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New shoes for silvia

Hurwitz, Johanna

One day Silvia's family receives a package of gifts from Tia Rosita. Silvia's gift is beautiful -- new red shoes!Unfortunately they are too big. Silvia uses her new shoes for many other purposes until one day they fit.

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clothing, critical thinking, dolls, family, farm, grandparents, growing up, mexican, multicultural, parents, play, self esteem, verbal communication

The gummy candy counting book

Hutchings, Amy//Hutchings, Richard

Gummy candy is fun to eat, but it can be just as fun to count too!Learning to count from one to twelve is made easy through rhyming. Vivid photographs of assorted gummies helps to make exploring sets of numbers interesting and more meaningful.

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animals, colors, counting, food, numbers, nutrition, photograph, rhythm, sequence

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

1 hunter

Hutchins, Pat

A hunter is on a mission to find animals. The hunter comes upon all the animals at once and is overwhelmed! The sight of all the animals scares him, and he runs away.

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alligator, animals, birds, exploration, fear, feelings, monkey, parrot, reptiles, tiger

The surprise party

Hutchins, Pat

A rabbit is going to have a surprise party. He tells the owl that he is going to have a surprise party and the owl misunderstood what the rabbit said. The owl passes the misunderstood message on to others and everyone becomes confused.

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amphibians, animals, birds, confusion, duck, frog, party, rabbit, verbal communication

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

Good night, owl

Hutchins, Pat

An owl tries to sleep during the day, but all the noisy animals keep him awake. At night when the animals are fast asleep, the owl is noisy and wakes them up.

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animals, bedtime, birds, day, five senses, night, noise, owl, sounds

Rosie's walk

Hutchins, Pat

Rosie the Hen walks all around the farmyard, now knowing that she is followed by a fox. Luckily, the fox never manages to catch her.

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animals, birds, chicken, exploration, farm, fox

Changes, changes

Hutchins, Pat

Two dolls work together to build various things. They build a house, a boat, and a train out of wooden blocks. (A Wordless Book)

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boat, change, colors, cooperation, creativity, dolls, feelings, happiness, sadness, toys, train, transportation

My best friend

Hutchins, Pat

Although two little girls possess different abilities, they love each other and are best friends. They appreciate each other's differences.

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acceptance, competition, decision making, differences, fear, feelings, friendship, self esteem

Clocks and more clocks

Hutchins, Pat

Mr. Higgins buys a clock for his attic. The clock in the attic does not show the same time as the clock in the hall. Mr. Higgins keeps buying more and more clocks until he finds one that shows the same time as all the other clocks

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conflict resolution, decision making, misunderstanding, time

Three-star billy

Hutchins, Pat

Billy is a little monster who does not want to go to school. At school, he receives stars. At the end of the day, he does not want to go home.

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assertiveness, decision making, disobedience, family, friendship, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, school, verbal communication

The very worst monster

Hutchins, Pat

Sister monster tries to prove she is the very worst monster - at least worse than her brother.

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conflict resolution, family, feelings, jealousy, misbehavior, self esteem, siblings

Where's the baby?

Hutchins, Pat

A baby monster is lost. He is easily found by his family. They just follow the trail of destruction.

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baby, family, lost, missing, monsters

Little pink pig

Hutchins, Pat

When Little Pink Pig's mother is calling him for bedtime, his head is buried in apples and he can't hear her. As his mother goes around the barnyard gathering animals to help her find her son, Little Pink Pig keeps falling into places where he can't hear the animals' calls to him.

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animals, cow, family, farm, five senses, food, hearing, helping, horse, lost, nutrition, parents, pig, sheep, sounds

The doorbell rang

Hutchins, Pat

Ma made a plate of cookies. People kept coming by to share the cookies. Then grandma came by with more cookies.

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critical thinking, decision making, friendship, hunger, manners, numbers, sharing

Which witch is which?

Hutchins, Pat

Ella and Emily, a pair of identical twins, dress up as witches for a Halloween party. No one can tell which witch is which. Eventually, their choice of food, games, and colors help to tell them apart.

