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The four donkeys

Alexander, Lloyd

The Baker, Shoemaker, and Tailor all wanted to go to the fair to sell their goods, but had trouble making it there. After their donkey collapsed, they had to pull the cart. They were all rude to each other, but when they were all faced with the same problem they figured out a helpful solution.

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careers, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, goal setting, greed, teamwork

One big wish

Williams, Jay

Farmer Fred has been given one wish so he wishes that all of his future wishes come true. This wish ends up getting him into trouble and things get out of control.

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anticipation, careers, chaos, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, greed, magic, verbal communication

Helga's dowry: A troll love story

dePaola, Tomie

Helga, a beautiful troll, sets out to earn her dowry to marry Lars. Her plan doesn't work out like she had hoped. Be ready for a funny ending.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, greed, laziness, loyalty, marriage, self esteem, selfishness, stress management, trolls, verbal communication, wedding

Strega nona meets her match

dePaola, Tomie

Strega Nona cures all the townspeople of aches, lovesickness, and other ailments. One day, her friend, Strega Amelia, steals her customers and opens a high-tech office. In the end, good old-fashioned ways win out.

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conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, greed, helping, italian, language, loyalty, multicultural, technology, verbal communication

Grandpa's teeth

Clement, Rod

Grandpa's teeth have been stolen!Officer Rate comes to investigate and they put wanted posters all over town. To avoid becoming a suspect, everyone in town begins to smile all the time. Tourists are afraid to get out of their cars because everyone is smiling. The problem is solved with a collection of money to get Grandpa new teeth, and the crime is solved in the process.

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animals, careers, crime, dog, feelings, grandparents, loss, mystery, robbery, sadness, teeth, television

Reunion

Essley, Roger

Jon is spending the last day at his grandmother's cottage. Before she takes a nap, she tells Jon to look at some old photographs from 1915 To Jon, the photos are dull, gray, and gloomy. Jon hears some voices and falls into a photograph where he meets Paul. Where Paul sees colors, Jon sees gray. The two boys share some adventures as different photos come to life. Finally, Jon sees the color in the photographs, and finds out that Paul was his great-grandfather.

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exercise, fantasy, farm, grandparents, lake, photograph, play, seasons, skating, summer, swimming, winter

Grandmother and I

Buckley, Helen E.

This story is about what a little girl and her grandmother can do together now that the little girl is stuck at home with the measles.

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family, grandparents, illness, measles, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Not so fast songololo

Daly, Niki

A grandmother and her grandson go for a trip into the city. The young boy looked at a new pair of shoes and wanted them. Although the grandmother had little money, she managed to save enough so she could buy him the shoes.

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clothing, decision making, family, grandparents, nonverbal communication, poverty, travel

Annushka's voyage

Tarbescu, Edith

When Tanya and Annushka's mother dies, their father has no choice but to leave Russia for the streets paved with gold. Several years later, the girls' father sends two tickets for their own voyage to America. Before the girls leave, their grandmother gives them each a Sabbath candlestick which will light their way to the New World. Tanya and Annushka's voyage is filled with many sick and sleepless nights. The girls unite with their father by raising their candlesticks.

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animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, colors, cow, death, doctor, dolls, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, horse, illness, immigrants, island, Jewish, letters, loneliness, loss, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, pigeon, prayer, russian, ship, smell, stress management, traditions, train, travel, verbal communication, writing

The snail house

Ahlberg, Allan

Grandma calls in her three grandchildren to tell a story. A boy, a girl, and their baby brother all shrink until they can sneak out of the house unnoticed. They move into a snail house for a day where they have adventures with an earthquake, a disappearing baby, and a scary bird. After the adventures, they thank the snail and return home to become their normal size.

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adventures, animals, baby, birds, cat, disappearance, earthquake, fox, grandparents, insects, lost, plants, radio, rain, safety, snail, storytelling, tiger

One gorilla: A counting book

Morozumi, Atsuko

Follow the journey of a gorilla who finds and counts various things.

