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Worse than willie

Stevenson, James

Mary Ann and Louie thought that nothing could be worse than their new baby brother. After talking to their Grandpa, they discovered that their new baby brother is not so bad after all.

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baby, change, coping, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, imagination, jealousy, siblings

X marks the spot

Felder, Eleanor

The letter X is very versatile and is seen in several situations as well as in the alphabet. This book sights examples of different places in every day life where X is seen and used.

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alphabet, assertiveness, critical thinking, nonverbal communication, sequence

Yellow and pink

Steig, William

Two wooden men sit in a field wondering why they are there and how they were created.

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argument, art, creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, imagination, nature, problem solving

A boy takes a silent journey to see many different animals so he can find a home for the egg that he found. Each animal refuses the egg until a bird takes the top off the egg. The boy sees his book inside.

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animals, birds, boat, critical thinking, crocodile, decision making, dog, fish, nonverbal communication, penguin, reptiles, snake, transportation, travel, turtle, walking

Yonie wondernose

De Angeli, Marguerite

Jonathon is such a curious little boy that his father calls him Yonie Wondernose. His parents go away and leave him in charge of the farm. The barn catches on fire and it is up to Yonie to save the animals.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, family, farm, parents, responsibilities, safety

african american, animals, birds, boredom, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, forest, games, giants, imagination, inventions, island, jungle, library, lost, magic, maps, monsters, multicultural, mythical, park, penguin, photograph, playing, rain, siblings, sun, verbal communication, weather

You can't catch me

Oppenheim, Joanne

A pesky black fly troubles alot of animals and eventually gets caught.

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animals, assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, determination, fly, insects, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management

You hold me and i'll hold you

Carson, Jo

This story deals with death through the eyes of a child. It displays different emotions and questions a child may have. It expresses worry and comfort provided by family members.

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coping, critical thinking, death, family, feelings, grief, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management, support, verbal communication

You silly goon

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

When her gosslings hatch, Emily's friend comes to visit. When she mistakes a mouse for a fox, the real fox sets her straight when he arrives.

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animals, birds, birth, conflict resolution, critical thinking, exercise, fox, goose, helping, misunderstanding, mouse, neighbors, nonverbal communication, swimming

Yuck

Stevenson, James

A little witch, Emma, wants to be like the older witches, but is always excluded. One day, out of frustration, Emma gets together with the animals in the woods and makes a plan. The animals pretend to be under Emma's spell and all the other witches think she is a hero.

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animals, critical thinking, feelings, goal setting, jealousy, magic, nature, peer resistance, self esteem, teamwork, witches, woods

Yuck!

Granstrom, Brita & Manning, Mick

Yuck! shows us some of the animal world's most interesting babies, along with what they love to eat for supper! Let's look at what human babies eat!

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amphibians, baby, beetle, birds, comparisons, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, insects, nutrition, spider, toad, worm

Zamani goes to market

Feelings, Murial L.

Zamani goes on his first trip to the city with his father. He is to take the cow into the market and sell it. His father allows him to buy something in the market with the profits from their day. He decides to buy his mother a necklace, instead of the white shirt he wanted for himself. While he is not looking his father buys him the shirt.

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animals, assertiveness, clothing, cow, critical thinking, decision making, family, multicultural, parents, presents, respect, shopping, travel

Zany zoo

Bridwell, Norman

Timmy has a job at the zoo helping out Mr.Penny. When Mr. Penny goes out of town, his wife takes over and tries to change everything in the zoo. When Timmy tells Mr. Penny, things turn around quickly.

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animals, assertiveness, change, critical thinking, decision making, giraffe, hippopotamus, lion, manners, monkey, responsibilities, tiger, zoo

Zekhnet the stone carver

Stolz, Mary

One of the monuments in Egypt is part man and part lion. This structure symbolizes the greatness of Egypt, the pride of the pharaoh, and the skill of an unknown stone carver.

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appreciation, art, careers, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, egyptian, history, monuments, multicultural, royalty

Zella zack and zodiac

Peet, Bill

Zach is a tiny ostrich that Zella, the zebra, saves. He grows and grows until he is bigger than Zella. When Zella has her baby, the baby is almost eaten by a tiger. Zach saves him just like Zella did for him.

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animals, baby, birds, critical thinking, decision making, growing up, helping, leopard, ostrich, rescue, verbal communication, zebra

Zen shorts

Muth, Jon

One day, three young children meet a panda after his umbrella lands in their yard. The children become friends with the panda, whose name is Stillwater. He passes on folktales to them to help them solve problems they are having.

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs

Asch, Frank

A new character is added to the story of the three little pigs, changing the tale to four little pigs. The fourth pig saves his brothers from the wolf by being resourceful.

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Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

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Worse than willie

X marks the spot

Yellow and pink

Yes

Yonie wondernose

You are here

You can't catch me

You hold me and i'll hold you

You silly goon

Yuck

Yuck!

Zamani goes to market

Zany zoo

Zekhnet the stone carver

Zella zack and zodiac

Zen shorts

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs