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Breezy Reads 2025

By Skokie Staff Youth Services

Great books for new young readers in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, to enjoy.

  • Steve

    2024 by Collier, Kelly

    What would it take to make Steve (who already is a pretty cool horse) as exceptional as a peacock? Maybe a shiny golden horn would help.

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  • We Are Definitely Human

    2024 by Fang, X.

    When three somewhat mysterious looking, blue-skinned strangers appear right outside Mr. Li's house, he does what any friendly host would do: he offers to fix their "car." Join the three "Europeans" as they meet the rest of the town's residents.

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  • Work: Interviews with People Doing Jobs They Love

    2024 by Feinberg, Shaina

    Have you ever fantasized about owning a toy store? Or wondered what life as a wildlife veterinarian in Uganda would be like? Read all about these and many other cool jobs.

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  • Prunella

    2024 by Ferry, Beth

    Purple-thumbed Prunella loves plants as much as her green-thumbed parents. She just prefers the plants most prefer to detest, like corpse plants, smelly fungi, and poison ivy.

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  • Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic

    2024 by Fleming, Candace

    Unicorns are indeed real. Learn all about narwhals in this gorgeously illustrated poetic picture book.

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  • Jasmine Toguchi, Bridge Builder

    2023 by Florence, Debbi Michiko

    In this book in the Jasmine Toguchi series, Jasmine is missing her friends at home while visiting Kabo, the Japanese village her grandmother grew up in. Frustrated, she works to make her older sister Sophie pay attention to her rather than her favorite mangas.

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  • Market Day

    2024 by Harmon, Miranda

    Mama Cat sells the most delicious desserts at the market, but when the kittens want to surprise her with something special, it's hard to decide on the perfect surprise.

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  • The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

    2024 by Harris, Shawn

    Teeny-Weeny Unicorn is convinced of his tinyness until he meets a gnome. Can you really be teeny and giant at the same time, while also being exactly the right size?

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  • Seashell Key

    2024 by Heuer, Lourdes

    Enjoy the summer vibes in Seashell Key, a cozy town by the sea! Each chapter in this book focuses on a different set of young residents going about their summer adventures, with all their stories intersecting at the end.

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  • Little Shrew

    2024 by Miyakoshi, Akiko

    Little Shrew is going about his regular business and enjoying life's simple pleasures in this quaint early chapter book. Delight in his joy at spending time with friends, solving a puzzle, and buying fresh bread.

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  • Be Careful, Xiao Xin!

    2024 by Pung, Alice

    Xiao Xin believes he is a red fire warrior but his family is always telling him to be careful. They believe the world is a dangerous place. Too dangerous for a little boy on his own. Can Xiao Xin inspire them to trust him? Note: This is not a translated book, it's rather fully bilingual.

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  • Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry

    2024 by Sayre, April Pulley

    Poetry, science, and cooking unite in this ode to the pickle! Enjoy a global tour of pickled foods as well as some excellent descriptive language and a recipe for refrigerator pickles.

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  • Lone Wolf Goes to School

    2024 by Thomas, Kiah

    There is nothing Wolf wants more than to be alone. This proves so much harder than one would think.

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  • Treehouse Town

    2024 by Sterer, Gideon

    An exploration of treehouse town: "every creature is equal here, free from worry, free from tree."

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  • To the Ice

    2023 by Tidholm, Thomas

    What could possibly go wrong when three kids go out to play by the creek on a winter day?

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  • May's Big Messy Family!

    2024 by Woehling, A. T.

    May is one of seven children (and a dog) in this sweet story of chaos, mess, and love.

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