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My ol' man

Polacco, Patricia

Patricia Polacco tells the story of her childhood summers at her dad's house. As a traveling car salesman, her father brought home many stories to share with his children. Together they experience a magic rock that has the power to change their outlook on life.

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careers, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, divorce, family, goal setting, grandparents, magic, seasons, storytelling, summer, verbal communication

Will there be a lap for me?

Corey, Dorothy

We follow Kyle through the experience of his mother's pregnancy and the birth of his new baby brother. Kyle questions and then finds his place in his growing family.

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baby, change, coping, family, love, missing, parents, pregnancy

Gracias, Rosa

Markel, Michelle

When Kate gets a new babysitter, she is not too excited because Rosa speaks Spanish. Soon Kate and Rosa learn to communicate and share each other's traditions.

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assertiveness, change, child care, communication, coping, dolls, language, learning, multicultural, self esteem, sharing, south american, spanish, verbal communication

Through moon and stars and night skies

Turner, Ann//Hale, James

A little boy from another country is adopted by a couple in another country. On his flight to his new home he deals with the fears of moving and he wonders if his new mom and dad will love him.

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adoption, change, coping, family, fear, feelings, moving, parents

When andy's father went to prison

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

Andy Wilson's father is sent to jail for stealing. In order to be closer to him, Andy and his family move to a new city. Andy has to deal with the added pressure of a new school and a father who is in prison. He actually seems to cope and deal with the situation very well.

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assertiveness, bus, change, coping, decision making, family, feelings, food, frustration, games, happiness, nutrition, parents, prison, sadness, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

It happens to everyone

Myers, Bernice

It is the first day of school. Michael is nervous as he gets dressed, eats his breakfast, and rides the bus to school. Mrs. Daniels, a teacher, also gets ready for school. She is nervous, too. When Michael and Mrs. Daniels arrive at school, they discover that they are in the same classroom.

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change, cleanliness, coping, food, growing up, nutrition, school

Someone new

Zolotow, C.

A little boy grows up and begins to find out what is different in his life.

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change, coping, critical thinking, growing up, self esteem

Now let me fly

Johnson, Dolores

A family moves from Africa to America. They suffer hardships in anticipation of a different future.

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african american, assertiveness, change, coping, family, feelings, grief, moving, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, sadness, self esteem, separation, slavery, stress management, travel

When the whipperwill calls

Ransom, Candice F.

A small family who lives a simple life in the Blue Ridge Mountains is forced to leave because a park is being built on their land. The little girl tries to fulfill the mountain legend told to her by her father.

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change, coping, family, feelings, mountains, moving, nature, parents, park, pioneers, sadness

Bang bang you're dead

Fitzhugh, Louise

A group of kids like to play fake war on a hill. Another group of kids come to the hill to play too. Both groups have a real war, and some of them get hurt. They eventually decide to share the hill.

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assertiveness, change, compromise, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, peer resistance, sharing, verbal communication, violence, war

How the reindeer saved santa

Haywood, Carolyn

Santa Claus tries to modernize Christmas by using a helicopter. His problems begin to multiply and so eventually he goes back to his dependable sleigh and reindeer.

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animals, change, christmas, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, holidays, preparation, problem solving, santa

Will you come back for me?

Tompert, Ann

A four year old girl is worried about being left in day care for the first time. Her mother reassures her that when she leaves her, she will always come back for her.

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change, child care, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication, worry

Would they love a lion?

Denton, Kady MacDonald

Trying to get noticed with a new baby in the house, Anna pretends to be different animals. But even a lion, the biggest, loudest animal of all, still needs a nap!

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animals, attention, baby, bear, change, coping, dinosaur, elephant, five senses, lion, nonverbal communication, pretend, rabbit, sleep, sounds

The smallest cow in the world

Paterson, Katherine

A very mean cow named Rosie is sold by her owners. Five-year-old Marvin gets extremely upset when his parents move.

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animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, cow, family, farm, imagination, loneliness, mischief, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sadness, security, siblings, verbal communication

Little bear's friend

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Little Bear made a new friend named Emily one summer. They play with each other until Emily has to go back to school in the fall. Little Bear is sad to lose his friend.

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animals, autumn, bear, change, coping, feelings, friendship, happiness, imagination, nonverbal communication, school, seasons, summer, verbal communication

Hercules: The story of an old-fashioned fire engine

Gramatky, Hardie

A fire engine seems to be the most modern vehicle of the times, but is soon replaced by the car. The car is more modern and sophisticated.

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assertiveness, car, change, competition, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, fire engine, goal setting, self esteem, stress management, transportation

Shaker lane

Provensen, Alice//Provensen, Martin

Shaker Lane was built up when the Herkiner sisters sold off bits and pieces of land. The houses were old shacks. When the townspeople decide to build a dam on the land, the residents of Shaker Lane decide to leave rather than fight the battle.

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change, community, critical thinking, decision making, moving, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, poverty, shelter, teamwork

Pearl moscowitz's last stand

Levine, Arthur A.

