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The big concrete lorry
Hughes, Shirley
The Patterson's house is too small for them, but they cannot afford a larger home. Mr. Patterson decides to build an extension onto the house himself. When the concrete lorry delivers the concrete before it was expected, the neighborhood joins together to build the room.
Tags
assertiveness
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
family
,
goal setting
,
helping
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
shelter
,
teamwork
Mr. grumpy's outing
Burningham, John
Mr. Grumpy allows all the neighborhood children and animals to go fishing with him, as long as they obey him. No one listens to Mr. Grumpy and the boat tips over. Mr. Grumpy laughs and invites everyone home for hot tea.
Tags
cooperation
,
feelings
,
listening
,
neighbors
,
recreation
,
respect
Bunny rabbit rebus
Adler, David A.
A little rabbit is hungry, but his mom does not have any food in their cupboards. So, little rabbit and his mom go to a neighbor to get some food. In return for the food, they must do many favors.
Tags
animals
,
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
food
,
hunger
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
poverty
,
rabbit
,
sharing
,
teamwork
Katy and the big snow
Burton, Virginia Lee
Katy is a steam shovel, which is a bull dozer and a snow plow combined. One winter the town has a big storm. It is all up to Katy to clear the roads so that people can be rescued.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
critical thinking
,
neighbors
,
seasons
,
teamwork
,
verbal communication
,
weather
The black dog who went into the woods
Hurd, Edith Thacher
When Black Dog doesn't come home, his family searches the nearby woods and calls their neighbors looking for him. That night, each of the family members dreams about Black Dog. The next morning they realize it was Black Dogs way of saying good-bye to them as he died.
Tags
animals
,
coping
,
death
,
dog
,
dreams
,
family
,
feelings
,
loss
,
neighbors
,
pets
,
sadness
Amazing mr. pelgrew
Schlein, Miriam
Steven tries to discover what Mr. Pelgrew does for a living. He has a fascination with guessing his neighbor's occupation. Mr. Pelgrew is a police officer.
Tags
birds
,
careers
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
duck
,
friendship
,
helping
,
neighbors
Anna's secret friend
Tsutsui, Yoriko
Anna moves to a new house close to the mountains. After a couple of days she feels lonely and misses all of her friends. Anna keeps hearing noises at the front door and finds flowers, a letter, and a paper doll. One day Anna opens the door in enough time to meet a girl her age and they become friends.
Tags
assertiveness
,
change
,
conflict resolution
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coping
,
curiosity
,
dolls
,
friendship
,
giving
,
loneliness
,
moving
,
mystery
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
presents
,
self esteem
,
sounds
,
verbal communication
Emily
Bedard, Michael
A little girl's family moves to a new house. Across the street lives a woman called the Myth because she does not leave her home. The little girl and her mom are invited over to play piano. The little girl shares a secret with the Myth who turns out to be Emily Dickenson.
Tags
assertiveness
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
mystery
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
verbal communication
Roger takes charge
Gretz, Susanna
Roger is left in charge of his little brother Nelson. Their neighbor, Flo, decides to take care of both of the boys. In the end, the two brothers trick her into getting in trouble.
Tags
assertiveness
,
child care
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
decision making
,
family
,
neighbors
,
play
,
responsibilities
,
self esteem
,
siblings
The ridiculous story of gammer gurton's needle
Lloyd, David
Gammer Gurton's servant loses her needle while sewing Gammer's pants. One of Gammer's friends accuses the neighbor of stealing the needle. After duking it out with the neighbor, Gammer realizes his friend is lying and insists on his punishment.
Tags
argument
,
clothing
,
conflict resolution
,
deception
,
friendship
,
neighbors
,
verbal communication
Mrs. mcginty and the bizarre plant
Bishop, Gavin
Mrs. McGinty does enjoy life very much and the neighborhood kids tease and bother her. One day, she buys a new plant which mysteriously grows every night. She becomes famous and makes friends. Eventually someone buys the plant, but another seedling is left in the garden.
Tags
depression
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
neighbors
,
plants
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
I wish i had my father
Simon, Norma
A little boy and his friend, Grace, dread Father's Day at school because neither child sees their father, but still has to make cards for them. The boy decides to make cards for his grandfather and neighbor.
