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Dreams

Spier, Peter

Throughout a day, two children gaze up at the clouds and see many things that the clouds are forming.

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clouds, dreams, fantasy, friendship, imagination, nature, play, recreation

The dream stair

James, Betsy

A young girl lives with her grandmother. When she goes to sleep at night, she dreams about going up and down the stairs of life.

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decision making, dreams, family, grandparents, images, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, perspective, secrets, sleep, verbal communication

Africa dream

Greenfield, Eloise

A black child dreams of the old Africa and of her ancestors. The child journeys to exciting places and sees old familiar faces.

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african american, dreams, family, generations, grandparents, history, magic, multicultural

If the dinosaurs came back

Most, Bernard

A little boy dreams that dinosaurs come back and thinks of all the neat thing that could happen with modern day dinosaurs.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, dreams, friendship, helping, imagination, problem solving

The tightrope walker

Gervais, Benadette//Pittau, Francisco

Phil dreams of walking on a tightrope. He practices on the edge of his bed and on the clothesline. Phil walks a tightrope that takes him over fields, past Louises's house, past the city, out to the sea, into the mountains, and back home just in time for bed.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, bodies of water, cat, cow, dreams, exercise, friendship, goal setting, gymnastics, imagination, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, play, sea, sheep, sleep, sports, stars, whale

Beware the dragons!

Wilson, S.

Tildy sets sail over Spooner Bay, being warned to beware of the dragons. When she encounters the dragons, she finds them friendly, and realizes that they only want to play. She decides to teach the town about the friendly dragons.

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assertiveness, bias, boat, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dragons, safety, stereotypes, teaching, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Anthony's father

Elmer, Irene

Anthony's father is a magician. Anthony tells his teacher and class that he wants to be a magician too. The class does not believe in magic, so Anthony is determined to prove to them that he can do it. He makes dragons grow right in front of their eyes, but they are unable to see the dragons because they do not believe.

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beliefs, careers, critical thinking, dragons, family, goal setting, imagination, magic, parents, persistence, school, self esteem

Sarah and the dragon

Coville, Bruce

After an argument with her friend Oakhorn the unicorn, Sarah is kidnapped by a lonely dragon. In his castle, he is human and they become friends. The only way he can break the spell is to do something good while he is a dragon.

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conflict resolution, dragons, friendship, kidnapped, loneliness, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, verbal communication

Good knight for dragons

Bradfield, Roger

A nice, good-hearted prince named Cedric is in for a predicament. His father, the King, wants Cedric to sword the Dragon to proved that he can rule the kingdom. However, Cedric hates to fight and hates violence. At the end, Cedric humorously gets out of the situation while still earning respect and the kingdom.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fable, family, fight, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Carousel

Wildsmith, Brian

Rosie becomes seriously ill after the fair leaves town. Everyone is worried until she dreams a beautiful dream about the fair and the carousel. This dream gives her the hope she needs to get well.

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beauty, caring, dreams, fair, friendship, illness, worry

The dragon in the clock box

Craig, M. Jean

Joshua tapes up a clock box and tells his family that there is a dragon egg in it. The dragon is born and flies away immediately so that Joshua's family could never see it.

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birth, conflict resolution, dragons, family, fantasy, imagination, mythical, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Komodo!

Sis, Peter

A young boy who loves dragons, goes with his parents to the Indonesian Island of Komodo in hopes of finding a dragon.

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assertiveness, dragons, family, goal setting, indonesian, multicultural, mythical, parents

Free fall

Wiesner, David

After falling asleep with a book, a boy dreams of a magical adventure. He travels to a kingdom, a forest, and a city where he meets animals and many characters. (A Wordless Book)

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adventures, animals, beauty, bedtime, books, dragons, dreams, excitement, fun, magic, sleep, travel

The dragon wore pink

Hope, Christopher

Tarquin is a dinosaur and his fellow dragon disowned him. After settling a quarrel between the dragons and people. Tarquin is criticized again. He and Ellio fly away.

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conflict resolution, decision making, dinosaur, dragons, friendship, magic, nonverbal communication, racism, verbal communication

The funny thing

Gag, Wanda

A wise mountain man uses his wisdom to outsmart a mean dragon.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, dragons, mountains, verbal communication

Sea-fari deep

Woodman, Nancy

The JASON Project is studies underwater life in Mexico. When Dusty finds out about this, she writes the scientists to ask if she can go along. During her adventures, Dusty learns all about deep sea plants and animals. It is the adventure of her life!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, author's note, boat, bodies of water, car, careers, discovery, dolphin, exploration, family, fish, garden, geography, letters, lobster, maps, mexican, numbers, photograph, plants, science, sea, sequence, siblings, storm, temperature, transportation, travel, verbal communication, volcano, water, weather, whale

Holiday for edith and the bears

Wright, D.

