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When it's six o'clock in San Francisco: A trip through time zones

Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes

Starting at 6 a.m. in San Francisco, travel across each time zone to learn what is going on in that location. Each time zone holds a descriptive excerpt about a life of a kid living there, accompanied by details of a meal that is eaten there too!

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activities, africa, australia, bedtime, beverage, china, clock, comparisons, Days of The Week, europe, food, french, grandparents, language, morning, multicultural, nonfiction, north america, numbers, onomatopoeia, pakistan, rain, sequence, soccer, south america, sports, time, united states, weather, zone

Little john

Orgel, Doris//Storm, Theodor

Little John constantly wants to be rocked to sleep in his bed. When his mother falls asleep and can no longer trundle the bed, the moon befriends Little John and takes him on a journey.

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adventures, bedtime, companion, family, frustration, greed, moon, nonverbal communication, parents, sleep, travel, verbal communication

Moonlight

Ormerod, Jan

A little girl has bad dreams and wants to be near her mom and dad to feel secure. When they try to put her to sleep, the parents get more and more sleepy.

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bedtime, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, family, fear, feelings, growing up, nonverbal communication, parents, security, sleep

Midnight pillow fight

Ormerod, Jan

Polly wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to play with her pillow. Polly and her pillow play and dance with other pillows in the house and then a pillow fight breaks out. Polly's feelings get hurt, but the other pillows make sure she is okay.

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bedtime, chaos, conflict resolution, dancing, exercise, feelings, fight, imagination, loneliness, mischief, night, nonverbal communication, play, resolution, sadness, sleep

Five bad boys, billy que and the dustdobbin

Patron, Susan

Billy Que learns an important lesson from the dustbobbin under his bed. Billy learns to think before he speaks.

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assertiveness, bedtime, cleanliness, conflict resolution, friendship, height, presents, stress management

Everything to spend the night

Paul, Ann Whitford

A little girl packs her bag full of things she will need for an overnight at her grandparents. She brings, snacks, toys, clothes, a toothbrush, and many other things A through Z. She does forget one very important thing, her pajamas. She borrows some from her grandfather and says I love you!

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alphabet, animals, bedtime, body parts, cat, clothing, dancing, exercise, family, five senses, food, games, grandparents, imagination, love, music, night, nutrition, pretend, rhyme, teeth, toys

The howling dog

Pearson, Tracey Campbell

A howling dog howls and barks all night until the entire town is awake. The howling dog is no longer lonely, so she stops howling and barking. The town goes back to sleep and so does the howling dog.

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animals, bedtime, cat, chaos, community, confusion, dog, loneliness, mischief, night, sleep

While the moon shines bright

Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse

This story is a bedtime chant about a little boy who is too excited to sleep. His grandfather tells him to clean the house, get ready for bed, drink some milk, rock on his lap, listen to stories and finally kiss him goodnight.

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assertiveness, bedtime, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, self esteem, sleep

Who's in my bed?

Piers, Helen

A donkey is tired and wants to go to sleep but he finds a pig inside his stable. The pig says that he is there because there is someone in his pigsty. The donkey goes to the pigsty and finds the dog there. The dog is in the pigsty because the hen is in his basket. A mouse is in the henhouse because a beetle is sitting in his mousehole. Does the donkey ever get to sleep?

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animals, bedtime, beetle, chicken, dog, donkey, farm, insects, mouse, night, pig, problem solving, sequence, sleep, sounds

The butterfly

Polacco, Patricia

When a little girls meets a ghost which turns out to be a girl that is hiding in the cellar with the rest of her family from the Nazi's. They form a friendship that is strong. But the friendship is broken up by the sudden movement of her and her family. But butterflies show that everything is fine even though they are apart.

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animals, author's note, bedtime, butterfly, decision making, family, feelings, french, hanukkah, happiness, hiding, holidays, Jewish, language, multicultural, parents, prejudice, racism, religion, sadness, self esteem, separation, stress management, verbal communication, war

Posy

Pomerantz, Charlotte

It is Posy's bedtime and she asks for her father to tell her stories about when she was little. He tells her four separate stories and they discuss their memories.

