Kids Book Index
Grace Lin, illustrated by Grace Lin
At a farmers’ market, Olivia looks for an object that is just right for her basket. The story focuses on whether an item will fit, using the market trip to explore spatial sense. A Black child tests objects against the basket as she looks for the right match. The search is set among the items at the market and turns on their size and fit.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Up to My Knees!Grace Lin, illustrated by Grace LinMei plants a sunflower seed and observes the plant as it grows. She compares its changing height with parts of her own body: first her toes, then her knees, and later her waist. Through Mei’s ongoing observation, the book connects a garden’s growth with measurement and shows how a child can use familiar points of comparison to track a plant’s height over time.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD340LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ten Ways to Hear SnowCathy Camper, illustrated by Kenard PakLina walks through snow to visit her grandmother and listens for ten distinct sounds along the way. Her destination is a shared cooking session where they make warak enab, or stuffed grape leaves. The story uses the snowy journey and its sounds to frame a family visit and a sequence of ten observations.Ages 02–04Lexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When the Storm ComesLinda AshmanThis book asks how people and animals protect themselves when storms arrive. Simple rhyming text offers answers about taking shelter, while colorful digital and pencil drawings show the responses. It also frames the experience around waiting for sunshine after a storm has hit. The book’s focus remains on storms, shelter, and the ways different living beings respond to threatening weather.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details