A doll, Edith, and Little Bear are told about boats by Big Bear. Little Bear is told not to go on a boat, but he and Edith disobey and get lost in the big ocean. Big Bear saves them and they learn their lesson about going on a boat by themselves.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, dolls, goal setting, learning, lost, ocean, refusal skills, rescue, safety, transportation, verbal communication

Let's play house

Lenski, Lois

Molly, Polly and Peter decide to play house. They cook, clean, sew, and take care of their dolls.

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dolls, imagination, play, responsibilities

Pamela's first musical

Wasserstein, Wendy

It is Pamela's birthday, and her Aunt Louise is taking her to her first musical. Along the way, they stop at the Russian Tea Room for lunch. The musical captures Pamela's imagination, and she gets to meet everyone associated with the musical. At home, Pamela sets up her dolls and recreates the play.

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birthday, dancing, dolls, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, food, imagination, music, nutrition, performance

Molly's pilgrim

Cohen, Barbara

Molly brings a pilgrim doll that's a replica of her mother when she left Russia to school. Only with this doll do the other students learn the true meaning of a pilgrim.

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critical thinking, dolls, holidays, immigrants, learning, multicultural, russian, school, self esteem, thanksgiving, verbal communication

My doll, keshia

Greenfield, Eloise

Keshia teaches and cares for her doll with her brother's help.

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assertiveness, caring, dolls, family, helping, nonverbal communication, siblings, toys, verbal communication

The story of holly and ivy

Godden, Rumer

Ivy is a little girl who is an orphan. She longs for a family. Holly is a doll who wishes for a child to own her and a childless couple wait for a child to love. These four people come together in Appleton at Christmas time.

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christmas, conflict resolution, dolls, family, holidays, love, parents, self esteem, stress management, toys

Something good

Munsch, Robert

Tyya is grocery shopping with Daddy, but when she tries to buy something good he makes her wait in one place until he is done. Several people try to buy her because she looks like a pretty doll. Because Daddy loves her, he pays for Tyya and takes her home.

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anger, assertiveness, dolls, excitement, family, feelings, food, happiness, love, money, nutrition, parents, shopping, verbal communication

Babushka's doll

Polacco, Patricia

After a long day with an impatient doll, Natasha learns that she cannot be so demanding of her grandmother. Natasha gains an understanding and appreciation of her grandmother.

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conflict resolution, dolls, family, feelings, grandparents, misbehavior, patience, peer resistance

Me and my captain

Goffstein, M.B.

Stuck on a shelf, a doll copes with her loneliness by dreaming that she will meet the toy captain from the shelf below. Through her vivid imagination, she makes the captain come alive and imagines the kind of life they will have together.

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dolls, dreams, friendship, imagination, loneliness, love, stress management

Miss flora mcflimsey's easter bonnet

Mariana.

A little girl dresses up her dolls to go to an Easter party but did not have anything for Miss Flora. A sweet rabbit notices she is crying and finds a solution. He has his aunt make Miss Flora a new bonnet. She wins a prize for the most original costume.

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animals, clothing, competition, dolls, easter, feelings, friendship, helping, holidays, party, play, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication

Wake up mr. b!

Dale, Penny

Little girl wakes up early while her family continues to sleep. She seeks out Mr. B to accompany her on her make-believe journey.

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adventures, animals, clothing, dog, imagination, pets, sleep

Old mother hubbard and her dog

Hellsing, Lennart

Old Mother Hubbard takes care of her sheepdog by doing errand after errand for it.

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animals, dog, food, helping, pets, responsibilities, rhyme, verbal communication

Art dog

Hurd, Thacher

Arthur Dog disguises himself as Art Dog to recover the stolen Mona Woofa from the Dogopolis Museum of Art. When he is not Art Dog, he lives as an ordinary citizen who appreciates life.

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animals, appreciation, art, bravery, crime, dog, guilt, loss, museum, mystery, robbery

Dr. duck

Ehrlich, H.M.

Different animals are under the care of an old-fashioned country doctor named Dr. Duck. A crow has a broken toe, a baby mouse has a fever, and a beaver has a cough. Everyone comes to help Dr. Duck when he gets sick.

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aging, animals, beaver, body parts, careers, caring, chicken, cow, crow, diseases, doctor, dog, duck, friendship, illness, measles, medicine, moose, mouse, mule, rabbit, rhyme, sheep, skunk, transportation, weasel

Just the two of us

Smith, Will

A father talks of ongoing love for his son from the moment he is born. As his child grows, the father tries to teach him how to be a man and also tells him how he will always be there for him. Having this child is the father's proof that his dreams have come true.

