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Alicia has a bad day

Jahn-Clough, Lisa

Since Alicia is typically a very happy little girl that likes to be silly, she does not like the miserable feeling she experiences one morning. Alicia first handles her emotions by sitting and moping. Later she goes outside to write about her dark and dreary feelings in her notebook, only to be interrupted by a storm. After some alone time under her bed and a lick from her dog, Alizie realizes the world is not so lugubrious and goes outside to play.

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anger, animals, awareness, clouds, coping, creativity, dog, emotions, feelings, hope, language, pets, playing, rain, sadness, weather, wood

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.

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animals, coping, death, dog, dreams, family, feelings, loss, neighbors, pets, sadness

An evening at alfie's

Hughes, Shirley

A babysitter encounters a crisis situation when a water pipe bursts. She solves the problem by enlisting aid from others.

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assertiveness, child care, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, crisis, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, imagination, stress management, teamwork

Angel mae

Hughes, Shirley

The event of a birth in her family and preparations for a Christmas play cause Mae to be anxious. Mae's courage helps her to make decisions to solve her problems.

Alfie gives a hand

Hughes, Shirley

Alfie goes to a birthday party. He helps a friend calm down by holding her hand, but he has to put down his precious blanket first.

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birthday, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, friendship, helping, holidays, party

Nana

Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield

In dealing with the recent death of her Nana, a girl escapes to nature, which brings back memories of things Nana taught her about the fern and chickadee. Through her memories she realizes that Nana will always be with her.

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birds, change, chickadee, coping, death, family, feelings, grandparents, loss, memories, memory, nature, plants, sadness

Barkley

Hoff, Syd

Barkley is a talented dog that does tricks for the circus. Soon, Barkley is too old and another dog takes his place. Barkley feels all alone and no longer useful. The circus owner calls Barkley back to teach the new dogs.

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aging, animals, change, circus, conflict resolution, coping, dog, feelings, helping, learning, loneliness, self esteem

The rain door

Hoban, Russell

Harry goes through the rain door and meets a man and his horse, Lightening. They are chased by a thundering lion and the man sprays water on it to keep it away. They create a rain storm

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animals, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, folktale, horse, imagination, lion, rain, weather

When andy's father went to prison

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

Andy Wilson's father is sent to jail for stealing. In order to be closer to him, Andy and his family move to a new city. Andy has to deal with the added pressure of a new school and a father who is in prison. He actually seems to cope and deal with the situation very well.

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assertiveness, bus, change, coping, decision making, family, feelings, food, frustration, games, happiness, nutrition, parents, prison, sadness, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

The princess in the kitchen garden (Prinses van de moestuin)

Heymans, Annemie//Heymans, Margriet

Because her mother died, Hannah takes care of her father and brother. Hannah decides to run away because she feels unappreciated. She goes to Mama's old kitchen garden. Her family reunites in an amazing way!

Chrysanthemum

Henkes, Kevin

A little mouse girl has a long name and other kids make fun of it. The teacher has a similar name, so she helps to change their attitudes quickly.

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acceptance, animals, conflict resolution, coping, differences, mouse, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, stress management, uniqueness, verbal communication

Seven brave women

Hearne, Betsy

A young girl tells the story of her family's history. She explains how each of her female ancestors played a very important role in the shaping of this family's history.

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aging, airplane, anger, animals, art, author's note, basketball, boat, careers, coping, farm, feelings, flowers, german, god, grandparents, history, horse, hospital, instruments, loneliness, loss, medicine, multicultural, music, native american, parents, school, science, sports, storytelling, transportation, war

Tight times

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A young boy does not understand why in tight times he cannot get a dog.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, frustration, hunger, pets, poverty

Very shy

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A girl becomes shy when she is not around her family. One day, she meets a boy who has just moved into her school. She becomes friends with the new boy and overcomes her shyness.

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assertiveness, change, confidence, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, moving, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, shyness, verbal communication

How the reindeer saved santa

Haywood, Carolyn

Santa Claus tries to modernize Christmas by using a helicopter. His problems begin to multiply and so eventually he goes back to his dependable sleigh and reindeer.

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animals, change, christmas, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, holidays, preparation, problem solving, santa

Grandma's gone to live in the stars

Haynes, Max

A much cared about Grandmother says good bye to everyone and the things she loved, before going to live with the stars. Grandma says good bye to her son, daughter, grandchildren, cat, dog, garden, town, and earth as she wears her angel wings to the stars.

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angel, closeness, coping, death, empathy, family, garden, grandparents, grief, illness, loss, nonverbal communication, sleep, spiritual, stars, stress management, verbal communication

My prairie christmas

Harvey, Brett

Christmas is a very special time for Elenore. This is her first Christmas on the prairie, and she doesn't think it will be as good as it was in Maine. But it ends up being better than ever, because her family pulls together to make everything work out.

