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What dads can't do

Wood, Douglas

Throughout the day, a dad shows his love for his son by showing him things that he can't do alone such as pitching a baseball very fast, reading a book to himself, fishing alone, and winning at cards.

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activities, baseball, bedtime, books, camping, car, careers, caring, cooking, family, fear, feelings, fishing, food, games, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, recreation, sleep, sports, transportation

The little old lady who was not afraid of anything

Williams, L.

A little old lady, who isn't afraid of anything, takes a walk in the woods at night. A pumpkin head, a tall black hat, a pair of pants, a shirt, two gloves and two shoes try to scare her.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, halloween, holidays, nature, night, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, woods

Rabbit moon

Rowe, John

Albert, an old rabbit, does not sleep well so he finds nightly comfort in gazing at the moon. One night, Albert does not see the moon, so he takes full responsibility for putting the moon back into the sky, once he finds it. Can Albert really do this?

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animals, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, happiness, lost, missing, moon, night, persistence, pride, rabbit, sleep

Addie runs away

Robins, Joan

Addie's parents want to send her to camp. She thinks that they do not want her anymore, so she runs away. Her friend, Max, tells her camp is fun and they decide to go to camp together.

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camping, exercise, family, fear, feelings, friendship, independence, neighbors, parents, play, recreation, running, running away

The great big scary dog

Gleeson, Libby

Jen, her sister, and a friend decide to scare a dog with their dragon costume for the Chinese New Year's dance. When they roar and try to scare the dog, the dog is very friendly to the girls and allows them to pet him.

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animals, assertiveness, celebration, chinese, critical thinking, dog, dragons, family, fear, feelings, friendship, holidays, multicultural, mythical, neighbors, new year, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings

The practical princess

Williams, Joy

A young princess is given three gifts. One of her gifts is common sense. In the beginning, Princess Bedelia saw this as insignificant, because all she needed was charm. After realizing that charm won't fight off a dragon and save her life, Bedelia values her common sense.

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anticipation, assertiveness, beauty, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fairy, fear, feelings, fight, goal setting, mythical, presents, pride, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The witch's garden

Postma, Lidia

Curious children try to scare a witch out of her house. The witch just laughs, and they realize that she is a harmless lady who makes wonderful pancakes. But who are the mysterious elves who live in her garden?

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assertiveness, celebration, decision making, elves, fear, feelings, food, mythical, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, verbal communication, witches

Where does the night hide?

Carlstrom, Nancy White

The night hides everywhere, in shadows and in dark places. The night is not something to be feared, but a place of mystery and comfort.

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companion, fear, love, mystery, night, shadows

Where are you, ernest and celestine?

Vincent, Gabrielle

When Ernest and Celestine go to a museum, they lose each other. They finally find each other, and Celestine admits her fear of being lost and alone. They admit they like each other better than the pictures in the museum.

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animals, art, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, lost, mouse, museum, verbal communication

Starring mirette and bellini

McCully, Emily Arnold

Young Mirette and the Great Bellini are high wire partners in Paris. While performing on a tour of Europe, they visit Russia where the people are not free. Bellini speaks to them about freedom during their act and is arrested. Then it is up to Mirette to be brave and rescue him from prison.

Mississippi bridge

Taylor, Mildred D.

Jeremy Simms, a young white boy, lives in a small town in Mississippi that is segregated. One foggy, rainy day, a bus full of people (mostly whites since some black people had been thrown off to make room for the whites), heads across the bridge and, because of the weather, crashes through the railing and into the water below. Blacks and whites, together, come to the rescue.

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african american, assertiveness, cooperation, equality, family, fear, fog, helping, heroism, multicultural, obedience, parents, rain, siblings, travel, verbal communication, weather

The other side

Woodson, Jacqueline

A fence not only divides two properties -- it segregates two families because of their different cultures. Initial fears from the parents cause them to set rules that will forbid the friendship of their young daughters. Little did they know that their daughters would break the barrier as they climbed the fence together to see the world as it should be, not as it is.

The bee-man of orn

Stockton, Frank R.

A magician tells the Bee-man how he was transformed into the Bee-man, then sets out to find out what he was before.

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assertiveness, bee, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, insects, magic, self esteem

Left behind

Carrick, Carol

Christopher goes on a field trip with his class to an aquarium. They take the subway there, but on the way back Christopher gets pushed off the train and lost. Eventually, he finds a policeman who helps him go home.

