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A drop of honey

Bider, Djemma

Anayida falls asleep and dreams of baking baklava. When she buys the honey, she drops some of it on the sidewalk. A bee lands on the honey and a cat chases the bee. A dog chases the cat and they all run through the town. The whole town is turned upside down because of one drop of honey.

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adventures, animals, armenian, bee, bodies of water, cat, community, conflict resolution, dog, folktale, food, greek, insects, multicultural, nutrition, recipe, river

A forest of boxes

Gunthorp, Karen

Davy the mouse is curious to see what lies beyond his area of the forest. One day he leaves and what an adventure he has when he goes to the city and thinks he is in a forest of boxes.

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adventures, community, curiosity, discovery, forest, independence, travel

A hanukkah treasury

Kimmel, Eric

Hanukkah is to me the time for lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, and remembering heros from the past. Poetry, music, and recipes help keep the Hanukkah tradition alive!

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acceptance, accomplishment, adventures, ambition, american, animals, anticipation, appreciation, assertiveness, beliefs, bias, bravery, celebration, ceremony, challenges, change, charity, closeness, communication, conflict, conflict resolution, cooking, courage, critical thinking, culture, customs, decision making, destruction, determination, discrimination, elephant, family, feelings, folktale, food, freedom, games, goal setting, god, grandparents, grief, hanukkah, happiness, hebrew, heroism, history, holidays, hope, immigrants, independence, individuality, israelian, Jewish, kindness, language, love, loyalty, memories, miracle, moose, moving, multicultural, music, parents, peace, pilgrims, poetry, polish, politics, poverty, prayer, prejudice, presents, racism, religion, russian, sadness, secrets, siblings, snow, song, spiritual, storytelling, toys, traditions, war, weather

A house that once was

Fogliano, Julie

Two boys find a house that is abandoned and old. They wonder who might have lived there and where they had gone. Although it remains a mystery, the boys return to their home and enjoy a warm dinner with their family while leaving the abandoned house alone.

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adventures, architecture, art, buildings, colors, courage, curiosity, dancing, disappearance, exploration, prediction, pretend, rhyme, singing, technology, time, transportation

A joyful day!

Stanbridge, Bobette

Cheerful bird has many nature-filled adventures with her tree friends and rock friends. Also meet Miss Annie Elephant who changes colors with her mood, and Selina Butterfly who changes patterns.

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adventures, animals, bear, birds, butterfly, change, circus, colors, dreams, elephant, feelings, flowers, friendship, images, insects, instruments, moods, mouse, music, nature, pattern, performance, plants, rules, travel, tree, turtle

A letter to amy

Keats, Ezra Jack

Peter writes an invitation to Amy to attend his birthday party. It is an adventure trying to mail the invitation in the wind and rain. Peter thinks Amy may never come to his party.

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adventures, birthday, conflict resolution, coping, correspondence, critical thinking, friendship, holidays, party, peer resistance, rain, verbal communication, weather

A letter to grandma

Rogers, Paul

Lucy falls asleep listening to the sounds of the night. Lucy was thinking about the arrival of her Grandma the next day. When Lucy wakes up, she finds herself in another world. Her house ia now located on an island. Throughout the day Lucy explores the atmosphere on the island.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, boat, bodies of water, dreams, excitement, family, grandparents, imagination, letters, ocean, parents, sounds, transportation, verbal communication, whale

A library book for bear

Becker, Bonny

Although he sees no need for more books to read, Bear agrees to accompany Mouse to the library.

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adventures, animals, bear, books, five senses, library, mouse, skating, sounds

A lion in the night

Allen, Pamela

One night from the confines of her crib, a baby makes a wish and much to the king and queen's astonishment, the wish comes true in the middle of the night. A lion takes the baby on a wild chase in time for breakfast. And when the queen comes in, the Lion disappears.

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adventures, animals, baby, conflict resolution, dreams, feelings, lion, loneliness, royalty, transportation, wish

A new green day

Portis, Antoinette

On one summer’s day, a girl is attentive to all the sights and sounds around her. Whether it’s the subtle noise of crickets at night or the loud boom of thunder during a storm, there are many things in the environment, big and small, that influence her experiences.

