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Good driving, amelia bedelia

Parish, Herman

Amelia Bedelia is a maid who is not quite together. She misunderstands everything she is told to do, always with hysterical results. What will happen if Mr. Rogers lets her test drive his car?

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adventures, birthday, car, celebration, challenges, conflict resolution, confusion, cow, decision making, farm, forgiveness, friendship, frustration, humor, literal interpretation, mischief, stress management, verbal communication

Good morning, bear

Peters, Lisa Westberg

Katherine's best friend is an old man named Carl. They have many adventures on the river and the river speaks to them.

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adventures, aging, bodies of water, caring, friendship, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, river

A bug crawls all the way out of her skin! She sleeps then she blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. On her journey, she repeats her chant, Gotta Go! Gotta Go To Mexico! to all the insects and animals along her way. When her destination is reached, she flutters and dances around in the warm sky with her companion. A bug returns, lays her eggs, and the cycle of life is repeated again and again.

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adventures, aging, animals, ant, appearance, author's note, baby, birth, butterfly, caterpillar, challenges, change, cocoon, colors, companion, confidence, courage, cycle, dancing, discovery, environment, farm, flowers, food, forest, grasshopper, growing up, happiness, hibernation, insects, mexican, migration, morning, nature, nonverbal communication, overeating, relationship, reproduction, rhyme, seasons, sleep, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

Grandfather's trolley

McMillan, Bruce

A little girl shares exciting adventures with her grandfather on his trolley. Sounds and photographs make it an exciting trip!

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adventures, closeness, excitement, family, five senses, grandparents, imagination, love, nonverbal communication, photograph, sounds, transportation, travel, trolley, verbal communication

Grandma and the pirates

Gilman, Phoebe

Grandma, her granddaughter, and a parrot are kidnapped by pirates and taken hostage aboard a ship. The three captives trick the pirates by telling them of hidden treasures. When the pirates get off the ship to search for the treasures, the captives sail away at last.

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adventures, family, food, grandparents, kidnapped, nutrition, pirates, seasons, summer

Grandma essie's covered wagon

Williams, David

A father wants to give his family the best life in the best places. Through all their moving and adventures, they realize there's nothing as wonderful as a family and a home.

Grandpa and bo

Henkes, Kevin

Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time. They walk, fish, and make things together. They celebrate Christmas together -- a very special summer Christmas!

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adventures, birds, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, holidays, recreation, relaxation, seasons, summer, travel

Great waldo search

Handford, Martin

Waldo and his wizard friend journey through a fantasy. It is filled with goblins, giants, monks, dwarfs, mermaids, knights, and hunters. In the end, Waldo will see the truth about himself.

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adventures, companion, critical thinking, dwarfs, fantasy, giants, goblins, mermaids, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, truth

Greetings from sandy beach

Graham, Bob

A young girl and her family go camping at the beach. They make new friends and do interesting things such as playing different games at the beach.

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adventures, beach, camping, decision making, family, friendship, games, ocean, self esteem, stress management, summer, verbal communication

Hannah's cold winter

Marx, Trish

A family in Budapest, Hungary enjoys taking family trips to the zoo to see the hippos. When the war hits their city, they save the hippos by collecting all the straw things that they can to feed them.

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adventures, animals, family, giving, hippopotamus, hungarian, multicultural, travel, war, zoo

Harold and the purple crayon

Johnson, Crockett

A little boy creates his own adventure by drawing with purple crayon. He explores forests, oceans and cities by drawing pictures and putting himself in those pictures. After all the adventures, he finally follows the moon back home.

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adventures, art, assertiveness, bodies of water, colors, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, exploration, imagination, moon, nature, ocean, spelling, woods

Henry and mudge

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry is upset because he does not have any brothers or sister to play with. His parents decide to buy him a dog. He names the dog Mudge and they have many adventures together.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, friendship, growing up, parents, pets, play, responsibilities

Henry and mudge and the forever sea

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry, the dog Mudge, and Henry's dad go to the beach for the day. They swim and play. When a wave carries Henry's toy into the ocean, Mudge risks his life to retrieve it.

