Kids Book Index
Yang, Kao Kalia; Illustrated by Billy Thao
They practice drills, balance rocks on their heads, wield magical swords from fallen branches. Led by ten-year-old Master Me (whose name means “little”), the ten cousins are ready to defend the family at all costs.
I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin’s LamentWong, LizThis hilarious story of a pangolin with an identity crisis will be loved by fans of Penguin Problems and Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great.Poor pangolinhe's trying to explain who he is, but all the other animals keep getting confused.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Native American StorySuzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel FreySelected for the Notable Social Studies 2022 ListNamed to ALA Notable Children's Books 2022In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making.Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Alaina and the Great PlayEloise GreenfieldA little girl discovers the magic of theater and finds her own voice on stage!With the guileless wonder and innocence of a little girl, Alaina is profoundly changed by the performance of a school play.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details