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celebration, colors, conflict resolution, confusion, deception, differences, family, food, games, halloween, helping, holidays, nonverbal communication, party, siblings, uniqueness, witches

The wind blew

Hutchins, Pat

The wind picks up an object from each character as the story unfolds. The wind mixes up the objects, then drops them back down.

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nature, weather, wind

It's my birthday!

Hutchins, Pat

It's Billy's birthday party and all of his monster friends want to play with his new toys. Billy does not want to share, so his friends find new games to play without him. He thinks he can have more fun by himself but soon figures out that isn't the truth. When he receives a gift he can't play by himself, he asks his friends to play finally.

Don't forget the bacon

Hutchins, Pat

A boy is sent to the store for bacon and other items. As the boy walks to the store, he repeats over and over what he is supposed to get. He becomes thoroughly confused and forgets about the bacon. Once he gets home, he is sent back to the store for the bacon.

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confusion, food, forgetful, helping, nutrition, responsibilities, self esteem, shopping

Paws, claws, hands, and feet

Hutmacher, Kimberly

We run, jump, hop and rest, just like the critters and creatures featured in Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet. Go along on the exciting dream journey from morning to night, playing alongside squirrels, monkeys, kangaroos, and penguins. Finally, as the sun sets, snuggle beneath the covers and snooze, with recollections of animals at play.

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activities, adaptation, animals, birds, dreams, eagle, elephant, frog, habitat, kangaroo, lion, monkey, mouse, panda, penguin, spider, squirrel

Casper and the rainbow bird

Hyman, Robin//Hyman, Inge

One day, Casper flies all the way to town. Through a window, Casper sees Rainbow, a bright, colorful bird who lives in a cage in the city. Rainbow is afraid to leave the comfort of her cage, but Rainbow overcomes her fear and lives with Casper in the forest after Casper proves that he is a true friend.

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adventures, animals, beauty, birds, colors, critical thinking, crow, differences, environment, feelings, flowers, forest, freedom, friendship, giving, growing up, happiness, nonverbal communication, parrot, rain, rainbow, self esteem, verbal communication, weather

The grand old duke of york

Ian, Nicholas

The music and song lyrics of this children's march is a nursery rhyme from England where the Grand Old Duke of York once sent his solders off to battle. Sing along as you learn how ten thousand men marched up to the top of the hill and marched down the hill again.

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basketball, bus, comparisons, england, exercise, glossary, horse, marching, mountain, music, numbers, pattern, rhyme, rhythm, royalty, school, song, sport, transportation

Nora's duck

Ichikawa, Satomi

Nora finds a duckling who had fallen out of its nest. Nora took the duckling to Dr. John, so he could help the injured duckling. At Dr. John's, Nora finds herself surrounded by animals.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, doctor, dog, duck, helping, sheep, verbal communication

The first bear in africa

Ichikawa, Satomi

The animals of the African savanna help Meto as he tries to return the toy bear left behind by a young tourist.

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africa, african, animals, bear, discovery, elephant, exploration, family, giraffe, goat, helping, hippopotamus, language, lion, love, multicultural, parents, photography, thanksgiving, travel, verbal communication, village

La La Rose

Ichikawa, Satomi

La La Rose and her girl, Clementine, are the best of friends. The do everything together! One day, their afternoon at the Luxembourg Gardens goes awry when La La Rose mistakenly gets left behind. She is forced to face the world alone and can only hope to be reunited with Clementine.

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animals, appreciation, birds, bodies of water, caring, conflict resolution, confusion, direction, dog, duck, exercise, family, garden, language, love, maps, missing, park, pigeon, play, playground, rabbit, toys, understanding, worry

My father's shop

Ichikawa, Satomi

Mustafa's father sells beautiful carpets from all over the world in his shop. One day, a small hole was discovered in one of the carpets so Mustafa asks his father for that rug to play with. In order to get it, Mustafa has to learn different languages from his father so he can make successful sales with the customers. As different foreign customers walk by the colorful carpet over Mustafa's body outside the shop, he crows like a rooster in different languages. He is excited to run back to the shop to tell his father that he can speak rooster in five languages. And all the tourists follow right behind Mustafa into his father's shop!

