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Leo cockroach...toy tester

O'Malley, Kevin

Leo the cockroach is a toy tester for Mildred Splatt's toy company. He tests toys at night and puts the best toys in her office without her realizing it is him doing all the work. Whenever Mildred sees Leo she tries to squash him because she thinks he is only a pest. One day, Leo decides to fly over to the toy company across the street to see if he can help their business and earn more respect. When he is treated poorly, by the president who does not like his ideas, Leo escapes to work for Mildred again. He writes a letter explaining that he is the one that helps her and he is named Employee of the Year.

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airplane, animals, appreciation, business, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, hard work, helping, insects, nonverbal communication, recognition, resentment, success, toys, verbal communication

The church mice and the moon

Oakley, Graham

Two church mice are kidnapped for use as astronauts. As they are about to be launched to the moon, their caretaking cat rescues them.

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animals, astronaut, careers, cat, child care, kidnapped, moon, mouse, robbery

The church mice adrift

Oakley, Graham

The church mice lose their home to the rats. Together with the cat, they make a plan to gain their home back.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, goal setting, helping, mouse, neighbors, rat, shelter, teamwork, verbal communication

The church mice spread their wings

Oakley, Graham

Humphrey and the other mice decide to go back to nature, and Sampson, the church cat, follows. They experience lots of adventures and also realize how much they love their home.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, exercise, goal setting, homesickness, mouse, owl, rat, verbal communication, walking

Who's whose?

Ormerod, Jan

Three families come together every day of the week to do activities help each other out. Some observe activities, do chores with others, or run errands with their friends. With so many people doing things together it is hard to keep track of who's whose!

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acceptance, activities, african american, animals, behavior, cat, challenges, child care, community, cooperation, correspondence, Days of The Week, dog, exercise, family, food, grandparents, helping, multicultural, nutrition, parents, play, responsibilities, school, sharing, siblings, television

Kitten day

Ormerod, Jan

A little girl gets a kitten and they begin to get to know one another. They eat, take a bath, play and sleep. She is very happy with her new friend.

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animals, cat, feelings, food, happiness, hygiene, pets, play, responsibilities, sleep

Dear juno

Pak, Soyung

A little boy name Juno receives a letter from his grandmother in Seoul, Korea. He's unable to read the letter since it is written in her native language, but he's able to gain an understanding of it from the photograph and dried flower that accompanies it. Juno decides to send a letter of his own in a very inventive way.

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animals, asian, asian american, cat, communication, correspondence, dog, family, flowers, grandparents, Korea, korean, language, letters, multicultural, nonverbal communication, photograph, uniqueness, verbal communication

Moo who?

Palatini, Margie

Hilda Mae Heifer, the cow, was singing, running, and having a good old time. Suddenly from out of nowhere a hard flying cow pie whacks her in the head. It causes her to lose her moo. She forgets what sound she makes. She meets a goose, chickens, a pig, and a cat and copies their sounds until she becomes familiar with her own sound again.

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animals, birds, cat, chicken, confusion, cow, excitement, feelings, five senses, forgetful, goose, injury, noise, pig, running, singing, sounds, stress management, verbal communication

Too many rabbits

Parish, Peggy

Miss Molly takes care of a rabbit who has babies. These rabbits multiply like crazy until she has a house full. She tries to get rid of them and finally succeeds. Then she takes in a cat who later has kittens.

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animals, birth, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, pets, rabbit, refusal skills, responsibilities

Scruffy

Parish, Peggy

It is Todd's birthday and he is getting a kitten. He goes to the animal shelter and gets to pick the kitten out himself. He names his kitten Scruffy.

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animals, birthday, cat, decision making, holidays, pets, presents, responsibilities

Mung-mung

Park, Linda Sue

Animal sounds in different languages such as Turkish, Chinese and Hindu are shared. Open the flap to find out what animal it is.

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animals, arabic, birds, cat, chicken, chinese, conflict resolution, dog, duck, english, filipino, french, frog, german, hindu, horse, italian, japanese, korean, language, norwegian, pig, polish, russian, spanish, swedish, turkish, verbal communication, vietnamese

Uncle's new suit

Passen, Lisa

Uncle Carmen gets a new job, and the entire family goes to the store to help him pick out a new suit.

