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This quiet lady

Zolotow, C.

A little girl looks at pictures of her mother through her life and ends by looking at a photo of her mother holding her as a baby.

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baby, family, memories, parents, self esteem

Earthlets -- As explained by professor xargle

Willis, Jeanne

Alien Professor Xargle explains what human babies or earthlets are to the rest of his alien friends. They learn about feeding, bathing, bedtime, and crying from the alien perspective.

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baby, bedtime, careers, feelings, food, friendship, hygiene, learning, nutrition, teaching

As Baboushka cleans her hut one evening, three gentlemen visit and ask if she would like to go with them to where a child is born. She declines, but decides to go the next morning. Much to her dismay, she cannot find the child. As legend goes, each year she sets out in search of the child.

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baby, christmas, holidays, lost, multicultural, royalty, russian, santa, seasons, snow, traditions, weather, winter

Go and hush the baby

Byars, Betsy

Will wants to go out and play, but keeps having to hush his baby brother when he cries. Will tried everything to entertain him, but all the baby really wanted was a bottle.

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baby, child care, critical thinking, family, food, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, patience, play, responsibilities, siblings, verbal communication

Monster and the baby

Mueller, Virginia

Monster tries to stop baby from crying. He gives her toys and she is finally happy.

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baby, child care, feelings, happiness, monsters, responsibilities, toys

Waiting for baby joe

Collins, Pat Lowery

Missy was waiting for her new brother or sister. The baby came prematurely and had many problems. Missy waited and waited for the baby to get better. Finally, he came home and she was glad that she waited.

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anticipation, baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, illness, nonverbal communication, patience, pregnancy, refusal skills, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Why is baby crying?

Johnson, Ryerson

A mother reminices about when her little girl was a baby and would not stop crying. The baby just wanted to be held, just like tonight.

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baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, sleep, stress management

I think he likes me

Winthrop, Elizabeth

Eliza's mother brings home her new baby brother. Eliza learns how to play with Andrew.

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baby, family, nonverbal communication, parents, play

Mockingbird

Ahlberg, Allan

The familiar lullaby beginning with Hush, little baby, don't say a word,finds many new twists in this story. Read all about the many adventures that the baby encounters with other members of the family.

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animals, baby, birds, birthday, cleanliness, dog, dreams, family, food, grandparents, mockingbird, nutrition, parents, park, presents, rain, siblings, sleep, song, truck, weather

Lu lu and the flying babies

Simmonds, Posy

Lu Lu is an impatient little girl who wants to play outside, but because her baby brother is cold, they end up in a museum. Her imagination takes over and she has a great time.

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baby, family, imagination, museum, play, recreation, siblings

Kim and me: A book about a little boy and his baby sister

Kessler, Ethel//Kessler, Leonard

A three-year old boy describes all the things he can do that his baby sister, Kim, can't do. He then reflects that all the things he used to do, that Kim does now. Someday she will be able to play with him too.

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baby, differences, family, feelings, growing up, happiness, nonverbal communication, siblings

Henry's baby

Hoffman, Mary

Henry wants to be a part of the in crowd at his school. They want to come over to Henry's house, but he is afraid for them to see he has a baby brother. However, all the guys think the baby is neat.

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baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, multicultural, self esteem, siblings, stress management

Molly's rosebush

Cohn, Janice

A young girl deals with the loss of her newborn sibling. After spending time with her grandmother, she is better able to understand death.

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baby, death, family, feelings, grandparents, grief, loss, love, miscarriage, parents, sadness, siblings

Ouch!

Babbit, Natalie

A baby born with the destiny of marrying a princess is brought by the King and thrown into the river to prevent a possible marriage with his newborn daughter. Rescued by a loving couple, the boy grows up and meets the King once again. The Kings plan to kill the young man backfires again and the young man marries the princess. As a test, the King sends the new prince to steal the golden hairs off the devil's head. In a surprise ending, the prince prevails, but the King is not so lucky.