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careers, decision making, goal setting, language, market, money, multicultural, onomatopoeia, parents, problem solving, shopping

Over the deep blue sea

Ikeda, Daisaku

Akiko and Hiroshi are anxious to explore their new home. They meet a boy named Pablo who helps them explore the sea by swimming and by boat. Pablo becomes their good friend once he is able to accept the fact that Akiko and Hiroshi are not natives of the land.

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acceptance, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, multicultural, sea, siblings, swimming, transportation

Little lumpty

Imai, Miko

Little Lumpty lives in the town of Dumpty, which has a big wall surrounding it. Lumpty wants to climb the wall and does, but then gets scared that he might fall off like Humpty Dumpty. How does he get down?Read and find out.

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community, disobedience, exploration, fear, feelings

Nothing

Inkpen, Mick

A little stuffed animal is left behind when a family moves to a bigger house. During the toy's journey to finding his owner, he encounters the family cat who takes him to his new home.

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animals, attention, baby, cat, change, fox, frog, grandparents, identification, lost, mouse, moving, sewing, toys, travel, verbal communication

Billy's beetle

Inkpen, Mike

A boy has lost his beetle. He asks many people and animals in his search for the beetle. The search continues until it is found.

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animals, beetle, caterpillar, critical thinking, dog, elephant, five senses, food, goal setting, hedgehog, insects, instruments, loss, music, pig, polar bear, smell, spider, verbal communication, worm

The blue balloon

Inkpen, Mike

A young boy finds a magical blue balloon. The boy and his dog try to burst the balloon but it never breaks. The balloon takes the boy on a wonderful trip to space.

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animals, balloon, clouds, critical thinking, dog, nonverbal communication, play, toys

Stripes and spots

Ipcar, Dahlov

A young tiger and leopard meet while looking for food. They decide that the tiger can only find food with stripes and the leopard can only find things with dots.

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animals, differences, food, friendship, leopard, tiger

The cat at night

Ipcar, Dahlov

A cat on a farm starts exploring at night after everyone goes to bed. We see all of his adventure in the night. We experience what the cat does.

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adventures, animals, cat, exploration, farm, night

Hard scrabble harvest

Ipcar, Dahlov

After the farmer plants his crops, he needs to keep a close eye on them. He puts up a scarecrow to scare the birds, then chases the chickens out of his field. When autumn comes, he harvests his crops and makes a big Thanksgiving dinner.

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animals, autumn, birds, careers, celebration, chicken, farm, food, garden, holidays, nutrition, plants, scarecrows, seasons, thanksgiving

Wild and tame animals

Ipcar, Dahlov

Wild animals are tamed by humans to be used as pets and for work purposes in different parts of the world.

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animals, camel, cat, cow, dog, donkey, elephant, goat, horse, pets, pig, reindeer, sheep, woods

The calico jungle

Ipcar, Dahlov

A mother makes her son a beautiful quilt that has many pictures of animals on it. He looks at the quilt and imagines what it would be like to be in the jungle.

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animals, clothing, diversity, dreams, elephant, imagination, jungle, mythical, quilt, unicorns, verbal communication

The song of the day birds and the night birds

Ipcar, Dahlov

Among the different types of birds, we see which kinds of birds live in the day and the night. We are able to see what they do, sing, and eat while in their environment.

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birds, bluejay, comparisons, day, differences, diversity, environment, music, night, sparrow, uniqueness, verbal communication

Bug city

Ipcar, Dahlov

A family of bugs go about their everyday life working, shopping, and having fun. They encounter worms, lightening bugs, butterflies, and other insects throughout the day.