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animals, counting, critical thinking, gorilla, numbers, sequence

Petunia takes a trip

Duvoisin, Roger

Petunia realizes she is too heavy to fly so she starts doing calisthenics to get into shape. When she does fly, she gets blown into the city and she sees how small she is in proportion to other things. She misses her home and takes a train back there.

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birds, body image, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, exercise, feelings, goose, jumping, self esteem, sizes, stress management, transportation, travel

Splash!

Jonas, Ann

A young girl owns a cat and a dog which are constantly falling in the pond with the fish and frogs. Each time a different animal falls in, the question, How many are in my pond? is asked again.

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african american, animals, bodies of water, cat, confusion, counting, dog, dragonfly, fish, five senses, frog, goldfish, insects, multicultural, numbers, pond, sequence, turtle

Willie blows a mean horn

Thomas, Ianthe//Toulimin-Rothe, Ann

Willie spends a night watching his father play jazz on his trumpet. Willie wants to be like his father and his appreciation for music causes him to dream to be a jazz player like his father

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appreciation, careers, dreams, family, goal setting, growing up, music, nonverbal communication, parents

The tinderbox

Moser, Barry

Yoder is a lost soldier trying to find his way home. He runs into an old man who makes him rich, and he also gets the old man's magic tinderbox. Yoder, still lost, continues into a town. He stays in this town because he wants to marry the princess. The tinderbox ends up saving his life and helps him accomplish his goal.

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animals, community, critical thinking, dog, goal setting, lost, magic, marriage, royalty

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

Come to my party

Richardson, Judith Benet

All the animals of the jungle are sleeping when a loud roar comes from a leopard who is having a birthday party. As a team, the animals of the jungle work together to create a present to bring to the party.

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animals, birds, birthday, celebration, cooperation, decision making, elephant, feelings, giving, happiness, holidays, jungle, leopard, nature, nonverbal communication, party, presents, sleep, teamwork

The magician

Shulevitz, Uri

A magician, who is actually the prophet Elijah, comes to town. He gives an old, poor couple dinner and a soft place to sit during the Passover celebration. The reason the couple is chosen is because they are unselfish and they do not think that they are that bad off, since they have each other.

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decision making, food, giving, holidays, Jewish, nutrition, passover, peer resistance, poverty, religion, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

The clown of god: An old story

dePaola, Tomie

Giovanni loves to juggle. He juggles every day to make people laugh. He goes to great extremes to turn peoples' frowns upside down.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, giving, happiness, italian, nonverbal communication, religion, sharing, verbal communication

A chair for my mother

Williams, Vera B.

There is a jar that a mother saves all her change in from work. When the jar is finally full, she buys a chair that is very comfortable. This is important because all of her furniture was destroyed in a fire.

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conflict resolution, family, feelings, fire, giving, grandparents, happiness, parents, problem solving, sadness, stress management

Giving

Hughes, Shirley

A young girl talks about how she gives to others and how others give too. She describes the difference between good giving and bad giving.

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animals, baby, cat, family, giving, grandparents, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, verbal communication

Today i thought i'd run away

Johnson, Jane

A little boy packs his bag with his special belongings and runs away. In his travels, he comes in contact with bad creatures, but in the end he isn't hurt and goes back home.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, giants, independence, monsters, mythical, running away, security, self confidence, travel, verbal communication

Trouble at the mines

Rappaport, Doreen

With the help of Mother Jones, a famous leader, the miners go on strike to fight for better working conditions and wages. Rosie's family struggles to survive the eight-month strike. The persistant women and miners force the owners to give in, and the strike ends with victory.

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assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, equality, family, fight, geology, goal setting, kindness, parents, peer resistance, persistence, poverty, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Speedy digs downside up

Kumin, Maxine W.

Because his friends can do tricks that he cannot do, Speedy decides to dig a hole through the world. Once on the other side, he teaches the people about gravity.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, exploration, geography, hard work, imagination

Swamp angel

Issacs, Anne

When Tennessee is plagued by a huge bear, the men sign up to hunt it. Angelica Longnder, also known as Swamp Angel, shows up too. Swamp Angel, the female equivalent of Paul Bunyan, saves Tennessee from the bear to everyone's surprise.

