Kids Book Index
written and illustrated by Rán Flygenring, translated from the Icelandic by Jonas Moody
From the acclaimed winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature PrizeVigdis Finnbogadóttir made history in 1980 when she became the world’s first woman to be democratically elected president.
Little Shrewwritten and illustrated by Akiko Miyakoshi, translated from the JapaneseHe’s a hard worker and follows a strict schedule from morning to night.Five to NineLexile 640LATOS 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from OblivionAnn BausumThe unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Wanjiku ˜ , Child of MineCiiku ˜ Ndu ˜ ng’u ˜ -CaseWanjiku ˜ shares her journey from her childhood in the Kenyan countryside and then in the streets of Nairobi, to her adolescence at boarding school, always remembering her cultural identity.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details