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conflict resolution, fear, loneliness, lost, separation, transportation, travel

This is the bear and the scary night

Hayes, Sarah//Craig, Helen

A boy leaves his bear behind in the park. The bear begins an exciting nighttime adventure. After the boy realizes he forgot his bear, he goes back to the park to retrieve him.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, fear, feelings, loneliness, lost, night, sadness

Flashlight

James, Betsy

Marie is afraid of the dark while she is sleeping over at her grandparent's house. Her grandpa gives her a flashlight to become familiar with her surroundings and to overcome her fear.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, light, night, sleep, verbal communication

I speak English for my mom

Stanek, Muriel

Lupe lives with her mother who cannot speak English. Lupe helps her mother by translating what people are saying. Lupe's mother fears she may lose her job. She decides to try to learn English so she can get a better job.

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careers, change, conflict resolution, employment, fear, feelings, food, goal setting, homework, language, literacy, Mexico, multicultural, responsibilities, restaurant, spanish, teaching, working mother

Are you my mother?(Eres tu mi mama?)

Eastman, P.D.

A baby bird hatched out of the egg and found no mother in the nest. The bird went out searching for his mother. After asking various animals, the bird returns to the nest where his mother is waiting to give him a worm. Written in Spanish and English.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, decision making, english, family, fear, language, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, security, spanish

Maggie and the emergency room

Davison, Martine

On a bike ride with her friends, Rita hits a tree root and flips over her handelbars. Maggie's mother takes Maggie and Binky (her favorite stuffed animal) to the hospital. Maggie learns all about x-rays, stitches, and other emergency techniques.

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accidents, bicycle, body parts, doctor, emergency, family, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, hospital, injury, medicine, nonverbal communication, sadness, safety, stress management, verbal communication

Mommy go away

Jonell, Lynne//Mathers, Petra

Christopher is tired of his mommy telling him what to do. Christopher tells his mommy to go away. Suddenly, mommy shrinks to the size of a toy and he sends her away on a toy boat in his bathtub. After Mommy's scary adventure, she realizes that it is rough being little.

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adventures, anger, bath, bedtime, boat, change, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, hygiene, imagination, love, manners, sizes, toys, verbal communication, water

I'll see you in my dreams

Jukes, Mavis

On the way to see her sick uncle, a little girl pretends to fly like he used to. She learns to face her fears about flying in airplanes.

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airplane, assertiveness, dreams, fear, feelings, illness, nonverbal communication, stress management, transportation, travel

Tiger watch

Wahl, Jan

When a tiger in the village causes trouble, Azad and his father are sent out to search for it. When Azad comes face to face with the tiger, it changes his outlook on hunting.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, change, community, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, goat, holidays, hunting, monkey, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, reptiles, river, running, sadness, self esteem, sleep, tiger, transportation, walking, weather, wind, woodpecker, zoo

John pig's halloween

Waldron, Jan L.

John Pig was afraid of Halloween and did not go trick-or-treating with his friends. But then, just when he was feeling scared and alone, a witch and a cat bring Halloween to him. They have a party and make lots of treats. John learns that Halloween is a fun holiday.

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animals, bat, cat, celebration, community, fear, feelings, food, friendship, ghosts, halloween, holidays, hygiene, loneliness, monsters, night, nutrition, party, pig, preparation, spider, trick, witches

Scary, scary halloween

Bunting, Eve

There are many scary things that come out on Halloween. Things like devils, ghosts, goblins, skeletons, werewolves, vampires and witches may come out to trick or treat.

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devils, fear, feelings, ghosts, goblins, halloween, holidays, vampires, witches

Katie's trunk

Turner, Ann//Himler, R.

Katie hides in her mother's wedding trunk when the British rebels comes to search her house during the American Revolution. Katie gets scared because it is hard for her to breathe. Someone finally opens the trunk so she can breathe again.

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assertiveness, bravery, chaos, confusion, coping, critical thinking, decision making, english, family, fear, food, history, memories, multicultural, parents, war

Barefoot: Escape on the underground railroad

Edwards, Pamela Duncan

A boy runs along the pathway of the Underground Railroad until he needs to take a rest. While he is resting, his pursuers are getting closer. They get too close and the boy can not run from his hiding place. Is he bound to be captured or can someone or something help him?

