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Memorial

Crew, Gary

Storytime is a great time to recollect and gain lessons on past events. Take a stand with a young boy as he tries to preserve a memory.

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assertiveness, conservation, critical thinking, decision making, family, fight, generations, grandparents, history, memories, monuments, plants, storytelling, tree, war

Merry christmas, amelia bedelia

Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedelia has lots of work to do for the Rogers family before Aunt Myra comes for Christmas. Once again she gets things mixed up. She is so cheerful, though, that it is a nice Christmas after all.

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acceptance, assertiveness, careers, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, holidays, literal interpretation, responsibilities

Merry christmas, ernest and celestine

Vincent, Gabrielle

It is Christmas time and Ernest promises Celestine that they could throw a party. Now Ernest doesn't think it is possible because they don't have any money. But Celestine persists and they make all the decorations and presents by hand. The party is a hit based on love and friendship.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, caring, christmas, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, friendship, goal setting, holidays, mouse, party, peer resistance, poverty, presents, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication

Merry christmas, strega nona

dePaola, Tomie

Strega Nona has a huge Christmas feast to prepare. How will she finish with untrustworthy Big Anthony as her only helper?Big Anthony will suprise us in the end!

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assertiveness, celebration, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, holidays, italian, multicultural, surprises, traditions, verbal communication

Merry-go-round

Heine, Helme

Katie shows Auntie Dumpling, Uncle Plod, and Mr. Brian how to have an interesting and unique holiday.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, goal setting, holidays, verbal communication

Messenger, messenger

Burleigh, Robert

Being a bicycle messenger in a big city is a rigorous job, but someone has to do it. The messenger wakes early and works late to deliver the proper messages to their appropriate places. Nothing can stop him, not rain, snow, or distractions of others.

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african american, assertiveness, bicycle, biking, careers, cold, community, critical thinking, day, dedication, discipline, exercise, food, goal setting, hard work, loyalty, morning, multicultural, night, radio, rain, refusal skills, responsibilities, rhyme, rhythm, routine, snow, sun, technology, time, weather, wind, work

Mike mulligan and his steam engine

Burton, Virginia Lee

This story is about Mike and his steam engine, Mary Anne. They were the best digging team around. But soon gas, electric and diesel engines were invented and she was no longer the best. Mike still thought she was a great steam engine and together they dug the site for the new town hall, where today Mary Anne sits proudly.

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assertiveness, careers, change, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, peer resistance, progress, self esteem, transportation

Millicent and the wind

Munsch, Robert

Millicent lives on a mountain top and has no friend except the wind. They play tag and talk to each other. One day she asks the wind to bring her a friend, and it did.

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assertiveness, climbing, communication, exercise, family, friendship, games, loneliness, mountains, parents, self esteem, stress management, teasing, verbal communication, walking, weather, wind, wish, woods

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

Minnie and moo go dancing

Cazet, Denys

As Minnie and Moo sit watching the stars, they wish they could dance. When their wish comes true, they dress up as the farmer's twin sisters, Opal and Ruby, and attend a party at the farmer's house. They have a wonderful time at the party, but the fun ends when they are offered hamburgers. Fearing for their lives, the cows return to the barn.

Miranda and the cat

Smith, Linell

A young girl named Miranda discovers an alley cat while playing ball in her neighborhood. She tries to win the cat's heart by bringing him food every night and making sure he's okay. One night, she finds him injured. She takes him into her home, nurses him back to health, and lets him go, despite knowing she will never see him again.

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

Miserable aunt bertha

Lord, John Vernon

Bill searches for something that will make his miserable Aunt Bertha happy. Finally, he learns that nothing can make her happier than simply his love.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, family, feelings, goal setting, love, self esteem, stress management

Miss Flora Mcflimsey's valentine

Mariana.

Miss Flora McFlimsey sends anonymous valentines to all her friends. Her cat, Pookoo, is supposed to deliver them but does not. Even though Pookoo made a mistake, things work out in the end.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, dolls, forgiveness, holidays, rabbit, secrets, selfishness, valentine's day, verbal communication

Miss maggie

Rylant, Cynthia

Nat is terrified to go into the house of Miss Maggie because he has heard that there is a snake inside her house. But he is so curious that he begins peeking through the windows. Even though Nat does not find a snake, he does find a good friend.

Miss nelson is back

Allard, Henry//Marshall, James

Miss Nelson, a teacher, had to have her tonsils taken out. The principal of the school substituted for her but he was very boring. The kids decided to pretend to be Miss Nelson. When Miss Nelson found out, she brought out Miss Swamp for an afternoon.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, misbehavior, school

Miss spider's tea party

Kirk, David

Miss Spider is planning to have eight for tea. But what is she to do when the bugs are too scared to eat her cake?Ask Miss Spider how she makes friends with every moth, tick, and flea -- just by having cake and tea.