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animals, cat, clothing, decision making, dog, family, grandparents, italian, multicultural, shopping, work

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 howling dog

Pearson, Tracey Campbell

A howling dog howls and barks all night until the entire town is awake. The howling dog is no longer lonely, so she stops howling and barking. The town goes back to sleep and so does the howling dog.

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animals, bedtime, cat, chaos, community, confusion, dog, loneliness, mischief, night, sleep

Old macdonald had a farm

Pearson, Tracey Campbell

Old MacDonald has a pretty typical day of feeding his animals and doing his chores.

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animals, bat, careers, cat, cow, dog, family, farm, goose, mule, pig, responsibilities, sheep, song, verbal communication

If...

Perry, Sarah

This imaginative book takes you through different If... scenerios that will help you think and learn about new situations.

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animals, cat, creativity, critical thinking, dog, fantasy, frog, imagination, insects, learning, literal interpretation, mice, perspective, pretend, vision, whale, worm

When the fly flew in

Peters, Lisa Westberg

When a little boy is told to clean his room, he says he cannot because his pets are sleeping. However, a fly wakes them up and starts a chain of reactions that end with the room being cleaned by the animals.

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animals, cat, cleanliness, conflict resolution, dog, fly, helping, humor, insects, pets, teamwork

Tom and tabby

Peterson, Hans

Tom and Tabby are two cats that are best friends.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, decision making, differences, friendship, nonverbal communication

When cats dream

Pilkey, Dav

When cats dream, they can do anything and go anywhere.

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animals, cat, dreams, imagination, nonverbal communication, pets, sleep

Dragon's fat cat

Pilkey, Dav

Dragon helps a stray cat warm up from the snowy outside night. Dragon names the cat and tries to take care of him. Realizing that he does not know how to care for a cat, he goes to the pet store and asks for help.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, dragons, food, learning, night, nutrition, pets, responsibilities, snow, verbal communication, weather

The phantom of the lunch wagon

Pinkwater, Daniel

Old Mr. Wigger knows what has happened but no one will listen, not even the owner of the lunch wagon. Until the phantom strikes again.

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animals, cat, critical thinking, fear, food, goal setting, listening, noise, phantom, sounds, stress management

It's a perfect day

Pizer, Abigail

All of the animals in the farm partake in their perfect day by making their sounds of happiness. For example, a cow goes moo-moo.

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animals, bee, birds, cat, chicken, cow, day, dog, duck, farm, feelings, goose, happiness, insects, mouse, nonverbal communication, pig, sounds

In enzo's splendid gardens

Polacco, Patricia

A young boy eating at a restaruant notices a bee on a tree and drops his book on the ground which causes the waiter to trip and tip his tray. One event leads to another as the mess gets worse and worse. Drinks are spilled, a man falls onto the dessert tray and a pot full of spaghetti falls onto a cat. All of this chaos occurs because a bee landed on a tree!

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accidents, animals, bee, beverage, books, careers, cat, chaos, fire engine, food, garden, insects, nutrition, rescue, restaurant, rhyme, sequence

Tikvah means hope

Polacco, Patricia

When Justine and Duane help the Roth's build their Sukkoth, they do not realize how special it is until tragedy hits. A large fire rages over the land, saving very few things, yet a miracle does occur.

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animals, cat, celebration, feelings, fire, Jewish, miracle, multicultural, nonverbal communication, religion, spiritual, stars, stress management

The tale of johnny town-mouse

Potter, Beatrix

When Timmy Willie accidently finds himself in a hamper headed for town, he finds shelter with Johnny Town-Mouse. But he is homesick and soon returns home to his country garden. Johnny Town-Mouse comes to visit and learns that he prefers his townhouse.

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animals, birds, cat, community, differences, fear, food, garden, homesickness, mouse, nutrition

The tale of tom kitten

Potter, Beatrix

Tom Kitten has two siblings. Their mother cleans them all and puts on nice clothes because her friends were coming to tea. The kittens then go out to play and get dirty. Three ducks come by and take their clothes. Their mother is very angry and sends them up to their room.

