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They thought they saw him

Strete, Craig

A little chameleon is very smart. He uses his wisdom to hide from all the different animals that try to capture and eat him. By changing colors quickly he is able to outsmart the animals.

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animals, birds, chameleon, change, colors, community, critical thinking, deception, desert, escape, fox, insects, jungle, owl, reptiles, snake

The mean mouse and other mean stories

Udry, Janice May

Various mean stories are told about mice, witches, tigers, a dwarf, and many others. The stories show how their meanness affects other people and how others put them in their place by tricking them.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, deception, decision making, dwarfs, mouse, storytelling, verbal communication, witches

There could not possibly be a mouse at the Park Snoot Hotel could there?The hotel staff did not see a mouse as they make their rounds through the hotel. When the mouse catchers extraordinaire, Hyde and Snide, come to the hotel, they do not find a mouse. The clever mouse gets to keep his nice home at the hotel because no one can find him.

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animals, attention, awareness, business, chaos, critical thinking, deception, mouse, shelter, sly, success, verbal communication

Roland, the minstrel pig

Steig, William

Roland, a singing pig, travels far away to play for the king. Little does he know that a sly fox wants to eat him.

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animals, deception, fox, goal setting, lion, music, pig, royalty, self esteem, song, verbal communication

Wombat stew

Vaughan, Marcia K.

A dingo catches a wombat and wants to make stew. A lot of other animals help to make the stew, but they all end up tricking the dingo.

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animals, critical thinking, dancing, deception, dingo, food, koala, lizard, nonverbal communication, platypus, revenge, song

Seven sillies

Dunbar, Joyce

Six barnyard animals are tricked by a frog to jump into a pond.

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amphibians, animals, bodies of water, deception, farm, frog, mouse, pig, pond, self esteem, sheep, verbal communication

Red riding hood

Galdone, Paul

Little Red Riding Hood goes off to visit her grandmother. A wolf spots her and beats her to her grandmother's house. The wolf is after both the grandmother and Red Riding Hood, but a hunter ends up killing the wolf and saving them both.

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animals, clouds, death, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, parents, seasons, shadows, summer, sun, violence, weather, wolf

Jim's dog muffins

Cohen, Miriam

Jim's dog, Muffins, gets killed and when he goes to school, he won't talk to anyone. His friend, Paul, makes him laugh and realize that life goes on even after someone you love dies.

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animals, conflict resolution, death, dog, feelings, grief, happiness, pets, sadness, school, stress management, verbal communication

Growing time

Warburg, Sandol Stoddard

Jamie has to deal with the death of a King. We see the healing process is long and slow, but healthy.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, death, dog, empathy, farm, feelings, friendship, frustration, love, nonverbal communication, pets, royalty, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

Can't sleep

Raschka, Christopher

A moon stays awake for a restless dog, comforting and watching over him throughout the night. The dog does the same for the moon during the day.

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animals, day, dog, family, fear, moon, night, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, sleep, stress management

Piggies

Wood, Audrey//Wood, Don

Ten pigs dance on a child's fingers, and eventually go to sleep.

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animals, bedtime, dancing, exercise, nonverbal communication, pig, play, sleep

Nicholas cricket

Maxner, Joyce

Nick the cricket plays the banjo every night. All of the critters come out to dance in the still evening.

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animals, cricket, dancing, exercise, insects, music, night, nonverbal communication, recreation, rhyme, verbal communication

All wet!All wet!

Skofield, James

A little boy takes a walk while it is raining and finds that everything in nature responds to the rain. When the rain goes away and the sun dries everything, nature is even more beautiful.

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animals, appreciation, dancing, environment, exercise, fox, learning, mole, nature, rain, skunk, sun, walking, weather

Making friends

Mahy, Margaret

Mrs. DeVere and Mr. Derry are two lonely people who don't realize they should talk to one another. When they both get dogs, they walk right into each other!After that, they continue to walk but also take up ballroom dancing lessons, opera, and fishing.

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animals, dancing, decision making, discovery, dog, exercise, friendship, loneliness, nonverbal communication, self esteem, walking

Complete adventures of curious george

Rey, Al//Rey, H.A.

A compilation of Curious George stories show his adventures which range from getting a job, riding a bike, getting a medal, flying a kite, learning the alphabet, and going to the hospital.

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alphabet, animals, balloon, bicycle, boat, bodies of water, books, circus, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, doctor, elephant, emotions, fire, hospital, kite, letters, monkey, newspaper, river, sequence, symbols, verbal communication, work, writing

Noisy gander

Miles, Miska

A gosling spends the day with his father, not understanding why his father honks so loudly. That evening, the loud honking saves many farm animals from being surprised by a coyote attack. The gosling understands the value of the honking and hopes to someday emulate it.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, coyote, critical thinking, curiosity, family, goose, love, peer resistance, stress management, surprises, uniqueness

City dog

Kuskin, Karla

A city dog goes to the country and experiences the sun, trees, and fields. The city dog runs, barks, and realizes the differences between the city and country.

