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Anna's goodbye apron

Brillhart, Julie

Anna is a teacher who moves away to a new house. Her students are sad that she is leaving so they make an apron for her. Anna writes to her students to keep in touch.

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appreciation, assertiveness, closeness, clothing, feelings, goal setting, happiness, presents, relationship, sadness, school, teaching

Alexander, who's not (do you hear me?I mean it!) going to move

Viorst, Judith

Alexander loves his home, friends, and his life the way it is. Faced with a move to another town, Alexander becomes agitated and upset. In time he finds a way to adjust.

The house from morning to night

Bour, Daniele

Depicts a typical day at a big pink and grey house. Each of the inhabitants goes about different activities from morning to night.

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change, five senses, morning, night, relationship, shelter

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

You were born on your very first birthday

Girard, Linda Walvoord

The development of a growing baby is shown sleeping and moving. Body parts and special sounds develop from the inside environment of the mother's tummy until a new day when the baby is born. A nurse and doctors are there with the baby's parents in the hospital when the baby is born.

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balloon, bedtime, birth, birthday, body parts, doctor, excitement, family, hospital, love, new baby, nurse, onomatopoeia, parents, pregnancy, rainbow, relationship, reproduction, sizes, sleep

The beach before breakfast

Kumin, Maxine W.

At the beach before breakfast, an adult and child form a relationship. The reader ends up exploring a beach for clams and riding in a boat on the ocean to look at lobster traps.

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beach, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, exploration, food, goal setting, lobster, mollusks, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, relationship, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The baby who would not come down

Knight, Joan

The new baby in the family is smothered with kisses and love. Tired of the excessive attention the baby floats into the air after his uncle tosses him up. The baby does not come down until the family realizes that he has too much of some things and not enough of others.

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attention, baby, caring, escape, family, feelings, frustration, happiness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, relationship, sadness, siblings

A hole is to dig

Krauss, Ruth

Look at definitions and observations from a child's perspective. Learn childlike explanations for what different things are.

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awareness, challenges, family, feelings, language, nonverbal communication, observation, perspective, relationship, respect, uniqueness, verbal communication

Open house for butterflies

Krauss, Ruth

An easy to read children's how-to-book. Random definitions and observations from a child's perspective. This story promotes respect for the little everyday things and language development.

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awareness, challenges, family, feelings, language, nonverbal communication, observation, parents, perspective, relationship, respect, siblings, uniqueness, verbal communication

The sleeping lady

Dixon, Ann

Nekatla and Susitha are a young couple preparing to wed. THe wedding is put on hold when war breaks out, and Nekatla must travel to another village to try to restore peace. Susitha waits on a grassy hill for Nekatla to return, and she falls asleep. Nekatla is killed in war, and Susitha never awakens and is now known as the sleeping lady.

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adventures, anger, author's note, bravery, celebration, communication, conflict resolution, culture, death, decision making, dreams, fable, feelings, happiness, history, hope, loss, love, nonverbal communication, relationship, sleep, snow, teamwork, verbal communication, violence, war, weather, wedding, worry

Victor and christabel

Mathers, Petra

Christabel was frozen in a painting. Victor works at the museum and falls in love with Christabel. He admires the painting and then one day, she comes alive.

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art, careers, fantasy, love, museum, nonverbal communication, relationship

A crack in the wall

Haggerty, Mary E

A young boy and his mother move into a new apartment. While his mother spends her time looking for a new job, the boy spends a great deal of his time transforming an ugly, scary crack in the wall into something beautiful for his mom.

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art, change, family, fear, imagination, parents, relationship, shelter

Arthur yorinks' the flying latke

Yorinks, Arthur

A traditional family celebration of Hanukkah turns into a national emergency when a minor dispute between family members triggers a food fight that sends a latke flying out the window into outer space. The flying potato pancake is mistaken for a UFO by news reporters which forces the family to remain in the house with only the company of each other and the remaining plate of latkes to survive on for eight days and nights. In the end, they learn to get along and the true meaning of Hanukkah is shared.

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argument, celebration, chaos, conflict resolution, family, food, hanukkah, hebrew, holidays, humor, Jewish, miracle, multicultural, nonverbal communication, photograph, relationship, sharing, traditions

The paper bag princess

Munsch, Robert

Prince Ronald and Princess Elizabeth's castle is burned down by a dragon, who then steals the prince. Elizabeth chases after the dragon to free her prince.

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appearance, assertiveness, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, determination, dragons, marriage, relationship, rescue, royalty, self confidence, verbal communication

Just you and me

McBratney, Sam

Little Goosey and Big Gander Goose search for shelter from a storm. Together they visit several animals looking for the perfect place but don't want to hide with anyone else. They find a place, but end up sharing it with the other animals.

