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Babar and that rascal arthur

Brunhoff, Laurent de

Babar, his family, and cousin Arthur go on vacation. Arthur sneaks off to find adventure. After parachuting off a plain, Arthur is lost. Many animals try to help Arthur find his way home.

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adventures, animals, camel, critical thinking, elephant, family, lost, verbal communication, worry

One summer, a brother and sister decide to enter the country fair. They enter their calf, gander, and strawberry jam. After a big day of exploring the fair, the children head home. At the end of the week, the children are happy to find that their animals and jam have won awards.

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animals, competition, cow, decision making, excitement, fair, family, feelings, goose, happiness, seasons, siblings, summer

I'll be you and you be me

Krauss, Ruth

Would you and your friends like to read the poems, plays, fairy tales, and songs in this book?Which parts will you pantomime?

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acting, animals, fable, friendship, monkey, poetry, song

The cat and the cook and other fables of krylov

Heins, Ethel

Twelve fables from Ivan Krylov of Russia are presented. Some of the fables include The Cat and the Cook, The Swan, the Pike, and the Crab, and The Miser. Many of these fables feature animals with a valuable moral built in.

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animals, author's note, bear, birds, butterfly, cat, conflict resolution, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, donkey, eagle, fable, fish, food, goal setting, goat, goblins, insects, monkey, nutrition, spider, swan, verbal communication, wolf

Once in a wood: Ten tales from aesop

Rice, Eve

Follow the Fox, the Lion, and other animals through the various lessons of life. Aesop's Fables teach many lessons about being clever and playing the fool.

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aggression, amphibians, animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, crow, deception, decision making, deer, dog, duck, fable, fear, feelings, fox, friendship, frog, goal setting, goat, helping, horse, lion, mischief, mouse, music, pig, pride, problem solving, refusal skills, sizes, song, storks, stress management, teaching, verbal communication

Oscar otter

Benchley, Nathaniel

Oscar, an otterhas a slide that gets blocked by a beaver and he has to make a new slide. He is told not to make a slide in the mountains, but instead of listening he makes the slide up in a mountain far from home. A fox watches Oscar and chases him down the mountain, until he runs safely into his home.

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animals, decision making, exploration, listening, lost, verbal communication

Nature walk

Florian, Douglas

Two children and a guide walk along a nature trail and see a cottontail, a bluejay, a hidden lake, some pinecones, a bullfrog, plus some other things.

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amphibians, animals, ant, birds, bluejay, exercise, frog, insects, lake, nature, rabbit, walking

Bunnies and their sports

Carlson, Nancy

After a good night's rest, bunnies participate in a variety of sports such as swimming, basketball, weight-lifting, tennis, or jogging.

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animals, baseball, basketball, biking, climbing, exercise, football, rabbit, running, skating, skiing, soccer, sports, swimming

Guess how much i love you

McBratney, Sam

When it is time for Little Nutbrown Hare to go to bed, he tells Big Nutbrown Hare how much he loves him. Little Nutbrown Hare tells Big Nutbrown Hare that he loves him all the way to the moon. Big Nutbrown Hare tells Little Nutbrown Hare that he loves him to the moon and back as Little Nutrbrown Hare falls asleep.

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affection, animals, baby, bedtime, closeness, exercise, family, feelings, happiness, jumping, love, moon, night, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, sleep, verbal communication

First snow

McCully, Emily Arnold

A scared little mouse discovers the joys of sledding in the first snow of winter (A Wordless Book)

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, exercise, family, grandparents, mouse, parents, seasons, self esteem, siblings, skating, sledding, snow, weather, winter

The great bunny race

Feczko, Kathy

Every year, the bunnies have a race, and every year, Boomer Bunny wins. This year, Toby wants to win the race, but he thinks he is too slow. With the encouragement from Darby Duck, Toby enters the race, wins the race, and becomes the fastest bunny of all.

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animals, birds, competition, determination, duck, encouragement, exercise, rabbit, running

Pretend you're a cat

Marzollo, Jean

A series of questions ask children to use their imaginations so they can leap like a cat, beg like a dog, and act like many other animals.

