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John patrick norman mchennessy-the boy who is always late

Burningham, John

On his way to school, a little boy is held up by various problems along the way which make him late to school. His teacher makes him write sentences because he thinks he is making up his excuses for being tardy.

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assertiveness, consequences, discipline, honesty, school, truth

Sophie and jack help out

Taylor, Judy

When papa was not able to plant the garden, Sophie and Jack were quick to help. Their garden was full of surprises. The carrots looked like tomatoes, and in the place of corn there were pumpkins. The reader is invited to participate in figuring out what went wrong.

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assertiveness, confusion, family, food, garden, goal setting, helping, nature, nutrition, parents, siblings, surprises, verbal communication

Cully cully and the bear

Gage, Wilson

Cully Cully wants a new bearskin, so he goes out to hunt a bear. He shoots an arrow at the bear and misses. The bear chases Cully Cully. They start to run around a tree and forget who is chasing who. They get tired and finally both give up and go home.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, confusion, fear, feelings, nonverbal communication

Alfie's feet

Hughes, Shirley

After shopping with his mother, Alfie gets some boots. While splashing in puddles, Alfie discovers he has been wearing the boots on the wrong feet. After correcting the problem, he continues to play.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, family, learning, nonverbal communication, parents, play, recreation

Grandma without me

Vigna, Judith

Despite his parents divorce, a young boy figures out how to stay in touch with his grandmother.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, correspondence, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, grandparents, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, problem solving, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

My two uncles

Vigna, Judith

Homosexuality is a topic that is very difficult for most people to accept. This book examines how to deal with differences.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, differences, family, gender, grandparents, homosexuality, nonverbal communication, relationship, sexuality, stress management, verbal communication

Morris the moose

Wiseman, B.

Morris thinks that every animal with four legs and a horn is a moose. The cow and deer disagree with him. When they all go to get a drink in the pond, they see that they are all different.

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animals, assertiveness, beverage, bodies of water, body image, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, deer, differences, food, moose, peer resistance, pond, verbal communication

Oh, the places you will go

Seuss, Dr.

A young person receives advice for going out into the world: expect life's ups and downs, be prepared for the unexpected, learn to roll with the punches, and perserverence pays off.

The cat's purr

Bryan, Ashley

A cat and a rat are friends. However, the rat tricks the cat and plays the special cat drum which only cats play. The cat seeks revenge on the rat and ends up swallowing the drum, and that's how the cat first started to purr.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, mouse, nonverbal communication, revenge, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Tackle 22

Foley, Louise Munro

A local pee-wee football team's quarterback gets the mumps the week of the big playoff game. The team gets a younger brother to take the open spot. The new player helps the team win the playoff game. A great book for boys who like football.

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assertiveness, conflict, cooperation, decision making, family, football, goal setting, self esteem, siblings, teamwork, verbal communication

Very shy

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A girl becomes shy when she is not around her family. One day, she meets a boy who has just moved into her school. She becomes friends with the new boy and overcomes her shyness.

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assertiveness, change, confidence, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, moving, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, shyness, verbal communication

Harry and the terrible whatzit

Gackenbach, Dick

A young boy confronts a two headed monster in the cellar and wins self confidence.

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assertiveness, confidence, fear, feelings, monsters, self esteem

The ghost-eye tree

Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, J

A brother and sister go to get milk, but they must first pass a scary tree. On the way home, they think they see a ghost.

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assertiveness, autumn, beverage, confidence, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, ghosts, imagination, seasons, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

The little engine that could

Piper, Watty

A train needs an engine to carry toys to good boys and girls. The little engine tries to help, but does not think he can get a this large hill with all the toys. With much persistence, he proves that he can do it.

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assertiveness, challenges, confidence, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, helping, self esteem, toys, transportation

The fast sooner hound

Bontemps, Anna//Conroy, Jack

A railroad man's dog outruns the trains and makes even the fastest train look slow. The Roadmaster will not let the dog ride in the cab with his owner until he races and beats The Cannonball.

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animals, assertiveness, competition, confidence, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, pets, train, transportation, travel

Burton and dudley

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Dudley likes to walk, while Burton likes to sit and look outside. They both try doing what the other likes best and finds some enjoyment in other activities.

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animals, assertiveness, compromise, decision making, exercise, friendship, goal setting, helping, mouse, refusal skills, relaxation, sharing, stress management, walking

The little girl and the dragon

Minarik, Else Holmelund

A dragon comes out of a little girl's book and eats all of her toys. She refuses to let him back in the book until he gives back all of her toys.

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assertiveness, compromise, conflict resolution, dragons, mythical, obedience, toys, verbal communication

The terrible thing that happened at our house

Blaine, Marge

When a mother goes back to work, things in the house get out of control. The kids feel left out and start to get upset. Finally, with a little compromising, things work out for the best.