Tags
coping
,
decision making
,
divorce
,
family
,
father's day
,
grandparents
,
holidays
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
parents
,
problem solving
,
school
,
self esteem
,
stress management
Someday a tree
Bunting, Eve
A family has a beautiful tree in their yard which becomes poisoned and dies. The young daughter plants her acorns in hopes of a new tree growing someday.
Tags
caring
,
community
,
dedication
,
environment
,
memories
,
nature
,
neighbors
,
stress management
It's not my job!
Lish, Ted
Things start to smell in this family's new house when their trash cans fill up with garbage. Will someone take out the trash? No one will take on this responsibility. By the end of the fifth week, trash fills up the yard around the house. It looks like it's going to take a lot of teamwork and cleaning to get their house back to normal.
Tags
cleanliness
,
computer
,
conflict resolution
,
decision making
,
embarrassment
,
environment
,
family
,
goal setting
,
helping
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
responsibilities
,
siblings
,
teamwork
,
technology
,
telephone
,
television
Chatting
Hughes, Shirley
A young girl likes to talk. She chats with everyone. She even describes her experiences watching other people chatting.
Tags
family
,
friendship
,
love
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
shopping
,
verbal communication
Waiting for the evening star
Wells, Rosemary
As Berty grows up, life on the farm is full of simplicity, hardwork, and tradition. Berty's older brother, Luke, has aspirations of traveling to see the world. This makes life a little more complicated for Berty so he wishes upon an evening star.
Tags
animals
,
birds
,
conflict resolution
,
cow
,
decision making
,
dreams
,
duck
,
family
,
farm
,
goal setting
,
grandparents
,
growing up
,
horse
,
nature
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
responsibilities
,
sheep
,
siblings
,
stars
,
teamwork
,
traditions
,
verbal communication
,
war
,
wish
The daddy machine
Valentine, Johnny
Sue and her sister do not have a dad. They want a dad, so they build a dad-making machine. The machine goes haywire, but it is really the girls' imaginations running away with them.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
family
,
goal setting
,
imagination
,
machines
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
siblings
,
verbal communication
Nice new neighbors
Brandenberg, Franz
The Fieldmouse children struggle to gain friends and acceptance when they move into their new home. Father encourages them to go play with each new family, but they are rejected each time.
Tags
acceptance
,
conflict resolution
,
family
,
friendship
,
moving
,
neighbors
,
play
Don't forget
Lakin, Patricia
Sarah shares secrets with her neighbors, the Singers, who are Holocaust survivors. She talks with them while out shopping for ingredients for her mother's birthday cake. An orange, cake flour, baking powder, sugar, and eggs are part of the birthday surprise.
Tags
birthday
,
celebration
,
community
,
family
,
food
,
helping
,
history
,
holidays
,
Jewish
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
secrets
Neeny coming, neeny going
English, Karen
Neeny and her mom move to the big city on the mainland. They leave behind the rest of their family including Neeny's best friend, her cousin. Neeny comes back for a visit but she has changed. However, on her last night on the island Neeny once again has fun with her cousin.
Tags
african american
,
boat
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
disappointment
,
environment
,
excitement
,
family
,
feelings
,
food
,
friendship
,
grandparents
,
island
,
love
,
multicultural
,
nature
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
parents
,
sharing
,
water
David's father
Munsch, Robert
Julie has new neighbors. David seems like a regular boy, but Julie wonders what the rest of his family is like, because she saw a spoon the size of a shovel, a knife as big as a flagpole, and a fork the size of a pitchfork all being moved into David's house.
Tags
african american
,
assertiveness
,
car
,
comparisons
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
family
,
feelings
,
food
,
giants
,
grandparents
,
mollusks
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
octopus
,
parents
,
peer resistance
,
refusal skills
,
sizes
,
snail
,
transportation
,
verbal communication
When uncle took the fiddle
Gray, Libba Moore
Stretching and yawning with slumberous faces a family seems so sleepy and sluggish... until Uncle puts the rappa-tap-tap back in their step with the cheerful music he plays on his fiddle. Soon every generation of the family is singing, dancing, and frolicking around the house.