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assertiveness, bedtime, curiosity, family, growing up, memories, parents, sleep, storytelling, verbal communication

Just dessert

Powell, Polly

The apple family finish their dinner and desert, but Pasty wasn't quite full yet. Pasty wants that last piece of cake. Her mom tells her that she can not eat it. That piece of cake is on Pasty's mind all night long. After everyone was asleep, Pasty goes downstairs to get the cake. Pasty's journey to the cake provides her with obstacles of the mind.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, bedtime, birds, cat, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, fear, feelings, five senses, food, ghosts, goal setting, imagination, monsters, night, nutrition, parents, tiger, verbal communication

10 minutes till bedtime

Rathmann, Peggy

When dad yells 10 minutes till bedtime, the hamster parade shows up to take you on a tour to get ready for bed. From the kitchen to the bath and the bedroom the hamsters help along each step of the way to make getting ready for bed fun.

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animation, bath, bedtime, books, chaos, counting, creativity, family, fun, hygiene, love, numbers, parents, routine, sequence, teeth, time, toys

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

The party

Reid, Barbara

Two sisters leave their friends to go to a family birthday party. When the girls get to the party, they play games with lots of children and eat lots of good food and birthday cake. They have so much fun at the party that they don't want to leave!

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affection, animals, balloon, bedtime, birthday, body parts, car, celebration, crowd, dog, exercise, family, food, games, grandparents, gymnastics, injury, loss, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, rhyme, rhythm, running, siblings, singing, song, sport, teeth, transportation, verbal communication

Cherry pies and lullabies

Reiser, Lynn

A young girl does four different things with three generations of her family. With her great grandmother, grandmother, and mother, she makes cherry pies, flower wreaths, and quilts. They also sing a lullaby. Each person does the same thing, but each of their products are different.

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activities, author's note, bedtime, comparisons, cooking, family, flowers, food, generations, grandparents, individuality, love, numbers, nutrition, quilt, sequence, sewing, similarities, song, uniqueness

Jazzy Miz Mozetta

Roberts, Brenda C.

One night Miz Mozetta decided that she felt like dancing. Her friends outside made excuses not to dance and the children across the street would not let her. Miz Mozetta sulks to her room, but soon enough her friends and the children show up in her memories ready to dance the jitterbug all night long.

The egg

Robertson, M.P.

George finds what he thinks to be a giant chicken egg. However, when it hatches, a dragon comes out. He cares for it and teaches it necessary skills but the dragon longs to be with his family. Before going to his home with the other dragons, the dragon takes George for an adventure and thanks him for his kindness and caring.

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adventures, baby, bedtime, birds, birth, caring, cave, chicken, dragons, family, fantasy, feelings, happiness, loneliness, sadness, sleep, storytelling, teaching

No! No! No!

Rockwell, Anne

It's been a terrible day and nothing has gone this young child's way. Fortunately, Mom knows just what to do and reads a bedtime story which helps the young boy fall asleep.

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anger, baby, bedtime, books, caring, family, feelings, frustration, parents, rain, sadness, sleep, storytelling, weather

A letter to grandma

Rogers, Paul

Lucy falls asleep listening to the sounds of the night. Lucy was thinking about the arrival of her Grandma the next day. When Lucy wakes up, she finds herself in another world. Her house ia now located on an island. Throughout the day Lucy explores the atmosphere on the island.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, boat, bodies of water, dreams, excitement, family, grandparents, imagination, letters, ocean, parents, sounds, transportation, verbal communication, whale

Patchwork tales

Roth, Susan//Phang, Ruth

Right before bedtime, a little girl asks her grandma to tell her stories about her quilt.

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bedtime, creativity, curiosity, family, grandparents, memories, quilt, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

Wind says goodnight

Rydell, Katy

A child is having a hard time going to sleep. The wind must convince all of the night creatures to go to sleep. The moon is loud and eventually stops glowing. It begins to rain and finally it is time to rest.

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animals, bedtime, birds, conflict resolution, grasshopper, insects, moon, rain, refusal skills, sleep, weather, wind

First words and pictures

Salt, Jane//Hawksley, Gereard

A baby has many new things to see and touch at the supermarket. At home, it is time to unload the groceries and make dinner.

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animals, baby, bedtime, birds, clothing, community, exercise, family, food, growing up, insects, market, nutrition, parents, pets, preparation, recreation, shopping, siblings, sleep, toys, transportation, worm

Captain bob sets sail

Schotter, Roni

Bob is a young boy who uses his imagination to turn his daily bath into an amazing adventure in which he encounters boats, sea creatures, and a water fall. When his bath is over, the brave Captain Bob drains the ocean and gets ready for bed.

