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Next door to Laura Linda

Udry, Janice May

Laura Linda was not happy with anything she had. She wished she had a perfect little girl to play with in her tree house and yellow house next door. Finally, a little boy moved in next door and invited her to play in his treehouse if he could swing on her tree.

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conflict resolution, feelings, friendship, moving, neighbors, plants, play, recreation, sadness, self esteem, sharing, shelter, verbal communication

It's my birthday!

Hutchins, Pat

It's Billy's birthday party and all of his monster friends want to play with his new toys. Billy does not want to share, so his friends find new games to play without him. He thinks he can have more fun by himself but soon figures out that isn't the truth. When he receives a gift he can't play by himself, he asks his friends to play finally.

Fish eyes: A book you can count on

Ehlert, Lois

If you had one wish it might be a fish. You can count many types of fish from one to ten.

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colors, counting, critical thinking, fish, nonverbal communication, sequence, verbal communication, wish

Amanda pig and her best friend lollipop

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Amanda and Lollipop are best friends. Lollipop is very shy and will only speak to Amanda. The two friends share secrets, dolls, and their childhood. Amanda and Lollipop have very different personalities that compliment each other. Amanda is very vocal and excited, whereas Lollipop is very shy and quiet.

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activities, animals, baby, bedtime, caring, companion, cooperation, differences, dolls, friendship, opposites, pig, secrets, self esteem, shyness, support, verbal communication

Has winter come?

Watson, Wendy

The Bear family gets ready for winter. The children can't feel it coming, so their parents let them help prepare. The children fall asleep and dream of winter.

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decision making, dreams, family, parents, preparation, seasons, siblings, sleep, verbal communication, winter

The surprise garden

Hall, Zoe

Three children eagerly wait to discover what marvelous plants will grow from the seeds they sowed.

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animals, author's note, bee, birds, bluejay, butterfly, celebration, colors, dog, family, flowers, food, garden, health, helping, insects, ladybug, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, party, pets, plants, rabbit, seasons, siblings, summer, sun, surprises, teamwork, verbal communication, water

Time to sleep

Fleming, Denise

Six animals communicate with each other at the commencement of winter hibernation. Each animal tells one animal, who in turn tells another. The cycle, which begins with the bear, does not stop until he hears the news of the upcoming winter himself.

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animals, anticipation, bear, colors, communication, cycle, decision making, food, forest, hibernation, ladybug, morning, seasons, skunk, sky, sleep, snail, spring, tree, turtle, verbal communication, winter, woodchuck

My gran

Boon, Debbie

A little girl has a very special grandmother. When Gran visits, they make things, eat different foods, and spend fun time together.

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activities, alcohol, animals, art, beverage, cat, colors, cow, family, farm, feelings, food, french, friendship, fun, garden, goat, grandparents, happiness, language, laziness, love, market, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, plants, seasons, song, summer, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Missing mittens

Murphey, Stuart J.

When Farmer Bill begins to get dressed in his warm winter clothes, he finds he only has one mitten. Therefore, he has an odd number and he doesn't have a pair!When he checks on his animals in the barn he finds that they're missing mittens also. They find the footprints that lead to the mitten thief. Who could it be?

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animals, barn, chicken, clothing, confusion, cow, critical thinking, farm, goat, horse, math, missing, mystery, nonverbal communication, numbers, seasons, snow, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Snow pumpkin

Schaefer, Carole Lexa

Lily and Gram can't believe how much snow has fallen in October. Lily and her friend, Jesse, have a wonderful time rolling around in the snow and building a snowman. When they run out of snow for the snowman's head, Lily and Jesse go to Gram's vegetable patch and find a snow pumpkin with a face. The snowman eventually melts, but the pumpkin remains smiling on Gram and Jesse's window sill.

See you in second grade

Cohen, Miriam

A first grade class spends their last day of school at the beach. They are afraid of going onto second grade, but the teacher assures them it will be fun. When they go home for the summer, they are excited about what the next school year may bring.