Mississippi bridge

Taylor, Mildred D.

Jeremy Simms, a young white boy, lives in a small town in Mississippi that is segregated. One foggy, rainy day, a bus full of people (mostly whites since some black people had been thrown off to make room for the whites), heads across the bridge and, because of the weather, crashes through the railing and into the water below. Blacks and whites, together, come to the rescue.

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african american, assertiveness, cooperation, equality, family, fear, fog, helping, heroism, multicultural, obedience, parents, rain, siblings, travel, verbal communication, weather

Molly mccullough and tom the rogue

Stevens, Kathleen

Tom roams the countryside charming the farmers' wives and tricking farmers out of fruits and vegetables. He meets his match in a plain-faced, sharp tongued farmer's daughter.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, decision making, farm, food, fruit, nonverbal communication, nutrition, robbery, vegetables

Mommy and me by ourselves again!

Vigna, Judith

Disappointed when her mother's ex-boyfriend forgets her birthday, Amy is comforted by her family when they give her a surprise birthday party and a special gift.

Monster and the surprise cookie

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster and the little boy decide to throw a party! They travel to the supermarket to find refreshments for their guests. They pack their shopping cart full of cookies, but when they go through the line, they realize that they donﾒt have enough money! Instead, they buy a few ingredients, so they can make cookies at home. Using a recipe book, they make a variety of shaped cookies. Surprisingly, these cookies take the shape of Monster when placed together. The cookies are delicious and everyone is pleased!

Monster and the toy sale

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster and the little boy see an ad in the newspaper that reads ﾓTOY SALE TODAY!ﾔ Together, they bicycle to the store. On their journey, they are very helpful to others. Monster and the little boy serve as policemen to direct traffic, and as mangers at the toy store. They are so busy that they run out of time to shop for their own toys. Everyone is grateful for their unselfish behavior.

Monster goes around the town

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster goes for a trip around the town with a little boy. The little boy brings his camera and takes pictures at all the places they visit together.

Monster mama

Rosenberg, Liz

Patrick Edward's mother is known as a monster all over town. One day, Patrick's mother sends him out to get strawberries. On his way home, three bullies steal the strawberries. Monster Mama is so upset that she teaches the boys a lesson, and they think of her as Cool.

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acceptance, assertiveness, bravery, bully, conflict resolution, decision making, differences, family, food, learning, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, robbery, uniqueness

Moonkey

Thaler, Mike

Monkey falls in love with the moon and will do anything to get to the moon. Monkey's friends try to help him reach the moon, but in the end, Monkey decides that he belongs with the jungle animals.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, jungle, love, monkey, moon, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

More tales of amanda pig

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Amanda pig and her family experience five short stories. One describes Amanda playing with her brother and another describes how she organized a birthday party for her dad.

More than anything else

Bradby, Marie

Booker and all the other African Americans have been set free. Money is tight and food is scarce, but the one thing that Booker cares most about is learning to read. His mother gives him an alphabet book, so he seeks the help of a man who knows how to read.

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african american, amphibians, assertiveness, books, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, food, freedom, frog, frustration, happiness, hunger, learning, multicultural, nutrition, parents, reading, siblings, walking

Morgan the magnificent

Wallace, Ian

Morgan loves acrobats. When the circus comes to town, she sneaks into the tent where the high wire act was performed. She performs for everyone and becomes known as Morgan the Magnificent.

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assertiveness, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, performance, verbal communication

Morning beach

Baker, Leslie

At the beach, a mother sees the same characteristics of herself in her daughter. Her day is complete just by watching her daughter have fun.

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adventures, assertiveness, beach, companion, critical thinking, food, goal setting, happiness, kindness, morning, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, self esteem, 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

Mouse count

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Ten mice were playing in a field until a hungry snake comes by to collect them into a jar to eat. The mice outsmart the snake by tipping the jar and getting free.

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animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, escape, food, hunger, mouse, nutrition, play, problem solving, reptiles, snake

Mouse mess

Riley, Linnea

A little mouse wakes up after a family goes to bed. He tries everything from crackers to peanut butter and makes a big mess while he is at it!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, colors, decision making, excitement, feelings, five senses, food, greed, happiness, mouse, nutrition, rhyme, smell, taste, touch

Mouse soup

Lobel, Arnold

A mouse tricks a weasel into getting some ingredients he needs from other stories to make a delicious mouse soup.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, deception, decision making, food, imagination, mouse, nutrition, problem solving, weasel

Mousekin's golden house

Miller, Edna

A little mouse finds a jack-o-lantern in the woods and gives it a home. It protects him from predators and the cold air.

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acceptance, animals, assertiveness, autumn, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, halloween, holidays, mouse, nature, nonverbal communication, protection, refusal skills, safety, seasons, self esteem, woods

Moy moy

Politi, Leo

Moy Moy is the youngest sister who is fascinated by toys and bright celebrations. She sees and is in the Chinese New Year Parade where she is no longer afraid of the lion.