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animals, community, confusion, curiosity, differences, dog, learning, moving, nonverbal communication, sun, travel

Angus and the ducks

Flack, Marjorie

Angus is a curious dog who wonders what the sound is on the other side of the hedge. He discovers ducks and scares them away. The ducks finally turn on Angus and scare him.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, curiosity, dog, duck, fear, feelings, goal setting

Cornelius

Lionni, Leo

Cornelius, the crocodile, is able to walk upright by standing on his head. The other crocodiles become jealous when Cornelius brags about his skill.

Little mouse's painting

Wolkstein, D.

Little mouse paints a picture and her friends Bear, Squirrel, and Porcupine all see their images in it. Mouse tells them that they are seeing things, but when she takes the painting home she sees it from a new perspective.

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animals, art, bear, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, differences, friendship, mouse, porcupine, self esteem, squirrel, verbal communication

If anything ever goes wrong at the zoo

Henderick, Mary Jean

A little girl named Leslie always goes to the zoo.After Leslie tells the zookeepers to send the animals to her house if anything should go wrong at the zoo, a series of zoo emergencies results in some unusual house guests for the family.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, crisis, decision making, family, responsibilities, zoo

All the pretty horses

Jeffers, Susan

A small girl is having trouble sleeping during the night. Her mother comes into her room and begins to tell her about the horses that she can have when she wakes up.

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animals, bedtime, creativity, dreams, family, fantasy, horse, images, imagination, parents, sleep

Bear's bargain

Asch, Frank

Bear wishes he could fly like Little Bird, and Little Bird wants to be big and strong like Bear. Both of them got their wishes fulfilled in a very creative and imaginative way.

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acceptance, animals, bear, birds, body image, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, imagination, nonverbal communication, self esteem

The cowboy and the black-eyed pea

Johnston, Tony

After her father dies, Farethee Well, is left with a huge herd of longhorns on a big Texas farm to find a husband to help her run it. She must determine whether or not he is a real cowboy by his sensitivity while riding a horse with a blackeyed pea under the saddle.

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animals, cowboys, death, decision making, horse, loss, marriage, rain, weather

Beast

Meddaugh, Susan

Anna sees a beast in the forest. Her family thinks it must be mean, dangerous, strong, ferocious, and fearless. Anna discovers it is hungry, scared, and gentle, so she helps the beast.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, hunger, nonverbal communication, peer resistance

Count!

Fleming, Denise

Colorful animals teach counting from one to ten and then by tens to fifty. Suggested activities are mentioned along with the numbers.

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animals, colors, counting, critical thinking, numbers, sequence

Let's count

Hoban, Tana

Tana Hoban introduces the numbers one to one hundred. Each page shows the number, its correct spelling, dots, and a photograph.

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animals, balloon, colors, counting, dog, food, glasses, instruments, numbers, photograph, plants

Get up and go!

Murphy, Stuart J.

Time to wake up! Sammie the dog helps his friend get ready for school. How many minutes will it take to get ready for school? Help Sammie count the minutes it takes to get things done: eat breakfast, brush teeth, get dressed, give hugs, and go off to school.

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affection, animals, clothing, counting, dog, food, helping, hygiene, morning, numbers, nutrition, pets, preparation, routine, school, sequence, teeth, time

Dear mr. blueberry

James, Simon

Emily writes her teacher letters about a whale that is in her backyard pool. Her teacher tells and educates her that whales can't live in her pool. However, she has a great imagination and keeps trying to tell him.

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animals, assertiveness, correspondence, excitement, feelings, imagination, learning, letters, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, sadness, teaching, verbal communication, whale

Seven brave women

Hearne, Betsy

A young girl tells the story of her family's history. She explains how each of her female ancestors played a very important role in the shaping of this family's history.

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aging, airplane, anger, animals, art, author's note, basketball, boat, careers, coping, farm, feelings, flowers, german, god, grandparents, history, horse, hospital, instruments, loneliness, loss, medicine, multicultural, music, native american, parents, school, science, sports, storytelling, transportation, war

The black dog who went into the woods

Hurd, Edith Thacher

When Black Dog doesn't come home, his family searches the nearby woods and calls their neighbors looking for him. That night, each of the family members dreams about Black Dog. The next morning they realize it was Black Dogs way of saying good-bye to them as he died.

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animals, coping, death, dog, dreams, family, feelings, loss, neighbors, pets, sadness

Christmas with grandfather

Wolf, Winfried

After the death of his father, Thomas is not looking forward to Christmas. Christmas at his grandfather's house in the country changes that when Thomas receives a special gift.

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animals, change, christmas, coping, death, deer, family, grandparents, holidays, horse, loss, presents, snow

Yonie wondernose

De Angeli, Marguerite

Jonathon is such a curious little boy that his father calls him Yonie Wondernose. His parents go away and leave him in charge of the farm. The barn catches on fire and it is up to Yonie to save the animals.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, family, farm, parents, responsibilities, safety

Moving

Rosen, Michael

The family pet, a cat, is greatly disturbed when the family moves. The old familiar corners and hiding spots are gone and the new house is bare. After finding a hiding place, the cat stays in hiding to punish his family. Eventually, he is drawn to the smell of food. Soon, the new house feels like home.

