Kids Book Index
Janet Fox
A young girl and her mother grow a winter herb garden on a kitchen windowsill. Together, they plant the herbs and later gather the harvest, creating an indoor garden during the cold season. The story is told in free verse and paired with mixed-media illustrations. It focuses on the shared work of tending plants at home when winter is outside.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Let’s Go! (I Like to Read Comics series)Michael Emberley, illustrated by Michael EmberleyFive persistent creatures set out to reach a party by an unusual route. They consider making cars to drive and boats to float, turning travel into a series of inventive possibilities. Vibrant digital cartoon-style art depicts their journey. Michael Emberley’s book was published by Candlewick Press on January 10, 2023. It belongs to the I Like to Read Comics series.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Marta!: Big and SmallJen Arena, illustrated by Angela DominguezMarta, an ordinary girl who calls herself una niña, shares the jungle with unusual animal friends. Her explorations use comparisons of size and speed: she measures herself against a bug and an elephant, and finds that she can move more quickly than a turtle. The book also includes simple Spanish and ends with a glossary.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 380LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WOMBATPhilip BuntingPhilip Bunting’s picture book turns the sound and shape of “wombat” into a playful succession of creatures, including twobats, threebats, squarebats, roundbats, and longbats. The wordplay moves between wombats and invented varieties of bats, creating a lighthearted marsupial love story in which no kind of bat is left out along the way.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD0LATOS Book Level 0.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details