Pearl Moscowite has seen many changes on Gingko Street, but cutting down the last gingko tree was too much. Pearl decides that the last tree is going to stay so she takes action to ensure that the electric company will not cut it down.

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assertiveness, change, community, courage, nature, neighbors, nonverbal communication, plants

Maybe tomorrow i'll have a good time

Soderstorm, Mary

Marsha Lou's mom decides to go back to work. This means the Marsha Lou will have to go to child care. She is very unhappy, but she soon adjusts.

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change, child care, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, friendship, growing up, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management

The big orange splot

Pinkwater, Daniel

Mr. Plumbean and all of his neighbors are comfortable with their ordinary street. When faced with a change, Mr. Plumbean uses this time as a way to be original, no matter what others think.

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assertiveness, change, community, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, differences, dreams, feelings, neighbors, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

A stitch in time for the brothers rhyme

Brinckloe, Julie

Two brothers, Alvin and Calvin Rhyme, become bored with their daily routine so they decide to trade professions. When they realize that they prefer their own jobs, the brothers return to their original professions after an exciting day of doing something different.

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bodies of water, boredom, careers, change, family, rhyme, sea, siblings, teamwork

Can't sit still

Lotz, Karen E.

A girl describes her busy days through each season, including all of the sights and sounds she sees as the seasons change.

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activities, autumn, bicycle, change, exercise, family, jumping, parents, play, seasons, skipping, spring, summer, winter

Harald and the giant knight

Carrick, Donald

Harald has always admired the knights of the Baron's castle until they take over his family's farm to use as a practice field. If they cannot find a way to get rid of the knights, his family will be ruined.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, peer resistance, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The marzipan moon

Willard, Nancy

A priest receives a broken crock pot which brings him food and other things he needs. A bishop visits one day and declares the pot a miracle. He throws the pot away to have a gold one made which causes the magic to disappear.

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appreciation, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, food, greed, magic, miracle, religion, verbal communication

Nothing

Inkpen, Mick

A little stuffed animal is left behind when a family moves to a bigger house. During the toy's journey to finding his owner, he encounters the family cat who takes him to his new home.

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animals, attention, baby, cat, change, fox, frog, grandparents, identification, lost, mouse, moving, sewing, toys, travel, verbal communication

Theodor and mr. balbini

Mathers, Petra

Mr. Balbini no longer wants his talking dog, Theodor, so he gives him to Madame Paulet in exchange for her dog.

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animals, change, dog, friendship, pets, verbal communication

Barn

Atwell, Debby

After the American Revolution, a barn is built and endures the many stages of history. The barn describes its transitions through farming days, world wars, peace rallies, and other historical events.

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accidents, accomplishment, aging, animals, autumn, baby, change, cow, depression, family, fire, food, grandparents, history, horse, multicultural, native american, parents, peace, reunion, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, summer, war, weather, wind, winter

George shrinks

Joyce, William

George wakes up one day to find he has shrunk. He spends the day trying to complete the tasks his parents have left for him to do.

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body image, challenges, change, coping, creativity, family, imagination, parents, problem solving, responsibilities

Preep: The little pigeon of trafalgar square

Shulman, Milton

An odd little pigeon is taken from Trafalgar Square. All the rest of the pigeons go on strike until he is returned. Life returns to normal when the little pigeon is returned.

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birds, celebration, change, chaos, coping, england, loneliness, lost, multicultural, pigeon, separation, stress management, teamwork

Mary ann

James, Betsy

A moving of a best friend is sad for a young girl. She befriends a praying mantis and names it after her best friend. She must cope with the death of the mantis and the surprise at the end.

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celebration, change, critical thinking, death, friendship, insects, loneliness, loss, moving, praying mantis, surprises, verbal communication

Babushka baba yaga

Polacco, Patricia

Because the villagers are afraid of her, the legendary Baba Yaga disguises herself so she can become a loving grandmother.

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assertiveness, caring, change, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem

Gertie and gus

Weil, Lisl

Gertie and Gus are used to simple life, until Gertie brings home a fishing net for Gus. From then on Gertie finds new ways to increase their fishing business and make more money, but Gus is not happy with their new life. Eventually they realize what real happiness is.

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business, careers, change, fishing, friendship, greed, happiness, wealth

The rich man and the shoemaker

La Fontaine

A poor, old, but happy shoemaker sings all day long to keep his rich neighbor from sleeping. A rich man gives the shoemaker a bag of gold to keep quiet. The gold causes him to worry constantly and the shoemaker loses all his friends. The shoemaker realizes he is unhappy, returns the gold, and decides to go back to making shoes and friends.

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assertiveness, careers, change, clothing, coping, decision making, feelings, friendship, greed, happiness, money, neighbors, poverty, refusal skills, shoes, singing, sleep

The maid and the mouse and the odd-shaped house

Zelinsky, P.

A maid and her mouse make changes to their odd-shaped house. The shape eventually looks like a cat.

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animals, careers, cat, change, conflict resolution, mouse, shelter

The painter who loved chickens

Dunrea, Olivier

A painter who loves chickens lives in the city, but longs to live on a farm. He paints pictures for people to buy, but paints his chickens for himself. One day he paints an extraordinary picture and a true art lover buys it. This changes his life forever.