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assertiveness, careers, compromise, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication, working mother

Mine's the best

Bonsall, Crosby

At the beach, two little boys argue over whose balloon is better, even though they are essentially the same. In the end, their balloons are completely deflated because of the abuse they have taken from the two little boys. When a girl teases them with her ballon, they pull together in defense of each other.

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accidents, assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, play, teamwork

Rachel parker, kindergarten show off

Martin, Ann

Olivia's new neighbor, Rachel, is in her kindergarten class. They must overcome feelings of jealousy and competitiveness to be friends.

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assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, jealousy, neighbors, peer resistance, school, verbal communication

Lulu goes to witch school

O'Connor, Jane

Lulu is nervous about starting witch school and really wants to do well. But, there is one little witch named Sandy that always does things better. Lulu realizes there are some things that she can do better!

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anger, assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, excitement, fear, feelings, illness, peer resistance, school, verbal communication, witches

Arthur meets the president

Brown, Marc

Arthur wins a contest about how to make America great. He and his classmates are flown to the White House so that Arthur may recite his speech to the President. Arthur worries that he will forget the speech, but everything goes well.

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assertiveness, competition, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, nonverbal communication, self esteem, speech, stress management, verbal communication

Snail saves the day

Stadler, John

Snail oversleeps and his football team may lose the game if he cannot get there in time.

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assertiveness, competition, exercise, football, games, mollusks, recreation, responsibilities, sleep, snail, sports, stress management, teamwork

Get set!Go!

Watanabe, S.

A bear starts an obstacle race. He encounters obstacles and problems, but he keeps going. He finishes the race, but no one knows who wins.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, challenges, competition, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, exercise, goal setting, problem solving, running, verbal communication

When I am eight

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Herbie wants to prove that when he is eight, he'll do everything his older brother does -- but even better!He will be the best at baseball, video games, and bike riding. Herbie realizes that he won't always be in his brother's shadow.

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assertiveness, baseball, biking, birthday, competition, exercise, games, goal setting, growing up, holidays, self esteem, shadows, sports, technology, verbal communication

Three cheers for tacky

Lester, Helen

Tacky is not like the other penguins that he lives with. One afternoon, they participate in a cheering contest with other penguins. Tacky puts on a great show and his team wins shiny, blue ribbons.

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acceptance, assertiveness, birds, comparisons, competition, differences, individuality, penguin, performance

Anancy and mr. dry-bone

French, Fiona

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone attempt to win the hand of the beautiful Miss Lause by making her laugh.

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assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, goal setting, imagination, marriage, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

Mirandy and brother wind

McKissack, Patricia C.

To win first prize in the dance contest, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.

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african american, assertiveness, competition, creativity, dancing, decision making, exercise, friendship, multicultural, peer resistance, persistence, verbal communication, weather, wind

The big pile of dirt

Clymer, Eleanor

Several children in the city find that they have nowhere to play. They have to play in a big pile of dirt in an empty lot. Finally, the mayor builds a park for the kids in the empty lot to play in.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, self esteem, verbal communication

Once around the block

Henkes, Kevin

Annie is bored waiting for her father to come home so her mother suggests a stroll around the block. On her walk, she meets and interacts with several neighbors. When she returns, Annie's father is waiting for her!

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adventures, assertiveness, boredom, community, exercise, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, verbal communication, walking

The owl scatterer

Norman, Howard

Owls overrun the village of Big Footprint Lake. Little does the town know that the old lonely man by the lake can help them. Jake scatters the owls and reminds the town of how useful he is!

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assertiveness, birds, bodies of water, chaos, community, conflict resolution, goal setting, heroism, lake, loneliness, nonverbal communication, owl, rescue

The secret of the sachem's tree

Monjo, F.N.

The new king of England is going to take away its charter from a Puritan town in Connecticut. When the lights go out, the charter disappears, and the English can't take it.

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assertiveness, community, decision making, english, family, friendship, halloween, history, holidays, independence, multicultural, parents, religion, royalty, siblings

Crossing the new bridge

McCully, Emily Arnold

A village's bridge is destroyed so the villagers have no way to leave the village. They find a family of bridge builders to make a new one. Once the bridge is finished, everyone is happy again.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, happiness, lake, moods, parents, siblings, verbal communication

The land of gray wolf

Locker, Thomas

Running Deer, a young Native American boy, helps fight the white settlers from taking over their native land. The white men kill many members of the tribe and take Running Deer and others to a reservation.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, growing up, history, multicultural, native american, settlers, verbal communication

The little band

Sage, James

A diverse band of children march through a town, bringing enjoyment to the townspeople through their music.