Tags
animals
,
baby
,
cat
,
dancing
,
dog
,
entertainment
,
exercise
,
family
,
fun
,
generations
,
grandparents
,
instruments
,
music
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
rhyme
,
siblings
,
sleep
,
sounds
We are moving
Biale, Rachel
Make a scrapbook on how do you feel before we move. Draw several pictures of how you feel. What does your house look like now?What will our new house look like?What is special to you before we move?
Tags
anger
,
author's note
,
change
,
community
,
confusion
,
coping
,
family
,
fear
,
feelings
,
happiness
,
loss
,
memories
,
moving
,
neighbors
,
perspective
,
sadness
,
school
,
separation
,
stress management
,
transportation
,
travel
Dealing with feelings: I'm scared
Crary, Elizabeth
Tracy can not wait to meet her new neighbors. Her smile disappears when she sees that her new neighbors own her worst fear, a big dog!What will Tracy do?Is she going to watch from her window, sing a happy song, or ask someone to hold her hand when she meets her new neighbors?No matter what Tracy decides, she will soon overcome her fears by getting a puppy of her own!
Tags
anger
,
animals
,
author's note
,
bee
,
bicycle
,
cooking
,
dog
,
family
,
fear
,
feelings
,
food
,
friendship
,
happiness
,
insects
,
neighbors
,
play
,
sadness
,
siblings
,
song
Jake and rosie
Lillie, Patricia
Jake is upset to find that his very best friend and neighbor is not at home. He worries that she will not ever return and he will not have anyone to play with. However, Rosie soon comes home and shows Jake a fun surprise.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
loneliness
,
neighbors
,
play
,
sadness
,
self esteem
,
stress management
,
worry
Dealing with dealing with feelings: I'm frustrated
Crary, Elizabeth
Unable to rollerskate like his brother and sister, Alex becomes frustrated. What should he do?Keep practicing, give up, or set goals?Alex's mom gives him eight suggestions of how to deal with his problem. After working really hard, Alex learns how to skate and deal with his frustration!
Tags
author's note
,
colors
,
communication
,
envy
,
excitement
,
exercise
,
family
,
feelings
,
frustration
,
garden
,
happiness
,
helping
,
neighbors
,
patience
,
reading
,
self confidence
,
siblings
,
skating
Ludlow laughs
Agee, Jon
Ever since Ludlow was born, he has been a big grump who never laughs or smiles. Suddenly he begins having the funniest dreams in the world and laughs hysterically all night long. His laughter becomes so contagious that a local radio station decides to broadcast Ludlow's laughter around the world. One night, Ludlow did not laugh in his sleep, but he did wake up with a huge smile on his face!
Tags
anger
,
dreams
,
feelings
,
happiness
,
health
,
morning
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
night
,
nonverbal communication
,
radio
,
sadness
,
sleep
,
stress management
,
technology
,
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.
Tags
africa
,
african
,
animals
,
bath
,
bedtime
,
bravery
,
child care
,
courage
,
critical thinking
,
culture
,
decision making
,
diversity
,
elephant
,
family
,
fear
,
five senses
,
folktale
,
grandparents
,
hyena
,
identification
,
imagination
,
monkey
,
moving
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
responsibilities
,
safety
,
siblings
,
sounds
,
storytelling
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
,
working mother
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.
Tags
animals
,
bear
,
bravery
,
conflict resolution
,
curiosity
,
fear
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
nature
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
running away
,
safety
,
teamwork
,
woods
Zelda and ivy and the boy next door
Kvasnosky, Laura McGee
A new boy named Eugene has moved in next door to Zelda and Ivy. the three quickly become friends. A romance blooms, they play imaginary games, and go camping. Like all friends, they don't always get along, but they work out their differences.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
bully
,
business
,
camping
,
careers
,
cleanliness
,
collection
,
conflict resolution
,
family
,
feelings
,
fox
,
friendship
,
helping
,
imagination
,
love
,
money
,
neighbors
,
pirates
,
playing
,
pretend
,
sharing
,
siblings
,
sleep
,
song
,
stars
,
verbal communication
,
wish
My best friend moved away
Carlson, Nancy
Two best friends do everything together from the time they are babies. When one friend moves away, the other person is sad and lonely, wondering if she will ever be happy again. All is well when a new family moves in next door.