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acting, animals, bear, bee, birds, cat, chicken, cow, dog, exercise, fish, five senses, horse, imagination, insects, jumping, pig, play, pretend, running, seal, snake, sounds, squirrel

Mother osprey

Nolan, Lucy

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb? What if Mary had a little clam? This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea.

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activities, adventures, animals, author's note, birds, boat, bodies of water, clams, fish, flamingo, jellyfish, lighthouse, lobster, mermaids, ocean, pelican, poetry, rhythm, sand, seagull

Petronella

Williams, Jay

Getting what you want isn't always easy. This is the lesson that Petronella, once known as Peter, learns. Petronella battles off animals and people to get the man she loves. In doing so, she also realizes that the richest people aren't always the best people.

I went walking

Williams, Sue

A young child goes out for a walk. By the end of the story he is being followed by a cat, a horse, a cow, a duck, a pig, and a dog.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, cow, dog, duck, exercise, farm, horse, nonverbal communication, pig, recreation, walking

Who bop?

London, Jonathon

Join this celebration of dance and jazz music!A cat named Jazz-Bo leads a band that plays at the sock hop. All the animals gather together for a fun time of dance and rhyme.

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animals, assertiveness, body parts, cat, celebration, chaos, dancing, diversity, dog, exercise, feelings, frog, happiness, hare, instruments, lion, party, rhyme, rhythm, sheep, snake

Rabbits on roller skates

Wahl, Jan

Rabbits skate into all sorts of mischief. They go over bridges, down hills, and through water as they dodge the police and end up at Championship Skate Night.

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adventures, animals, competition, exercise, mischief, performance, rabbit, skating

The gingerbread boy

Egielski, Richard

A woman makes a gingerbread boy who escapes into the city. He crosses the paths of many people, all of whom want to eat him. The gingerbread boy is too fast to be caught until he encounters a smart fox.

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animals, critical thinking, escape, fable, fox, rhyme, running away

Good night, gorilla

Rathmann, Peggy

A zookeeper's keys are taken by a gorilla, who sets all of the animals free. The animals follow the zookeeper home, and his wife returns them to the zoo.

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animals, bedtime, conflict resolution, elephant, escape, family, giraffe, gorilla, night, nonverbal communication, secrets, stress management, zoo

Little penguin

Benson, Patrick

Pip is a three-year old penguin. She is much smaller than some of the other penguins that are three years old, and this worries her. Eventually,she realizes that size does not matter because friendship goes beyond appearance.

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animals, body image, equality, feelings, friendship, growing up, penguin, self esteem

Pigs ahoy

McPhail, David

A new passenger on a ship is placed in a room full of pigs. At first, he finds their lack of manners to be disturbing but when they're gone, he misses the fun atmosphere that they created.

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animals, entertainment, exercise, fun, manners, pig, rhyme, ship, sleep, stress management, transportation, travel

Humbug rabbit

Balian, Lorna

Granny prepares an Easter egg hunt for her family. Meanwhile, the rabbits that live below are convinced their father is the Easter Bunny.

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animals, critical thinking, easter, holidays, peer resistance, rabbit

The tightrope walker

Gervais, Benadette//Pittau, Francisco

Phil dreams of walking on a tightrope. He practices on the edge of his bed and on the clothesline. Phil walks a tightrope that takes him over fields, past Louises's house, past the city, out to the sea, into the mountains, and back home just in time for bed.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, bodies of water, cat, cow, dreams, exercise, friendship, goal setting, gymnastics, imagination, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, play, sea, sheep, sleep, sports, stars, whale

Free fall

Wiesner, David

After falling asleep with a book, a boy dreams of a magical adventure. He travels to a kingdom, a forest, and a city where he meets animals and many characters. (A Wordless Book)

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adventures, animals, beauty, bedtime, books, dragons, dreams, excitement, fun, magic, sleep, travel

Sea-fari deep

Woodman, Nancy

The JASON Project is studies underwater life in Mexico. When Dusty finds out about this, she writes the scientists to ask if she can go along. During her adventures, Dusty learns all about deep sea plants and animals. It is the adventure of her life!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, author's note, boat, bodies of water, car, careers, discovery, dolphin, exploration, family, fish, garden, geography, letters, lobster, maps, mexican, numbers, photograph, plants, science, sea, sequence, siblings, storm, temperature, transportation, travel, verbal communication, volcano, water, weather, whale

Holiday for edith and the bears

Wright, D.

