Kids Book Index
Leslie Patricelli, illustrated by Leslie Patricelli, Teresa Mlawer
This bilingual book contrasts things that taste delicious with things that taste awful. It moves from apple pie to mud pie, and also includes spaghetti, worms, blue crayons, and sand in its playful consideration of what is yummy and what is yucky. Boldly outlined tempera illustrations accompany the food-and-taste comparisons.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Potty/BacinicaLeslie Patricelli, illustrated by Leslie Patricelli, Teresa MlawerA toddler considers a basic question about using a diaper or using a potty. The child asks the question and arrives at an answer, making the decision itself the center of the book. Told bilingually, the story presents this everyday choice with bold acrylic-paint illustrations. It follows the toddler’s thought process as the child weighs the two options and responds to the question of going potty.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Moon’s Almost HerePatricia MacLachlanAs the moon rises and daylight fades, animals prepare to rest. A robin sings from her nest while babies return to her, and a mother sheep hurries as the sun goes down. The book follows creatures through the approach of night, when play ends and the world settles beneath the moon.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
AberdeenStacey Previn, illustrated by Stacey PrevinAberdeen remains in the yard until a balloon drifts past and changes the course of the day. Drawn after it, he leaves home unexpectedly and finds himself on an adventure far away. The book presents this departure as an unplanned journey, with the balloon serving as the small event that carries Aberdeen beyond familiar surroundings and into a new experience elsewhere.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD500LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details