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beach, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, cooperation, fear, growing up, memories, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, school, seasons, self esteem, summer, verbal communication

An autummn tale

Updike, David

On the eve of Halloween, Homer carves a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin in his yard. That night, when he goes to watch the moon rise, he puts the pumpkin on his head. He is surprised to see the trees moving and talking. Homer goes on a short journey with the trees and returns home the next morning.

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adventures, animals, autumn, dog, halloween, holidays, moon, plants, seasons, travel, verbal communication

Ella's trip to the museum

Clayton, Elaine

Ella and her class are going to the museum. She is very excited about being there. All of the art work seems to be calling to her. They ask her to fly with the angels, spin with the ballerinas, or dance with the statues. Her teacher wants Ella to enjoy the art, but doesn't understand that it is exactly what Ella is doing!

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art, behavior, creativity, dancing, exercise, flowers, imagination, learning, museum, plants, playing, school, seasons, spring, teaching, verbal communication

Taking asthma to school

Gosselin, Kim

Justin has asthma so he explains a day in his life to his classmates. Justin takes special medicine to help him breathe. But he is like any other child his age: he likes to play with his friends, go outside at recess, and take part in gym class just like any other kid.

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acceptance, allergies, asthma, author's note, awareness, differences, diseases, exercise, health, medicine, nonverbal communication, nurse, school, self esteem, understanding, verbal communication

Smoking stinks

Gosselin, Kim

Maddie and Alex get the facts about smoking!They learn the truth by interviewing Maddie's grandpa, Norman. His mistakes intrigue their class's journey to stay healthy and live smoke-free.

Me and neesie

Greenfield, Eloise

Janell and her make-believe friend, Nessie, have many adventures. The friendship ends when Janell begins school.

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adventures, conflict resolution, decision making, fantasy, friendship, growing up, imagination, nonverbal communication, school, verbal communication

Robert lives with his grandparents

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

After his parents divorce, Robert goes to live with his grandparents. Robert's father moves away and his mother goes into drug rehabilitation. Even though Robert loves his grandparents, he is embarrassed to bring them to Parent's Day at school.

Heroes

Mochizuki, Ken

Donnie is always the bad guy when he plays war with his friends. They think because Donnie is Japanese American that he should be the enemy. When his father and uncle take a trip to school, they prove they can be heroes too.

No jumping on the bed

Arnold, Ted

Walter always wanted to jump on his bed. One night he dreamed that he fell through the floor. When he awoke, he never wanted to jump on his bed again.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, injury, nonverbal communication, recreation, refusal skills, rules, safety, verbal communication

Come away from the water, shirley

Burningham, John

Shirley and her father go to the beach. Her father is nagging her the whole time they are there. She uses her imagination to cope with her father.

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coping, critical thinking, family, imagination, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, safety, stress management, verbal communication

How, hippo!

Brown, Marcia

A little hippo's mother teaches him to talk. Anytime he was with his mother he was not afraid, but one day he went to play alone and a crocodile grabbed him. When the little hippo shouted, his mother rescued him.

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animals, conflict resolution, crocodile, decision making, family, fear, feelings, hippopotamus, parents, reptiles, rescue, safety, verbal communication

Professor noah's spaceship

Wildsmith, Brian

Professor Noah's spaceship is a spinoff from the religious version of Noah's Ark. The animals of the earth are going to be destroyed by men and pollution and want a way out. Professor Noah saves them by taking them to another planet. However, they go back in time and try to save the earth by not destroying it.

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careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, environment, goal setting, pollution, religion, safety, travel, verbal communication

The grannies three

Tozer, Mary

One day, a strong wind carries three grannies to a strange land called the Doodlebird Forest. On their adventure, they meet and make friends with three Doodlebirds, a dragon, and four large honey bears, all of whom help the three grannies return home safely.

