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Thank you, santa

Wild, Margaret

Samantha writes Santa a thank-you letter and the two become pen pals. Santa writes about his reindeer and Samantha writes about the polar bear at the zoo. By the time Christmas comes, Samantha has learned many things about Santa and giving.

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animals, australian, bear, christmas, correspondence, friendship, giving, holidays, reindeer, santa, zoo

Speaking of Mrs. McCluskie

Maiden, Cecil

Baby rabbit wants to jump a bushel of apples like her sister but can't until she gets the courage to stand up to a huge purple monster. She then has the confidence to jump the apples.

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animals, assertiveness, confidence, decision making, food, goal setting, halloween, holidays, monsters, nonverbal communication, rabbit, raccoon, self esteem, squirrel, verbal communication

The little witch's black magic book of disguises

Glovach, Linda

How would you like to make disguises?These disguises are for any occasion.

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animals, bat, christmas, easter, fairy, ghosts, halloween, holidays, magic, mythical, rabbit, vampires, witches

How santa got his job

Krensky, Stephen

Santa was not always the lovable gift giver we know him as today. He tried out many jobs starting when he was a young man including chimney sweep, postal worker, cook, zookeeper, and circus performer before he found the job that was right for him. He only became the Santa we know and love after meeting the elves at the circus and going to their homes where he suggested they work together to give gifts to people around the world on one special night a year.

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animals, careers, christmas, circus, critical thinking, decision making, elves, emergency, food, hard work, holidays, jealousy, mistake, night, overeating, overweight, polar bear, presents, problem solving, reindeer, responsibilities, santa, teamwork, toys, zoo

Pigs at christmas

Dubanevich, Arlene

A family of pigs make preparations for Christmas. They get letters to Santa just in time for Christmas.

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animals, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, holidays, moods, pig, snow, verbal communication, weather

Jimmy's boa and the big splash birthday bash

Noble, Trinka Hakes

Jimmy takes his goldfish and boa constrictor to Sealand for a birthday party with his friends. Chaos occurs when the goldfish falls in the whale's tank. Jimmy's party ends up in the tank, and they have a blast with the seals and penguins.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, birthday, holidays, party, penguin, presents, reptiles, rescue, seal, shark, snake, verbal communication, whale

The christmas party

Adams, Adrienne

The Abbott's are Easter egg painters. Their son, Orson, is talked into having a Christmas party for all the neighboring young rabbits. Everyone pitches in to help and the party is a huge success.

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animals, art, assertiveness, careers, christmas, decision making, goal setting, helping, holidays, neighbors, party, rabbit, sharing, teamwork

Shrewbettina's birthday

Goodall, John S.

Shrewbettina goes to the store for groceries and supplies. When she returns, she plans and executes a party with her family and friends.

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animals, birthday, food, friendship, goal setting, holidays, nonverbal communication, party

In coal country

Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

In november

Rylant, Cynthia

In November the air is chilly. The earth and all of it's animals and people begin to prepare for winter. Animals begin to sleep more and make warm homes for themselves. Friends and family gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. Enyoy the sites, sounds, and activities of November.

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animals, birds, cardinal, cat, celebration, cold, cow, dog, family, fire, five senses, food, giving, hearing, hibernation, holidays, horse, month, mouse, nonverbal communication, seasons, smell, snow, stars, taste, thanksgiving, travel, tree, weather, winter

Muffie mouse and the busy birthday

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Muffie Mouse is determined to help her mom have a good birthday. First, she makes her breakfast. She then makes sure to get along with Tommy Mouse and teaches him to share.

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animals, assertiveness, birthday, celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, helping, holidays, intelligence, mouse, privacy, self esteem, sharing, stress management

Mouse's first christmas

Thompson, Lauren

Upon the arrival of his first Christmas Eve, a little mouse explores his house which is full of Christmas surprises. His Christmas discoveries culminate in the appearance of the one and only Santa!

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angel, animals, christmas, discovery, exploration, five senses, food, holidays, illusion, love, mouse, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, santa, surprises, traditions, tree

Jingle the christmas clown

dePaola, Tomie

Jingle and Il Circo Riccolo, the little circus, venture off to perform their circus at a little town, as they do every Christmas, on their way to the city. To their surprise, the town is poor, almost abandoned, and can't afford the circus. See how Jingle brightens their Christmas.

