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The foolish giant
Coville, Bruce//Coville, Katherine
Harry the giant may not be very bright, but he is definitely very kind. When a wizard threatens to take over the town, Harry risks getting turned into a stone toad. Instead, the wizard's plan backfires and he turns himself into a stone toad.
Tags
appreciation
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
friendship
,
giants
,
greed
,
kindness
,
mythical
,
rocks
,
self esteem
The christmas eve mystery
Nixon, Joan Lowery
Susan and Mike accompany their neighbors on Christmas Eve to find out if horses really talk at midnight. While in the barn, Susan and Mike hear a robbery take place and help to find the robbers and the money stash.
Tags
animals
,
awareness
,
christmas
,
critical thinking
,
family
,
holidays
,
honesty
,
horse
,
mystery
,
neighbors
,
robbery
,
siblings
,
superstition
The three robbers
Ungerer, Tomi
Three robbers terrorize a countryside until they meet a young girl named Tiffany. After meeting the girl, they change their ways. The three robbers use their loot to build an orphanage where all of the lost, unhappy, and abandoned children can live.
Tags
change
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
fear
,
feelings
,
giving
,
love
,
orphan
,
robbery
,
selfishness
Olson's meat pies
Cohen, P//Landstrom, O.
Olson makes meat pies with the best ingredients. One day his bookkeeper runs off with all of Olson's money. Olson is forced to put strange ingredients in the pies- like watches. Finally, the bookkeeper comes back with most of Olson's money and the meat pies are good again.
Tags
careers
,
conflict resolution
,
creativity
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
food
,
nutrition
,
peer resistance
,
robbery
,
verbal communication
Curious George rides a bike (Georges fait du velo)
Rey, H.A.
Curious George, a monkey from Africa, receives a new bicycle from a man who wears a yellow hat. He has many interesting adventures on his new bike, including riding into a rock when he watches boats travel down the river.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
bear
,
bicycle
,
birds
,
boat
,
bodies of water
,
car
,
clothing
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
duck
,
excitement
,
exercise
,
feelings
,
fish
,
friendship
,
guilt
,
happiness
,
helping
,
heroism
,
misbehavior
,
mischief
,
monkey
,
nonverbal communication
,
problem solving
,
refusal skills
,
river
,
sadness
,
self esteem
,
toys
,
transportation
,
zoo
Truck song
Siebert, Diane
A rhymed text and several illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental truck.
Tags
critical thinking
,
rhyme
,
song
,
transportation
,
travel
,
truck
This old man: A musical counting book
Haber, Jon Z.
Enjoy the pop-up book version of the song "This Old Man" as you learn how to count and rhyme numbers with different words.
Tags
counting
,
critical thinking
,
five senses
,
music
,
numbers
,
rhyme
,
sequence
,
song
I know a lot of things
Rand, Ann//Rand, Paul
This book describes all the things one child is familiar with.
Tags
confidence
,
critical thinking
,
rhyme
,
school
,
self esteem
,
verbal communication
Bug in a rug
Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie
Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.
Tags
airplane
,
alphabet
,
animals
,
assertiveness
,
bear
,
bicycle
,
books
,
bus
,
cat
,
concepts
,
critical thinking
,
dog
,
elephant
,
food
,
fox
,
frog
,
goat
,
kangaroo
,
monkey
,
pig
,
poetry
,
reading
,
rhyme
,
transportation
,
truck
,
verbal communication
The meanest squirrel i ever met
Zion, Gene
Nibble, a squirrel, plans his Thanksgiving dinner of acorns, but a mean squirrel comes up and cons the food from Nibble. Through a series of strange circumstances, Nibble is able to get his family's acorns back and even get back at the mean squirrel.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
family
,
food
,
holidays
,
nutrition
,
refusal skills
,
revenge
,
robbery
,
self esteem
,
squirrel
,
stress management
,
thanksgiving
,
verbal communication
The tale of jemima puddle-duck
Potter, Beatrix
Jemima wants desperately to hatch her own eggs. She finds a nice place to lay them in Mr. Fox's den. She almost becomes dinner, but Shep the collie saves the day.
Tags
animals
,
baby
,
birds
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
dog
,
duck
,
escape
,
farm
,
fox
,
rescue
Theodore turtle
MacGregor, Ellen
Theodore turtle is a very forgetful turtle. He forgets where he puts everything. When a fire starts in his home and he remembers where the hose is, he thinks he is very clever.