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amphibians, animals, critical thinking, deer, escape, fear, freedom, frog, hiding, history, running away, secrets, slavery, transportation, underground railroad

The great encounter: A special meeting before columbus

Piercy, Patricia A

An African American tells the story of the discovery of America from a different point of view. He brings new knowledge to an excited and interested elementary classroom while telling the historical story.

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acceptance, african american, critical thinking, discovery, diversity, fear, feelings, history, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, storytelling

Arthur's halloween

Brown, Marc

Arthur is scared of Halloween. He finally makes it through his day at school when he has to take his sister trick-or-treating. His sister wanders into the scariest house, and Arthur has to go in and get her.

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autumn, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, ghosts, halloween, helping, holidays, refusal skills, seasons, siblings

The house of boo

Lewis, J. Patrick

On a Halloween night three children dressed as ghosts get a scare when they visit the haunted house of Boo Scoggins. Spooky sounds frighten them as they try to discover who this mysterious man is up on Humpback Hill.

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animals, author's note, bat, birds, fear, friendship, ghosts, halloween, holidays, moon, night, owl, poetry, rhyme, river, shadows, sounds

Glasses - who needs 'em?

Smith, Lane

A little boy is reluctant to get a pair of glasses because he is afraid of how he will look. The doctor points out all the neat images that the boy can see with his glasses on. He is amazed at what he can see with glasses.

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assertiveness, body image, change, coping, decision making, doctor, fear, feelings, five senses, glasses, goal setting, imagination, self esteem, sight, verbal communication, vision

Squids will be squids: Fresh morsels,beastly fables

Scieszka, Jon//Smith, Lane

The moral of the story changes with every page depending upon the fable, the ani keeping his talent to himself, he decides to go out into the forest to sing. What he finds is no one believes a frog can sing, so frog has to keep going until someone gives him a chance.

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amphibians, challenges, dreams, fear, feelings, frog, frustration, persistence, racism, stereotypes

The frog who wanted to be a singer

Goss, Linda

Frog wants to do something no frog has ever done before; sing!He practices and practices until he gets so tired of keeping his talent to himself, he decides to go out into the forest to sing. What he finds is no one believes a frog can sing, so frog has to keep going until someone gives him a chance.

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amphibians, challenges, dreams, fear, feelings, frog, frustration, music, persistence, practice, racism, stereotypes

Let's go home, little bear

Waddell, Martin

Big bear and little bear walk home through the woods in the snow. When little bear is frightened by noises he hears during the walk, big bear reassures him about how the sounds are made.

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animals, bear, exercise, fear, feelings, five senses, friendship, noise, recreation, snow, sounds, verbal communication, walking, weather

Poinsettia and the firefighters

Bond, Felicia

Poinsettia becomes afraid her first night alone in her new room because it is dark and there are many strange noises. She spots a fire outside her window and the firefighters become her nighttime friends.

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bedtime, fear, fire, friendship, night

Where's the bear?

Barton, Byron

A girl finds a bear and tells her neighbors. Several people trudge through the woods asking, Where's the bear? They look for it in the woods and when they find it, it scares them. They run and the bear chases them. The bear is too scared to cross the bridge, so the people are safe.

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animals, bear, bravery, conflict resolution, curiosity, fear, feelings, friendship, nature, neighbors, nonverbal communication, running away, safety, teamwork, woods

Believing sophie

Hutchins, Hazel

Sophie wants to make Monster cookies, but first she needs to go to the store and buy all of the ingredients. But then something happens and Sophie finds herself being accused of shoplifting!

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assertiveness, bicycle, conflict resolution, crime, decision making, exercise, fear, feelings, food, goal setting, nutrition, sadness, shopping, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Faraway drums

Kroll, Virginia

Jamila has the important responsibility of watching her little sister when their mom goes to work. While trying to ignore unfamiliar creepy sounds, Jamila comforts her sister and herself by recalling their grandmother's stories about their native homeland, Africa.

Hurricane

Wiesner, David

Two young brothers have fun after a hurricane by turning a fallen Elm tree into a world full of magic and wonder.

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exploration, fear, feelings, hurricane, imagination, magic, plants, siblings, storm, tree, weather, worry

The green lion of zion street

Fields, Julia

While waiting for the school bus, a group of children enjoy scaring themselves by looking at a lion. However, they find out the lion is just a stone statue.