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animals, cat, cleanliness, clothing, duck, family, misbehavior, siblings, verbal communication

The tale of little pig robinson

Potter, Beatrix

Robinson's trip to the market turns into a life changing experience. After a long trip to town, an adventure in the market, and a near excape on the high seas, he ends up on a tropical island paradise.

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adventures, animals, boat, bodies of water, cat, dog, escape, farm, fishing, island, laziness, lost, pig, sea, transportation

The tailor of gloucester

Potter, Beatrix

When the tailor of Glouchester falls ill, he worries that he will not get the mayor's waistcoat finished and not make any money to use for food. But some helpful mice come to the rescue and surprise the tailor on Christmas morning.

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animals, careers, cat, christmas, clothing, helping, holidays, illness, mouse, poverty

The story of miss moppet

Potter, Beatrix

Miss Moppet's adventure chasing a mouse is disappointing. She must learn to stop teasing the mouse.

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animals, cat, deception, escape, mouse

The tale of samuel whiskers

Potter, Beatrix

Tom is a kitten who climbs up a chimney and gets lost. Samuel Whiskers is a rat who found Tom and wanted to make him into pudding. His family rescues him and expels the rats. Tom is now afraid of rats.

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animals, cat, cooperation, critical thinking, family, fear, food, lost, nonverbal communication, parents, rat, verbal communication

The sly old cat

Potter, Beatrix

The cat plans a tea party to lure the unsuspecting Mr. Rat into becoming dessert. Thanks to some quick thinking on the part of Mr. Rat, the cat's party turns out other than he expected.

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animals, cat, escape, food, nutrition, rat

The tale of benjamin bunny

Potter, Beatrix

Benjamin and Peter Rabbit have an adventure trying to reclaim Peter's clothes from a scarecrow. They are trapped by a cat and punished by Mr. Bunny, but manage to bring some onions home to Mrs. Rabbit.

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adventures, animals, cat, clothing, food, nutrition, rabbit, scarecrows

Peter rabbit's abc

Potter, Beatrix

Illustrations from Beatrix Potter's stories form the basis for this alphabet story of letters.

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alphabet, amphibians, animals, bee, birds, cat, duck, food, fox, frog, insects, letters, mouse, nutrition, pig, rabbit

Cecily parsley's nursery rhymes

Potter, Beatrix

Beatrix Potter puts beautiful illustrations to classic nursery rhymes such as Three Blind Mice.

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animals, art, birds, cat, dog, goose, mouse, rabbit, rhyme

The tale of ginger and pickles

Potter, Beatrix

Ginger and Pickles have to close their store when they run out of money, but Henny Penny opens it back up for business.

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animals, business, careers, cat, dog, dolls, mouse, poverty, rabbit, shopping

The tale of the pie and the patty pan

Potter, Peter

Duchess the Dog is scared that Ribby the Cat will feed her mouse pie. Unknowingl, Dog eats the mouse pie and mass confusion occurs.

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animals, cat, confusion, decision making, dog, mouse, party

Just dessert

Powell, Polly

The apple family finish their dinner and desert, but Pasty wasn't quite full yet. Pasty wants that last piece of cake. Her mom tells her that she can not eat it. That piece of cake is on Pasty's mind all night long. After everyone was asleep, Pasty goes downstairs to get the cake. Pasty's journey to the cake provides her with obstacles of the mind.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, bedtime, birds, cat, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, fear, feelings, five senses, food, ghosts, goal setting, imagination, monsters, night, nutrition, parents, tiger, verbal communication

Aunt minnie mcgranahan

Prigger, Mary Skillings

Aunt Minnie McGranahan lives alone and has a very orderly life. She has a system for doing everything from cleaning to feeding her animals. One day, Minnie receives a telegram from across the country telling her that her nieces and nephews need someone to raise them and take care of them. Despite her neighbors' doubts that nine children could never fit into her perfectly ordered schedule, Minnie and the children work as a team and live together quite nicely.