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animals, cat, change, coping, deception, family, feelings, food, happiness, homesickness, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, shelter, siblings

Pelle's new suit

Beskow, Elsa

One day Pelle takes his shears and trims some wool from his sheep. Then he goes to various people to ask favors in helping him make a new suit. In return for their help, he also does favors for them. In the end, Pelle has a handsome new blue suit.

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animals, careers, clothing, cooperation, critical thinking, helping, sheep, teamwork, verbal communication

Bunny rabbit rebus

Adler, David A.

A little rabbit is hungry, but his mom does not have any food in their cupboards. So, little rabbit and his mom go to a neighbor to get some food. In return for the food, they must do many favors.

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animals, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, food, hunger, neighbors, nutrition, poverty, rabbit, sharing, teamwork

Rosie and the rustlers

Gerrard, Roy

When a group of outlaws try to take Rosie's cattle, Rosie and her friends team up. They come up with a plan to capture the villians.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, cooperation, cow, critical thinking, decision making, determination, friendship, goal setting, robbery, self esteem, teamwork

What can you make of it?

Brandenburg, Franz

The Fieldmouse family has a lot of junk that they take with them when they move - just in case they could use it someday. Their junk eventually takes over all the space in the house. The aunt and uncle suggest that they make an arts and crafts circus out of all the junk.

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animals, change, circus, conflict resolution, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, family, mouse, moving, shelter

In my momma's kitchen

Nolen, Jerdine

This little girl loves to be in her momma's kitchen. There's always something going on. From college announcements, to family dinners, to late nights of singing, everything happens in the kitchen. It is the most special place in the house.

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accidents, african american, animals, birthday, caring, cat, celebration, clothing, cooking, family, food, friendship, love, multicultural, night, nutrition, parents, playing, pretend, school, siblings, verbal communication, wedding

Dancin' in the kitchen

Gelsanliter, Wendy//Christian, Frank

Dinner at Grandma's house begins with dancing in the kitchen. Each family member has their own job and makes dinner preparation a celebration. Clean up starts as they dance their empty plates to the kitchen.

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animals, cat, celebration, cooking, dancing, family, feelings, food, grandparents, happiness, music, nonverbal communication, self esteem, siblings, teamwork, verbal communication

Cully cully and the bear

Gage, Wilson

Cully Cully wants a new bearskin, so he goes out to hunt a bear. He shoots an arrow at the bear and misses. The bear chases Cully Cully. They start to run around a tree and forget who is chasing who. They get tired and finally both give up and go home.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, confusion, fear, feelings, nonverbal communication

The little lame prince

Wells, Rosemary

A little pig overcomes his disability to become king.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, goal setting, handicap, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pig, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Ernest and celestine's picnic

Vincent, Gabrielle

Ernest and Celestine plan to go on a picnic, but it is raining outside. They decide to pretend it is a sunny day and they go on the picnic anyway. While they are on their picnic, they make a new friend who invites them to his house.

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animals, bear, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, food, friendship, goal setting, imagination, mouse, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, rain, verbal communication, weather

Morris the moose

Wiseman, B.

Morris thinks that every animal with four legs and a horn is a moose. The cow and deer disagree with him. When they all go to get a drink in the pond, they see that they are all different.

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animals, assertiveness, beverage, bodies of water, body image, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, deer, differences, food, moose, peer resistance, pond, verbal communication

Can't you sleep little bear?

Waddell, Martin

When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark until Big Bear brings him light and love.

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animals, bear, bedtime, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, love, night, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Arthur's christmas wish

Wooding, S.

Arthur, a fat mouse, is granted one Christmas wish from his fairy Godfather. Godfather says his wish has to make someone happy. His wish, playing beautiful music on the piano, is granted.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fairy, giving, godfather, magic, mouse, music, presents, stress management, verbal communication

Possum-come-a-knockin'

Van Laan, Nancy

A rhyming story of a visitor coming to someone's home. The family members were each doing their own thing and stopped to answer the door but no one was there.

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animals, conflict resolution, confusion, critical thinking, deception, decision making, family, nonverbal communication, opossum, rhyme, verbal communication

Badger's parting gifts

Varley, Susan

When Badger dies, the rest of the animals are very sad. It is not until they remember all of the good times with Badger that they get over their sadness.

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animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, death, decision making, feelings, goal setting, loss, memories, nonverbal communication, presents, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Magic dogs of the volcanoes

Argueta, Manlio

The people of El Salvador are protected by cadejos, which are magic dogs that are descendents of the volcanoes. Two ancient volcanoes help the cadejos when Don Tonio and his 13 brothers send soldiers to destroy the cadejos. This book contains both Spanish and English text.

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animals, conflict, cooperation, dog, family, geography, geology, helping, language, mountains, multicultural, siblings, spanish, survival, verbal communication, volcano

The cat's purr

Bryan, Ashley

A cat and a rat are friends. However, the rat tricks the cat and plays the special cat drum which only cats play. The cat seeks revenge on the rat and ends up swallowing the drum, and that's how the cat first started to purr.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, mouse, nonverbal communication, revenge, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

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