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adventures, animals, bath, bedtime, boat, bodies of water, body parts, bravery, cleanliness, dinosaur, duck, feelings, fish, imagination, monsters, ocean, play, sea, toys

Brushing teeth

Schuh, Mari

Lee sets an example for other children like him by describing how to properly brush his teeth in order to get rid of food and plaque that could build up and cause cavities. Every morning and night, Lee uses his own toothbrush and a small amount of toothpaste to clean his teeth, gums, and tongue. After brushing, Lee makes sure to rinse with water in order to maintain a healthy smile. Lee also uses a new toothbrush every few months so his teeth get brushed well. Everyone should try to be more like Lee when brushing their teeth!

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bedtime, behavior, cleanliness, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, education, goal setting, health, home, hygiene, nonverbal communication, prevention, role model, routine, teeth, tools, vocabulary

A teeny tiny baby

Schwartz, Amy

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a newborn baby?Listen to the thoughts of this baby as he talks about all the different places he likes to go. Where does he like to sleep?

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baby, bedtime, curiosity, family, parents, play, sleep

Penguin dreams

Seibold, J. Otto

In the wild and colorful dreams of a young penguin, the adventure unfolds. In his dreams Chongo-Chingi and his friend Icicle-Barnicle fly with airplanes and geese and see many wacky scenes.

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adventures, airplane, animals, bedtime, creativity, dreams, excitement, nonverbal communication, penguin, sleep, transportation, vision

Where the wild things are

Sendak, Maurice

Max gets sent to his room without dinner. There he dreams about a new world of his own where he sails to an island and becomes the king of all the beasts. After all of his fun frolicking with the beasts, he comes home where a hot meal is waiting for him.

I am not going to get up today!

Seuss, Dr.

A day in the life of a young kid who decides he will sleep all day long. His parents and friends try to wake him up, but the boy refuses.

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bedtime, family, friendship, laziness, parents, persistence, sleep

Sleep book

Seuss, Dr.

This book encourages children to fall asleep. It describes how everyone else is sleeping and that the reader should sleep too.

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bedtime, relaxation, rhyme, sleep

Go to sleep, nicholas joe

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Nicholas Joe refuses to go to bed. Instead he visits parents and children all over the United States, putting them to bed, and listening to their bedtime excuses.

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bedtime, determination, family, health, parents, sleep, storytelling, travel

Dawn

Shulevitz, Uri

At nighttime, a grandfather and his grandson are asleep under a tree. Soon, the animals, the grandfather and the grandson begin to awaken - it is dawn!

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animals, bedtime, family, grandparents, nature, night, nonverbal communication, sharing, sleep

I'm busy, too

Simon, Norma

Three children and their families get ready for a busy work and school day. See how all three families spend their time during the week.

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activities, assertiveness, bedtime, child care, night, parents, school, stress management, time

Nightdances

Skofield, James

A little boy is awakened by the sounds of the night. He goes outside with his parents and enjoys the night by dancing with nature until he gets tired and goes back to bed.

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bedtime, dancing, exercise, family, fear, feelings, five senses, hearing, nature, night, nonverbal communication, parents, play, poetry, rhythm, sleep

The star rocker

Slate, Joseph

Old Cassie lives on a floating raft. One night, she tries to quiet the fears of her animal friends, by singing a lullaby near the pond.

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animals, bedtime, bodies of water, fear, feelings, friendship, music, nature, night, pond, song, stress management, verbal communication

A toothbrush tale

Smith, Stacy

A little boy goes to sleep one night without brushing his teeth, and then he hears a song coming from his bathroom. When he goes to investigate the noise, he finds his toothbrush singing and dancing about why it is so important to brush his teeth every morning and night. Scared that he will develop cavities (or even worse, that his teeth might fall out), the little boy brushes his teeth well and continues to do so every day in order to keep a healthy smile!

When mama comes home tonight

Spinelli, Eileen

Mama tells her child about all the things they will do together when she gets home from work. For example, they will share many activities together leading up to bedtime where mama will read a story, sing lullabies, and finally, tuck her child into bed.