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angel, animals, bear, conflict resolution, fight, geography, heroism, nature, settlers, woods

The morning the sun refused to rise

Rounds, Glen

Although it seems impossible, there once was a day when the sun did not rise. As it turns out, the Earth's axle froze at the North Pole and the world stopped revolving. With the help of Paul Bunyan and a few friends, the earth was set in motion again.

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animals, bear, conflict resolution, folktale, geography, morning, problem solving, seasons, sun, winter

Matt's grandfather

Lundgren, Max

Matt and his family go to visit Matt's grandfather in a retirement home for his eighty-fifth birthday. Matt's grandfather is old and he forgets a lot. At first, Matt is afraid of his grandfather, but when they go for a walk in the park, he learns that older people are not so scary.

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aging, birthday, car, celebration, decision making, exercise, family, generations, grandparents, learning, parents, retirement, self esteem, shyness, transportation, verbal communication, walking

Yonder

Johnston, Tony

Vivid pictures depict the cycle of seasons while the story of a pioneer's life is told. The story begins with the pioneer's marriage then ends with the lives of the pioneer's children.

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adventures, aging, challenges, change, decision making, family, generations, goal setting, growing up, marriage, parents, pioneers, seasons, verbal communication

The very quiet cricket

Carle, Eric

As the little cricket makes his way across the land, he encounters many friends. The little cricket's only problem is that he cannot answer. He tries rubbing his wings together, but they do not make a sound. It is only when the very quiet cricket meets a female cricket that he makes a beautiful sound.

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cricket, determination, five senses, friendship, frustration, gender, goal setting, insects, self confidence, sounds, verbal communication

Everybody knows that!

Pearson, Susan

Patty and Herbie are best friends, but when they start school, Herbie decides he wants to play with the boys. Herbie ends up being friends with her again, because they both realize that it is silly not to be friends.

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conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, gender, play, school, verbal communication

A long way to go

Oneal, Zibby

During World War I in Europe, a girl named Lisa struggles because she feels that girls also deserve the right to vote. She is determined to prove this to others.

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assertiveness, beliefs, bias, critical thinking, discrimination, gender, history, nonverbal communication, parade, prejudice, self confidence, self esteem, verbal communication, war

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.

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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

Flower garden

Bunting, Eve

A young girl and her father buy flowers at the grocery and prepare a flower box for her mother's birthday.

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african american, birthday, bus, butterfly, caring, celebration, family, food, garden, holidays, insects, ladybug, multicultural, nutrition, parents, plants, shelter, shopping, surprises, transportation

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.

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feelings, food, garden, goal setting, happiness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, nutrition, plants, responsibilities, seeds, teamwork, vegetables, verbal communication

Hammers and mops, pencils and pots: A first book of tools and gadgets we use around the house

Kelley, True

There are many tools used for different tasks in different places. For example, there are names and pictures of each tool used in a garden, including a picture of a garden where many of the tools are being used.

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activities, garden, learning, teamwork, tools

Pumpkin circle: The story of a garden

Levenson, George

Did you ever wonder how pumpkins grew? From seeds to plants to flowers to pumpkins, the color of this vegetable changes three times. Beautiful photographs show the life cycle of the pumpkin.

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author's note, autumn, bee, butterfly, change, colors, cycle, garden, grasshopper, halloween, holidays, insects, mollusks, photograph, plants, seasons, snail, spider, summer

Hide and snake

Baker, Keith

A snake plays hide and seek with the reader by hiding amidst familiar objects such as hats, cats, cakes, ice cream, baskets, and garden plants. The colorful snake blends in with the colorful pictures.

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clothing, critical thinking, food, games, garden, hiding, nonverbal communication, nutrition, plants, snake

Chess-dream in a garden

Sutcliff, Rosemary

After some laws and ways were disobeyed, the White-King along with his Queen, Knights, bishops, and pawns challenge the Red-Horde to a chess-like battle.

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assertiveness, bravery, conflict, conflict resolution, fantasy, games, garden, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Hopscotch around the world

Lankford, Mary D.

Nineteen different ways of playing hopscotch from around the world are presented along with directions, drawings of the different patterns, and a brief history of the game.