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anger, architecture, baby, boat, bodies of water, bridge, confidence, correspondence, dancing, death, devils, dreams, fable, family, feelings, food, forest, happiness, lost, magic, marriage, nonverbal communication, river, royalty, secrets, sleep, transportation, trick, wedding

The turnaround wind

Lobel, Arnold

Everyone goes out to enjoy the beautiful day. A troublesome wind comes blowing through but leaves quickly. Everyone is still happy after the wind left.

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baby, chaos, day, nonverbal communication, royalty, sun, weather, wind

Julius, the baby of the world

Henkes, Kevin

Lilly is not happy about the arrival of her new baby brother, Julius. She is happier when her cousin Garland comes to visit.

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assertiveness, baby, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, goal setting, happiness, jealousy, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

The baby who would not come down

Knight, Joan

The new baby in the family is smothered with kisses and love. Tired of the excessive attention the baby floats into the air after his uncle tosses him up. The baby does not come down until the family realizes that he has too much of some things and not enough of others.

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attention, baby, caring, escape, family, feelings, frustration, happiness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, relationship, sadness, siblings

Elizabeti's doll

Stuve-Boden, Stephanie

After the arrival of her new baby brother, Elizabeti, from Tanzania, sees her mother care for him and she decides she wants a doll to care for herself. She does everything her mother does to her 'doll' and also faces the problem of losing her. Elizabeti also teaches the reader a little about her culture.

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baby, caring, dolls, family, feelings, language, loss, love, multicultural, responsibilities, rocks, sadness, siblings

Arthur's baby

Brown, Marc

Arthur finds out he is going to have a baby brother or sister. At first, he feels left out and doesn't like his baby sister. Then when he has to help his sister, he realizes that he loves the baby.

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baby, birth, caring, conflict resolution, family, parents, siblings

Putting the world to sleep

Thomas, Shelley Moore

As nighttime falls, bedtime is right around the corner. A soothing lullaby sets the mood for sleep, through a warm stanza repetition. A glowing fireplace, shining stars, and yawning baby signal a farewell to daylight.

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animals, baby, bedtime, cricket, day, dog, fire, insects, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, owl, repetition, sea, sleep, stars, tree

The little lamb's first christmas

Walther, Clara Mae

A young lamb witnesses the birth of Christ. Joy fills the stable, as Mary and Joseph spend the night.

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baby, barn, birth, christmas, god, nonverbal communication, religion, sharing, sheep, verbal communication

Secret knowledge of grown-ups

Wisniewski, David

All those rules that grown-ups tell us aren't really true. Like why do you have to comb your hair or why can't you play with your food?Find out about several secret tricks that grown-ups use to get kids to do stuff. Do so quickly before any grown-ups find out that their secrets are being revealed.

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awareness, body parts, curiosity, discovery, food, health, humor, hygiene, mystery, nutrition, parents, play, responsibilities, secrets

A hole is to dig

Krauss, Ruth

Look at definitions and observations from a child's perspective. Learn childlike explanations for what different things are.

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awareness, challenges, family, feelings, language, nonverbal communication, observation, perspective, relationship, respect, uniqueness, verbal communication

Open house for butterflies

Krauss, Ruth

An easy to read children's how-to-book. Random definitions and observations from a child's perspective. This story promotes respect for the little everyday things and language development.

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awareness, challenges, family, feelings, language, nonverbal communication, observation, parents, perspective, relationship, respect, siblings, uniqueness, verbal communication

All about scabs

Yagyu, Genichiro

Children's curiosity about scabs is addressed, including different answers to many commonly asked questions about scabs are explained.

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accidents, awareness, body parts, change, curiosity, health, injury, learning, sequence

The tin heart

Ackerman, Karen

Mahaley and Rosa are best of friends. They play together in the river every day while their fathers worked together. When the Civil War broke out, their fathers disagreed about slavery. Mahaley and Rosa rarely see each other now, But the tin heart charm that they wear around their necks are constant reminders of their special friendship.

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awareness, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, family, friendship, love, night, nonverbal communication, parents, river, slavery, underground railroad

How much is a million?

Schwartz, David M.

Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician and the kids explore what the number million means. Just exactly how much is a million?If you wanted to count from one to one million, it would take about 23 days!Marvelosissimo looks at different ways of seeing big numbers in the context of ordinary things.