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animals, car, cat, chicken, cleanliness, correspondence, cow, critical thinking, dancing, discipline, family, farm, food, garden, horse, music, nutrition, orphan, play, problem solving, responsibilities, rules, sequence, sewing, siblings, stress management, teamwork, train, transportation, travel

The porcupine mouse

Pryor, Bonnie

Louie and Dan are two mice brothers that move out into the world on their own. They learn how important a good breakfast is, how scary cats are, and how best friends are important.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, helping, mouse, nonverbal communication, nutrition, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Mrs. merriwether's musical cat

Purdy, Carol

Mrs. Merriwether gives piano lessons to neighborhood children. Their ordinary lives are transformed when a cat joins the piano lessons and helps keep the beat of the music. The cat even brings her three kittens to the lessons.

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animals, birth, cat, community, conflict resolution, goal setting, learning, music, neighbors, nonverbal communication, practice, rhythm, seasons, summer, surprises, verbal communication

Aunt ceecee, aunt belle, and mama's surprise

Quattlebaum, Mary

Mama's birthday is coming soon and even though she says she doesn't want a big fuss, her daughter knows better. With her aunts' help, she plans a birthday surprise. Planning was the easy part though, actually getting the party ready on time will be difficult, especially if no one does their part. In the end, only a take-charge kind of person will be able to surprise Mama.

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animals, assertiveness, birthday, cat, celebration, cooperation, family, food, goal setting, nutrition, parents, party, preparation, presents, procrastination, secrets, sharing, siblings, storytelling, surprises, teamwork, telephone, verbal communication

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

Like likes like

Raschka, Chris

Like is lonely. Like wonders around seeing flowers and seas. Like finds a friend. Like likes Like.

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animals, cat, differences, feelings, flowers, happiness, loneliness, nonverbal communication, sadness, sea, self esteem, similarities, sky

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

Once in a wood: Ten tales from aesop

Rice, Eve

Follow the Fox, the Lion, and other animals through the various lessons of life. Aesop's Fables teach many lessons about being clever and playing the fool.

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aggression, amphibians, animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, crow, deception, decision making, deer, dog, duck, fable, fear, feelings, fox, friendship, frog, goal setting, goat, helping, horse, lion, mischief, mouse, music, pig, pride, problem solving, refusal skills, sizes, song, storks, stress management, teaching, verbal communication

Taste

Rius, Maria

Some foods taste good, while others taste bad. Your tongue senses when foods are sweet, sour, salty, and bland. Learn how your tongue decides which foods you like and don't like.

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animals, bee, birds, cat, duck, five senses, flowers, food, insects, mouse, taste, tree

Your body from head to toe

Roca, Nuria

Your body can do so many things. When you were born, you were only a baby. Then as you grew, you learned how to walk, eat, hear, taste, smell, see, and touch things. It is important to take care of your body so that it can continue to sense the world around you.

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animals, baby, balloon, bath, bicycle, birth, body image, body parts, bones, cat, cold, dog, exercise, family, five senses, flowers, food, glasses, grandparents, growing up, hearing, hygiene, instruments, listening, mouse, music, puppets, rabbit, self esteem, sight, sign language, smell, swimming, taste, teeth, touch, toys

What we like

Rockwell, Anne

Children really like snowmen, fish, bubble bath, goodnight kisses, lullabies, and many other things that excite the five senses. Each page is filled with the things children like to do, wear, feel, eat, and play.

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activities, adventures, animals, art, bear, cat, clothing, creativity, dog, entertainment, feelings, fish, five senses, flowers, fox, fun, games, happiness, imagination, learning, listening, love, nonverbal communication, pig, rabbit, relaxation, toys

The cinder-eyed cats

Rohmann, Eric

A boy makes a journey to an island in the middle of the ocean by way of a flying boat. When night falls on the island, cinder-eyed cats come out to play. The creatures of the sea come out of the water to dance and interact with the boy and the cats until the night is over. When it is morning, the creatures all leave and the boy goes home too, until it is night again.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, cat, fire, fish, imagination, island, magic, moon, night, ocean, perspective, rhyme, sand, sardine, shadows, starfish, tuna, whale

Aunt nancy and old man trouble

Root, Phyllis

Aunt Nancy won't be bothered by Old Man Trouble and his mean tricks. Instead, she turns every bad situation into a good one, ruining his fun so he'll leave her alone.

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animals, bodies of water, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, goal setting, happiness, nonverbal communication, patience, sadness, seasons, spring, stress management, summer, verbal communication

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