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Beep beep, vroom vroom!

Murphy, Stuart J.

Molly wants to play with her big brother's brightly colored toy cars just like him. But her family thinks she is too little to share Kevin's cars and besides, he likes to keep them in a special order. Each family member catches Molly playing with Kevin's cars and they help her put them back the way Kevin likes them. In the end, Molly gets a surprise of her own!

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animals, author's note, birthday, car, colors, disobedience, dog, family, fun, helping, parents, playing, sequence, siblings, sizes, sounds, transportation

Paul

Kuskin, Karla

Using his imagination, Paul goes on a fantastic trip looking for his magical grandmother. Along the way, he sings a song that his grandmother eventually loves.

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animals, family, fantasy, grandparents, imagination, magic, song, travel

The minstrel and the dragon-pup

Sutcliff, Rosemary

A ministrel finds a dragon-pup egg on a beach and adopts it after it hatches. The minstrel raises the dragon-pup, Lucky, until he is stolen. Due to Lucky's absence, the minstrel's songs suffer until he is once again united with Lucky.

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assertiveness, beach, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, dragons, friendship, goal setting, lost, missing, music, mythical, persistence, reunion, song, stress management, verbal communication, zoo

Grandpa's song

Johnston, Tony

Grandpa is the loudest, happiest singer there is. But when he forgets the words to his favorite song, his granddaughter helps him to remember it.

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aging, conflict resolution, depression, family, feelings, grandparents, helping, memory, music, self esteem, senility, song, verbal communication

Frank and ernest play ball

Day, Alexandra

Frank and Ernest are a bear and an elephant who need jobs. Mr. Palmer lets them manage his baseball team. They do not know very much about baseball so they are always looking up baseball terms in the baseball dictionary.

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animals, assertiveness, baseball, bear, careers, elephant, language, learning, recreation, responsibilities, song, sports, teamwork, verbal communication

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

Rounds, Glen

During this familiar folksong, an old lady swallows all sorts of animals. In each instance, she swallows another animal in hopes of catching the previously swallowed animal.

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animals, birds, cat, dog, five senses, fly, folktale, goat, horse, humor, sequence, song, spider, taste

Drummer hoff

Emberley, Barbara

This story is a folk song which depicts seven soldiers building a cannon. Drummer Hoff is the one soldier who shoots the cannon.

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cooperation, song, teamwork, war

Caps, hats, socks, and mittens: A book about the four seasons

Borden, Louise

Learn the many colors, smells, and activities of each season. We start and finish the cycle with the caps, hats, socks, and mittens of winter.

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activities, autumn, clothing, colors, exercise, food, nutrition, picnic, running, school, seasons, sledding, soccer, sports, spring, summer, winter

Kenny and the little kickers

Marzollo, Claudio

It's the first day of soccer. Kenny doesn't want to play, but he goes to practice anyway. At first he's a little nervous and doesn't play very well. With his coach's help and encouragement, he quickly becomes the best kicker on the team.

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accomplishment, animals, badger, challenges, confidence, encouragement, exercise, friendship, games, overweight, playing, soccer, sports, success

Something is going to happen

Zolotow, C.

An entire family wakes up one November morning with the feeling that something exciting is going to happen. They are all thrilled when they open the front door to find the first snow of the year.

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anticipation, excitement, family, feelings, seasons, snow, weather, winter

A walk on a snowy night

Delton, Judy

A girl and her father go out in the snow together. They see many of the normal sights, but they look different at night covered with snow. They stop at a local cafe to get hot chocolate before bundling up their coats and walking home.

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beverage, community, exercise, family, five senses, food, night, nonverbal communication, parents, recreation, seasons, snow, verbal communication, weather, winter

Too tired

Turnball, Ann

As the rain begins, two of all the animals on the Earth are getting aboard the Ark, except one. When Noah realizes that the sloths are not on the Ark, he goes to rescue them.

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animals, boat, critical thinking, elephant, flood, heroism, lost, rain, rescue, sleep, sloth, transportation, verbal communication, weather, worry

Molly and the strawberry day

Conrad, Pam

Molly and her parents pick strawberries at a farm early in the morning. For the rest of the day, Molly's thoughts are only on strawberries. She puts strawberries on her cereal for breakfast, helps her mother make strawberry jelly and jam, has a strawberry and bologna sandwich for lunch, and even dreams about them during her nap.

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excitement, family, farm, feelings, food, happiness, helping, nutrition, parents, plants, sleep

Bear and mrs. duck

Winthrop, Elizabeth

Nora loves Bear. They eat lunch, read stories, and sleep next to each other. Bear gets sick so Mrs. Duck comes to babysit. Bear and Mrs. Duck become friends.

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animals, bear, birds, caring, child care, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, duck, food, friendship, helping, illness, nutrition, reading, sharing, sleep, verbal communication

Kenny's window

Sendak, Maurice

Kenny has a dream one night while he is sleeping. He dreams that if he answers seven questions correctly, his dream will come true. There is an unexpected ending to the story when Kenny changes his mind.