Tags
animals
,
boredom
,
change
,
chicken pox
,
diseases
,
dog
,
feelings
,
fight
,
friendship
,
games
,
happiness
,
loneliness
,
memory
,
moving
,
neighbors
,
photograph
,
play
,
sadness
,
school
,
secrets
,
sharing
,
soccer
,
sports
,
stress management
Mr. and mrs. thief
Kojima, Naomi
A boy and his friend, Old Chief, watch their neighbors. The boy assumes they are thieves because Old Chief tells him so.
Tags
critical thinking
,
friendship
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
robbery
In the children's garden
Schaefer, Carole Lexa
A group of neighborhood children work together to grow a garden full of vegetables in an urban area. In the Children's Garden, children take responsibility for planting the seeds and caring for them until they are grown.
Tags
feelings
,
food
,
garden
,
goal setting
,
happiness
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
plants
,
responsibilities
,
seeds
,
teamwork
,
vegetables
,
verbal communication
The summer my father was ten
Brisson, Pat
A father and his daughter plant a garden every year, and every year she hears the story of how the ritual started. When her father was ten, he and some friends destroyed a neighbor's garden. In the father's guilt, he makes amends with the neighbor and gains a friend.
Tags
aging
,
baseball
,
behavior
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
decision making
,
feelings
,
flowers
,
food
,
forgiveness
,
friendship
,
garden
,
growing up
,
italian
,
mischief
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
opera
,
sadness
,
sharing
,
sports
,
storytelling
,
summer
,
tobacco
,
traditions
Chicken soup, boots
Kalman, Maira
Do you want to be a writer, an architect, a barber, a fireman, a photographer, an astronomer, a doctor, a doorman, a musician, or a short-order cook when you grow up?Someday you will know just what you want to be.
Tags
careers
,
community
,
decision making
,
family
,
food
,
growing up
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
I have heard of a land
Thomas, Joyce Carol
Moving across country must have been very hard. Pioneers often picked up their belongings and moved on toward a common goal: starting a new life!
Tags
african american
,
ambition
,
anticipation
,
assertiveness
,
author's note
,
change
,
church
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
determination
,
diary
,
discovery
,
faith
,
freedom
,
generations
,
hard work
,
history
,
moving
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
pioneers
,
self esteem
,
settlers
,
shelter
,
travel
,
verbal communication
Lyle at christmas
Waber, Bernard
Lyle the Crocodile is ready for Christmas, but his neighbor Mr. Grumps is having the blahs - enough blahs to make his cat Loretta run away. Lyle and the rest of his neighbors set out on a searching adventure where much excitement follows.
Tags
animals
,
cat
,
christmas
,
conflict resolution
,
crocodile
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
happiness
,
holidays
,
lost
,
love
,
neighbors
,
sadness
,
worry
A thanksgiving wish
Rosen, Michael
A family overcomes the loss of their grandmother and run into obstacles when cooking Thanksgiving dinner. All their Thanksgiving wishes come true with a kind, helping hand from their new neighbors.
Tags
cooking
,
critical thinking
,
death
,
family
,
food
,
grandparents
,
holidays
,
Jewish
,
loss
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
rain
,
recipe
,
television
,
thanksgiving
,
traditions
,
weather
,
wish
Somebody loves you, Mr. Hatch
Spinelli, Eileen
Mr. Hatch is a lonely man. He does the same thing every day. On Valentine's Day he receives a box of candy and a note that says, Somebody loves you. He begins to talk with his neighbors and finds out that many people love him.
Tags
feelings
,
food
,
happiness
,
holidays
,
kindness
,
loneliness
,
love
,
neighbors
,
presents
,
sadness
,
valentine's day
Esio trot
Dahl, Roald
A man is in love with a woman who lives downstairs from him. The woman has a turtle that she wants to grow bigger, so the man helps change the size of the tortoise. The woman falls in love with the man and the two get married.
Tags
assertiveness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
goal setting
,
imagination
,
love
,
marriage
,
neighbors
,
reptiles
,
shelter
,
turtle
Nothing ever happens on 90th street
Schotter, Roni
Eva sits on her building's steps to write about things she knows. She knows that nothing ever happens on 90th street, but her neighbors help her to write a wonderful story.
