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Christmas at long pond

George, William T

On their way to pick out a Christmas tree, a father and son observe the wildlife around them as they journey through the woods.

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bodies of water, christmas, family, holidays, nature, parents, plants, pond, woods

My perfect neighborhood

Komaiko, Leah

A young girl goes out into her neighborhood and finds many extraordinary things. What do you think about grown ups lining up for recess and poodles getting married?

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adventures, creativity, fun, imagination, neighbors, nonverbal communication, uniqueness, verbal communication

Jen, her sister, and a friend decide to scare a dog with their dragon costume for the Chinese New Year's dance. When they roar and try to scare the dog, the dog is very friendly to the girls and allows them to pet him.

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animals, assertiveness, celebration, chinese, critical thinking, dog, dragons, family, fear, feelings, friendship, holidays, multicultural, mythical, neighbors, new year, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings

The magic moonberry jump ropes

Hru, Dakari

April and Erica love to Double Dutch, but they have no friends to Double Dutch with. When their Uncle Zambezi returns from a trip to Tanzania, he gives the girls a jump rope that will grant wishes because it is made from magic moonberries. The girls Double Dutch and wish for two new friends to arrive. Suddenly, a moving van pulls up, and a family with a boy and girl moves in across the street.

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african american, author's note, bicycle, biking, colors, exercise, family, friendship, jump rope, jumping, karate, language, multicultural, neighbors, plants, play, rhyme, siblings, skating, wish

Fox on stage

Marshall, James

Fox and his friends are bored, so they decide to put on a scary play for the neighborhood. The play goes wrong and instead of being scary it is the funniest play the neighbors have ever seen.

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actor, animals, boredom, careers, fox, fun, humor, neighbors, performance, play, rain, weather

There's a cow in the road!

Lindbergh, Reeve

As this girl gets ready for school, a cow and many other animals show up outside of her house. When the bus finally comes, there is chaos with people, cars, and animals in the neighborhood.

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animals, bus, car, chaos, cleanliness, cow, goat, goose, horse, hygiene, neighbors, pig, rhyme, school, sheep, time, transportation

A country tale

Stanley, Diane

Cleo and Lucy are great friends who live in the country. Mrs. Snickers, who came from the city, moves into the mansion next door and Cleo is enchanted by her elegance.

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acceptance, appearance, cat, change, community, conflict resolution, coping, friendship, moving, neighbors

Addie runs away

Robins, Joan

Addie's parents want to send her to camp. She thinks that they do not want her anymore, so she runs away. Her friend, Max, tells her camp is fun and they decide to go to camp together.

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camping, exercise, family, fear, feelings, friendship, independence, neighbors, parents, play, recreation, running, running away

I never knew your name

Garland, Sherry

A young boy is fascinated with his neighbor. He watches the neighbor's actions and understands his feelings. Unfortunately, no one notices the boy.

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awareness, basketball, challenges, critical thinking, depression, feelings, friendship, insecurity, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, sadness, sports

A very special friend

Levi, Dorothy Hoffman

Frannie is lonely without friends her age in her neighborhood. When Laura moves in down the street, Frannie is excited but then sad because Laura is hearing impaired and cannot talk. The girls soon learn to communicate through sign language and become close friends.

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feelings, five senses, friendship, handicap, happiness, hearing impaired, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, sadness, sight, sign language

The christmas ghost

Buck, Pearl S.

A small boy shares the spirit of Christmas with his family and neighborhood. One of the older neighbors tells him about a ghost who walks each Christmas Eve. In turn, the boy learns about friendship, believing, and remembering.

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christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, faith, family, friendship, ghosts, holidays, memories, neighbors, nonverbal communication, sharing, verbal communication

Pink paper swans

Kroll, Virginia

An eight-year-old girl learns how to make things out of paper by using the ancient Japanese art of origami. She eventually helps her elderly neighbor with this project during the summers.