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celebration, change, christmas, coping, critical thinking, family, feelings, giving, happiness, holidays, loss, moving, parents, pioneers, sadness, seasons, self esteem, siblings, stars, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Uncle james

Harshman, Marc

Jimmy's family needs all the help they can get and Uncle James is promising them that help. When Uncle James arrives and brings nothing with him, Jimmy is very disappointed. He realizes that Uncle James needs help in becoming a hero.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, disappointment, family, helping, heroism, nonverbal communication, parents, poverty, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Grandma drives a motor bed

Hamm, Diane Johnston

Josh's grandmother has to stay in a motorized bed because her legs don't work. Josh enjoys visiting her because she is very lively and as active as she can be.

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acceptance, body image, caring, challenges, coping, critical thinking, family, grandparents, handicap, helping, illness, perspective, self esteem

Birdsong

Haley, Gail E.

An old woman's evilness is discovered by a girl. The girl and her bird friends revenge the old woman.

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assertiveness, birds, bravery, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, evil, friendship, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

Grandaddy's place

Griffith, Helen V.

When Janetta first visits her grandaddy's place in the country, she does not like the strange place. But in time, she learns that some things about the place are actually fun, including grandaddy himself.

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appreciation, change, coping, critical thinking, discovery, family, grandparents, shelter, travel

The village of round and square houses

Grifalconi, Ann

In a village in West Africa, women live in round houses and men live in square houses. After supper, grandmother tells a story about the origin of these houses aand how it is related to the rupturing of volcanic mountain, Naka.

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african, celebration, coping, family, folktale, generations, grandparents, mountains, multicultural, nature, parents, respect, shapes, siblings, storytelling, traditions

Kinda blue

Grifalconi, Ann

Sissy is sad and lonely because she thinks about her father who died when she was a baby. Sissy's Uncle Dan helps her to understand differences among people and cheers her up through the use of his cornfields. He also makes her understand that even though her father is not alive, she has a family that loves her very much.

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african american, coping, death, family, farm, feelings, five senses, food, loss, moods, multicultural, nutrition, sadness, sight

She come bringing me that little baby girl

Greenfield, Eloise

A little boy's mother brings him home a new sister instead of a new baby brother. All of the attention goes to the new baby at first. In the end, the little boy becomes a protective big brother and thinks it is pretty neat to have a little sister.

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baby, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, insecurity, jealousy, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Dear Willie Rudd

Gray, Libba Moore

Elizabeth remembers a wonderful woman named Willie Rudd that had an extraordinary impact on her childhood. Elizabeth writes a letter to Willie Rudd to tell her that she loves her and apologizes for any wrongs committed due to Willie's race.

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african american, aging, closeness, coping, dedication, discrimination, forgiveness, friendship, growing up, memory, multicultural, storytelling

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

Adoption is for always

Girard, Linda Walvoord

Upon learning that she is adopted, Celia experiences feelings of insecurity about her birth-parents. Through openly talking with her parents, Celia learns that she is loved by her birth-parents and her parents, and accepts her feelings about adoption.

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acceptance, adoption, anger, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, family, fear, feelings, loneliness, parents, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Christina katerina and the great bear train

Gauch, Patricia Lee//Primavera, Elise

When Christina's family goes to visit her mom and new baby sister, Christina makes a train out of boxes and baskets for her teddy bears. She travels around the block. Just when she thinks she may be lost, her father comes to get her.

Christina katerina and the time she quit the family

Gauch, Patricia Lee

Christina becomes intolerant of her annoying family and decides to change her name to Agnes. She disowns her family. After days of doing what she wants, she decides her family needs her and rejoins the family.

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anger, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, feelings, individuality, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Dandelion

Freeman, Don

A lion tries to impress his friends through fashion and materialistic things. He is very lonely. It is when he is forced to be himself that he finds the acceptance of his friends.

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acceptance, animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, feelings, friendship, lion, loneliness, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem

War and peas

Foreman, Michael

The lion king goes to his neighbor to ask for help during a drought. The neighboring king refuses to help and even rages war on some beggars. The neighboring king loses because he is overweight. When it begins to rain, seeds grow into food to be shared by all.

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animals, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, food, helping, lion, nature, nutrition, overweight, peace, resolution, war, weather

Cat and canary

Foreman, Michael

Cat and Canary play every day when their master leaves. When they play on a roof, the Cat gets tangled in a kite and blows away. Canary and his friends fly Cat back to safety.

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animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, coping, fear, feelings, friendship, safety, teamwork

The story about ping

Flack, Marjorie//Wiese, Kurt

To avoid getting a spanking for being the last duck to cross the bridge, Ping stayed overnight on the river bank. He loses his family and is captured by a little boy. He is held hostage on the little boy's boat. Finally the little boy sets Ping free and he is reunited with his family.

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assertiveness, birds, change, chinese, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, discipline, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, lost, multicultural, self esteem, shelter, transportation

Bang bang you're dead

Fitzhugh, Louise

A group of kids like to play fake war on a hill. Another group of kids come to the hill to play too. Both groups have a real war, and some of them get hurt. They eventually decide to share the hill.

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assertiveness, change, compromise, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, peer resistance, sharing, verbal communication, violence, war

Bert and susie's messy tale

Erskine, Jim

Bert, a little boy pig, is sent by his mother to take her chrysanthemums to the flower show. Bert is distracted and plays in the mud. When he gets to the show he breaks the flowers. His mom sends him home with the flowers.

