Kids Book Index
Paulette Bogan, illustrated by Paulette Bogan
Virgil is a penguin who finds Owen, a polar bear who is lost. Rather than meeting Owen as an equal, Virgil wants to possess him and keep him entirely to himself. Their encounter becomes an example of how friendship should not begin. By the end, Virgil understands more clearly what being a friend means. The book’s illustrations are rendered in watercolor.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Bear and DuckKaty Hudson, illustrated by Katy HudsonBear has grown tired of being a bear. He dislikes sleeping through winter, feels overheated in summer, and is fed up with angry bees. Seeing a line of yellow ducklings gives him the idea that he would rather be a duck. Bear asks Duck for lessons, but his attempt to become someone else leads him back to recognizing that being a bear suits him best.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD500LATOS Book Level 2.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SupertruckStephen SavageIn a city, a bucket truck, fire truck, and tow truck each perform an important job, while a garbage truck simply collects trash. When a blizzard arrives, the other trucks become stuck in the snow and cannot work. With a snowplow added, the garbage truck becomes Supertruck and takes on the emergency. The vehicle hero later remains anonymous. Personified trucks and the snowstorm shape a story about an overlooked garbage truck becoming the one able to help.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD370LATOS Book Level 1.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WaitAntoinette PortisA mother hurries through the city with her young son to catch a commuter train, but he repeatedly asks to pause for what he notices along the way. He pets a dog, waves to a construction worker, helps feed ducks, looks into a pet-shop window, and touches a butterfly. Rain sends them rushing again, until the boy asks to stop for a rainbow as their train departs. Sparse words and pencil, charcoal, and ink illustrations carry the movement through the city.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details