A doll, Edith, and Little Bear are told about boats by Big Bear. Little Bear is told not to go on a boat, but he and Edith disobey and get lost in the big ocean. Big Bear saves them and they learn their lesson about going on a boat by themselves.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, dolls, goal setting, learning, lost, ocean, refusal skills, rescue, safety, transportation, verbal communication

Miss flora mcflimsey's easter bonnet

Mariana.

A little girl dresses up her dolls to go to an Easter party but did not have anything for Miss Flora. A sweet rabbit notices she is crying and finds a solution. He has his aunt make Miss Flora a new bonnet. She wins a prize for the most original costume.

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animals, clothing, competition, dolls, easter, feelings, friendship, helping, holidays, party, play, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication

Wake up mr. b!

Dale, Penny

Little girl wakes up early while her family continues to sleep. She seeks out Mr. B to accompany her on her make-believe journey.

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adventures, animals, clothing, dog, imagination, pets, sleep

Old mother hubbard and her dog

Hellsing, Lennart

Old Mother Hubbard takes care of her sheepdog by doing errand after errand for it.

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animals, dog, food, helping, pets, responsibilities, rhyme, verbal communication

Art dog

Hurd, Thacher

Arthur Dog disguises himself as Art Dog to recover the stolen Mona Woofa from the Dogopolis Museum of Art. When he is not Art Dog, he lives as an ordinary citizen who appreciates life.

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animals, appreciation, art, bravery, crime, dog, guilt, loss, museum, mystery, robbery

Dr. duck

Ehrlich, H.M.

Different animals are under the care of an old-fashioned country doctor named Dr. Duck. A crow has a broken toe, a baby mouse has a fever, and a beaver has a cough. Everyone comes to help Dr. Duck when he gets sick.

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aging, animals, beaver, body parts, careers, caring, chicken, cow, crow, diseases, doctor, dog, duck, friendship, illness, measles, medicine, moose, mouse, mule, rabbit, rhyme, sheep, skunk, transportation, weasel

A shot for baby bear

Corey, Dorothy

A baby bear is aftaid of getting a shot. His brother serves as a model so that baby bear is no longer afraid.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, doctor, family, fear, illness, role model, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Winter magic

Hasler, Eveline

Peter's mother tells him a story about winter magic. That night Peter dreams of winter magic and awakes. Peter's cat takes him out into the winter night and shows him the magic of winter.

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animals, cat, critical thinking, discovery, family, imagination, learning, magic, night, nonverbal communication, parents, seasons, winter

What does it look like?

Webber, I.E.

Three mice live on different sides of a barn. They explain what the animals look like from their point of view. Then they all see a cat and discover the concept of perspective.

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animals, barn, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, discovery, mouse, peer resistance, perspective, refusal skills, verbal communication

Toby, where are you?

Steig, William

Toby just loves to hide from his parents in every part of the house. This time, will they find him, or will they give up the search?

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animals, disappearance, feelings, games, letters, lost, love, parents, spelling, worry

Louella mae, she's run away!

Alarcon, Karen Beaumont

Louella Mae has disappeared and her family goes on a wild search around the farm to find her. At the end, not only is her location discovered, but also the fact that Louella Mae is really a pig!

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animals, critical thinking, disappearance, family, farm, feelings, lost, mystery, nonverbal communication, pig, rhyme, stress management, verbal communication, worry

Felix the bald-headed lion

Townsend, Kenneth

Felix, the lion, is embarassed about his bald head and will do anything to cover it up, including stealing hats from people. When none of the hats work, Felix becomes discouraged. With the help of a friendly colonel, Felix becomes the talk of the town.

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animals, body parts, clothing, confidence, critical thinking, differences, embarrassment, feelings, health, lion, self esteem, teasing, uniqueness

Pamela camel

Peet, Bill

Pamela is fed up with everyone calling her dumb, so she escapes from the circus. That night she finds a break in the train tracks, and she saves a train. Now everyone loves her.