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animals, assertiveness, bee, chinese, dragons, fireworks, goal setting, holidays, insects, lion, multicultural, music, new year, nonverbal communication, parade, self esteem, toys, verbal communication

Mozart tonight

Downing, Julie

Mozart look back on the events of his great operatic truimph, Don Giovanni. Events of his life are told and what led to this moment in his life.

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assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, hard work, history, music, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Mr. and mrs. pig's evening out

Rayner, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Pig decide to go out for the evening so they get a babysitter, Mrs. Wolf, for their piglets. Mrs. Wolf gets hungry while she is sitting, but not for anything in the kitchen.

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animals, assertiveness, child care, conflict resolution, cooperation, family, food, friendship, hunger, parents, pig, relaxation, wolf

Mr. brimble's hobby

Rice, Eve

The Brimble family has many adventures together. Mr. Brimble buys so many new musical instruments that the family is forced to move out!

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, hobby, moving, music, recreation, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

Mr. COOL

Wilson, Jacqueline

Mr. Cool gives a fresh perspective on friendship and accepting people for who they are. There is a focus on emotional and social health which is brought to light in a positive manner. Kids will gain a better view of acceptance of their peers and helping with self esteem. Mr. Cool's band develops health skills, friendship, and confidence as they perform.

Mr. fong's toy shop

Politi, Leo

Mr. Fong entertains the children with stories and toys. In preparation for the Moon Festival, he creates a shadow puppet play for the children.

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assertiveness, celebration, chinese, dancing, decision making, exercise, holidays, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parade, play, preparation, puppets, self esteem, song, toys, verbal communication

Mr. snow bunting's secret

Quackenbush, Robert

Mr. Snow Bunting opens a bow shop that is only open from March to November. The whole town is so curious about the way he wraps presents that they set out to find what the secret is -- especially Mr. Dog.

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animals, assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, dog, goal setting, nonverbal communication, presents, recreation, secrets

Mr. Sugar came to town

Rohmer, Harriet//Gomez, Cruz

When Mr. Sugar first came to town, Alicia and Alfredo could not get enough of his sweet treats. However, in the weeks that followed, the children gained weight and developed cavities. The children realized that Mr. Sugar was not really a good friend because he encourages them to only eat sweets.

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assertiveness, consequences, critical thinking, decision making, food, health, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, refusal skills, teeth

Mrs. piccolo's easy chair

Jackson, Jean

A loving, but hungry easy chair follows Mrs. Piccolo to the grocery store to purchase some cheese puffs. A few obstacles attempt to stop the chair from purchasing the cheese puffs, so the chair decides to swallow people to accomplish its task. Will the people from the chair ever get out?

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assertiveness, community, companion, conflict resolution, determination, disappearance, food, friendship, hunger, love, market, mischief, moods, nonverbal communication, nutrition, relaxation, shopping, sounds

Mud for sale

Nelson, Brenda

Max sees that all of his friends are selling something. He wants to sell something too, so he comes up with the idea of selling mud. It is a big success.

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assertiveness, business, creativity, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, helping, imagination, jealousy

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

Murgatroyd's garden

Zavos, J.//Drahos, Z.

Murgatroyd screams whenever his parents wash his hair so they stop washing it and a huge garden -- complete with animals -- grows on his head. When Murgatroyd can no longer stand up under his garden, he realizes that hairwashing really isn't so bad!

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animals, assertiveness, body image, cleanliness, decision making, family, garden, hygiene, parents, refusal skills

Murmel murmel murmel

Munsch, Robert

A little girl finds a baby in a hole in her sandbox. She walks him around town but no one is willing to take him. She is only five years old!What will she do with a baby?

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assertiveness, baby, child care, conflict, frustration, goal setting, identification, play, sand, self esteem, stress management, transportation, truck, verbal communication

Mushroom in the rain

Ginsburg, Mirra

A mushroom provides shelter during the rain for an ant, a butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and a rabbit.

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animals, ant, assertiveness, birds, butterfly, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fox, insects, mouse, plants, rabbit, rain, self esteem, shelter, sparrow, stress management, verbal communication, weather

Music, music for everyone

Williams, Vera B.

While her grandmother is sick, Rosa helps her mother with expenses by playing her accordion with her friends in a band.

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assertiveness, family, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, helping, illness, music, nonverbal communication, parents, play, responsibilities, teamwork, verbal communication

My big sister takes drugs

Vigna, Judith

This is a story about a boy name Paul and how his older sister, Tina, begins to take drugs to deal with the pressure when their family moves. Tina ends up getting arrested and has to go to a drug hospital. Paul learns how bad drugs are and realizes that Tina's friends were not true friends by giving her drugs.

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