Kids Book Index
Olivier Tallec
Each double-page spread asks one question about a lineup of nine or ten children and animals. Readers use the figures’ poses and expressions to decide who is tired, who ate jam, who is shy about dancing, and more. The illustrations provide clues for each answer, and an answer key appears at the back of the book.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret SecretBob SheaBest friends Ballet Cat and Sparkle Pony try to decide what to play together. Sparkle suggests crafts, checkers, and lemonade, while Ballet Cat wants to leap, spin, and twirl. When Sparkle’s dancing is clearly halfhearted, he admits that he does not always enjoy dancing. Ballet Cat then shares her own secret: she likes Sparkle Pony even more than she likes dancing.Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and PreschoolersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem’s Greatest BookstoreVaunda Micheaux NelsonTold in the fictionalized voice of Lewis Michaux’s son, this picture book introduces Lewis Michaux and Harlem’s National Memorial African Bookstore. Michaux could not obtain a bank loan because a banker claimed Black people did not read. The store became a gathering place with books by Black authors and other writers of color, alongside readings, rallies, activists, famous visitors, and young readers who returned each week.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Whose Tools?Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Jim DatzThis board book follows the construction of a house from its earliest stages through a series of job-based riddles. A spread presents four labeled tools and asks which worker uses them; a foldout then identifies the job and shows the workers at work. The book covers six kinds of craftspeople and 24 tools, including equipment used by a roofer. Men and women from culturally diverse backgrounds appear among the workers.Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and PreschoolersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details