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american, bolivian, chinese, czech, english, exercise, french, games, geography, german, honduran, indian, italian, jumping, multicultural, nigerian, polish, russian

When i am old with you

Johnson, Angela

A young boy and his granddaddy spend a lot of time doing different activities together. For example, they fish, go to the ocean, play cards, talk to people, and learn about the past.

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activities, aging, bodies of water, family, fishing, food, games, goal setting, grandparents, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, play, recreation, relationship, security, verbal communication

Everything to spend the night

Paul, Ann Whitford

A little girl packs her bag full of things she will need for an overnight at her grandparents. She brings, snacks, toys, clothes, a toothbrush, and many other things A through Z. She does forget one very important thing, her pajamas. She borrows some from her grandfather and says I love you!

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alphabet, animals, bedtime, body parts, cat, clothing, dancing, exercise, family, five senses, food, games, grandparents, imagination, love, music, night, nutrition, pretend, rhyme, teeth, toys

The shrinking of treehorn

Heide, Florence Parry

Treehorn is shrinking. Being little is not easy. Treehorn discovers this by having difficulty doing his daily routine, like trying to mail a letter or go to school. One day, Treehorn finds a magical board game that helps him solve his problem.

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bus, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, games, growing up, happiness, nutrition, parents, sadness, school, stress management, transportation

A - my name is alice

Bayer, Jane

From Alice the ape to Theresa the turkey, exotic animals unite for a unique alphabet. Look out for Winifred Wolf and Fifi Fox -- or even Zelda the Zebra from Zambia!These words can be part of a hopscotch game.

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alphabet, animals, ape, bear, birds, duck, exercise, games, play, rhinoceros, tiger, turkey

What's in aunt mary's room

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Susan and Sarah love to play what's in Aunt Mary's room? All great Aunt Flossie will say is: It's full of things to save, things to keep. One day the girls get to find out what's in Aunt Mary's room, and they get to learn about their ancestors in the process.

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african american, books, death, family, games, imagination, multicultural, spiritual, surprises, traditions

Roger loses his marbles!

Gretz, Susanna

Roger's aunt comes for a birthday party and stays in his room. He cannot find his marbles and gets angry at his aunt, who later finds them. They play after everyone is asleep.

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anger, birthday, conflict resolution, family, feelings, games, holidays, nonverbal communication, party, play, recreation, responsibilities, shelter

Nova's ark

Kirk, David

A young robot turns a field trip to space into a quest for his father when his stolen ship crashes. He makes new friends and finds his father as well as an alternative source of energy.

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animals, bat, birds, cat, critical thinking, deer, dog, exploration, family, friendship, future, hedgehog, hummingbird, iguana, inventions, kangaroo, monkey, moose, mouse, parents, planet, robot, spider, stress management, technology, travel, turkey

It's raining said john twaining

Bodecker, N.M.

A collection of Danish nursery rhymes that are similar to Mother Goose. They do not have morals and are basically written for entertainment and enjoyment.

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danish, fun, multicultural, poetry, rhyme

Henry and mudge and the careful cousin: The thirteenth book of the adventures

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry waits impatiently for the arrival of his cousin. When she arrives he is horrified of her perfect appearance. He soon learns that his cousin is no fun. Henry and Mudge try many things in order to put up with their cousin. Finally, they discover that Frisbee can make Annie have fun.

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animals, cleanliness, conflict, conflict resolution, dog, family, fish, fun, stress management

Encounter

Yolen, Jane

A Taino boy tells his view of Columbus' landing. He doesn't like the pale men and how the islanders are treated. He speaks out against this but no one listens because he is young.

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critical thinking, frustration, history, island, listening, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, refusal skills

Leprechauns never lie

Balian, Lorna

A young lazy Irish girl, Ninny Nanny, finds it difficult to do chores around the hut she shares with Gram. She decides to catch a leprechaun and get his pot of gold to solve all their problems.

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assertiveness, decision making, family, frustration, goal setting, grandparents, honesty, laziness, multicultural, nonverbal communication, problem solving, verbal communication

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