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Lost!A story in string

Fleischman, Paul

A grandmother tells the story of a mountain girl who is lost in a blizzard. As she tells this story to her granddaughter, she uses string to illustrate it. Even you can learn how to make the string pictures!

Trick-or-treat for diabetes: A halloween story for kids living with diabetes

Gosselin, Kim

Halloween is quickly approaching. Sarah is feeling sad because she knows that she cannot eat as many sweets as her friends. This is because Sarah has diabetes. Sarah and her mother eventually learn that Halloween is not all about candy; it's about having fun.

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author's note, autumn, bedtime, caring, diabetes, family, feelings, food, friendship, fun, games, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, medicine, money, nonverbal communication, nurse, parents, party, sadness, school, seasons, verbal communication

Grandma gets grumpy

Hines, Anna Grossnickle

Grandma has an eventful day with all five of her grandchildren. They spend all day at Grandma's. In the end, they realize why there are rules and consequences at Grandma's house.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, crisis, family, feelings, food, games, goal setting, grandparents, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, play, stress management

I hate red rover

Lexau, Joan M.

Jill hates red rover because she is afraid to hold on and afraid to run into arms; she does not want to get hurt. Her grandfather helped her overcome her fears by sharing his fears about having his teeth pulled.

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family, fear, feelings, games, goal setting, grandparents, peer resistance, play, school, stress management, teeth

The hickory chair

Fraustino, Lisa Rowe

Louis is born blind. He and his Gran play hide-and-seek or just sit and tell stories in her favorite old hickory chair. When Gran dies, her memory lives on through the gifts she leaves behind for her family.

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blindness, correspondence, Days of The Week, death, family, feelings, five senses, flowers, games, giving, grandparents, loss, love, memories, nonverbal communication, play, relationship, shadows, smell, storytelling, surprises, touch, verbal communication

Rita goes to the hospital

Davison, Martine

Rita gets very scared when a letter from the hospital arrives announcing that her tonsils will be taken out. Eventually, the hospital workers help Rita overcome her fears of surgery. She is happy when she wakes up afterwards and is given her favorite ice cream for dinner -- strawberry!

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cleanliness, clothing, colors, correspondence, doctor, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, games, happiness, hospital, illness, learning, nonverbal communication, nurse, preparation, sadness, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Roller coaster

O'Malley, Kevin

A young girl visits Fantasy Park and gets to play golf, games, and eat ice cream. She is not tall enough to ride the roller coaster though. This year she has grown and now she can ride the roller coaster.

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body image, carnival, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, food, games, golf, happiness, humor, nonverbal communication, nutrition, play, running, sizes, transportation

Soccer game!

Maccarone, Grace

Two teams of young children play a game of soccer which consists of dribbling, passing, falling, slipping on the grass, and, finally, one of the teams scoring.

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african american, diversity, exercise, games, multicultural, running, soccer, sports, teamwork

This is the way

Dalton, Anne

A family goes through the routine of their day in the rhythm of the tune here we go round the mulberry bush.

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climbing, exercise, family, food, games, hygiene, jumping, nutrition, rhyme, school, song, teeth, weather

I know about sports

Jaeggi, Chris

There are many different kinds of sports. Sports are games which have rules to follow. Some sports are played alone and others are played with friends. You can enjoy sports by playing or by watching sports.

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baseball, basketball, exercise, games, goal setting, individuality, multicultural, nonverbal communication, rules, self esteem, sports, teamwork

Things to play with

Rockwell, Anne

Bicycle, pinwheels, balloons, sand, slides, and kites are some of the things to play with in the park. Noisy things to play with in the yard, things to play with at school, and things to play with at a party are some of the other areas described.

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beach, bicycle, books, exercise, five senses, games, jumping, kite, noise, park, party, play, school, seasons, skating, snow, sounds, sports, toys

Fighting words

Merriam, Eve

Dale and Leda are each jealous of what they do not have. They decide to fight and hurl a number of creative words at each other.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, envy, fight, friendship, games, humor, jealousy, self esteem, verbal communication

Guess who my favorite person is

Baylor, Byrd

An adult man runs into a girl in a field and she encourages him to play her favorite game. The game describes nature and it's beauty.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, five senses, games, nature, verbal communication

Toby, where are you?

Steig, William

Toby just loves to hide from his parents in every part of the house. This time, will they find him, or will they give up the search?

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animals, disappearance, feelings, games, letters, lost, love, parents, spelling, worry

Troll country

Marshall, Edward

Elsie Fay Johnson is a little girl who is fascinated with trolls and would like to meet one. After she hears her mother's story, she finds herself in the same situation and must use quick thinking to get free.

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deception, family, games, mythical, parents, storytelling, trolls, woods

Snail saves the day

Stadler, John

Snail oversleeps and his football team may lose the game if he cannot get there in time.

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assertiveness, competition, exercise, football, games, mollusks, recreation, responsibilities, sleep, snail, sports, stress management, teamwork

When I am eight

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Herbie wants to prove that when he is eight, he'll do everything his older brother does -- but even better!He will be the best at baseball, video games, and bike riding. Herbie realizes that he won't always be in his brother's shadow.

