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Marigold and grandma on the town

Calmenson, Stephanie

Marigold and grandma go into town to buy Marigold a new hat. On the way to feed the ducks, Marigold's hat blows off. Grandmother shows Marigold how to make friends with the wind. At the end of the day, they have wonderful memories with photos.

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animals, clothing, conflict resolution, family, grandparents, nonverbal communication, rabbit, shopping, weather, wind

Uncle's new suit

Passen, Lisa

Uncle Carmen gets a new job, and the entire family goes to the store to help him pick out a new suit.

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animals, cat, clothing, decision making, dog, family, grandparents, italian, multicultural, shopping, work

Just us women

Caines, Jeanette

A young girl goes on a long trip with her aunt to North Carolina. They prepare their maps, their lunch, and plan all the fun things that they will do together. The trip is unique because they are just women spending time together.

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assertiveness, closeness, critical thinking, decision making, family, farm, food, gender, geography, goal setting, maps, nonverbal communication, nutrition, preparation, restaurant, shopping, stress management, travel, verbal communication

Papa small

Lenski, Lois

The small family work together to get the housework completed. They also eat together, go to the supermarket together, and go to church together.

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baby, car, church, family, food, helping, nutrition, parents, shopping, siblings, support, teamwork, transportation

The birthday swap

Lopez, Loretta

Lori wants to find her older sister the perfect gift for her birthday. At the market, Lori learns that it's not easy to find the right gift. Little does Lori know that the best gifts can come to us when we least expect them. Why is this the year of the best birthday party ever?

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animals, birthday, celebration, church, dancing, decision making, dog, exercise, family, food, giving, language, market, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, party, presents, shopping, siblings, sleep, spanish, surprises, verbal communication

The tale of ginger and pickles

Potter, Beatrix

Ginger and Pickles have to close their store when they run out of money, but Henny Penny opens it back up for business.

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animals, business, careers, cat, dog, dolls, mouse, poverty, rabbit, shopping

Farmer palmer's wagon ride

Steig, William

Farmer Palmer and his mule Ebenezer travel to town to buy some supplies. On their way home, they encounter obstacles they never thought possible.

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accidents, adventures, animals, careers, determination, farm, goal setting, homesickness, mule, nature, pig, self esteem, shopping, storm, stress management, weather

Mama talks too much

Russo, Marisabina

It's Saturday morning, which means Celeste and her Mama make a trip to the market!As they walk through their urban neighborhood, Celeste and her Mama stop every few minutes. Mama always stops to talk, talk, talk with her friends. Will they ever make it to the market?

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animals, boredom, car, community, counting, dog, exercise, food, friendship, gossip, illness, market, multicultural, neighbors, patience, pets, shopping, sounds, transportation, walking

The babe and I

Adler, David A.

A young boy and his family are living through the Great Depression of 1932. When he learns that his father does not have a job, he gets a job with his friend selling newspapers to help make money for his family. He sells all of his papers outside of Yankee Stadium due to the popularity of Babe Ruth and his stories in the paper. He even gets to meet the Babe!

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author's note, baseball, business, conflict resolution, depression, family, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, hard work, history, money, newspaper, parents, poverty, responsibilities, sadness, shopping, sports, stress management, work, worry

Where is gah-ning?

Munsch, Robert

A little girl is determined to go shopping in a place called Kapuskasing. Her father stops her from going several times, but Gah-ning doesn't give up. Finally she ends up getting there by balloons.

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assertiveness, balloon, bicycle, clowns, conflict resolution, exercise, family, goal setting, mischief, obedience, parents, refusal skills, safety, shopping, siblings, transportation, travel

Uno, dos, tres: One, two three

Mora, Pat

Two sisters go shopping in a Mexican market for their mother's birthday. They count the number of presents in Spanish and English as they go along, and also create a rhyme about the gifts.

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author's note, birthday, counting, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, holidays, mexican, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, presents, rhyme, shopping, siblings, spanish, verbal communication

Jeanne-marie in gay paris

Francoise.

Jeanne-Marie visits her aunt in Paris. Her aunt gives her money to do whatever she wants. Jeanne-Marie sees all the sights, but saves some money to buy presents for her friends.

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art, decision making, family, french, friendship, learning, multicultural, presents, shopping, travel

Five little piggies

Martin, David

Everyone knows the five little piggies- one that goes to the market, one stays home, one has roast beef, one has none, and one goes we, wee, wee all the way home. Now we will finally learn why these little piggies did all these different things!

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accidents, animals, balloon, caring, chicken, chicken pox, cow, fair, family, feelings, food, health, helping, illness, love, noise, nutrition, parents, pig, playing, rhyme, sadness, self esteem, shopping, siblings, surprises, verbal communication

Farmer's market

Johnson, Paul Brett

Every Saturday, Laura's family goes to the market to sell their vegetables. On one lucky Saturday, Laura and her friend Betsy find a delicious surprise!

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animals, community, decision making, dog, excitement, family, farm, food, friendship, money, nutrition, parents, play, shopping, siblings, vegetables, verbal communication, work

Mama's perfect present

Goode, Diane

Two sweet spirited, young siblings and their mischievous dog exercise their muscles and goodwill as they search for the perfect present for Mama. They experience a comic escapade through the city blocks of markets and vendors.

Max's dragon shirt

Wells, Rosemary

Max does not want to get rid of his old blue pants!Instead he wants a dragon shirt, but his mom did not give his sister enough money to buy one. Max loses his sister at the story and gets into a little mischief.

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animals, clothing, family, lost, mischief, parents, rabbit, shopping, siblings

Sheep in a shop

Shaw, Nancy

Five sheep go shopping to look for a birthday gift for one of their friends. They find the perfect gift but do not have enough money to buy the gift. The sheep share their wool and trade in for the gift.