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adventures, amphibians, animals, appreciation, awareness, colors, comparisons, cricket, day, earth, five senses, insects, lightning, mollusks, night, plants, play, rain, shadows, sight, snail, space, stars, stream, tadpole, walking, weather, worm

A penguin pup for Pinkerton

Kellogg, Steven

At school, Emily learns about penguins and how they care for their young. When Emily tells her dog, Pinkerton, about penguins, he begins to dream of having a penguin pup of his own. He even begins to think that his football is a penguin egg and waits for it to hatch. Later, Pinkerton steals a football from a football game. Emily and her family give Pinkerton a baby penguin of his own that he can care for.

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adoption, adventures, animals, baby, birds, counting, dog, dreams, football, numbers, parents, penguin, sports

A pocket for corduroy (Un bolsillo para corduroy)

Freeman, Don

Corduroy the teddy bear wants a pocket for his outfit. He goes with his owner to a laundromat to search for one and gets into many mishaps. Written in English and Spanish.

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adventures, animals, bear, clothing, decision making, goal setting, language, spanish

A road might lead to anywhere

Field, Rachel

A little girl leaves her home to explore where the road may go. She travels to different countries, cities, shops, houses and caves. She eventually takes the road that leads her back home.

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adventures, exploration, five senses, transportation, travel, verbal communication

A troll in passing

Krensky, Stephen

Imagine growing up and being just a little different than everyone else. Morgan was never interested in troll things, even the games they played. He wanted more than troll life could give him. When he gets the job of forager, he begins a whole new life.

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adventures, careers, challenges, critical thinking, decision making, differences, fantasy, friendship, growing up, trolls, verbal communication

A-hunting we will go!

Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

Abigail takes the wheel

Avi

Every morning Abigail and her brother go to school on board their father's boat. One morning they see an accident and decide to help one of the boats. Abigail has to steer while her father helps on the other boat. On her way down the river, Abigail must make some quick decisions. With Captain Abigail in charge everyone arrives safely.

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accidents, adventures, author's note, boat, bodies of water, careers, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, geography, maps, market, parents, river, school, ship, siblings, transportation, trust, verbal communication

Across the blue mountains

Clark, Emma Chichester

Miss Milberry lives happily at the base of the blue mountains with her beautiful garden and her animals, but she is curious about what it is like on the other side of the mountains. Miss Milberry takes a long trip trying to get to the other side, but she ends up at a place that looks very familiar.

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adventures, animals, birds, cat, curiosity, dog, food, forest, garden, mountains, nutrition, plants, travel

Adam's abc

Fife, Dale H

Adam and friends have many adventures in alphabetical order throughout the day.

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adventures, alphabet, decision making, friendship, sequence

Albert's halloween: The case of the stolen pumpkins

Tryon, Leslie

It's Halloween time, but someone has stolen the pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. Detective Albert and his friends solve the mystery piece by piece. Readers can join in this game and solve the mystery with Albert and his friends.

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adventures, animals, autumn, bat, birds, butterfly, challenges, conflict resolution, correspondence, creativity, critical thinking, crow, discovery, fun, games, halloween, holidays, imagination, letters, math, mystery, nonverbal communication, numbers, pig, time, verbal communication

All aboard!

Stevenson, James

Hubie and his family board a train to go to New York to see the World's Fair. At one of the train stops, Hubie gets off and mistakenly gets on another train going to California. During Hubie's attempt to get back on the train to New York, he meets some very helpful and interesting people. With their help, Hubie lands safely at the World's Fair.

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adventures, airplane, bravery, challenges, conflict resolution, critical thinking, excitement, family, kindness, lost, mistake, parents, rain, siblings, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

Alphabet adventure

Wood, Audrey

The little letters are going to school to help teach children their alphabet and how to write. Along the way little i loses her dot, and cannot go on to school without it. The letters go on an adventure as they look for little i's dot. They then decide that they must choose something to replace the dot so they can get to school to help the children. As i chooses a cherry and its about to leave, her dot comes out from a game of hide and seek just in time to find charley awaiting them at the school.

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adventures, alphabet, bodies of water, celebration, colors, feelings, games, island, letters, problem solving, school, sequence, shapes

Alphabet mystery

Wood, Aubrey

Charley's alphabet becomes worried when they learn that little x is missing. They set off on an adventure to find little x and experience a problem when they do.

Amanda pig on her own

Van Leeuwen, Jean

A collection of four short stories tell the adventurous tales of a young pig and her family. Often having a moral or value, the pigs usually resolve their problems well.