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alliteration, awareness, balloon, comparisons, counting, moon, nonverbal communication, numbers, planet, stars, time, verbal communication

A bargain for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances saves money to buy a real china tea pot. Thelma swindles Frances out of her money and buys the tea pot. Frances then tricks Thelma out of the tea pot and they are friends again.

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animals, assertiveness, awareness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, friendship, goal setting, honesty, play, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

The garden in our yard

Quinn, Greg Henry

A family plants seeds in spring, watches them grow in summer, says goodbye to the garden in fall, then lets it sleep in winter.

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autumn, birds, change, cycle, family, food, garden, insects, nutrition, plants, seasons, spring, summer, winter

In the small, small pond

Fleming, Denise

Each season brings changes to the pond including a variety of animals.

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amphibians, animals, autumn, birds, duck, frog, heron, muskrat, raccoon, seasons, spring, summer, swallow, winter

Shhhh!

Kline, Suzy

A little girl's day is filled with being told SHH! by every adult she sees. At first she is discouraged, but she solves her problem by going outside and making as much noise as she possible can.

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autumn, critical thinking, fun, loneliness, noise, play, problem solving, seasons

My favorite time of year

Pearson, Susan

Kelly enjoys all the seasons, because she and her family do many things together.

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autumn, family, food, games, memories, nature, nutrition, plants, play, recreation, seasons, self esteem, sledding, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Seasons

Burningham, John

The four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter, are described by what they look like and things we associate with them.

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autumn, environment, seasons, spring, summer, winter

A busy year

Lionni, Leo

Twin mice, Willie and Winnie, befriend Woody, the talking tree. They visit her every month and witness the changes the different seasons bring to their friend.

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animals, autumn, change, critical thinking, fire, friendship, mouse, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Gathering a northwoods counting book

Bowen, Betsy

Starting in May, the winter countdown begins. Preparation activities are described using the numbers one through thirteen. For example, winter countdown includes five blueberries and six bags of rice.

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amphibians, animals, autumn, bear, bodies of water, bus, counting, exercise, family, fish, food, friendship, goal setting, helping, lake, numbers, nutrition, preparation, responsibilities, river, seasons, self esteem, skiing, snow, spring, summer, teamwork, toad, transportation, weather, winter, woods

The unbreakable code

Hoagland Hunter, Sara

A young boy is insecure about moving away and leaving what is familiar to him. His grandfather tells about the time when he felt the same way and how he grew proud of his accomplishments.

Ian's walk: A story about autism

Lears, Laurie

Ian, a boy who has autism, goes for a walk in the park with his two sisters. Ian does not sense things or like things that most people do. His sisters explore and learn the differences between how Ian views things and how they do. They learn to appreciate their brother in a loving way.

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autism, challenges, embarrassment, exercise, family, fire engine, five senses, flowers, food, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, park, responsibilities, restaurant, siblings, transportation, verbal communication, walking

Peace crane

Hamanaka, Sheila

A young African American girl learns about the Peace Crane, created by Sadako Sasaki, survivor of Hiroshima. The girl wishes the Peace Crane would take her away from the violence in her own world to a place without racism and violence.

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african american, author's note, birds, crane, death, dreams, feelings, hope, japanese, love, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peace, prejudice, racism, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication, violence, war

Uno, dos, tres: One, two three

Mora, Pat

Two sisters go shopping in a Mexican market for their mother's birthday. They count the number of presents in Spanish and English as they go along, and also create a rhyme about the gifts.

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author's note, birthday, counting, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, holidays, mexican, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, presents, rhyme, shopping, siblings, spanish, verbal communication

Little cliff and the porch people

Taulbert, Clifton

As Cliff grows up, he is entrusted more and more to do things on his own. Cliff's great-grandmother has him run an errand for her and along the way Cliff continually gets stopped by neighbors. Each of the neighbors assists Cliff in accomplishing his errand.

Grandfather's christmas tree

Strand, Keith

A young couple embarks on their own to an unknown land to build their life. When times get hard for their family, they adjust their lifestyles to make things work.