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animals, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, giving, goal setting, holidays, italian, monkey, multicultural, sharing, verbal communication

Silly tilly and the easter bunny

Hoban, Lillian

Silly Tilly, the mole, seems to be slightly senile. She looses her glasses and thinks that the Easter bunny has come to visit her. She eventually finds her glasses and the Easter bunny really does come to see her. Then they celebrate together.

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aging, animals, celebration, confusion, easter, family, grandparents, holidays, illness, memory, mole, rabbit, senility, smell, vision

Gather up, gather in

Helldorfer, M.C.

Let's enjoy the frosts of autumn, the snow of winter, the renewal of spring, and the warmth of summer. What do we all look forward to during each season of the year?

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animals, autumn, bodies of water, christmas, food, goal setting, halloween, holidays, mice, nutrition, ocean, pond, rain, seasons, snow, spring, squirrel, summer, thanksgiving, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Happy new year

Liang, Yen

Dee-dee and Boo celebrate the Chinese New Year with their family. The celebration includes decorations, dancing, and fireworks.

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animals, celebration, chinese, dancing, exercise, family, fireworks, holidays, lion, multicultural, new year, parents, religion, safety, siblings

One dark night

Preston, Edna Mitchell

A robber, ghost, witch, scarecrow and jack-o-lantern are all scared by a noise. They run to their homes to learn that the noise came from a mouse.

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, ghosts, halloween, holidays, mouse, scarecrows, witches

The christmas bunny

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

Davy ventures into the woods on Christmas Eve and meets the animals who have a party. Santa shows up and offers Davy a rabbit for his Christmas gift.

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animals, christmas, fox, games, holidays, party, presents, rabbit, santa, seasons, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Easter parade

Chalmers, Mary

The Easter animals gather for a springtime parade and everyone receives an Easter basket.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, easter, holidays, nonverbal communication, parade, verbal communication

Pippa mouse: Six read aloud,read alone stories

Boegehold, Betty

Pippa is a field mouse involved in various activities with her family and animal friends. Pippa works, plays, skates, and prepares for Christmas.

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animals, birds, christmas, duck, exercise, fox, friendship, holidays, mouse, play, preparation, skating, squirrel

For pepita- An orange tree

Oleson, Claire

It is Pepita's birthday soon, and all she talks about is getting an orange tree. Her family thinks that she is silly, so they give her presents but no orange tree. Manolo is her best friend and knows exactly what Pepita wants.

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animals, birthday, conflict resolution, donkey, family, giving, grandparents, holidays, parents, plants, verbal communication

The night of las posadas

dePaola, Tomie

Lupe and Roberto are going to play the roles of Mary and Joseph in a reenactment of the night that Jesus Christ was born. Lupe's aunt, Sister Angie, is in charge of the production. However, Sister Angie becomes sick and Lupe and Roberto must proceed to the village. There is a bad snowstorm and the couple gets stranded in the snow. Friends of Sister Angie come to the rescue and play the role of Mary and Joseph, then disappear. Lupe and Roberto finally arrive and close the production. Later, Sister Angie wanders the church and finds the cloaks of the carving of Mary and Joseph covered in fresh snow.

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animals, anticipation, author's note, baby, birthday, christmas, church, confusion, donkey, excitement, family, feelings, happiness, holidays, language, multicultural, nonverbal communication, preparation, sadness, seasons, snow, spanish, transportation, truck, verbal communication, weather, winter, worry

Silent night

Turner, Sandy

It is Christmas Eve and Santa is delivering presents. When he arrives at a house, he finds a very noisy, active dog. Santa is still able to drop off the presents without waking the children and they all enjoy their presents the next morning. They also have a red surprise to touch -- thanks to the dog!

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animals, cat, christmas, discipline, dog, excitement, family, feelings, five senses, happiness, holidays, night, noise, nonverbal communication, presents, reindeer, santa, sleep, sounds, surprises, touch

Grandfather's christmas camp

McCutcheon, Marc

Mr. Biggins, a three-legged dog, is lost in the mountain on Christmas Eve. Grandfather and Lizzie dress warmly, pack a small bag, and head up the mountain to find their dog. They camp overnight in an igloo and find two surprises on Christmas Day.