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aging, art, helping, japanese, multicultural, neighbors, seasons, summer

The paper dragon

Davol, Margueritte W.

Sui-Jen, the dragon, is awakened and begins to destroy everything. Mi Fei is the only person brave and wise enough to put the dragon back to sleep. Mi Fei needs courage, heroism, and wisdom to save his village from the dragon.

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art, assertiveness, bravery, challenges, chinese, community, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, culture, dragons, heroism, love, loyalty, multicultural, neighbors, verbal communication

Johnny crow's new garden

Brooke, L. Leslie

Johnny Crow has a new garden of the local animals. They sang, dance, and have a party thanking Johnny Crow.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, crow, dancing, garden, neighbors, party, rhyme, song, verbal communication

Harry and the lady next door

Zion, Gene

Harry doesn't like the lady next door because she sings very high and loud and it makes his ears hurt. Harry tries to have the lady sing lower and quieter.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, hearing, neighbors, noise, song, sounds

Where does the brown bear go?

Weiss, Nicki

When the lights go down on the city street and the sun sinks far behing the seas, the animals of the world are on the way home for the night.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, night, nonverbal communication, sea, sun

I'd really like to eat a child

Donnio, Sylviane

One morning, Achilles the crocodile decides that he wants nothing more than to eat a child. His parents try everything to get Achilles to change his mind, but he refuses. He fails his mission and hunger winds up getting the best of him.

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animals, bodies of water, cooking, crocodile, disobedience, family, food, growing up, hunger, moon, morning, night, obedience, problem solving, reptiles, sizes, sun, teeth

Moonbathing

Rosenberg, Liz

A young girl goes out moonbathing at night when her cousin comes to visit. They search along the coast looking for different treasures.

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animals, beach, birds, bodies of water, exploration, family, feelings, happiness, moon, night, ocean, parrot, seal, shells, sky, stars

Rabbit moon

Rowe, John

Albert, an old rabbit, does not sleep well so he finds nightly comfort in gazing at the moon. One night, Albert does not see the moon, so he takes full responsibility for putting the moon back into the sky, once he finds it. Can Albert really do this?

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animals, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, happiness, lost, missing, moon, night, persistence, pride, rabbit, sleep

Mr. brown can moo!Can you?

Seuss, Dr.

Mr. Brown does many things and always asks if you can do it too. He makes many noises like animals. Can you?Mr. Brown can do everything.

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animals, challenges, confidence, cow, encouragement, goal setting, intelligence, noise, recognition, self esteem, sounds

The quiet mother and the the noisy boy

Zolotow, C.

Sandy is a boy who talks loud all of the time. One day, he meets a boy Roger who talks even louder. This bothers Sandy so he has a talk with his mom about when noise is okay.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, noise, parents, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Springtime in a noisy village

Lindgren, Astrid

Some children live in a little, simple village. They all play together and resolve any little conflicts. They watch out for one another.

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animals, community, conflict resolution, five senses, friendship, noise, play, seasons, self esteem, sounds, spring, verbal communication

The little old lady who was not afraid of anything

Williams, L.

A little old lady, who isn't afraid of anything, takes a walk in the woods at night. A pumpkin head, a tall black hat, a pair of pants, a shirt, two gloves and two shoes try to scare her.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, halloween, holidays, nature, night, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, woods

Solomon grundy

Hoguet, Susan Ramsay

The life of Solomon Grundy is described from birth to death. He was born on Monday and died on Sunday.

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community, death, family, feelings, nonverbal communication

If you give a mouse a cookie

Numeroff, Laura

This book is about a little boy who meets a mouse and gives him a cookie but that's not enough fo rthe mouse. He wants more and more from the little boy and they become friends.

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friendship, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, verbal communication

Crow boy

Yashima, Taro

This is the story of a boy who does not communicate with anyone and spends much of his time alone. He finally meets a friendly teacher who realizes how special he is. By performing crow sounds, he shows everyone that he is from far away, and they sympathize with him.