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ant, beetle, butterfly, community, family, fun, humor, insects, parents, play, self esteem, shopping, verbal communication

Animal hide and seek

Ipcar, Dahlov

Animals are described in their natural homes and how they are able to hide from predators.

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amphibians, animals, birds, caterpillar, deer, duck, frog, insects, nature, protection, rabbit, reptiles, shelter, snake, squirrel, turtle, woods

Twas the day before zoo day

Ipcizade, Catherine

A zoo prepares for Zoo Day. But things do not go according to plan. The llamas won't quit spitting; the giraffes are drooling; and the zebras aren't happy at all with their stripes! Meanwhile, the zookeepers scurry this way and that, clean up poop, ring mealtime bells, and try to get the animals bathed. Will the zookeeper end up spending the night at the zoo? Will Zoo Day go off without a hitch, or will the dancing monkeys take over? This fun story is an adaptation of the classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

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alligator, animals, bath, bear, bee, birds, cleanliness, dancing, elephant, flamingo, giraffe, gorilla, insects, laziness, lion, llama, monkey, mouse, preparation, reptiles, rhinoceros, rhyme, rhythm, singing, snake, toucan, turtle, zebra, zoo

Don't take a snake for a stroll

Ireland, Karin

A little boy talks about taking a variety of animals into public places. Using his imagination he describes what could possibly happen. In the end, he advises to just take people along and leave the animals at home.

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animals, bodies of water, coyote, critical thinking, decision making, duck, elephant, exercise, fantasy, humor, imagination, kangaroo, moose, ocean, pets, pig, rabbit, rhyme, rhythm, shopping, skunk, snake, swimming, television, walking

Alligator smiling in the sawgrass

Ironmonger, Ira

An alligator in a swamp has a smile that makes other animals feel like his world is the best. A bad dry season hits and the alligator digs down to a water hole. The other animals outwit him and get drinks from the water hole and decide that their world is good too.

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alligator, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, reptiles, teamwork

The greatest blessings

Isaacs, Mark

Fame, Fortune, and Power are brothers who decide how well all people in their kingdom will fare in life - especially Boy who is an abused and abandoned child. In this tale, Boy spurns the three brothers in favor of family, friendship, and brotherhood.

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animals, cow, fable, fame, family, fortune, friendship, horse, royalty, sheep

ABC pop!

Isadora, Rachel

D is for dancer, and E is for egg, but F stands for frog and fly on the same page. Some letters in this alphabet book have four or more images of different colors and textures. Which one is your favorite?

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alphabet, art, letters, nonverbal communication, sequence, word association

Lili at ballet

Isadora, Rachel

At ballet class, a young girl named Lili explains to the leader all about ballet. One day she dreams of becoming a great ballerina.

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ambition, appearance, clothing, dancing, exercise, feelings, goal setting, happiness, nonverbal communication, performance, practice, verbal communication

At the crossroads

Isadora, Rachel

A little boy and the children in a poor South African village, sing and expect the arrival of their fathers who work in the mines. They sing, dance, make instruments, and sit in the dark until their fathers finally arrive.

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african american, anticipation, careers, celebration, community, family, multicultural, music, parents, poverty, reunion, stress management, verbal communication

Willaby

Isadora, Rachel

Willaby is always drawing in school. When her teacher is absent from school, Willaby draws her a picture instead of writing.

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art, creativity, differences, individuality, school

123 pop!

Isadora, Rachel

Pop!The numbers 1-1,000,000 are counted through pop art, ranging from astronauts, fish, and gargolyes to animals, flowers, and food. Can you count 1,000 jellybeans and 1,000,000 stars?

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animals, astronaut, body parts, buildings, change, chimpanzee, colors, counting, dancing, fish, flowers, food, heroism, numbers, performance, sequence, sounds, stars, symbols

The pirates of bedford street

Isadora, Rachel

Joey loves to go to the movies. He and his sister go to see a pirate movie. He keeps the movies alive in his imagination.

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creativity, family, imagination, pirates, recreation, siblings

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