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adventures, animals, bear, critical thinking, dragons, forest, friendship, safety, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind

I'll always love you

Wilhelm, Hans

A little boy grows up with his dog Elfie and they do everything together. When Elfie dies, the boy is very sad. He knows that he can get another dog, but no dog will replace Elfie.

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change, companion, conflict resolution, coping, death, feelings, loss, love, nonverbal communication, pets, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Babar comes to america

Brunhoff, Laurent de

Babar, the elephant, visits America. Babar and other elephants visit their old friends, meet new friends, and sight see throughout America. Although Babar is sad to leave, he will always treasure the memories.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, elephant, feelings, friendship, learning, memories, nonverbal communication, sadness, travel, verbal communication

May I bring a friend?

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk

A boy is invited to go to the King and Queen's house. Everyday he brings a friend along. They invite him to come once again, but he says that he wants them to visit his friends in the zoo.

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animals, decision making, food, friendship, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication, zoo

Sir toby jungle's beastly journey

Tripp, Wallace

A feared knight, growing old, decides it is time for his last adventure. He goes into the forest and finds all of his enemies. They travel with him in the hopes of getting revenge. However, the revenge is Sir Toby's.

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adventures, aging, animals, bear, dragons, forest, fox, horse, nonverbal communication, revenge, royalty, tiger, travel, verbal communication

The warrior and the wiseman

Wisniewski, David

Two sons of the emperor are in competition for the throne. One is a warrior who only thinks of himself, and the other is the wiseman who helps others. The wiseman ends up saving the kingdom and taking the throne.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, helping, responsibilities, royalty, selfishness, siblings, verbal communication

The prince and the pink blanket

Brenner, Barbara

The prince carries an old pink blanket around with him at all times. It makes the prince feel safe, brave, and happy to carry the blanket. The king decides no kids are allowed to carry blankets. The king is shown a film of when he was a kid and that he too carried a blanket. Finally, the king allows the children to have their blankets back.

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feelings, growing up, memories, refusal skills, royalty, security, verbal communication

The legend of rosepetal

Bretano, Clemens

Prince Evermore asks Princess Rosalina to marry him. She says no and that it would be as impossible as a rose marrying a pumpkin. When he makes a rose marry a pumpkin, Rosalina feeels guilty about her selfishness.

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conflict resolution, happiness, magic, marriage, peer resistance, royalty, verbal communication

The jester has lost his jingle

Saltzman, David

A court jester is banished from his kingdom for not being funny. He decides it's not him but the world that has lost laughter. The jester and his helpmate travel all over looking for laughter and eventually they find it.

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critical thinking, feelings, friendship, fun, happiness, humor, kindness, loneliness, lost, problem solving, royalty, sadness, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

Peter penny's dance

Quin, Janet

Peter Penny goes around the world dancing. As he travels, everyone wants him to stay, but he must move on. He returns home after his great voyage to marry a beautiful girl.

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assertiveness, dancing, decision making, exercise, feelings, happiness, marriage, recreation, royalty, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

The king at the door

Cole, Brock

Little Baggit tells the innkeeper that the king is at the door. When the innkeeper looks out and sees that it is just an old man in a patched shirt, he doesn't believe it is the king. Little Baggit gives the king food, drink, a coat, a hat, and a donkey because the king promises him that he'll come back for him the next day- and he does.

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animals, assertiveness, beverage, clothing, decision making, donkey, food, nutrition, royalty, travel, verbal communication

The princess on the nut

Nikly, Michelle

A prince searches to find the perfect bride and finds a princess on a nut.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, food, goal setting, marriage, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

The incredible painting of Felix Clousseau

Agee, Jon

A man's paintings come to life. This causes some people problems, so he is imprisoned. When one of his paintings helps the king, he is released.

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art, careers, conflict resolution, coping, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

My dad is really something

Osborn, Lois

Harry and his friend Ron compare their fathers. Harry becomes upset because Ron's father seems to be so much better than his father. As is turns out, Ron is making everything up because his dad had died a few years ago.