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activities, affection, bath, bedtime, caring, clothing, colors, food, nutrition, play, reading, rhyme, toys, working mother

If you want to find golden

Spinelli, Eileen

A young boy points out various places to go and different things to look at -- all with a special color.

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bedtime, colors, community, fire engine, five senses, food, music, nutrition, rain, sight, sleep, transportation, weather

Starry night

Spohn, David

Nate, Matt, and their dad go camping. The three enjoy the stars and each other's company. They stoke the fire and settle down for the chilly night.

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astronomy, bedtime, camping, family, feelings, fire, happiness, night, parents, recreation, siblings, sleep, stars

Raising sweetness

Stanley, Diane

The town sheriff adopts eight orphans to save them from the mean Ms. Stump, but there are a few problems. Pa is not too good at cooking and his cleaning is quite shabby. The orphans one wish is for him to get married. One of the orphans, Sweetness, believes a letter that arrived in the mail is the answer.

What's under my bed?

Stevenson, James

Mary Ann and Louie's grandpa tell them a scarey story. Later one night, they run to tell him that something is under their bed. The grandpa shares another story about when he was young and what he would do when he was scared at bedtime.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, imagination, memories, sleep, storytelling, verbal communication

Storm in the night

Stolz, Mary

On the night of a big storm, Thomas is a little afraid, so his grandfather tells him a story about how he overcame his fear when he was a young boy. Thomas is no longer afraid, so he can go to sleep.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, listening, memories, nature, rain, sleep, storytelling, stress management, verbal communication, weather

I hate goodbyes

Szaj, Kathleen

Katie hates goodbyes!She would rather sing at the top of her lungs, yell at her teddy bear or wiggle her loose teeth than tell her loved ones goodbye. Her family helps her cope with goodbyes, then very soon she will be saying hellos.

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airplane, anger, bedtime, change, chicken pox, coping, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, illness, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sadness, separation, teeth, toys

Jungle walk

Tafuri, Nancy

After reading a book on jungle animals, a little boy falls asleep and dreams of the animals he read about.

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animals, bedtime, books, dreams, jungle, reading, sleep

Hip, hug, hooray!

Tangvald, Christine

Do you know how many types of hugs there are? Look and learn how hugs are imporatant everywhere and everyday.

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activities, affection, animals, baby, bath, beach, bedtime, birds, birthday, books, caring, celebration, church, cleanliness, climbing, dog, family, feelings, food, friendship, glasses, god, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, lake, library, love, night, parents, party, picnic, playground, rabbit, rain, reading, religion, sand, seasons, sheep, snow, soccer, sports, squirrel, storytelling, summer, swimming, tree, umbrella, weather, winter

Putting the world to sleep

Thomas, Shelley Moore

As nighttime falls, bedtime is right around the corner. A soothing lullaby sets the mood for sleep, through a warm stanza repetition. A glowing fireplace, shining stars, and yawning baby signal a farewell to daylight.

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animals, baby, bedtime, cricket, day, dog, fire, insects, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, owl, repetition, sea, sleep, stars, tree

Why?

Torrey, Richard

Why do feet stink? Why can't I play with you? Why are there so many numbers? Why? Why? Why? This young boy is inquisitive and loves to wonder. That's why.

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bedtime, body parts, book, critical thinking, drawing, food, jumping, love, numbers, pets, play, sleep, television

Stars for sarah

Turner, Ann

Sarah cannot fall asleep because she is worried about what her life will be like when her family moves to their new house. Sarah's mother comes to her room to comfort and reassure her.

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bedtime, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication, worry

The moon jumpers

Udry, Janice May

A group of children, who call themselves the moon jumpers, love to play outside at night under the moon. They dance, play tag, make a camp and pretend they are on an island. When their mother calls them in to go to sleep, they dream of tomorrow's sun.

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bedtime, camping, dancing, dreams, exercise, island, jumping, moon, night, nonverbal communication, play, running, sleep, sun, verbal communication

Brush, brush, brush!

Unknown Author

Following a series of questions, the narrator provides a detailed description of proper oral hygiene. These recommended dental health behaviors include brushing your teeth thoroughly twice a day. If done properly, patients will maintain a healthy smile!

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bedtime, behavior, body parts, cleanliness, dentist, feelings, goal setting, hygiene, learning, morning, nonverbal communication, rhyme, routine, self esteem, teaching, teeth

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