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adventures, animals, beach, bodies of water, decision making, dog, exercise, family, helping, ocean, parents, pets, play, rescue, safety, swimming

Henry and mudge in puddle trouble

Rylant, Cynthia

In the Springtime, Henry and his dog, Mudge have many adventures. They enjoy the flowers, play in a puddle and save five new kittens from a mean dog.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, cat, critical thinking, dog, helping, peer resistance, pets, plants, play, seasons, spring, weather

Henry and mudge in the green time

Rylant, Cynthia

For Henry and his big dog, Mudge, summer means going on a picnic in the park, taking a bath under the garden hose, and going to the top of the big green hill.

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adventures, animals, bath, cleanliness, dog, exercise, food, friendship, hygiene, imagination, park, picnic, play, seasons, summer, swimming

Henry explores the jungle

Taylor, Mark

Henry's imagination takes him into the jungle to explore and catch a tiger that escaped from the local circus. He quickly catches it, turning his imagination into an adventure.

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adventures, animals, celebration, circus, cow, dog, exploration, goal setting, imagination, jungle, nonverbal communication, tiger, verbal communication

Henry explores the mountains

Taylor, Mark

Henry and his dog, Angus, go exploring in the mountains. Henry ends up stopping a forest fire and being a hero.

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adventures, animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, exploration, fire, mountains, nature, nonverbal communication, pets, prevention, safety, travel, verbal communication, woods

Henry hikes to fitchburg

Johnson, D.B.

Henry decides to take a trip to Fitchburg on foot and his friend decides to go by train. Henry partakes in numerous adventures on his journey into town, while his friend works odd jobs to earn the fare. Who will arrive in Fitchburg first?The journey to Fitchburg will prove to be an exploration of time and interests.

Henry possum

Berson, Harold

Young Henry Possum has so much energy that he'll never learn to play dead. He makes many friends, but one is a wolf, so he soon discovers what his mother has been trying to teach him all along.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, decision making, family, learning, music, nature, nonverbal communication

Henry the castaway

Taylor, Mark

Henry and his dog set out on an exploratory adventure. When they become shipwrecked, they learn survival skills and how to be brave.

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accidents, adventures, animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, goal setting, nonverbal communication, ocean, pets, self esteem, stress management, survival, verbal communication

Henry the sailor cat

Calhoun, Mary

Henry the cat stows away on a boat. Henry is discovered by a father and his son. When a storm starts, the father falls overboard. Henry helps the son rescue his father.

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adventures, animals, boat, bodies of water, cat, critical thinking, family, nonverbal communication, parents, rescue, sea, storm, transportation, weather

Here in space

Milgrim, David

A boy sets out for an adventure on his bike. As he travels around, he discovers many strange wonders about planet Earth. But his biggest discovery of all is that we are all living in outer space.

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adventures, bicycle, biking, critical thinking, discovery, exercise, imagination, planet, technology, travel, understanding, verbal communication

Here's pippa again

Boegehold, Betty

Come along on the adventures of Pippa Mouse!Pippa and her friends have loads of fun as they teach Pippa to swim, play games, find a pet for Pippa, play in the snow, and even help her celebrate her birthday. Don't miss the fun!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, birthday, celebration, mouse, pets, self esteem, snow, swimming

Hetty and harriet

Oakley, Graham

Two young hens become dissatisfied with their boring lives and decide to find a new home. Their curiosity leads them on exciting and dangerous adventures, which eventually lead them back home.

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adventures, assertiveness, birds, boredom, chicken, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exploration, friendship, independence, peer resistance, refusal skills, sharing, shelter, verbal communication

Hickory

Brown, Palmer

There is a family of mice that live in an old grandfather's clock. One of the mice named Hickory decides that he wants to move out into the field. Hickory lives out there and makes friends with a grasshopper named Hop.

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adventures, animals, caring, family, friendship, goal setting, mouse, parents, peer resistance, siblings

Hickory dickory dock

Aylesworth, Jim

A mouse's adventures are detailed along with a clock and the time of day.

