Kids Book Index
Nelly Buchet
In this picture book, Dog takes on a strawberry in a race billed as an epic showdown. Dog gives the contest everything he has while trying to finish ahead. The story frames the contest as a comic confrontation between a dog and an unlikely rival, leaving the race’s outcome in question.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
We Are Definitely HumanX. FangAfter a midnight disturbance, Mr. Li finds three unusual strangers in his yard. Although they insist that they are human and say their vehicle needs repair, their blue skin, bulbous eyes, and unfamiliar behavior suggest otherwise. Mr. Li gives them a place to stay until morning. At the general store, customers accept the visitors’ differences and join in repairing their hot-pink, spherical spaceship. Tools, food, and radio music turn the work into a gathering, while the visitors learn about everyday things such as dancing and eating hot dogs.All readersLexile Text Measure AD530LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Go and Get with RexDavid LaRochelleJack, Jill, and Rex play Go and Get, a game in which they race to find something beginning with each letter the narrator calls. Jack and Jill bring expected objects, while Rex answers with more inventive associations: a duck can be a friend, two ducks can be sisters, and a group of ducks can be musicians. The alphabet game builds toward the question of what Rex will bring for D.Grades K–2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
DRAWN ONWARDDaniel NayeriPresented in palindrome form, Drawn Onward follows a young boy as he moves through personal grief after his mother’s death. He enters a fantastical adventure in which love remains present amid loss. The book’s structure mirrors its story of being drawn onward through sorrow, adventure, and enduring connection to a loved one who is gone.Grades K–2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details