Kids Book Index
JonArno Lawson
Over the Shop is a wordless picture book about a lonely girl and her grandparent in a run-down apartment above a shop. Their building becomes a home for a found family. The visual narrative also touches on queer pride and follows the work of making a place feel like home.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
While I Was AwayWaka T. BrownBased on the author’s childhood, this novel takes place in 1984 as twelve-year-old Waka spends an extended stay in Japan. Sent to Tokyo to strengthen her Japanese, she lives with a grandmother who initially seems strict and distant. Waka faces difficult experiences at school and culture shock while navigating life between two cultures. Over the summer, she begins to find a sense of home in both cultural worlds.All readersLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PawcassoRemy LaiDuring summer vacation, eleven-year-old Jo notices a dog traveling into town by himself to buy groceries for his family. Fascinated, she follows him and is mistakenly assumed to be the dog’s owner. Jo does not correct the error, and her small falsehood grows into a problem involving the town. Her connection with the shopping dog is threatened, as is his freedom.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PencilvaniaStephanie WatsonAfter Zora Webb loses her mother, she covers her artwork with a heavy scribble. The mark responds by drawing Zora and her sister into Pencilvania, a fantasy place where pictures become real. As Zora faces the realm's dangers, she needs courage to protect both her sister and her art. This illustrated story connects mourning with the imaginative possibilities of making art.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details