovery, and empowerment, presenting children as they consider what they may become and the paths open to them. The visual approach centers Black children while the book’s subject is their boundless potential.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details