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birds, crow, differences, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, understanding

I am five

Fitzhugh, Louise

A little girl tells the reader all about herself. She tells her feelings about her likes and dislikes. At the end, she asks the reader to do the same.

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feelings, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

Cajun night before christmas

Trosclair

This story is written in Cajun Dialect and is based on the typical night before Christmas story- except in this story, Santa drinks alcohol, drives alligators, and talks in a Cajun dialect.

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alcohol, alligator, beverage, cajun, christmas, holidays, multicultural, nonverbal communication, reptiles, santa, verbal communication

Train leaves the station

Merriam, Eve

This rhyming book uses the numbers one through ten in the fashion of one, two buckle my shoe.

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angel, animals, bodies of water, happiness, numbers, ocean, rhyme, snake, train, transportation, verbal communication

What comes in 2's, 3's, and 4's?

Aker, Suzanne

What comes in two's?Some of the things are two pieces of bread for a sandwich, two body parts, and two wings on a bird. What comes in three's?Three wheels on a tricycle, three meals each day, and three primary colors. Can you come up with thing that comes in four's?

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airplane, animals, autumn, bicycle, body parts, car, cat, colors, counting, dog, food, numbers, nutrition, seasons, shapes, spring, summer, transportation, wagon, winter

Turtle splash! Countdown at the pond

Falwell, Cathyrn

Ten turtles rest on a log. Startled by various sounds, they jump in one-by-one from around the pond then rest in the water for the night.

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alliteration, amphibians, animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, counting, day, deer, duck, frog, insects, mosquito, nature, night, noise, numbers, rabbit, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, sounds, squirrel, turtle

Ten flashing fireflies

Sturges, Phileman

In this repetitive story, two children catch ten fireflies and keep them in a jar. Eventually they release them one by one.

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counting, firefly, goal setting, insects, night, numbers, pets, sequence, stars, verbal communication

One watermelon seed

Lottridge, Celia

Max and Josephine plant a garden, counting the seeds as they go. When the plants grow, they count the food of their harvest.

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counting, farm, food, garden, numbers, nutrition, plants, seasons, sequence, summer

Rhymes for annie rose

Hughes, Shirley

More than twenty rhymes tell about the daily life and activities of a young girl named Annie Rose. The playful poems cover several topics including animals, people, seasons, routines and adventures that children love.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, behavior, birds, boat, body parts, clothing, counting, cow, dancing, day, dog, dolls, dreams, food, friendship, games, garden, imagination, mice, moon, morning, nature, neighbors, night, numbers, playing, poetry, presents, rain, rhyme, sand, sea, seasons, sheep, snow, summer, sun, toys, tree, water, weather, winter

Time to....

McMillan, B.

It is 7:00 a.m. and it is time to wake up. Breakfast is at 8:00 a.m. and school begins at 9:00 a.m. After a long day, it is time to go to bed at 9:00 p.m.

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food, numbers, nutrition, sequence

Lemonade for sale

Murphy, Stuart J.

The clubhouse is falling apart, but how will the kids get the money to fix it?They decide to sell lemonade to make money. Each of the kids is given a different job, including graphing the number of cups sold. Not only do the kids learn how to cooperate, they learn a little about graphing too.

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beverage, birds, business, cooperation, friendship, goal setting, math, money, numbers, parrot, problem solving, responsibilities, teamwork

The mountain that loved a bird

McLerran, Alice//Carle, Eric

A bird named Joy lands on a lonely mountain. They become friends, but the bird cannot stay because there is no food or water. The bird promises to visit every spring, but the mountain begins to cry and so the bird plants a seed. In time, the mountain has food and water for any animal who would like to live on it.

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assertiveness, birds, critical thinking, food, friendship, loneliness, mountains, nature, nutrition, problem solving, verbal communication, water

The great watermelon birthday

Williams, Vera B.

Birthday parties are always fun for children. A group of children all born on the same day have a great celebration with watermelons.