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animals, birthday, conflict resolution, critical thinking, presents, sheep, shopping, verbal communication

Lucille

Lobel, Arnold

A horse named Lucille is unhappy with her self-image. When the farmer's wife buys Lucille new clothes, she feels grand at first, but later she just wants to be a horse.

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animals, beauty, body image, cleanliness, clothing, farm, hard work, horse, shopping

The awful aardvarks shop for school

Lindbergh, Reeve

This morning the aardvarks are going to the mall for back-to-school shopping. They have a list prepared for backpacks, lunch boxes, school supplies, and more. However, while following their list, they continue to add new items, making for a crazy and chaotic day.

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aardvark, animals, autumn, bear, behavior, books, chaos, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, food, glasses, misbehavior, nutrition, rabbit, rhinoceros, rhyme, running, school, shopping, skating, skiing, sports, worry

Come back, amelia bedelia

Parish, Peggy

Amelia goes to a different employer each day, but she always gets fired. Amelia does not understand because she is just doing what they ask, but she is taking what they say too literally.

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anger, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, literal interpretation, refusal skills, self esteem, shopping

Angel pig and the hidden christmas

Waldron, Jan

All the little pigs are in a hurry to go Christmas shopping. However, they discover they have an empty wallet. When angel pig pays them a visit, they soon learn what Christmas is really about.

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angel, animals, christmas, cleanliness, holidays, love, money, pig, preparation, presents, rhyme, shopping

Clever cat

Collington, Peter

Tibs, the cat, is tired of waiting for his family to feed him every morning, so he decides to start doing it himself!This encourages Tibs to embark on different adventures around town. Everyone thinks that Tibs is such a clever cat, but a turn of events makes Tibs wonder...is he really that clever?

A cake for herbie

Mathers, Petra

Lottie's friend Herbie loves to use words in a poetic and unique way, but it takes special friends to understand how special he is. Will Herbie come up with the prize winning poem in the contest in order to win a delicious cake?

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alphabet, challenges, competition, cooking, encouragement, food, friendship, goal setting, market, poetry, rhyme, shopping, spelling, writing

At the mall

Loomis, Christine

Three children and their mother find new and fun things at the mall. As they walk and shop, they notice the candy store, white mice, teens gathering and more. They eventually find the perfect gift to complete their trip.

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african american, baby, car, clothing, decision making, family, food, fun, mouse, multicultural, nonverbal communication, presents, shopping, siblings, toys, transportation, walking

The adventures of bert

Ahlberg, Allan

Bert is a young man whose life is full of adventures. He ends up safely with his family in the end --- but he spends some time in Scotland, is chased by a giant sausage, and rescues a puppy in the river.

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accidents, adventures, bedtime, bravery, clothing, decision making, dog, exercise, family, fear, food, giving, heroism, injury, luck, multicultural, numbers, rescue, river, scottish, shopping, swimming, transportation, travel, truck

Lucy's summer

Hall, Donald

Lucy spends her New Hampshire summer of 1910 doing a variety of things. She helps her mother can fruits and vegetables and make beautiful hats to sell. She attends a Fourth of July celebration where she meets an organ grinder with a monkey and a gypsy couple trying to sell picture frames. The highlight of Lucy's summer was taking the train into Boston with her mother. That was one day that Lucy will never forget.

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accomplishment, animals, autumn, clothing, cooperation, dolls, family, farm, food, fourth of july, fruit, gypsy, helping, history, holidays, love, monkey, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, shopping, siblings, summer, train, transportation, travel, vegetables, verbal communication

The littlest matryoshka

Bliss, Corinne Denias

Nikolai shipped his last carved matryoshka from Russia to a toy store in America. While on display, one of the six dolls gets bumped from the shelf and begins a great adventure away from her sisters. She survived the snow, the stream, a bird, and a cat before being found by the very girl who had bought her sisters, and they were all together once again.

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accidents, adventures, american, animals, author's note, beauty, birds, colors, dolls, family, hobby, hope, lost, missing, multicultural, russian, seasons, shopping, snow, squirrel, surprises, survival, toys

Oh, no, toto!

Tchana, Katrin Hyman//Pami, Louise Tchana

Toto and Big Mami go to market for a day of shopping. Oh, no, Toto! the villagers cry when Toto Gourmond, the lovable, terrible two year old, sees food. Everything he sees he wants to eat!

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accidents, adventures, africa, animals, assertiveness, author's note, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, happiness, hunger, language, monkey, multicultural, nutrition, parents, shopping, sleep, verbal communication

The eensy-weensy spider

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Travel beyond the waterspout -- out into the garden, pond, brook, shoe store, and even the park with this determined spring-loving spider. Sing the all-time classic tune or just read with rhythm!This book will catch you in its colorful web and keep you on your toes as you advance beyond the traditional limits.

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acceptance, accidents, accomplishment, activities, adventures, affection, amphibians, anticipation, baby, bath, bedtime, beetle, birds, bodies of water, body parts, brook, bully, butterfly, caring, caterpillar, change, climbing, clothing, colors, community, companion, compromise, confidence, conflict resolution, cooperation, counting, courage, curiosity, cycle, dancing, decision making, determination, direction, discovery, dragonfly, duck, environment, exercise, family, fish, flowers, frog, fun, garden, grasshopper, injury, insects, instruments, language, morning, moving, music, nature, numbers, parade, parents, park, plants, pond, practice, rain, rhyme, routine, seasons, sharing, shopping, skipping, sleep, song, spider, spring, success, sun, swimming, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather, worm

On friday something funny happened

Prater, John

Let's learn the days of the week!Each day is defined by the many activities that the family does.

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Days of The Week, family, fun, nonverbal communication, play, sequence, shopping, siblings, verbal communication

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