Tags
actor
,
baby
,
bicycle
,
cat
,
fish
,
food
,
helping
,
imagination
,
love
,
market
,
neighbors
,
nutrition
,
perspective
,
rescue
,
restaurant
,
truth
,
writing
Mrs. merriwether's musical cat
Purdy, Carol
Mrs. Merriwether gives piano lessons to neighborhood children. Their ordinary lives are transformed when a cat joins the piano lessons and helps keep the beat of the music. The cat even brings her three kittens to the lessons.
Tags
animals
,
birth
,
cat
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
goal setting
,
learning
,
music
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
practice
,
rhythm
,
seasons
,
summer
,
surprises
,
verbal communication
Babylon
Walsh, J. P.
Three children walk along an old viaduct and leaving their slum neighborhoods by using their imaginations. Dulcie is sad because she's always lived in England and can't share memories with the other two.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
english
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
imagination
,
memories
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
peer resistance
,
play
,
sadness
,
verbal communication
Moving is hard
Prestine, Joan Singleton
A young girl is sad that she has to move from her house. She must leave her friends, her school, and all of her favorite things, like playing baseball and running in the fields with her dog. She soon makes new friends, though, and learns her new apartment is not much different from her old neighborhood and begins to like it.
Tags
acceptance
,
animals
,
baseball
,
books
,
bus
,
change
,
coping
,
dog
,
exercise
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
loneliness
,
loss
,
moving
,
neighbors
,
park
,
refusal skills
,
running
,
sadness
,
school
,
sports
,
transportation
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.
Tags
african american
,
appearance
,
awareness
,
behavior
,
beliefs
,
bias
,
boredom
,
bravery
,
climbing
,
clothing
,
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
determination
,
differences
,
discipline
,
discovery
,
discrimination
,
disobedience
,
diversity
,
dreams
,
environment
,
equality
,
exercise
,
family
,
fear
,
feelings
,
freedom
,
friendship
,
frustration
,
fun
,
future
,
happiness
,
jumping
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
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parents
,
peer resistance
,
playing
,
prejudice
,
problem solving
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protection
,
rain
,
relationship
,
relaxation
,
respect
,
rules
,
safety
,
seasons
,
sharing
,
similarities
,
sun
,
toys
,
traditions
,
verbal communication
,
weather
My perfect neighborhood
Komaiko, Leah
A young girl goes out into her neighborhood and finds many extraordinary things. What do you think about grown ups lining up for recess and poodles getting married?
Tags
adventures
,
creativity
,
fun
,
imagination
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
uniqueness
,
verbal communication
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.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
celebration
,
chinese
,
critical thinking
,
dog
,
dragons
,
family
,
fear
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
holidays
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
neighbors
,
new year
,
nonverbal communication
,
parents
,
siblings
The magic moonberry jump ropes
Hru, Dakari
April and Erica love to Double Dutch, but they have no friends to Double Dutch with. When their Uncle Zambezi returns from a trip to Tanzania, he gives the girls a jump rope that will grant wishes because it is made from magic moonberries. The girls Double Dutch and wish for two new friends to arrive. Suddenly, a moving van pulls up, and a family with a boy and girl moves in across the street.
Tags
african american
,
author's note
,
bicycle
,
biking
,
colors
,
exercise
,
family
,
friendship
,
jump rope
,
jumping
,
karate
,
language
,
multicultural
,
neighbors
,
plants
,
play
,
rhyme
,
siblings
,
skating
,
wish
Fox on stage
Marshall, James
Fox and his friends are bored, so they decide to put on a scary play for the neighborhood. The play goes wrong and instead of being scary it is the funniest play the neighbors have ever seen.
Tags
actor
,
animals
,
boredom
,
careers
,
fox
,
fun
,
humor
,
neighbors
,
performance
,
play
,
rain
,
weather
There's a cow in the road!
Lindbergh, Reeve
As this girl gets ready for school, a cow and many other animals show up outside of her house. When the bus finally comes, there is chaos with people, cars, and animals in the neighborhood.
Tags
animals
,
bus
,
car
,
chaos
,
cleanliness
,
cow
,
goat
,
goose
,
horse
,
hygiene
,
neighbors
,
pig
,
rhyme
,
school
,
sheep
,
time
,
transportation
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