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anger, animals, bias, camel, circus, critical thinking, decision making, differences, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, sadness, stereotypes, train, transportation

House of flowers, house of stars

Montresor, Beni

There are many different kinds of houses in different places with different people living in them. They can be made with many different materials, but be careful, because you never know what might happen to your house!

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animals, bodies of water, death, differences, diversity, mouse, sea, shelter

Two hundred rabbits

Anderson, Lonzo//Adams, Adrienne

A boy wants to perform in front of the king at a festival. He first has to find a special talent. He tries to sing, juggle, and finally he comes up with something the king will love.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, imagination, magic, performance, rabbit, recreation, royalty, verbal communication

Rolling round

Myller, Rolf

The king had to deal with his horse getting sick, so he invents a wheel after many tries. Everyone is happy about this new excitement and means of escape.

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animals, critical thinking, decision making, determination, goal setting, hard work, horse, illness, inventions, royalty

Tilly's house

Jacques, Faith

Tilly lived in a dollhouse as a maid. She was tired of the work so she ran away to look for her own house. Along the way, she meet a bear named Edward who helps her with her endeavors. Together they find Tilly a house and become good friends.

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animals, bear, careers, critical thinking, determination, friendship, independence, self esteem, shelter

Angelina ballerina

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina wants to be a ballerina. She never does her chores and dances all the time, annoying her parents and friends. Finally, her parents decide to enroll her in dance lessons. Angelina practices very hard for many years and eventually becomes a famous ballerina.

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animals, careers, conflict resolution, dancing, dedication, determination, exercise, friendship, hard work, mouse

The very best of friends

Wild, Margaret

James and his cat, William, are the very best of friends. When James dies suddenly, Jessie, a friend, has trouble coping with his death. Jessie treats William poorly at first, but later she befriends him.

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animals, cat, change, conflict resolution, coping, death, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

Gypsy

Seredy, Kate

Gypsy, a mother cat, has kittens. As she lays with her kittens, she remembers her past and thinks about what her kittens will go through.

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animals, birth, cat, change, decision making, family, goal setting, growing up, memories, nature, nonverbal communication, parents

Poppleton in spring

Rylant, Cynthia

Spring is coming, spring is coming!Spring cleaning on Poppleton's mind. Poppelton's friend, Cherry Sue, is cleaning too. Poppelton is looking for a bike, but there are so many decisions to make. A red one, a blue one- maybe he'll just walk. Poppleton wants to sleep outside in the new spring air. Can he last the night and discover new things around him?

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animals, bicycle, camping, cleanliness, collection, decision making, envy, exercise, friendship, giving, happiness, llama, nature, pig, reading, sleep

The story of the three little pigs

Brooke, L. Leslie

A Mother pig sends her three little pigs out to seek their fortune. In the process, two little pigs are eaten by a wolf. The third little pig outsmarts the wolf, then eats him for dinner.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, challenges, critical thinking, deception, decision making, food, fortune, pig, problem solving, stress management, surprises, wolf

Mother goose and the sly fox

Conover, Chris

Mother Goose leaves her seven goslings with Mr. Mouse while she goes to town. Although the goslings have been warned not to let anyone in, the sly fox tricks them into opening the door and catches all but one. Mother Goose rescues her goslings by playing a trick on the fox.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, fox, mouse, play, responsibilities, rules, trust, verbal communication

Feathertop

San Souci, Robert D.

A witch makes a scarecrow and decides to play a joke on a judge. The judge does not like witches. The scarecrow, Feathertop, finds it hard to follow through with the witch's wishes.

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animals, cat, critical thinking, deception, decision making, feelings, happiness, love, nonverbal communication, obedience, sadness, scarecrows, verbal communication, witches

Fox outfoxed

Marshall, James

It's Halloween and Fox and his friends are looking forward to it, until Fox's little sister wants to come along. They scare her away, but she plays a trick on them. This makes them wish they had been nicer to her.

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animals, creativity, deception, disappearance, fear, feelings, food, fox, halloween, holidays

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