Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

Man I loved this book. Written in free verse, it is the story of Eleanor who has only known one caregiver her whole life. When Bibi moves to Florida, it is "like pickle juice on a cookie." The storytelling is simple and completely relatable. The transition to a new babysitter carries the rest of the story as Eleanor grows to accept the change and her new friend.

A great pairing would be with Eileen Spinelli's free verse Where I Live, which about another girl only she is the one who relocates. A great compare/contrast opportunity with free verse text and both are fairly quick read alouds.