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assertiveness, community, differences, music, nonverbal communication, stress management

Nobody stole the pie

Levitin, Sonia

In the town of Little Digby, there is a Lollyberry tree that grows delicious berries. Each year, they have a festival and eat a big lollyberry pie. Everyone takes a little piece throughout the day and think nothing of it. By the time of celebration, there is only one piece left for the mayor. Nobody admits to stealing the pie, but the mayor knows everybody stole the pie.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, deception, decision making, food, nutrition, party, peer resistance, robbery, verbal communication

The story of may

Gerstein, Mordicai

May gets lost and is found by her Aunt Jane. She is informed that she has a father and trys to find him.

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assertiveness, autumn, colors, critical thinking, family, grandparents, lost, parents, plants, rain, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

The house of four seasons

Duvoisin, Roger

A family buys a house and fixes it up. They decide to paint it many colors. They have some trouble getting the colors they want, but in the end, everything works out.

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assertiveness, autumn, colors, conflict resolution, critical thinking, disappointment, family, parents, seasons, shopping, siblings, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter

Rainbow fish to the rescue

Pfister, Marcus

Rainbow Fish and his friends are playing flash-tag with their shiny scales. When a striped fish comes to play, they won't let him join their game. Suddenly a shark appears, so Rainbow Fish and his friends risk their lives to save the lonely striped fish.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, colors, decision making, feelings, fish, friendship, games, loneliness, loyalty, rescue, sadness, safety, sea, shark

The blue-eyed pussy

Mathieson, Egon

A blue-eyed cat goes looking for the Land of Many Mice and gets laughed at and criticized along the way because of the color of his eyes.

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animals, assertiveness, bias, cat, colors, feelings, goal setting, happiness, refusal skills, self confidence, self esteem, stereotypes, travel, vision

The wind thief

Barrett, Judi

The wind blows big breezes until it gets chilly and wants a hat to keep warm. It blows a big gust of air to get a hat from a boy, but actually blows hats off of everyone's head. The wind stops blowing to give all the hats back.

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assertiveness, clothing, cold, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, weather, wind

Max's christmas

Wells, Rosemary

It is Christmas Eve, Max sneaks downstairs to see Santa Claus but falls asleep by the chimmney. When Santa arrives, he puts his hat over Max's face because nobody is supposed to see Santa Claus. Max peeks anyway and was surprised to find himself surrounded by presents.

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assertiveness, christmas, clothing, goal setting, holidays, nonverbal communication, presents, refusal skills, santa, sleep, surprises, verbal communication

Anna's goodbye apron

Brillhart, Julie

Anna is a teacher who moves away to a new house. Her students are sad that she is leaving so they make an apron for her. Anna writes to her students to keep in touch.

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appreciation, assertiveness, closeness, clothing, feelings, goal setting, happiness, presents, relationship, sadness, school, teaching

A new coat for anna

Ziefert, Harriet

Anna needs a new winter coat, so her mother trades her valuables in order to get Anna a new coat.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, parents, poverty, winter

Vejeigantes masquerade

Delacre, Lulu

Ramon wanted to be a vejigante masqueradae and dance in the carnival. He didn't have enough money to buy a new costume, so he made one. He worked in a mask store so he could have a new mask too.

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assertiveness, carnival, clothing, courage, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, language, parade, persistence, poverty, preparation, puerto rican, self esteem, verbal communication

The halloween mystery

Nixon, Joan Lowery

It's almost Halloween, and Susan needs a new costume. Mrs. Foshee is an older woman who watches Susan and her two brothers one night. Susan and Mike think that she is a witch, and they cleverly try to solve the mystery.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, ghosts, halloween, holidays, imagination, mystery, neighbors, verbal communication

Aunt flossie's hat (and crab cakes later)

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Susan and Sarah spend a Sunday afternoon with their Aunt. As they try on her old hats, Aunt Flossie tells a story associated with each one. Afterwards, they celebrate with their favorite food - crab cakes.

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assertiveness, child care, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, goal setting, imagination, memories, nutrition, self esteem

Sweet clara and the freedom quilt

Hopkinson, Deborah

Claro makes a quilt that describes the path that slaves must take to walk to freedom. She runs away with Jack and gets to freedom because of the quilt.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, diversity, family, freedom, goal setting, love, parents, quilt, siblings, slavery, verbal communication

Thomas' snowsuit

Munsch, Robert

Thomas is a stubborn boy. One day when his mother buys him a new snowsuit, Thomas refuses to wear it. Eventually, Thomas wears the snowsuit and gets angry. This occurs at school, which leads to a humorous situation.

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anger, assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, disobedience, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, refusal skills, school, self esteem, snow, winter

Rosebud and red flannel

Pochocki, Ethel

It takes a winter storm to show a snobbish nightgown that she can love a gentle and courageous pair of long johns.

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assertiveness, clothing, courage, decision making, goal setting, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, seasons, self esteem, winter

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