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competition, coping, disobedience, family, parents, peer resistance, plants, refusal skills, responsibilities

I'm the big sister now

Emmert, Michelle

Nine year old Michelle describes the joys, loving times, difficulties, and other special situations involved in living with her older sister. Her sister, Amy, has cerebral palsy.

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assertiveness, coping, disability, family, illness, love, siblings, support, understanding, verbal communication

Where am I sleeping tonight?

Ekster, Carol Gordon

Mark and Evan have a hard time keeping up with all the changes in their lives. Their parents are divorced and it's not easy remembering all the things they need to do. Mark's teacher, Mrs. Demott helps Mark, Evan and their parents get organized and also teaches them how to cope with divorce.

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acceptance, bedtime, behavior, closeness, communication, comparisons, confusion, coping, disappointment, divorce, family, forgetful, frustration, goal setting, parents, responsibilities, siblings, stepfather

Louie's goose

Ehrlich, H.M.

Louie's toy goose goes everywhere he goes. Sometimes the goose needs to be fixed. Louie's mom and dad, and even the sun, fixes the goose.

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accidents, accomplishment, affection, animals, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, caring, clams, coping, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, disappointment, dog, exercise, family, feelings, goose, happiness, helping, ocean, parents, play, sadness, sand, seagull, seasons, self confidence, self esteem, song, summer, swimming, toys, verbal communication

Feathers for lunch

Ehlert, Lois

A cat is on the loose and hungry for lunch. He notices many birds in the yard and becomes hungrier. He fails to catch any birds and ends up eating feathers for lunch.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, coping, food, hunger

Papa's latkes

Edwards, Michelle

A Jewish family deals with the recent death of their mother and wife, while trying to keep their Chanukan traditions alive. Each family member deals with their emotions. They work as a single parent family to move on, while embracing their traditions of the past.

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

Petunia beware!

Duvoisin, Roger

Petunia is a goose who eats everyone else's food and never touches her own because she thinks the other food is better. Petunia decides to go up a windy hill to get the better grass, but others warn her not to because of wild animals. After escaping from the wild animals, she realizes that her grass is just as good.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, food, goose, greed, nutrition, peer resistance, selfishness, verbal communication

The story of edward

Dumas, Philippe

Once in the real world, a donkey tried to pretend he is not a donkey. When he is discovered, he dances the waltz to capture his bride.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, dancing, death, determination, donkey, exercise, goal setting, love, marriage, recreation, self esteem, verbal communication

Lazy tommy pumpkinhead

du Bois, William Pene

Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead was a boy that had all his belongings computerized.His bed, shower, clothes, and food were all controlled electronically and he never had to do anything for himself. When a storm knocks out the electricity, Tommy sleeps for seven days. When he awakes the machines go crazy and do seven days worth of work in one day.

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change, clothing, coping, decision making, laziness, loneliness, sleep, technology

Jamie's turn

DeWitt, Jamie

Eleven year old Jamie helps his stepfather, Butch, pick corn one autumn day. When the corn picker becomes plugged up, Butch attempts to climb off the tractor but gets caught and is seriously injured. Jamie saves Butch's life by turning the corn picker off and running for help. Jamie keeps the farm running while Butch recovers from the accident.

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accidents, animals, assertiveness, author's note, baby, bravery, car, challenges, coping, courage, cow, crisis, decision making, disability, emergency, family, farm, fear, feelings, food, friendship, hard work, health, injury, love, maturity, motorcycle, neighbors, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, respect, responsibilities, safety, siblings, stepfather, transportation, truck

Now one foot, now the other

dePaola, Tomie

Bobby loves to hear his grandfather tell the story of how he taught Bobby to walk. When his grandfather suffers from a stroke, Bobby teaches his grandfather how to walk.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, family, goal setting, grandparents, growing up, helping, illness, nonverbal communication, storytelling, teaching, walking

Nana upstairs and nana downstairs

dePaola, Tomie

Tommy loves both Nana Downstairs because she is always in the kitchen and a great-grandma, Nana Upstairs, because she is always in bed. Both of them eventually die, and Tommy grows up and learns how to deal with death.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, death, feelings, food, friendship, grief, loss, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

Would they love a lion?

Denton, Kady MacDonald

Trying to get noticed with a new baby in the house, Anna pretends to be different animals. But even a lion, the biggest, loudest animal of all, still needs a nap!

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animals, attention, baby, bear, change, coping, dinosaur, elephant, five senses, lion, nonverbal communication, pretend, rabbit, sleep, sounds

Please don't cry mom

DenBoer, Helen

Stephen becomes worried when he notices that his mother is sad all of the time and won't get out of bed. He and his father must learn about depression and how to help her cope with this illness.

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conflict resolution, coping, depression, emotions, family, feelings, parents, sadness

My mother lost her job today

Delton, Judy

A six-year-old's mother loses her job. As she watches how upset her mother is, she wonders if life will ever be the same again.

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anger, birthday, careers, change, coping, family, feelings, loss, parents, sadness

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