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animals, birds, family, forest, goose, mouse, nature, rabbit, rain, relationship, shelter, squirrel, storm, survival, tree, weather

Seven wild pigs

Heine, Helme

An artist paints a forest for seven wild pigs to roam. They ruined the painting by splashing colors everywhere. Then he gets rid of the pigs and he realizes what he had done. Finally, decides to never paint pigs again.

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anger, animals, art, assertiveness, careers, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, food, forest, happiness, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, relationship, rhyme, verbal communication

Uncle fonzo's ford

Miles, Miska

A young girl is embarrassed by her uncle's eccentric ways. Through a variety of experiences, she realizes that although he is different, he is dependable, and she loves it.

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animals, assertiveness, car, conflict resolution, decision making, family, horse, nonverbal communication, relationship, transportation

The outside dog

Pomerantz, Charlotte

Marisol lives on the hills in Puerto Rico with her grandpa. After wanting a dog of her own for so long, her grandfather consents, as long as he is an outside dog.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, dog, family, fishing, goal setting, grandparents, multicultural, pets, relationship, verbal communication

I swapped my dog

Ziefert, Harriet

In an effort to find the perfect pet which he believes he should be able to ride, a countryman exchanges his dog for a mare. However he soon finds that the mare is not what he expected which begins a long series of unsuccessful pet exchanges, including a goat, a sheep, a cow, and a rooster among others. In the end, however, the countryman makes a successful exchange, in which he acquires his dog who is always by his side.

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animals, cat, companion, cow, dog, exploration, forgiveness, friendship, goat, horse, market, mistake, mule, neighbors, nonverbal communication, pig, rat, relationship, rhyme, security, selfishness, sheep, uniqueness

Tortillas and lullabies: Tortillas y cancioncitas

Reiser, Lynn

The relationship between mother and daughter is seen in one girl's family. Each generation of women in the family makes tortillas, picks flowers, washes clothes, and sings lullabies. The little girl does these same things for her doll. This story is told in both English and Spanish.

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activities, aging, animals, author's note, birds, cat, chicken, cleanliness, clothing, counting, differences, dog, dolls, family, flowers, food, generations, grandparents, horse, language, love, multicultural, numbers, nutrition, parents, pattern, relationship, sequence, song, spanish

Lottie's new friend

Mathers, Petra

Herbie the duck and Lottie the chicken have been friends for a long time. One day Herbie goes to visit Lottie and finds Lottie spending time with a new friend, Dodo. Herbie becomes very jealous of Lottie's new friendship and he thinks that she doesn't care about him anymore. When Lottie has to leave to visit her sick aunt, Herbie becomes very lonely without Lottie's company. He decides to go over to visit Dodo and finds her stuck on her roof because she is afraid of heights. Herbie rescues her and Dodo tells Herbie how much Lottie cares about him. When Herbie finds out that Lottie is coming home, he calls Dodo and they go together to meet Lottie and welcome her home.

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animals, birds, boat, caring, chicken, closeness, cooking, duck, fear, flowers, friendship, glasses, jealousy, kindness, loneliness, relationship, rescue, resentment, transportation

Oregon's journey

Rascal

A dwarf, Duke, listens to a bear, Oregon, and releases him into the forest. They have a long journey there together but eventually make it.

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animals, bear, clowns, decision making, dwarfs, feelings, forest, happiness, nonverbal communication, relationship, verbal communication

Little bear's visit (Los amigos de osito)

Minarik, Else Holmelund

After being told not to tire out his grandparents, Little Bear spends his visit with them playing and listening to their stories. At the end of the day, it is Little Bear who is fast asleep.

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animals, appreciation, bear, family, fun, grandparents, relationship, self esteem, teaching, verbal communication

The little island

Brown, Margaret Wise

A kitten comes to an island and learns that the island is part of the world, just like he is. The island enjoys being both part of the world and on its own as the seasons change.

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animals, assertiveness, autumn, cat, change, fish, individuality, island, nature, relationship, seasons, self esteem, spring, summer, winter

Peter's pony

Kingman, Lee

Peter, a young boy, lives far up a mountainside on a farm with his mother and father. They live far from any town and Peter looks forward to starting school in town so he can make and have friends. Before the beginning of the school year Peter receives a pony that takes him to school. Peter discovers that his new pony can perform tricks and was once famous.

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animals, anticipation, barn, excitement, family, farm, friendship, happiness, loneliness, mountains, parents, pets, pony, relationship, responsibilities, rules, school, self esteem

We're growing together

Ransom, Candice F.

Candice's mother marries Howard and they move to a new house. When Candice asks how long they will live there, Howard replies forever and she wonders how long that is. One day Candice realizes how long forever is.

