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Cool dog, school dog
Heiligman, Deborah
Tinka is a cool dog, a breaking-all-the-rules dog! A hall dog, a ball dog, a crash-into-the-wall dog! Join Tinka, a dandy, sandy Golden Retriever, as she unexpectedly visits her owner at school and helps his class learn to read.
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animals
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autumn
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books
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disobedience
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dog
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family
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feelings
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glasses
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learning
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loneliness
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parents
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reading
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sadness
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school
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seasons
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toys
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tree
The red piano
Leblanc-Barroux, Andre
A young pianist is sent to a re-education camp in China. She lives for her secretive two hours of music after a long day's work. Her parents managed to send a piano to Mother Han's house and she manages to smuggle music in notebooks. One night the pianist is caught at the piano, forcing her to live through an extended-re-education while her love and talent for music are challenged.
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assertiveness
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author's note
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behavior
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body parts
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change
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china
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consequences
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decision making
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disobedience
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education
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freedom
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history
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humanity
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instruments
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loss
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love
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multicultural
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music
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nonverbal communication
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numbers
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passion
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peer resistance
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politics
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practice
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prison
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radio
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refusal skills
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school
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song
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stress management
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train
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transportation
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work
Goldilocks and the three bears
Aylesworth, Jim
A curious little girl sometimes forgets what her mother tells her. Sometimes this gets her into trouble. One such time found her deep into the woods at a cottage belonging to three bears. You probably know the rest of the story.
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animals
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baby
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bear
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curiosity
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disobedience
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fable
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family
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folktale
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food
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forest
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forgetful
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parents
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sizes
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sleep
Lake of the big snake
Olaleye, Isaac
Two boys outwit a hungry snake in an African rain forest village.
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africa
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animals
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argument
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bodies of water
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chores
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conflict resolution
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disobedience
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family
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fear
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feelings
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forest
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friendship
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lake
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multicultural
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nigerian
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parents
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play
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reptiles
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responsibilities
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snake
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stress management
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teamwork
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village
Sometimes my mommy gets angry
Campbell, Bebe Moore
When Annie wakes up in the morning, she is relieved to find her euphoric mother in the kitchen. They share a healthy breakfast, then her mother helps her get ready for school. After a fun day at school, Annie comes home to an angry and yelling mother. Annie copes by calling her grandmother to talk about her feelings. She takes care of herself and maintains a positive attitude with happy thoughts. She uses effective strategies to accept her motherメs bipolar disorder.
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acceptance
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accomplishment
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affection
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african american
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anger
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art
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behavior
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bipolar
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body parts
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caring
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challenges
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conflict resolution
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confusion
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coping
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crisis
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decision making
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discipline
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disobedience
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emotions
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empathy
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encouragement
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family
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feelings
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food
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friendship
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grandparents
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happiness
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health
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helping
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illness
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independence
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kindness
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love
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memory
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misbehavior
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moods
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morning
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neighbors
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night
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nonverbal communication
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parents
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pretend
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rain
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rhyme
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sadness
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school
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stress management
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sun
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support
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sympathy
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teaching
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teasing
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understanding
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verbal communication
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walking
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weather
Snow day
Fain, Moira
Maggie is very embarrassed when her teacher, Sister Agatha Ann, punishes her for drawing on her desk. She must write a poem and recite it for the class the following day. All night she worries about her unfinished homework, but the next day she wakes up to a snow day!Through her fun in the snow and the help from her teacher, Maggie discovers her own special way of writing poetry.
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accomplishment
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conflict resolution
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discovery
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disobedience
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embarrassment
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exercise
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feelings
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fun
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helping
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poetry
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school
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seasons
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self esteem
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sledding
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snow
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stress management
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verbal communication
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weather
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winter
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worry
Do not open this book!
Muntean, Michaela
A pig tries to dissuade the readers from opening the book because it is not finished yet. However, as the reader turns the pages, a frustrated pig realizes the book is being written after all.
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accidents
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animals
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books
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conflict
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conflict resolution
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disobedience
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feelings
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frustration
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pig
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reading
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writing
Meet wild boars
Rosoff, Meg
Borris, Morris, Horace, and Doris are wild boars. They lack manners and kindness. Do not try to be friends with them because all they will do is cause trouble.
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animals
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boar
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conflict resolution
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decision making
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disobedience
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hygiene
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manners
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misbehavior
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mischief
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nonverbal communication
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rhyme
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rude
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selfishness
Let's talk about needing attention
Berry, Joy
A girl names Casey tries all the wrong ways to get attention from her Mom and Dad. Eventually she finds solutions for achieving attention the right way and learns how to help others as well.
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anger
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attention
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baby
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bicycle
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birds
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depression
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disobedience
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encouragement
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envy
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feelings
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helping
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jealousy
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love
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patience
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resolution
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sadness
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self esteem
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support
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teasing
Bad dog school
Joosse, Barbara M.
Harris and his dog Zippy are the best of friends and enjoy spending time together. They dig for treasures, sleep in the same bed, and play on the couch. When Zippy's behaviors seem to be out of control, obedience school seems to be the perfect answer. However, the results are not what the family expected. Harris and his family decided Bad Dog school is the perfect solution.
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animals
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change
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companion
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disobedience
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dog
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feelings
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happiness
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learning
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obedience
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parents
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pets
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sadness
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school
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siblings
The chocolate-covered-cookie tantrum
Blumenthal, Deborah
As Sophie walks home from the park with her mother, she sees another little girl eating a chocolate-covered-cookie. Sophie's mother does not have any cookies to give her and will not allow Sophie to eat cookies so close to supper time. Sophie is outraged and throws a temper tantrum! Sophie learns that not eating a cookie before supper isn't so bad after all.
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anger
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assertiveness
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determination
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disappointment
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discipline
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disobedience
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emotions
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envy
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feelings
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food
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frustration
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health
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jealousy
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learning
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misbehavior
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nonverbal communication
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nutrition
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obedience
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parents
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patience
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persistence
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playground
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refusal skills
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relationship
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resentment
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rules
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sleep
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stress management
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verbal communication
Fuddles
Vischer, Frans
Fuddles is not an ordinary house cat. His family pampers and spoils him but he lacks adventure. Even though he is not allowed to go outside, he finds a way to get laughed at, chased, and put in my difficult situations before he realizes that he really misses his family. In the deep darkness of the night, he hears his family calling him. What a relief!
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adventures
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animals
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birds
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body parts
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cat
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conflict resolution
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courage
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critical thinking
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decision making
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determination
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direction
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disobedience
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dog
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exercise
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family
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fear
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feelings
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food
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home
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homesickness
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loneliness
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lost
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missing
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neighbors
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newspaper
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overweight
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routine
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running away
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squirrel
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worry
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