Amelia bedelia and the surprise shower

Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedelia always seems to take everything literally. This only leads to chaos as well as laughter as Amelia Bedelia helps prepare for a surprise bridal shower. From pruning the hedges by placing prunes on the hedges, to icing the fish by covering them in chocolate icing, well-intentioned Amelia causes quite a commotion. After hosing down the guest of honor as part of the shower, Amelia turns the entire party into a disaster, but at least all of the guests leave in laughter.

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accidents, adventures, anger, celebration, conflict resolution, confusion, emotions, helping, humor, imagination, literal interpretation, misunderstanding, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management, surprises

Amos: The story of an old dog and his couch

Seligson, Susan//Schneider, Howie

An old dog is bored and sad because the kids are all grown up and the Bobsons are always gone. He later discovers he can make new friends and his couch can go places if he uses his imagination.

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adventures, animals, boredom, change, decision making, dog, feelings, friendship, growing up, imagination, loneliness, pets, sadness, travel

Amy elizabeth explores bloomingdales

Konigsburg, E.L.

Amy Elizabeth goes to New York to visit her grandma, who promises to take Amy Elizabeth to Bloomingdales to shop, however they spend so much time exploring other places, that they never make it there.

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adventures, exploration, family, grandparents, time, travel

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

And my mean old mother will be sorry, blackboard bear

Alexander, Martha

Anthony is tired of his mean mother always yelling at him, so he runs away with his bear. After some fun, he misses his mother, his bed, his pillow, and food. He happily returns to his home.

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adventures, conflict resolution, decision making, family, running away, safety

Andreas in king's park

Sundin-Wickman

Andreas, Matt, and Ruff are great friends who do everything together. When Ruff runs off, Matt and Andreas use clever thinking and courage to find their dog.

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adventures, animals, birds, chicken, dog, duck, food, friendship, pets

Anna banana and me

Blegvad, Lenore

A fearless little girl named Anna Banana has a very active imagination. Anna has a friend who is a small boy. Together they experience many exciting adventures. They both confront their fears and overcome them.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, fear, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem, verbal communication

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.

Another helping of chips

Hughes, Shirley

Four short stories tell about the adventures of chips and Jessie. Together they encounter adventures concerning spring cleaning, a visiting uncle, a stray kitten, and Christmas.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, cat, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, friendship, goal setting, holidays, jealousy, nonverbal communication, self esteem

Ants don't get sunday off

Pollock, Penny

Anya is a hardworking ant. She longs for an adventure outside her nest or at least a day off. When a heavy rainstorm comes, Anya gets the adventure of a life time.

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adventures, ant, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, goal setting, hard work, insects, peer resistance, rain, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, weather

Arlene sardine

Raschka, Chris

Have you ever wanted to be a sardine?Arlene does, but there are many steps to go through first. From going into the nets, to the factory, and finally into a can. Arlene becomes a sardine right before your eyes.

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adventures, animals, anticipation, bodies of water, change, death, dreams, fish, fishing, food, friendship, habitat, machines, preparation, sequence, swimming, water

Arthur's camp-out

Hoban, Lillian

Arthur is bored one spring day so he decides to go on a field trip to collect specimens. He finds himself in some difficult situations and quickly discovers how quickly his bravery can wear off. Even though things don't go as planned, he still manages to have some fun, thanks to his friends.

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adventures, amphibians, animals, assertiveness, bat, bravery, dreams, exploration, family, fear, feelings, flowers, friendship, frog, frustration, insects, peer resistance, seasons, siblings, snake, spring

Aster aardvark's alphabet adventures

Kellogg, Steven

Aster goes through many adventures following the letters in the alphabet and meets many people along the way.

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aardvark, adventures, alphabet, animals, bear, sequence

Astro bunnies

Loomis, Christine

Zip!Zoom!Join these astro bunnies as they explore outer space. Help the bunnies get to outer space. What will they find there?Whether it's shooting starts or bunnies from other places, astro bunnies always come home.

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accomplishment, adventures, animals, astronaut, astronomy, challenges, critical thinking, emotions, exploration, friendship, fun, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moon, nonverbal communication, ocean, planet, playing, rabbit, rhyme, science, sky, stars, technology, transportation, travel, weather

Audrey and barbara

Lawson, Janet

Audrey has big ideas for herself and her cat, Barbara. She wants to cross the ocean in her bathtub sailboat to visit the Taj-Mahal and ride on an elephant. But will her imagination take her all the way to India?