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animals, assertiveness, camping, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, dog, exercise, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, happiness, holidays, lost, mountains, nutrition, raccoon, seasons, shelter, sledding, snow, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter

The day Gogo went to vote

Sisulu, Elinor Batezat

Thembi's grandmother is very old and almost never leaves the house. When she learns that black people in South Africa can vote for the first time in the next election, Gogo decides that she will go out and vote too!

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african, assertiveness, car, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, holidays, multicultural, parents, transportation, verbal communication

Scared silly

Howe, James

Harold, Chester, and Howie are a little spooked on Halloween. They became quite scared when Bunnicula, the family rabbit, wakes up in the middle of the night and their master comes home dressed as a witch.

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animals, cat, dog, family, fear, ghosts, halloween, holidays, parents, rabbit, siblings, stress management, verbal communication, witches

Barkis

Newberry, Clare Turlay

James receives Barkis, a dog, for his birthday. His sister wants to share her cat and his dog, but James is not interested. It is not until Nell Jean, his sister, saves Barkis' life that James will share his dog.

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animals, birthday, cat, compromise, conflict resolution, dog, family, holidays, parents, sharing, siblings

Carl's christmas

Day, Alexandra

Carl, the family dog, is left to take care of the baby. The dog and the baby go on a great adventure on Christmas Eve and end up meeting Santa.

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adventures, animals, baby, child care, christmas, dog, holidays, nonverbal communication, santa

Henry and mudge under the yellow moon

Rylant, Cynthia

Together, Henry and his dog, Mudge, watch the leaves turn colors, listen to Halloween stories and eat Thanksgiving dinner.

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animals, autumn, dog, fear, feelings, friendship, halloween, holidays, moon, nonverbal communication, pets, seasons, storytelling, stress management, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Oma and baba

Schwartz, Amy

It is Alice's birthday and her mom promises her a dog. She choses one dog, but the dog refuses to listen. They put the dog in obedience school. Another dog teaches Baba how to howl.

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animals, assertiveness, birthday, disobedience, dog, family, goal setting, holidays, learning, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, presents, responsibilities, school

The diary of a church mouse

Oakley, Graham

Humphrey, a church mouse, makes a New Year's Resolution to write the story of his life. Instead he keeps a journal because he would not know what happens in the last chapter.

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animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, determination, goal setting, holidays, memories, mouse, new year, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, storytelling

Beneath the ghost moon

Yolen, Jane

A colony of mice take revenge on the creepy-crawlers who tear up their Halloween costumes. They scare these mean creatures out of the farmyard so that they can live together in peace.

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animals, assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, farm, fear, goal setting, halloween, holidays, moon, mouse, night, nonverbal communication, peace

My farm

Lester, Alison

A young girl explains what goes on at her farm during each season. She longs for a pony and gets a wonderful surprise at Christmas.

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animals, autumn, christmas, cow, farm, holidays, horse, pony, seasons, spring, summer, surprises, winter

Branigan's cat and the halloween ghost

Kroll, Steven

Llewellyn, the cat, earns the villager's respect when he challenges the ghost of Martin Grimes on Halloween night.

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animals, cat, community, conflict resolution, courage, ghosts, halloween, heroism, holidays

A christmas story

Chalmers, Mary

A little girl and her animal friends get ready for Christmas by putting up a tree. They have to go looking for a star for the top of the tree because they do not have one.

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animals, assertiveness, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, holidays, nonverbal communication, plants, traditions, verbal communication

The christmas gift

McCully, Emily Arnold

A family of mice celebrate Christmas. They go to their grandparents and open gifts. Unfortunately, one of the children break all of their toys, so Grandpa takes him up to the attic and gives him his old train set.

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animals, christmas, family, grandparents, holidays, mouse, nonverbal communication, presents, sharing, toys, traditions, transportation, travel

Five little foxes and the snow

Johnston, Tony

Five foxes wanted to go outside in the snow to play. Their grandma told them their bare paws would get cold. On Christmas morning, grandma fox gives each of the five foxes a pair of mittens so they can go outside to play.