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assertiveness, baseball, biking, birthday, competition, exercise, games, goal setting, growing up, holidays, self esteem, shadows, sports, technology, verbal communication

Rainbow fish to the rescue

Pfister, Marcus

Rainbow Fish and his friends are playing flash-tag with their shiny scales. When a striped fish comes to play, they won't let him join their game. Suddenly a shark appears, so Rainbow Fish and his friends risk their lives to save the lonely striped fish.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, colors, decision making, feelings, fish, friendship, games, loneliness, loyalty, rescue, sadness, safety, sea, shark

Clowning around

Falwell, Cathryn

The antics of a circus clown includes magical appearances and word play. Bright colors bring magic to life.

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circus, clowns, fun, games, magic, rhyme

When vera was sick

Rosenberry, Vera

Vera is sick. She has to sleep in the spare bedroom until she feels better, but it's lonely and scary in there. Her mother tries to make her more comfortable, but she just can't sleep and she's too sick to do anything else. After a few days of rest, Vera is feeling better. She plays games, sings songs, painted pictures, and then finally goes outside to play.

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art, books, caring, chicken pox, doctor, family, fear, feelings, flowers, food, games, health, illness, instruments, loneliness, medicine, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, plants, playing, reading, siblings, sleep, song

When andy's father went to prison

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

Andy Wilson's father is sent to jail for stealing. In order to be closer to him, Andy and his family move to a new city. Andy has to deal with the added pressure of a new school and a father who is in prison. He actually seems to cope and deal with the situation very well.

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assertiveness, bus, change, coping, decision making, family, feelings, food, frustration, games, happiness, nutrition, parents, prison, sadness, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

Hurray for the fourth of july

Watson, Wendy

A family shows how they enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July through a series of events like a parade, picnic, and watching fireworks.

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baseball, birthday, celebration, exercise, family, five senses, food, fourth of july, games, holidays, nutrition, parade, party, picnic, recreation, seasons, sight, sports, summer, swimming

How to lose all your friends

Carlson, Nancy

There are six ways to lose all your friends. Don't smile, never share, be a bully, be a poor sport, tattle, and whine. Can you be a better friend by the end of this story?

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acceptance, aggression, anger, baseball, bully, dishonesty, feelings, food, friendship, games, instructions, nonverbal communication, opposites, parents, relationship, sadness, self esteem, sharing, sports, verbal communication, wisdom

Lucy and tom's 1 2 3

Hughes, Shirley

Lucy and Tom have a busy day of shopping and celebrating their grandmother's birthday. During these events, they create their own game of counting various objects.

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assertiveness, birthday, counting, critical thinking, family, games, goal setting, grandparents, holidays, play, recreation, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Albert

Napoli, Donna Jo

Each day Albert reaches out the window to check on the weather for his walk. One day when he reaches his hand out the window, two cardinals build a nest. Now Albert must stand there until the eggs hatch. Days pass and Albert longs to be outside. When the family of birds fly away, Albert walks a lot.

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animals, beverage, birds, cardinal, careers, caring, cat, dreams, encouragement, exercise, family, food, games, listening, morning, noise, radio, safety, surprises, walking, weather

Ant plays bear

Byars, Betsy

Ant is a young boy with a wild imagination. An imagination that allows him to be a bear and a dog. He also imagines a giant outside his window and experiences the careers of his dreams.

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animals, bear, bedtime, careers, cave, creativity, dog, exercise, family, fear, fun, games, giants, goal setting, parents, play, playing, pretend, running, siblings, sounds

The baseball counting book

McGrath, Barbara Barbieri

Smell the hot dogs, hear the crowd, see the ball soar. Time for a baseball game!Count from 1-20 while having baseball fun.

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baseball, body parts, celebration, clothing, competition, counting, excitement, food, games, multicultural, numbers, nutrition, rules, sequence, sports

Here comes the strikeout

Kessler, Leonard

Bobby is very good at throwing and catching a baseball, but he can't seem to hit the ball. His friend, Willie, helps him learn that with hard work, Bobby can do anything, especially hit a baseball.

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baseball, critical thinking, friendship, games, goal setting, hard work, persistence, self esteem, sports, stress management

My favorite time of year

Pearson, Susan

Kelly enjoys all the seasons, because she and her family do many things together.

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autumn, family, food, games, memories, nature, nutrition, plants, play, recreation, seasons, self esteem, sledding, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

You're mean, Lily Jean

Wishinsky, Frieda

Sandy always plays with her little sister Carly, but when Lily Jean moves in next door, she has a new friend. Lily Jean never wants to include Carly and bosses her around. When Sandy stands up for her little sister, the three girls learn to play together nicely.

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activities, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, frustration, games, gymnastics, moving, neighbors, peer resistance, playing, pretend, siblings

The dwarf giant

Lobel, Anita

A Japenese prince and princess come upon a dwarf who enchants the prince and makes him do foolish things. The prince finds a clever way of disenchanting the prince.