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art, birds, careers, change, chicken, farm, love, penguin, success, verbal communication

Morgan and the artist

Carrick, Donald

An artist finds his own style through the help of his studio spirit, Morgan. With success and fame, the artist becomes afraid to change and quickly loses his success. Morgan helps him regain his inspiration and sense of art.

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art, careers, change, conflict resolution, courage, fear, goal setting, helping, peer resistance, self esteem, success, verbal communication

Saying goodbye to daddy

Vigna, Judith

A young girl copes with the death of her father. Her mother and grandfather help her through the painful grieving after the car accident.

Butterfly house

Bunting, Eve

A young girl and her grandfather save a caterpillar and keep it while it goes through its changes. They build it a beautiful house and care for it until it turns into a butterfly. Although it was hard for her to let it go, she has mysterious visitors surprise her every spring, even when she grows up to be a grandmother herself.

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aging, art, author's note, butterfly, caterpillar, change, cocoon, colors, feelings, flowers, freedom, friendship, garden, grandparents, growing up, happiness, insects, nature, pets, sadness

The very hungry caterpillar

Carle, Eric

A caterpillar hatches from it's egg and is very hungry. It eats a variety of food for seven days. After it is full, the caterpillar builds a cocoon and becomes a butterfly.

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butterfly, caterpillar, change, cocoon, critical thinking, Days of The Week, decision making, five senses, food, growing up, hunger, insects, moon, shelter, sizes, sun, taste

Jess was the brave one

Little, Jean

Even though Clara is the oldest she is not as brave as her little sister Jess. Whatever they do, Jess is brave. Then one day Clara comes to the rescue of Jess.

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assertiveness, bravery, change, conflict resolution, decision making, family, helping, peer resistance, self esteem, siblings

Angel mae

Hughes, Shirley

The event of a birth in her family and preparations for a Christmas play cause Mae to be anxious. Mae's courage helps her to make decisions to solve her problems.

An apartment's no place for a kid

Knox-Wagner, Elaine

Kelly and her mom move out of a house and into an apartment when her mom gets transferred after their divorce. Kelly struggles with the lifestyle in an apartment. She handles a confusing situation which shows her the advantages to living in an apartment.

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boredom, change, confusion, critical thinking, divorce, family, feelings, misunderstanding, moving, parents, sadness, shelter

Fish in the air

Wiese, Kurt

Little fish owned everything that looked like a fish. One day he makes his dad buy him the biggest fish kite. The kite is caught by a gust of wind and little fish is taken into the air and dropped into a fish net in the nearest pond.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, fish, parents, pond, verbal communication, weather, wind

The castle builder

Nolan, Dennis

Christopher goes to the beach and builds a magnificant sand castle. When his castle becomes life size, Christopher becomes its ruler. He faces many conflicts as ruler. In the end, he is saved from danger and returns to the beach.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, coping, imagination, royalty, verbal communication

Aunt chip and the great triple creek dam affair

Polacco, Patricia

For years, the people of Triple Creek have been glued to their televisions. That is until Aunt Chip opens up the world of reading to her young nephew. Reading spreads from child to child until one of them accidentally opens the dam. The flood that follows destroys the TV tower and the adults are lost without their TVs. Guess who teaches them to read?

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assertiveness, bodies of water, books, change, flood, learning, library, peer resistance, reading, sharing, teaching, technology, television, verbal communication

My grandpa and the sea

Orr, Katherine

A little girl and her grandpa go fishing on a boat. Grandpa starts a sea moss farm when he loses his job as a fisherman.

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boat, bodies of water, careers, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, farm, fish, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, island, nonverbal communication, recreation, sea, technology, verbal communication

One morning in Maine

McCloskey, Robert

Sal, Jane and their father go to the beach to search for clams. During the day, Sal loses her tooth in the mud. She does not cry because she knows that when you lose your teeth you are starting to grow up. They take a boat trip to a nearby island to celebrate with ice cream cones.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, change, critical thinking, decision making, discovery, family, fish, food, goal setting, growing up, island, loss, nutrition, ocean, responsibilities, self esteem, teeth, transportation

The lost lake

Say, Allen

Luke and his father decide to hike to the lost lake. Luke's father used to go there when he was young. When they eventually find the lake, hundreds of people are there. They go off into the woods hoping to find another lake. In the morning they wake up to a dream come true.

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bodies of water, change, determination, divorce, dreams, family, goal setting, lake, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, woods

Noisy book

Brown, Margaret Wise

A dog gets something in his eye, so they have to cover both eyes with a bandage. The dog has to use his ears to sense what is going on.

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animals, appreciation, blindness, change, conflict resolution, dog, five senses, illness, sympathy

Helen the fish

Kroll, Virginia

Hannah's big brother gets her a goldfish for her third birthday. Hannah takes great care of her and names her Helen. Three years later, Helen dies. As time goes by, Hannah's hurt goes away.

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birthday, change, coping, death, family, feelings, fish, loss, pets, sadness, siblings

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