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animals, assertiveness, christmas, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fox, grandparents, holidays, play, prevention, recreation, snow, weather

The night after christmas

Stevenson, James

A doll and teddy bear are thrown out after Christmas, because their owners received new toys for Christmas. A dog befriends them and finds them a new home.

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animals, bear, change, christmas, coping, critical thinking, dog, dolls, feelings, friendship, holidays, loneliness, nonverbal communication, sadness, self esteem, stress management

Henry and mudge in the sparkle days

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry and his dog, Mudge, discover the excitement of snowy winters, Christmas time, and long winter walks.

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animals, christmas, dog, exercise, food, holidays, nutrition, pets, seasons, snow, walking, weather, winter

Santa's moose

Hoff, Syd

Milton the moose wants to help pull Santa's sleigh. At first he is really clumsy and he wants to quit. Santa assures him that he can do it. It takes him several tries to learn how to do everything right, but he ends up doing so well, Santa asks him back for the next year.

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animals, christmas, decision making, determination, helping, holidays, moose, patience, self esteem

Geraldine's blanket

Keller, Holly

Geraldine the pig does not want to give up her blanket. So when she gets a doll for Christmas, she makes a dress out of her blanket so she can take it with her.

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animals, christmas, clothing, conflict resolution, creativity, dolls, family, growing up, holidays, parents, pig, refusal skills, security, verbal communication

The chicken sisters

Numeroff, Laura

The three chicken sisters find happiness as they cook, sing, and knit, although they don't do any of these things very well. This bothers their neighbors until a wolf moves in next door. The neighbors are all frightened by the wolf, but the sisters' cooking, singing, and knitting make him move out of town.

Hattie, tom, and the chicken witch

Gackenbach, Dick

An Easter play is presented in which there are no parts for rabbits. Through perserverance, a rabbit earns a role in the play.

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animals, assertiveness, chicken, decision making, dog, easter, holidays, persistence, pig, play, rabbit, witches

Asher and the capmakers: A hanukkah story

Kimmel, Eric A.

Asher, a Jewish boy, wonders into the night to borrow an egg for his mother. Along the way he gets lost and discovers a house with three old women inside knitting caps. Asher finds out that these caps are magical and he, the women, and the fairies fly off to Jeruselum for a Hanukkah party. He returns home some time later to discover his family thought he was not coming back.

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animals, celebration, critical thinking, decision making, fairy, fox, hanukkah, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, mythical, night, seasons, snow, weather, winter

Heart of a tiger

Arnold, Marsha D.

One week before Naming Day, the character does on a search for Bengal. The parrots and monkeys were not kind to him in the forest and even teased him. Even in the face of danger and violence, this character shows how to have the heart of a tiger.

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

A pussycat's christmas

Brown, Margaret Wise

A pussycat knows that Christmas is coming. The cat plays in the snow and admires a Christmas tree. She is very content laying by the fire, listening to different sounds of the holiday. This is how the pussycat spends her Christmas Eve.

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animals, cat, christmas, holidays, nonverbal communication, snow, weather

Miss flora mcflimsey's halloween

Mariana.

Miss Flora McFlimsey is a doll who decides to take an adventure on a witch's broom on All Hallows' Eve. The adventure is ruined when she must return home to rid her house of five goblins.

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animals, cat, fear, feelings, goblins, halloween, holidays, mouse, owl, sadness, witches

Veronica and the birthday present

Duvoisin, Roger

A cat and a hippo from two different farms develop a friendship. They find ways to see one another, but they are interrupted several times by their different owners.

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animals, birthday, cat, conflict resolution, exercise, farm, hippopotamus, holidays, walking

Latkes and applesauce

Manushkin, Fran

A snowstorm limits the supply of apples and potatoes during Hanukkah. A family gives shelter to a hungry kitten and a puppy, which deepens the meaning of the holiday.

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animals, author's note, cat, celebration, dog, food, hanukkah, holidays, hunger, nutrition, recipe, snow, traditions, weather

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