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asian, boredom, critical thinking, decision making, dwarfs, evil, games, japanese, multicultural, mythical, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication, wish

Arthur's computer disaster

Brown, Marc

Arthur is captivated by a new computer game and plays it while his mom is gone, even though she asked him not to. While he is playing with his friend, they both reach for the mouse and the screen suddenly goes blank. Find out if he can fix the computer before his mom gets home, or if he gets the nerve to confront his wrong doing!

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apology, computer, conflict, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, disappointment, disobedience, family, games, honesty, misbehavior, playing, respect, technology, working mother

In coal country

Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

Shall we play?

Hutchins, Pat

Woodland creatures try to decide what game to play. They decide to play hide-and-go-seek.

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, friendship, games, nature, play, recreation, woods

Fox in socks

Seuss, Dr.

A tongue twisting book which is about a fox who tries to play many games, but ends up hanging out with his blue socks.

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animals, clothing, decision making, fox, games, goal setting, rhyme

The christmas bunny

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

Davy ventures into the woods on Christmas Eve and meets the animals who have a party. Santa shows up and offers Davy a rabbit for his Christmas gift.

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animals, christmas, fox, games, holidays, party, presents, rabbit, santa, seasons, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Little elephant

Ford, Miela

An elephant frolics in the water while his loving mother looks on. Hugs feel great too.

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animals, bath, elephant, games, love, persistence

Tucker flips

McGuirk, Leslie

After Tucker and his brothers are born, they do everything together. The puppies eat, sleep, play, and watch T.V., but Tucker likes adventures. He especially loves the snow, and his ability to flip comes in handy when he goes for a ride on some children's sled.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, birth, bravery, dog, dreams, family, food, games, love, nonverbal communication, pig, play, practice, safety, self esteem, sledding, sleep, snow, television, weather, winter

One hot summer day

Crews, Nina

Summertime brings really hot weather, but there's still things to do for fun in the sun and shade. Soon the weather brings a storm which cools the temperatures and brings with it a different fun.

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african american, animals, art, dancing, dog, exercise, five senses, food, games, multicultural, nutrition, play, playground, rain, seasons, shadows, storm, summer, sun, umbrella, weather

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

Little runner of the longhouse

Baker, Betty

Little Runner pretends that he is grown up like the other men of the tribe. He pretends to hunt and trade like his elders.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, deer, family, games, multicultural, native american, parents, river, self esteem, snow, weather

The school picnic

Steffy, Jan

Amish children have a full day of activities which start very early in the morning. After school, all the children and their parents go on a large picnic and have lots of fun.

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amish, animals, baseball, celebration, community, cow, family, farm, fishing, food, games, multicultural, nutrition, picnic, recreation, school, sports

When i feel angry

Spelman, Cornelia Maude

A little rabbit names situations that makes her angry. Depending on the situation, she chooses different activities to help reduce her anger. She attempts to work through her anger in a positive way.

Uproar on hollercat hill

Marzollo, Jean

The cat family is getting along great, playing games and building things. Suddenly everything goes wrong and everyone is mad at each other. Finally, they work it out and all is well again.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, family, feelings, fight, games, play, sharing, stress management, verbal communication

Alfonse: Where are you?

Wikler, Linda

Join Alfonse and Little Bird as they play the game of hide-and-seek. Alfonse and the other geese search all around for Little Bird but have no luck in finding her. If Alfonse were quiet, however, perhaps he might be able to hear her.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, counting, disappearance, discovery, games, goose, hearing, helping, lake, lost, noise, play, playing, worry

Moongame

Asch, Frank

Bear and Little Bird play a game of hide-and-seek. Later in the evening, Bear plays a game with the moon.

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animals, balloon, bear, birds, clouds, critical thinking, decision making, forest, games, lost, verbal communication

Bright fawn and me

Leech, Jay//Spencer, Zane

Bright Fawn is a young Indian girl who is left in the care of her older sister. Bright Fawn's sister is upset at this, but learns to appreciate her younger sister. The tribe trades, dances, and plays games.

african american, animals, birds, boredom, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, forest, games, giants, imagination, inventions, island, jungle, library, lost, magic, maps, monsters, multicultural, mythical, park, penguin, photograph, playing, rain, siblings, sun, verbal communication, weather

Banana beer

Carrick, Carol

Charlie the orangutan loves spending time with his father. But unfortunately, his father is an alcoholic and is always yelling and stumbling around after drinking alot of banana beer. Charlie has a hard time dealing with it and wishes it would stop. See how Charlie deals with the problem.

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alcoholism, anger, animals, beverage, conflict resolution, drugs, family, fear, feelings, fight, friendship, games, health, hunger, love, parents, sadness, school, self esteem, stress management, teaching, wish

It came from the swamp

Rubel, Nicole

Alfie, the alligator, gets knocked out during a baseball game. When he recovers, he cannot remember who he is. Alfie flees from his friends and finds refuge with humans. He finally gets hit in the head again and comes to his senses.

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alligator, baseball, change, exercise, fear, feelings, forgetful, friendship, games, illness, nonverbal communication, play, reptiles, sports, verbal communication

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