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adventures, animals, decision making, imagination, mouse, rhyme, self esteem, verbal communication

Hog-eye

Meddaugh, Susan

What would happen to you if you skipped school?Would you have a good story to tell your parents and would they believe you?This little pig's story has lots of adventure.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, family, mischief, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, school, storytelling, stress management, truth, verbal communication, wolf

Hopper

Pfister, Marcus

A mother rabbit wakes up her baby rabbit to get ready for their day. The rabbits are surrounded by the brilliance of white snow. They encounter a few mishaps throughout the day during their quest for food.

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adventures, animals, baby, birds, critical thinking, deception, exercise, falcon, family, feelings, friendship, health, hygiene, parents, rabbit, running, seasons, snow, weather, winter, worry

Horseshoe harry and the whale

De Leeuw, Adele

Horseshoe Harry is a cowboy who lives on the range in Wyoming. He gets tired of the range and wants to see the sea. So he sets off for the coast and ends up on a ship that captures whales. He finds out that he does not like the sea as much as he thought he would.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, careers, change, conflict resolution, cowboys, ocean, ranch, refusal skills, transportation, travel, whale

Hosni the dreamer: An arabian tale

Ben-Ezer, Ehud

Hosni is a shepherd who spends his days telling stories to his sheep and his nights dreaming about the city. When he finally has the opportunity to travel to the city, his life changes. He hears some special words of wisdom from a wise old man.

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adventures, animals, arab, bodies of water, camel, change, critical thinking, culture, death, decision making, desert, dreams, excitement, fear, feelings, folktale, food, love, marriage, money, mountains, multicultural, night, nutrition, peer resistance, rain, river, sadness, sheep, storytelling, travel, verbal communication, weather

How the amazon queen fought the prince of Egypt

Bower, Tamara

The land of Khor was a peaceful place free of men, in which woman could live side by side in harmony. One day, Pedikhous, of Egpyt decides to test the strength of the women through various attacks. To his surprise the women are stronger and more determined than he ever imagined. Instead of fighting against them, de decides to live in peace and love beside them.

How to make an apple pie and see the world

Priceman, Marjorie

A girl decides to make an apple pie. She goes to the store and finds it closed. Now she must travel across the world to gather ingredients for her pie. She goes to Italy, France, Sri Lanka, England, Jamaica, and Vermont. Once her ingredients are gathered, she takes them home and bakes an apple pie.

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adventures, five senses, food, french, friendship, italian, jamaican, multicultural, nutrition, preparation, travel, united states

Hugh can do

Armstrong, Jennifer

Hugh is an orphan who wants to go to the city to make his fortune. Even though he encounters many obstacles, he pushes on and makes it to the city.

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adventures, assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, determination, fortune, goal setting, persistence, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

Humphrey's bear

Wahl, Jan

Humphrey sails with his stuffed bear on some very scary adventures. He eventually finds his lost security and gets reassurance from his parents.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, dancing, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, nutrition, parents, river, sadness, sea, self esteem, stress management, swimming, toys, transportation, weather, wind

I look like a girl

Hamanaka, Sheila

A girl uses her imagination to become a tiger, dolphin, horse, jaguar, and wolf. She needs nature to become independent so she can follow her dream.

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adventures, ambition, animals, appearance, beauty, beliefs, birds, dancing, dolphin, dreams, forest, horse, jaguar, jungle, nature, sea, sounds, tiger, wolf

I took the moon for a walk

Curtis, Carolyn

A little boy takes the moon on an adventurous walk. At first the moon is timid but then opens up to the little boy. They do things together such as swing, hold hands, and dance until the boy goes home to go to the sleep.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, biking, birds, bodies of water, bridge, church, clouds, community, conflict resolution, cow, dog, feelings, friendship, imagination, insects, ladybug, light, moon, moth, multicultural, night, owl, park, playground, rhyme, shyness, sleep, snail, verbal communication, walking, worm

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

I was born about 10,000 years ago

Kellogg, Steven

A young boy tells some tall tales by claiming that he's been alive for 10,000 years. He explains how he ate part of the apple with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, how he married Queen Elizabeth, and how he flew to the moon. Even though he stretches the truth quite a bit, it's fun to learn about some important events in history.