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birthday, celebration, decision making, excitement, family, feelings, food, fun, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, holidays, jealousy, nutrition, parents, siblings, verbal communication

The rotten book

Rodgers, Mary

As Simon and his family are having breakfast one morning, Simon's parents talk about a horrible child they know. Simon begins to wonder what this horrible child could have done. He imagines all kinds of trouble the boy could have caused. Simon begins to appreciate the delicious breakfast he is eating instead of complaining about it.

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books, curiosity, family, food, imagination, mischief, nutrition, parents, siblings

It's pumpkin time!

Hall, Zoe

Halloween is on its way, and it is time to plant the pumpkin seeds. A little girl and her brother plant the seeds and watch them grow. The shoots pop up, grow into vines, flowers bloom, and at last the pumpkins are ready to be picked!

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autumn, colors, farm, food, halloween, holidays, nutrition, plants, seasons, summer

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

Good morning, let's eat!

Badt, Karin Luisa

What's for breakfast in Switzerland?Where did the word breakfast originate?Discover the answers to these questions and many more about morning foods. In some countries, breakfast is the biggest meal of the day, and in others it is very small.

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beverage, british, canadian, chinese, customs, day, differences, dutch, egyptian, exercise, food, french, history, indian, irish, israelian, italian, japanese, morning, multicultural, norwegian, nutrition, russian, swiss, traditions, vietnamese

By the hanukkah light

Oberman, Sheldon

It's Hanukkah so Grandpa and Rachel get ready to light the menorrah. As the family gathers, Grandpa tells the story of how Hanukkah began. When the children ask for another story, Grandpa tells them about Hanukkah when he was a boy during World War II.

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celebration, family, food, grandparents, hanukkah, history, holidays, Jewish, nutrition, peer resistance, war

Mr. Chu

Keating, Norma

Through Mr. Chu, the reader learns about Chinese food, music, traditions, and celebrations including the Chinese New Year.

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celebration, chinese, culture, food, holidays, multicultural, music, new year, nutrition, traditions

Rain makes applesauce

Scheer, Julian//Bileck, Marvin

Each page has a new saying, which is always responded to by the phrase "and the rain makes applesauce". The little girl in the story says that it is silly, but finally by the end of the book she begins to believe that rain does make applesauce.

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creativity, critical thinking, food, honesty, imagination, nutrition, rain, weather

D.W. the picky eater

Brown, Marc

D.W. does not like much food, especially spinach. When she goes out to dinner, she throws a tantrum which embarrasses her parents. From then on she has to stay home with a babysitter until she agrees to try new things and eat what's on the menu. When she does this, she finds out she likes spinach.

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family, five senses, food, grandparents, learning, nutrition, parents, restaurant, siblings, taste

Friday night at hodges's cafe

Egan, Tim

When three tigers walk into an elephant's cafe and start causing trouble, a duck fights back. As the tigers ask to eat each animal in the cafe, a food fight begins. When a pie hits the head tiger and he gets a taste of it, the good food is appreciated.

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animals, birds, chaos, conflict resolution, duck, elephant, fight, five senses, food, fun, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, taste, tiger, verbal communication

The line up book

Russo, Marisabina

Sam is playing in his room when his mother calls him for lunch. He keeps stalling because he in lining up blocks, books, toys, and shoes. When he completes a line from his room to his mother in the kitchen, he is ready for lunch!

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accomplishment, food, goal setting, nutrition, obedience, parents, play, sequence, toys

The storm book

Zolotow, Charlotte

A little boy watches a storm as it rolls in. He and his mother watch the storm until the end when a rainbow comes out.

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family, observation, parents, rainbow, storm, weather

When the tide is low

Cole, Sheila

A child wants to go to the beach, but her mom will not let her because the tide is too high. When the tide is low again, they are able to go to the beach.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, critical thinking, goal setting, ocean, patience, play, verbal communication

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