Aunt Claire's yellow beehive hair

Blumenthal, Deborah

Annie, Grandma Marilyn, and Great Aunt Ruth search through family memorabilia as they put together an album to show to their family. While scrapbooking the many memories, Grandma Marilyn and Great Aunt Ruth share stories about makeup, clothing, jewelery, hairdos, and food. Annie learns all about the relatives she never met.

Babar and that rascal arthur

Brunhoff, Laurent de

Babar, his family, and cousin Arthur go on vacation. Arthur sneaks off to find adventure. After parachuting off a plain, Arthur is lost. Many animals try to help Arthur find his way home.

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adventures, animals, camel, critical thinking, elephant, family, lost, verbal communication, worry

Babar and zephir

Brunhoff, Jean de

Zephir the monkey goes home to visit his family. While he is there, someone kidnaps princess Isabelle and Zephir goes to find her.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, monkey, nonverbal communication, royalty, travel, verbal communication

Babar's anniversary album

Brunhoff, Jean de//Brunhoff, Laurent de

Maurice Sendak pays homage to Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. This anniversary album consists of his six favorite stories about Babar and his adventures.

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adventures, animals, critical thinking, elephant, family, friendship, goal setting, imagination, love, parents, self esteem, siblings

Bear

Schoenherr, John

A young bear wakes one morning to find that his mother is gone. He goes through many adventures trying to find her and learns to live on his own.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, change, coping, courage, family, fear, feelings, growing up, independence, loneliness, parents, self esteem, stress management

Bears

Krauss, Ruth

As a young boy drifts off to sleep with his teddy bear, his dog jumps up, takes it, and runs away. The boy follows the dog through a series of scenes involving bears with simple rhyming text. At last the dog retrieves the bear. The boy, the bear, and the dog happily retreat to bed. Was it a dream or was it reality? Decide for yourself.

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adventures, bear, bedtime, dog, feelings, giving, rhyme, sleep, vocabulary

Bearskin

Pyle, Howard

Bearskin, an infant son of a miller, is sent down the river by the king only to be found by a she-bear who raises him. As Bearskin gets older he goes out into the world to be with other people. He learns about a three-headed dragon who takes the princess. If anyone can kill the dragon, then they get to marry the princess. Will Bearskin be able to kill the dragon and win her heart?

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adoption, adventures, affection, animals, art, baby, bear, bravery, castle, ceremony, challenges, clothing, companion, conflict, courage, deception, dragons, fable, fear, folktale, food, heroism, honesty, marriage, multicultural, nature, nutrition, picnic, royalty, violence

Bed bouncers

Knutson, Kimberly

Two young children become bed bouncers in a fantasy through the sky. They see the moon, the stars, and friends from other lands. The kids return home to wait for their next bed bouncing adventure.

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adventures, bedtime, exercise, fantasy, moon, multicultural, nonverbal communication, stars, travel

Benjie

Lexau, Joan M.

Benjie's granny loses her earring on the way home from church, so bashful Benjie sets out to look for it while his granny is takng a nap. He finds the earring, but in the process he loses his bashfulness.

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accomplishment, adventures, african american, assertiveness, bravery, change, disappearance, exploration, family, goal setting, grandparents, lost, multicultural, shyness, sleep, success, unselfish, verbal communication

Beware of boys

Blundell, Tony

A young boy is captured by a seemingly clever wolf while walking in the woods one day. When the wolf threatens to eat the boy, the boy creatively sends the wolf running in circles and ends up stumping him and escaping!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, food, forest, nutrition, survival, wolf

Big al and shrimpy

Clements, Andrew

Shrimpy learns that he is special in his own way, despite being different. He gets involved in a social activity then contributes his idea to solve a problem to help a friend in need.

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adventures, bodies of water, companion, decision making, differences, fish, friendship, helping, individuality, ocean, sea, self confidence, self esteem, teamwork, uniqueness

Bill and pete

dePaola, Tomie

Bill, a crocodile, and Pete, his bird friend, have numerous adventures on the Nile River. Some of these include Bill's first day of school, an encounter with a bad guy, and various situations at home.

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adventures, assertiveness, birds, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, crocodile, friendship, goal setting, reptiles, river, school

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