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conflict resolution, confusion, coping, death, deception, decision making, feelings, friendship, loss, memories, refusal skills, role model, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

Olson's meat pies

Cohen, P//Landstrom, O.

Olson makes meat pies with the best ingredients. One day his bookkeeper runs off with all of Olson's money. Olson is forced to put strange ingredients in the pies- like watches. Finally, the bookkeeper comes back with most of Olson's money and the meat pies are good again.

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careers, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, food, nutrition, peer resistance, robbery, verbal communication

Twist with a burger, jitter with a bug

Lowry, Linda

People of all different cultures, shapes, and sizes come together to exercise and dance the mamba, tap, jig, polka, twist, jitterbug, jive, boogie, hula, rumba, and waltz.

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assertiveness, celebration, dancing, exercise, fun, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, rhythm, sizes, verbal communication

I know a lot of things

Rand, Ann//Rand, Paul

This book describes all the things one child is familiar with.

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confidence, critical thinking, rhyme, school, self esteem, verbal communication

Toddlerobics

Newcome, Zita

Join Maddy, Alphonse, Georgia, and other toddlers as they have fun exercising and discovering new moves while doing toddlerobics.

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body parts, dancing, exercise, five senses, fun, hearing, jumping, nonverbal communication, play, rhyme, rhythm, running, smell, taste, touch, verbal communication, walking

Appley dapply's nursery rhymes

Potter, Beatrix

A collection of short rhymes about animals, food, and their natural habitats personified into human actions.

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animals, danish, food, mouse, multicultural, nonverbal communication, rabbit, rhyme, verbal communication

Bug in a rug

Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie

Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.

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airplane, alphabet, animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, books, bus, cat, concepts, critical thinking, dog, elephant, food, fox, frog, goat, kangaroo, monkey, pig, poetry, reading, rhyme, transportation, truck, verbal communication

The meanest squirrel i ever met

Zion, Gene

Nibble, a squirrel, plans his Thanksgiving dinner of acorns, but a mean squirrel comes up and cons the food from Nibble. Through a series of strange circumstances, Nibble is able to get his family's acorns back and even get back at the mean squirrel.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, holidays, nutrition, refusal skills, revenge, robbery, self esteem, squirrel, stress management, thanksgiving, verbal communication

The relatives came

Rylant, Cynthia

Lots of fun and excitement occurs when Virginia's relatives come to town. They have a reunion of food, conversation, naps, and hugs.

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celebration, excitement, family, food, nonverbal communication, nutrition, party, reunion, sleep, travel, verbal communication

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

Timothy turtle

Davis, Alice Vaught

Timothy the turtle went sliding in the mud and got stuck on his back. He was unable to turn himself back over and it took the work of his friends to return him to his feet.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, play, reptiles, teamwork, verbal communication

Together in pinecone patch

Yezerski, Thomas

Keara and Stefan are from Ireland and Poland, respectively, and each tell the stories of their families. They meet in the United States in Pinecone Patch, PA. They overcome deep stereotypes and prejudices to be married and bring two families together.

Me and my aunts

Newton, Laura P

A little girl has a unique and special relationship with each of her aunts. She cooks, reads, sews, receives gifts, and talks with them. Her favorite aunt always remembers what to do and say.

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activities, appreciation, caring, child care, family, food, fun, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, reading, relationship, trust, unselfish, verbal communication

Punch in new york

Provensen, Alice

Mr. Punch is separated from his fellow puppets when he is stolen by a thief. He has many adventures in New York City then is finally reunited with his puppet show. The puppets perform for the richest man in the world.

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adventures, creativity, dolls, performance, puppets, robbery, separation, stress management, verbal communication

I need a snake

Jonell, Lynne//Mathers, Petra

Robbie tries to convince his mommy to get him a pet snake. His mommy tries to discourage Robbie many times. He eventually finds an good solution to please himself and his mom.

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decision making, family, imagination, parents, pets, pretend, problem solving, reptiles, snake, verbal communication

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