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acceptance, animals, birthday, car, cat, change, christmas, conflict resolution, cow, exercise, family, farm, feelings, food, garden, grandparents, holidays, marriage, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, pig, plants, relationship, seasons, self esteem, spring, stars, stress management, summer, transportation, valentine's day, verbal communication, walking

Captain whiz-bang

Stanley, Diane

Annie and her cat Whiz-bang do everything together. Whiz-bang is lonely when Annie goes away, but he is happy to find a new friend.

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aging, animals, cat, change, coping, feelings, friendship, growing up, happiness, moving, relationship, sadness

Where's wallace?

Knight, Hilary

Wallace, an orange orangutan, lives in a cage in a zoo. Wallace is very curious about the world outside of the zoo, so he goes on adventures to discover this outside world. Although Wallace is curious about the outside world he always returns to his cage at the zoo.

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adventures, animals, ape, confidence, cooperation, critical thinking, disappearance, exploration, fame, friendship, intelligence, missing, relationship, running away, verbal communication, zoo

Gotta go!Gotta go!

Swope, Sam

A bug crawls all the way out of her skin! She sleeps then she blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. On her journey, she repeats her chant, Gotta Go! Gotta Go To Mexico! to all the insects and animals along her way. When her destination is reached, she flutters and dances around in the warm sky with her companion. A bug returns, lays her eggs, and the cycle of life is repeated again and again.

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adventures, aging, animals, ant, appearance, author's note, baby, birth, butterfly, caterpillar, challenges, change, cocoon, colors, companion, confidence, courage, cycle, dancing, discovery, environment, farm, flowers, food, forest, grasshopper, growing up, happiness, hibernation, insects, mexican, migration, morning, nature, nonverbal communication, overeating, relationship, reproduction, rhyme, seasons, sleep, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

Whinnie the lovesick dragon

Mayer, Mercer

Whinnie, a dragon, falls in love with a knight, but a knight and a dragon are supposed to be enemies.

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acceptance, bias, determination, dragons, love, mythical, relationship, royalty, self esteem, stereotypes

Daddy's wedding

Willhoite, Michael

Daniel's daddy marries a man. A commitment ceremony is viewed through the eyes of a child.

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acceptance, awareness, baseball, celebration, ceremony, companion, divorce, family, grandparents, homosexuality, love, marriage, parents, relationship, sexuality, sports, wedding

Pushkin meets the bundle

Ziefert, Harriet M.

Pushkin lives with Kate and Michael. Kate and Michael took Pushkin everywhere and did everything with him. That is, until one day when Kate and Michael brought home a bundle. They started paying attention to the bundle and not to Pushkin. The bundle was a baby. Pushkin does everything in his power to get Michael and Kate's attention. The baby always cries, too. Finally, Pushkin decides to do some of his tricks and the baby started laughing. The baby and Pushkin were best friends from then on.

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acceptance, affection, baby, baseball, change, competition, conflict, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, family, gymnastics, jealousy, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, relationship

Burglar bill

Ahlberg, Janet and Ahlberg, Allan

While Buglar Bill is out stealing, he takes a box. When he gets home, he finds that there is a baby in the box. When Burglar Betty is robbing Bill, she discovers that he has her baby. They decide to stop stealing and get married.

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goal setting, relationship, robbery

Our tree named Steve

Zweibel, Alan

In a letter to his children, a father reflects upon the importance of a good friend and the value of a place to feel safe and secure. The father recalls various memories of his family as it has grown in relationship to a favorite tree that had been part of their lives since they built their home. The tree seems to help the family through many events but does not withstand a huge storm. The father uses the wood to build a tree house to continue its importance to the family.

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aging, appreciation, camping, caring, change, community, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, death, decision making, dedication, destruction, dog, emotions, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, happiness, home, jumping, loss, moving, neighbors, parents, peace, plants, rain, relationship, sadness, safety, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, storm, storytelling, summer, swinging, tree, verbal communication, weather, winter, writing

Hello, hello!

Schlein, Miriam

How do you say hello or greet someone? Learn how some animals say hello to one another including lions, polar bears, wolves, monkeys, beavers, zebras, penguins, and elephants. Some animals say hello by nuzzling, some touch hands or hug, and some kiss.

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affection, animals, assertiveness, beaver, elephant, friendship, lion, monkey, nonverbal communication, penguin, polar bear, relationship, science, self esteem, verbal communication, wolf, zebra

Hidden child

Millman, Isaac

Over fifty years have passed, and Isaac finally tells his story. He is one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. Isaac experiences many tragedies during the war including losing both parents, friends, and being left to strangers, but finally, was adopted into a home. Although he changes his name, he is adopted in a home where people grow to love him.

A family like yours

Dotlich, Rebecca K.

There are so many families who do different things. Different families eat different foods, enjoy different activities, speak different languages, and live in different dwellings. There is always a family that is just right for you.

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