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adventures, creativity, faith, history, imagination, learning, moon, pretend, pride, royalty, storytelling

If you take a pencil

Testa, Fulvio

When you take a pencil and begin to draw, your imagination will soar. You may go from drawing cats, to birds, to fish, to sailors, and to treasure chests, where the biggest treasure is the pencil in your hand.

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adventures, animals, art, birds, cat, creativity, fish, imagination

Inspector hopper

Cushman, Doug

Inspector Hopper and his partner McBugg work as a team to solve several mysterious case. Join them as they look for Mrs. Ladybug who strangely disappears. Find out what happens to the officer's boat. And discover how they catch a thief with additional help.

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adventures, caterpillar, clouds, critical thinking, grasshopper, hunger, insects, investigation, ladybug, light, missing, moon, mosquito, mystery, rat, sky, snail, spider, worm, worry

Is that josie?

Narahashi, Keiko

An adult and child play an imaginative question and answer game. The questions are real situations that Josie experiences, but Josie becomes wild animals when she uses her imagination to answer the questions.

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adventures, animals, ant, birds, crocodile, dolphin, eagle, family, feelings, fox, fun, games, happiness, hippopotamus, imagination, kangaroo, love, nonverbal communication, opossum, parents, turtle, verbal communication

It was a dark and stormy night

Ahlberg, Janet//Ahlberg, Allan

An eight-year-old boy named Antonio is kidnapped by thieves. The chief orders Antonio to tell a story, which he cleverly uses for his escape. His story includes all sorts of adventures.

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adventures, animals, bear, courage, critical thinking, deception, escape, imagination, storytelling, verbal communication

It's about time, jesse bear

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Jesse Bear tells of his adventures of his day from start to finish. He tells his adventures through songs. Jesse Bear gets sick and must stay in bed to get better. Mama Bear comes in to put Jesse Bear to bed for the night and tells him to rest up for adventures tomorrow.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, day, family, illness, love, parents, rhyme, song, verbal communication

It's spring

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Pit and Pat are very excited because it is spring. These cats use all their energy to jump over various things.

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adventures, animals, bodies of water, cat, excitement, exercise, friendship, happiness, jumping, moon, mountains, nonverbal communication, plants, river, seasons, spring, sun, verbal communication

Jack mack

Smith, Robert Paul

John Mac Gregor is known around his town as Jack Mack. Jack Mack travels to his summer haystack or winter time shack on his yak with a black sack full of knick-knacks on his back.

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adventures, animals, community, neighbors, poetry, rhyme, seasons, summer, verbal communication, winter, yak

Jack, skinny bones, and the golden pancakes

Helldorfer, M.C.

An orphan boy befriends Skinny Bones, the dog of a hot-tempered old lady named Granny Trick. Together the boy and the dog must not only out smart Granny, but even the devil himself!

Jackie's lunch box

Hines, Anna Grossnickle

While Jackie's sister is at school, Jackie is lonely because she must play by herself. When it is lunchtime, Jackie gets out her lunchbox and eats with her mom. Then Jackie takes a nap until her sister comes home. When her sister gets home, she has a surprise for Jackie.

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adventures, counting, dolls, family, food, helping, nutrition, parents, play, school, siblings, sleep

Jeremy's tail

Ball, Duncan

Jeremy shows a great deal of determination in finding the donkey all by himself. He constantly shows this pride by telling people not to tell him where the donkey may be.

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adventures, animals, blindness, critical thinking, decision making, donkey, goal setting, moving, refusal skills, rules, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication, walking

Jim's chimp story

Blaustein, Muriel

In school Jim Chimp is always afraid of getting called on. One day when he is called on to tell a story, he tells a wild and crazy adventure about a pirate ship.

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accomplishment, adventures, imagination, pirates, school, shyness, storytelling

Jimmy's boa bounces back

Noble, Trinka Hakes

Maggie tells Jimmy that his Boa constricter was at her mother's Garden Club meeting. She goes through a huge story about what happened because of this snake.

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adventures, attention, conflict resolution, family, friendship, nonverbal communication, parents, reptiles, snake, storytelling, verbal communication

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