Kids Book Index
Martine Murray
A Wanting Monster arrives in a small village and goes unnoticed at first. Feeling ignored, the creature begins planting discontent and envy among the villagers. The desire for more spreads until people even take stars from the sky. As greed and distrust replace harmony, the village faces the consequences of the monster’s influence and must find a way back to its senses.
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Ava Lin: One of a KindVicky FangAva Lin wants to earn more kindness tickets than anyone else in her first-grade class so she can choose a prize, especially a narwhal eraser. In her classroom, children receive tickets from classmates when they do something kind. Ava sets out to fill her bucket, but her wish to win raises a question: does doing something nice for a ticket mean the same thing as being kind?Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Yáadilá!: Good Grief!Laurel GoodluckBahe and Dezba help their grandmother, Nali, leave her sheep camp and settle into the household of their extended family. The packing, heavy boxes, and adjustment to a shared new routine bring frustrations for everyone. Bahe recognizes that the move is especially difficult for Nali, so he makes a private plan involving water, yarn, and Dezba’s dollhouse. His creative act helps ease his grandmother’s transition.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wild Robot on the Island (Wild Robot series)Peter BrownRoz is a robot who ends up on an island after falling from a ship. The wilderness is not where she was designed to live, so she watches the animals and learns how they survive in their surroundings. By adapting to the island’s natural world, Roz gradually begins to experience it as home. This picture book retells the story of The Wild Robot.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details