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anger, basketball, car, careers, conflict resolution, death, discipline, divorce, doctor, dreams, feelings, goal setting, growing up, happiness, home, honesty, hospital, learning, love, new baby, nonverbal communication, parents, prayer, sadness, safety, sky, sleep, sports, teaching, technology, touch, truth, verbal communication

A shot for baby bear

Corey, Dorothy

A baby bear is aftaid of getting a shot. His brother serves as a model so that baby bear is no longer afraid.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, doctor, family, fear, illness, role model, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

My doctor

Rockwell, Harlow

A little boy has to visit the doctor. Although he is scared at first, he leaves the doctors office feeling much better.

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doctor, fear, feelings, health, illness

At daddy's on saturdays

Girard, Linda Walvoord

Katie experiences feelings of loneliness and self-blame when her parents get divorced. Her fears of her father disappearing from her life are dispelled as she develops a special bond with him in his new home.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, divorce, family, fear, feelings, guilt, insecurity, loneliness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Everett anderson's 1-2-3

Clifton, Lucille

Everett Anderson is a young boy living with his mom. One day, his mom decides to start dating a busdriver and Everett doesn't like it. But when Everett talks with Mr. Perry he finds out that he likes Mr Perry.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, divorce, family, loneliness, relationship, verbal communication

Lucky wilma

Kindred, Wendy

Wilma sees her father only on Saturdays when they go to museums and parks. However, one Saturday, they are forced to just spend time being together and they enjoy this much better.

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conflict resolution, divorce, family, feelings, insecurity, nonverbal communication, parents, play, recreation, 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.

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coping, decision making, divorce, family, father's day, grandparents, holidays, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, problem solving, school, self esteem, stress management

Dinosaurs divorce

Brown, Laurene Krasny//Brown, Marc

Divorce can be a scary thing for children. Questions and concerns about divorce can be answered with help from the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs explain everything from why parents divorce to celebrating holidays with two families to satisfy the inquisitive young mind.

Where is daddy?The story of a divorce

Goff, Beth

Jane's parents get a divorce. At first she is angry and she feels that it is her fault. Then she regains her faith and stability and realizes both of her parents love her and are not going to abandon her.

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change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, divorce, family, fear, feelings, guilt, insecurity, parents, self esteem, stress management

Tell me a mitzi

Segal, Lore

Mitzi tells stories of when she gets into trouble but does not get caught.

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disobedience, responsibilities, storytelling, teamwork

The boy with two shadows

Mahy, Margaret

A young boy who takes good care of his shadow is asked by a witch to watch her shadow. The witch's shadow causes many problems.

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decision making, disobedience, problem solving, responsibilities, shadows, stress management, verbal communication, witches

Not the piano, mrs. medley

Levine, Evan

A grandmother and grandson go the beach together. The grandmother against her grandson's wishes, deems it necessary to bring just about everything -- just in case. Finally when they end up at the beach, they realize that they have everything except their bathing suits.

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beach, bodies of water, clothing, decision making, disobedience, family, grandparents, patience, preparation, recreation, refusal skills

Gina Farina and the prince of mintz

Patz, Nancy

When an independent young girl refuses to follow the rule of the Prince of Mintz, there is a great uproar.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, disobedience, independence, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem

Camper of the week

Schwartz, Amy

Rosie is the camper of the week and refuses to be a part of a prank. The other campers are caught and disciplined, and even though she did not do it, she admits to it to help her friends from being more severely punished.

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camping, decision making, disobedience, friendship, play, recreation, responsibilities, sharing

I hear a noise

Goode, Diane

A little boy and his mother are taken from their home by a monster. However, the monster is quite like the little boy and is scolded when he brings his new quests home.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, disobedience, family, fear, feelings, imagination, listening, monsters, parents, stress management, verbal communication

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

The sorcerer's apprentice

Willard, Nancy

The apprentice of an old and wise sorcerer misuses the powers of magic and suffers the consequences. Unable to control the sorcerer's magic, the apprentice soon finds herself overwhelmed by the spell she has cast.

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disobedience, dragons, emergency, fantasy, mischief, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, responsibilities

It's not fair

Supraner, Robyn

A girl is upset that her brother causes all the trouble but then never gets in trouble with their parents. She feels because she is older, she gets into more trouble. Finally, she finds the true advantages of being older.

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attention, conflict resolution, disobedience, family, feelings, frustration, jealousy, parents, peer resistance, self esteem, siblings

But she's still my grandma!

Rappaport, Doreen

Jessica convinces her hestiant parents to take her to visit her grandma in the nursing home. She is alarmed and hurt by how much her grandma has changed. The visit helps Jessica begin to accept her grandma's loss of memory and failing health.

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aging, alzheimer's disease, anticipation, diseases, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, illness, memory, parents, sadness, understanding, verbal communication

Those mean nasty dirty downright disgusting but invisible germs

Rice, Judith Anne

Rosa has been playing all day and now she has germs all over her hands. Germs can make her sick. They are invisible bugs that no one can see. Rosa knows just what to do to get rid of the germs, because they like wet places and warm places to grow.

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critical thinking, diseases, health, hygiene, illness, multicultural, spanish

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