Kids Book Index
Daishu Ma, illustrated by Daishu Ma
Tiger and Mei set out to help their family make tea. Their eager efforts create a mess rather than the result they intended, and they run away because they are frightened. The story follows their return as they acknowledge what happened and accept responsibility for it. This picture book centers a family tea-making task, a mistake, and the choice to come back and face it.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Bedtime BookTodd Parr, illustrated by Todd ParrVarious animals prepare for bed, but each has a reason for putting off sleep. Their excuses create a playful variation on a bedtime story, with humorous explanations for why they are not ready. The book follows the animals as they try to delay bedtime, combining a nighttime routine with colorful illustrations and a lighthearted tone.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let’s Be BeesShawn Harris, illustrated by Shawn HarrisA father and child begin by pretending to be bees, buzzing together as their play transforms them. Their make-believe continues through birds, trees, wind, rain, snow, and an avalanche. Text and illustrations follow their energetic transformations, creating a parent-and-child story about imaginative play and the natural world.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
To Activate Space Portal, Lift HereAntoinette Portis, illustrated by Antoinette PortisIn this interactive picture book, aliens Zrk and Blrg open a portal and meet humans for the first time. Readers take part in keeping the connection open as its battery runs down. On opposite sides of the portal, the characters compare their worlds, share a prank, and try to make contact before the portal closes. The encounter leaves open the possibility of an unexpected friendship.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details