Kids Book Index
Mk Smith Despres
Over the course of one day, two children encounter a range of sensory experiences. Lyrical text follows the rhythms of their day and attends to both the pleasures and difficulties associated with growing up and living. The book frames these experiences as part of life’s recurring patterns. Graphite and digital artwork, touched by surrealism and fantasy, gives visual form to the children’s day.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
When the Stammer Came to StayMaggie O’FarrellMin is chatty and outgoing but disorganized, while her sister Bea is quiet and orderly. Bea polishes her shoes, folds her clothes each night, and alphabetizes her books. When Min suddenly develops a stutter, Bea tries to help her. In doing so, Bea learns something unexpected about herself. Ink and watercolor illustrations accompany the sisters’ relationship and Min’s changed speech.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Secret Gardeners: Growing a Community and Healing the EarthMaija Hurme, Lina LaurentThree children discover an overgrown yard in the city and become involved in transforming the abandoned plot into a sustainable community garden. As they work in the urban gardening project, the book introduces detailed gardening information through varied colorful layouts. The project restores the site while bringing people in the community together, and back matter provides additional material.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in FreedomLesa Cline-RansomeTeach is a young Black boy held in slavery who secretly learns reading, writing, and numbers while growing up beside the master’s son. He later shares reading and writing with other enslaved people, teaching in cabins, stables, and fields at night. The story centers on how he uses these skills as part of a pursuit of freedom, accompanied by watercolor illustrations and back matter.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details