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animals, assertiveness, bravery, bus, fear, feelings, imagination, lion, school, transportation

Otto shares a fright

Morey, Kathleen

Otto is in bed and because the night is so dark, nothing can be seen in his room. He is awakened by a noise that frightens him. Finally, Otto realizes that it was only his dog, Tiki, sleeping soundly with a piece of paper caught over his face.

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animals, deception, dog, fear, feelings, monsters, night, sleep, stress management

The dragon that lived under manhattan

Hildick, E. W.

Jimmy and the prince explore under Manhattan in search of a dragon. They become friends with the dragon.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fear, feelings, friendship, mythical, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Daisy

Powell, E. Sandy

Daisy is a nine year old girl who grows up in an abusive environment. She lives with her father who drinks, did not want to work, and both physically and mentally abuses her. Daisy's tutor saw the bruises and Daisy is able to confide in her what was happening. She is placed in a foster home.

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alcoholism, child abuse, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, family, fear, feelings, foster care, imagination, injury, parents, trust, verbal communication

Natalie spitzer's turtles

Willner-Pardo, Gina

Jess is afraid of losing her best friend Molly, because there is a new girl in her class. Jess becomes close with the new girl's turtles. It's not too long until Jess learns what a true friend is and that you can have more than one.

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animals, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, jealousy, play, reptiles, sadness, school, turtle

Ouch!

Berger, Melvin

Do you wonder how your body quits bleeding when you have a cut or why the new skin under a scab is pink?A group of students finds answers to these questions when they complete their science fair project. This is a great resource for information on cuts, bleeding, and how wounds heal.

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biking, body parts, doctor, exercise, fear, feelings, happiness, health, injury, jumping, music, nurse, parents, playground, running, sadness, school, science

Lucy dove

Del Negro, Janice

Lucy Dove is up for a challenge. In the town she lives in, there is a rich laird. He was told by a fortune teller that a pair of trousers sewn by the light of the full moon in the graveyard of old St. Andrew's Church would bring him good luck. The rich laird proclaims that a sackful of gold will be awarded to whoever sews the trousers. St. Andrew's churchyard is believed to be haunted by some fearsome thing and anyone who enters the churchyard is said to never be seen again. Despite these factors, Lucy takes on the laird's challenge. As Lucy sits and sews in the graveyard, she is greeted by the fearsome thing that everyone had talked about. The monster runs after Lucy as she carries the finished trousers in her hands. Finally, Lucy gets the trousers to the laird and receives her well deserved bag of gold.

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anticipation, bravery, church, clouds, cold, exercise, fear, feelings, fortune, happiness, monsters, moon, mythical, nonverbal communication, relief, running, stress management, verbal communication, weather, worry

Sometimes i feel awful

Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young girl has a day full of different moods. Although she starts out happy, she begins to feel different throughout the day. She does not want to share with her friend and gets upset when he plays with her toys. She learns what she should have said to make her family and friends understand.

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aggression, anger, art, communication, dog, fear, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, happiness, jealousy, loneliness, moods, parents, patience, pets, sadness, selfishness, sharing, shyness, siblings

My mama says there aren't any zombies, ghosts, vampires, creatures, demons, monsters, fiends, goblins, or things

Viorst, Judith

A little boy dreams of and is sure he sees monsters, vampires, ghost, zombies, demons, and goblins at night. His mom always tells him that there are not any of those things that really exist. He does not know if can always believe his mom, because sometimes his mom is wrong and makes mistakes. Although, his mom does not make a mistake this time.

Dark closets and noises in the night

Colman, Penny

Ever since they moved into their new house, Susan and Alex are scared to sleep in their own rooms. Alex is scared of his dark closet, and Susan is fearful of the noises that go bump in the night. Each uses their imagination and creative minds to solve their problems.

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accomplishment, bedtime, change, coping, creativity, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moving, night, nonverbal communication, problem solving, siblings, stress management

A woggle of witches

Adams, Adrienne

A small group of witches prepare for their favorite night of the year, Halloween. The witches become frightened of the children that are dressed up in costumes.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, differences, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays, night, self esteem, witches

Tom goes to kindergarten

Wild, Margaret//Tegge, David

Tom is anxious and excited for his first day of kindergarten. When he finally arrives, he does not want his family to leave and insists they stay with him. The next day, Tom feels grown up but now his parents do not want to leave kindergarten.

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baby, bear, change, family, fear, feelings, fun, growing up, homesickness, panda, parents, polar bear, pretend, school, security, work

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