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adventures, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, fantasy, garden, night, sleep, surprises, travel

Laura charlotte

Galbraith, Kathryn O.

Laura's mother sits close to her on the bed and tells stories full of traditions and past generations to help her fall asleep.

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affection, bedtime, family, feelings, generations, love, parents, reading, sleep, storytelling

Lazy tommy pumpkinhead

du Bois, William Pene

Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead was a boy that had all his belongings computerized.His bed, shower, clothes, and food were all controlled electronically and he never had to do anything for himself. When a storm knocks out the electricity, Tommy sleeps for seven days. When he awakes the machines go crazy and do seven days worth of work in one day.

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change, clothing, coping, decision making, laziness, loneliness, sleep, technology

Dream snow

Carle, Eric

A farmer lives on a small farm with his animals named one, two, three, four and five. One night as he naps, he dreams of snow fall covering his animals and him. He wakes up to discover real snow covering the ground and almost forgets a special Christmas surprise.

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animals, beverage, christmas, clothing, counting, cow, dreams, farm, food, holidays, horse, music, nutrition, pig, presents, rooster, santa, seasons, sheep, sleep, snow, weather, winter

Poppy the panda

Gackenbach, Dick

A little girl's panda, Poppy, would not got to bed until it had something to wear like the other stuffed animals. The little girl could not satisfy the bear. Her mother tied a bow around his neck to make him happy and he went to bed.

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animals, bear, body image, clothing, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, imagination, sleep

The marvelous journey through the night

Heine, Helme

All you have to do is yawn and your sleep adventures will follow.

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adventures, assertiveness, bedtime, decision making, night, nonverbal communication, sleep, travel

The roman twins

Gerrard, Roy

Maximus and his twin sister Vanilla are slaves to the cruel master Slobbus Pompius. They run away when Slobbus buys Polydox the horse then quickly decides to kill him. Maximus and Vanilla go through a chariot race and an invasion of Rome before they finally gain their freedom.

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animals, architecture, assertiveness, bravery, critical thinking, decision making, freedom, heroism, history, horse, peer resistance, rhyme, siblings, slavery, war, work

How big is a foot?

Myller, Rolf

The king wants to have a bed made for his wife's birthday, so he measures her by using his feet. They have a problem, because the carpenter's foot is not the same size as the king's.

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birthday, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, holidays, misunderstanding, presents, royalty, sizes

Piro and the fire brigade

Bauman, Kurt

Piro wants to be a firefighter but he is told he is too small. One day he finally gets to prove to everyone that he can do it.

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acceptance, assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, determination, nonverbal communication, sizes, verbal communication

I am the dog, i am the cat

Hall, Donald

A dog and cat compare and contrast their lives. Each likes and dislikes its own things.

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animals, cat, differences, dog, similarities, sleep

Best friends think alike

Reiser, Lynn

Ruby and Beryl are best friends. They spend an afternoon in the park using their imaginations, proving that best friends really do think alike.

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animals, colors, conflict resolution, friendship, fun, games, horse, imagination, park, play, similarities

I hate my brother harry

Dragonwagon, Crescent

Nobody believes that Harry's little sister hates him, not even their parents. He confuses her sometimes by being nice, but then he is mean. Finally, she finds out that Harry really likes her, so she decides she likes him too.

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family, feelings, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, siblings, teamwork, verbal communication

The christmas coat

Bulla, Clyde Robert

Two brothers, Otto and Hans, are always fighting. Their mother wishes they would act like loving brothers. The brothers accidentally rip a jacket while fighting and must work together to repair it. The mother has her wish granted.

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conflict resolution, family, siblings, teamwork

Two dog biscuits

Cleary, Beverly

Jimmy and Janet each get a dog biscuit from their neighbor. Since they don't have a dog to give the biscuits to, they go on a walk with their mother to find one. After searching for the perfect dog, they decide to give the biscuits to a cat, who eats them quickly.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, exercise, family, food, neighbors, pets, refusal skills, sharing, siblings, verbal communication

Too big!

Masurel, Claire

When Charlie and his dad are at the carnival, he wins the biggest prize of all, a dinosaur. His new toy is so big, he can't take it anywhere!Charlie's dinosaur must stay at home while he takes his other toys on outings, until he has to go to the doctor. All of the other toys hide so they don't have to go to the doctor's, but the dinosaur is too big- he can't!After their trip to the doctor, Charlie and his dinosaur are inseperable.

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carnival, circus, dinosaur, doctor, family, fear, feelings, games, illness, jealousy, loneliness, medicine, parents, park, shopping, sizes, toys

May I pet your dog? The how-to guide for kids meeting dogs (and dogs meeting kids)

Calmenson, Stephanie

Harry, a helpful dachshund, walks readers through the best steps in approaching a dog that he/she wants to pet. With each new pet and owner, Harry guides the steps with the help of a little boy , while demonstrating precautions in certain situations.

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happiness, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Don't forget the bacon

Hutchins, Pat

A boy is sent to the store for bacon and other items. As the boy walks to the store, he repeats over and over what he is supposed to get. He becomes thoroughly confused and forgets about the bacon. Once he gets home, he is sent back to the store for the bacon.