You're mean, Lily Jean

Wishinsky, Frieda

Sandy always plays with her little sister Carly, but when Lily Jean moves in next door, she has a new friend. Lily Jean never wants to include Carly and bosses her around. When Sandy stands up for her little sister, the three girls learn to play together nicely.

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activities, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, frustration, games, gymnastics, moving, neighbors, peer resistance, playing, pretend, siblings

Anna's art adventure

Sortland, Bjorn

Anna is at the museum with her uncle and comes into contact with many new friends. Anna befriends all of the painters whose art is inside the museum. All of these encounters take place because Anna needs to find a toilet.

Apples and pumpkins

Rockwell, Anne

A little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose the best pumpkin for carving. At home, the family prepares for Halloween by carving the jack-o-lantern, dressing up, and going trick-or-treating.

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autumn, clothing, decision making, family, farm, food, halloween, holidays, nature, nutrition

Home to medicine mountain

Santiago, Chiori

Benny Lee and his brother Stanley must leave their famiy and Indian tribe to go to a boarding school run by the government. At school, the boys must wear uncomfortable clothes, speak English only, and learn lessons in a classroom. The boys visit their family and tribe in their dreams at night. Whem summer comes, the boys do not have a ticket to go home so they figure out a plan to get home to Medicine Mountain.

I walk at night

Duncan, Lois

A cat enjoys spending time with its owner, but yearns for adventures of the night. The cat waits for night to fall so that all the memories will come back again. When morning dawns, the cat returns to being a familiar pet.

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adventures, animals, attention, author's note, bedtime, birds, cat, cleanliness, critical thinking, dreams, fish, love, loyalty, memories, morning, night, nonverbal communication, sleep, tree, walking

Water beds: Sleeping in the ocean

Karwoski, Gail Langer

How do marine mammals - animals that breathe air - sleep in the deep waters of the ocean? Meet ten marine mammals, including sea otters, bottlenose dolphins, manatees, harbor seals, humpback whales, and walruses. Learn about each animal's unique habitat as you drift into a peaceful sleep on the gentle waves of imagination.

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animals, author's note, bodies of water, classification, dolphin, dreams, habitat, imagination, nature, ocean, otter, river, sea, seal, sleep, walrus, whale

Tomas and the library lady

Mora, Pat

Tomas and his family are migrant workers who travel between Iowa and Texas to find work. Tomas loves to listen to his grandfather's stories but he knows all of them and decides to go to the library to learn some new stories. The librarian welcomes Tomas in and offers him cold water to drink and stories to read. Tomas visits the library lady whenever he can and even teaches her some of his native language, Spanish. When Tomas' family must leave the library lady gives Tomas a book to take with him.

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author's note, books, careers, dinosaur, family, farm, geography, grandparents, immigrants, language, library, mexican american, multicultural, parents, playing, reptiles, siblings, sleep, soccer, spanish, sports, storytelling, water, work

Cold feet

DeFelice, Cynthia

Playing the bagpipes is Willie McPhee's favorite form of entertainment, but because his audience is unable to pay for his entertainment, Willie is forced to leave. On his journey to find money, he becomes tired and his clothes wear out. Across the forest he sees a dead man and since his shoes are torn, he takes the dead man's boots. As he approaches a house to find hospitality, see how the dead man comes back to haunt him.

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animals, author's note, behavior, body parts, caring, clothing, cold, compromise, consequences, cow, critical thinking, death, decision making, exercise, folktale, giving, instruments, snow, sounds, storytelling, survival, travel, walking, weather, winter

The fourth wise man

Summers, Susan

Atraban is the fourth wise man who is to go see the new born King of the Jews. He never meets the Messiah, but during his travels he is able to help many people with the gifts he carries for the King. After years of travel, Artaban still hasn't met his King, but before both men die Artaban hears the voice of the Messiah.

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animals, astronomy, author's note, baby, birth, camel, charity, desert, determination, egyptian, faith, family, geography, giving, god, hebrew, helping, history, horse, hunger, illness, Jewish, learning, maps, multicultural, presents, religion, stars, travel, wealth

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