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confusion, food, forgetful, helping, nutrition, responsibilities, self esteem, shopping

Mushroom in the rain

Ginsburg, Mirra

A mushroom provides shelter during the rain for an ant, a butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and a rabbit.

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animals, ant, assertiveness, birds, butterfly, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fox, insects, mouse, plants, rabbit, rain, self esteem, shelter, sparrow, stress management, verbal communication, weather

The sea view hotel

Stevenson, James

Hubert and his family go on vacation to a beach. Hubert expects to play with other youngsters, but there are none. He never expects a grown-up could be fun too!

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activities, animals, friendship, fun, goal setting, helping, mouse, play, shelter, stress management, travel, vacation

Going west

Waddell, Martin

A little girl experiences one of the most dramatic changes in her life. While going west to build a new home, she learns to cope with many different things. She regains hopes and dreams for her new home.

Ottie slockett

Luttrell, Ida

Ottie said mean things to his neighbors all day. One day he builds a glass house which allows his neighbors to meddle in his life. He then decides to be nice to them.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, loneliness, manners, neighbors, shelter, verbal communication

A house, a home

Goffstein, Brooke

Through photographs, a story is depicted of a lonely house. The house can bring protection to people when it is cared for and given attention as a home.

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critical thinking, feelings, home, loneliness, nonverbal communication, photograph, protection, shelter

Animal hide and seek

Ipcar, Dahlov

Animals are described in their natural homes and how they are able to hide from predators.

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amphibians, animals, birds, caterpillar, deer, duck, frog, insects, nature, protection, rabbit, reptiles, shelter, snake, squirrel, turtle, woods

This is the house where jack lives

Heilbroner, Joan

While Jack takes a bath he does not realize what is going on downstairs.

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adventures, bath, cleanliness, hygiene, shelter

The cantankerous crow

Hellsing, Lennart//Strayer, Paul

The crow disobeys and flies into a farmer's yard to eat berries. The farmer catches him and sells the bird because he is so bad. The baker buys him and becomes frustrated too, so he sets the bird free. The crow goes back home to his family who missed him.

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assertiveness, birds, disobedience, family, food, nutrition, refusal skills, shelter

Put me in the zoo

Lopshire, Robert

A spotted animal wants to live in the zoo. After demonstrating his colorful talents, the animal's friends decide that there is a better place for him to live.

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animals, circus, colors, confidence, friendship, rhyme, shelter, zoo

One christmas

Funakoshi, Kanna

A young man journeys home for Christmas. He remembers all the Christmas memories and that is why he is comming home.

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christmas, family, holidays, memories, shelter

My house

Desimini, Lisa

A house is described and beautifully illustrated as it changes throughout a day and the seasons.

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autumn, change, clouds, fog, night, rain, seasons, shadows, shelter, snow, spring, summer, weather, wind, winter

Homeplace

Shelby, Anne

A grandmother explains to her grandaughter the history of the house she lives in. She begins her story at the beginning when great-great-great-great grandpa built the house. She explains how they planted corn and cooked on a wood buring stove. The story ends with the way the house looks now.

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animals, cow, family, farm, food, grandparents, history, horse, memories, nutrition, parents, sheep, shelter, storytelling

Grandma essie's covered wagon

Williams, David

A father wants to give his family the best life in the best places. Through all their moving and adventures, they realize there's nothing as wonderful as a family and a home.

A house is a house for me

Hoberman, Mary Ann

In a rhyme, this book describes many creatures and their houses. It depicts how the different homes are tailored for each creature.

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animals, critical thinking, differences, shelter

There's a wocket in my pocket!

Seuss, Dr.

By rhyming everyday objects with nonsense words, the character tells exactly what kind of house he lives in.

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affection, fantasy, friendship, fun, imagination, rhyme, self esteem, shelter

Moony b. finch, the fastest draw in the west

McPhail, David

Moony B. Finch is an excellent artist and everything he draws comes to life. When Moony draws an old-fashioned passenger train, the train gets held up by Wild Willie. Moony saves the day by drawing a picture of Wild Willie and erasing it. Moony then draws a picture of his house so he can return home.

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adventures, animals, art, chicken, cowboys, creativity, family, five senses, greed, heroism, kangaroo, parents, pig, raccoon, shelter, touch, train, transportation

When i was young in the mountains

Rylant, Cynthia

The daily activities of a child who lives in the mountains are shown with many simple pleasures and warmth.

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activities, family, grandparents, happiness, love, mountains, shelter

Max's chocolate chicken

Wells, Rosemary

Two young rabbits try to find a fair way to decide who gets the chocolate chicken they found. The one who doesn't cheat is rewarded.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, food, goal setting, nutrition, rabbit, sharing

The midnight eaters

Hest, Amy

Samantha and her grandma share a room because her grandma is sick. One night they decide to get up and have a midnight snack. They have sundaes and look through old pictures of her grandma and grandpa.

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decision making, family, fear, feelings, food, grandparents, illness, memories, nutrition, self esteem, sharing, shelter

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