Tags
critical thinking
,
fire
,
forgetful
,
memory
,
reptiles
,
self esteem
,
turtle
Tortoise solves a problem
Katz, Avner
Before tortoises had shells, three wise turtles decide they need protection from the elements. This story tells how the shell becomes home to so many tortoises.
Tags
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
protection
,
reptiles
,
tortoise
,
turtle
Timothy turtle
Graham, Al
A turtle is tired of the everyday routine of life, and decides to try and climb a hill. He goes through many struggles and failures to get to the top of the hill, but finds happiness once he succeeds.
Tags
assertiveness
,
challenges
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
determination
,
feelings
,
goal setting
,
happiness
,
reptiles
,
self esteem
,
stress management
,
success
,
turtle
The turtle and the dove
Freeman, Don
A dove and a turtle meet. They are separated by a terrible storm. The dove has a family, but her life is not complete until she finds her friend. She and her family search and find the turtle and his new family.
Tags
birds
,
change
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
friendship
,
loneliness
,
lost
,
reptiles
A boy, a dog, and a frog
Mayer, Mercer
A boy and his dog go hunting for a frog. They find one but cannot catch him, so they leave and the frog follows them.
Tags
animals
,
critical thinking
,
dog
,
feelings
,
frog
,
goal setting
,
loneliness
,
nonverbal communication
,
reptiles
Calvin crocodile and the terrible noise
Pickett, Carla
A lion tries to tell Calvin the crocodile that he is king. Calvin does not believe him, so they have a contest to see who can make the loudest noise. The lion makes the loudest noise, which cracks the dam and the river floods the land. The crocodile helps the lion so he will not drown.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
competition
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
crocodile
,
decision making
,
goal setting
,
helping
,
lion
,
noise
,
nonverbal communication
,
peer resistance
,
reptiles
,
royalty
,
safety
,
sounds
Cyrus the unsinkable sea serpent
Peet, Bill
Cyrus the serpent wants to have more fun, so he decides to follow a ship and destroy it. But he eventually saves it and makes sure it gets to its final destination.
Tags
animals
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
fish
,
monsters
,
pirates
,
rescue
,
shark
,
ship
,
transportation
Together in pinecone patch
Yezerski, Thomas
Keara and Stefan are from Ireland and Poland, respectively, and each tell the stories of their families. They meet in the United States in Pinecone Patch, PA. They overcome deep stereotypes and prejudices to be married and bring two families together.
Tags
american
,
celebration
,
church
,
critical thinking
,
culture
,
customs
,
dancing
,
decision making
,
differences
,
diversity
,
exercise
,
family
,
friendship
,
generations
,
immigrants
,
irish
,
love
,
marriage
,
multicultural
,
nonverbal communication
,
polish
,
prejudice
,
relationship
,
similarities
,
stereotypes
,
storytelling
,
travel
,
verbal communication
,
wedding
The little fish that got away
Cook, Bernadine
A little boy goes fishing and catches a great, great big fish, a great big fish and a big fish. A little fish was too smart for the boy and gets away.
Tags
accomplishment
,
critical thinking
,
fish
,
fishing
,
peer resistance
,
recreation
,
self esteem
What am i?
Charles, N.
Through the use of colors and shapes, you can see different fruit and people.
Tags
colors
,
critical thinking
,
differences
,
diversity
,
food
,
nutrition
,
rainbow
,
shapes
Rickety rackety rooster
Wahl, Jan
Farmer Puckle owns a rooster who crows constantly. They try everything to get him to stop and finally discover a treasure to solve the problem.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
birds
,
canary
,
community
,
cow
,
critical thinking
,
crow
,
duck
,
family
,
farm
,
fear
,
feelings
,
five senses
,
food
,
horse
,
neighbors
,
noise
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
owl
,
parents
,
problem solving
,
rain
,
sheep
,
sleep
,
stress management
,
weather
,
wind
The cow who wouldn't come down
Johnson, Paul
Miss Rosemary has a problem when her cow, Gertrude, starts flying and won't stop. Miss Rosemary has to use some clever tricks to get Gertrude to act as a cow should, including using a help wanted sign.
Tags
animals
,
cow
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
humor
,
problem solving
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.
Tags
adventures
,
animals
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
dog
,
exploration
,
fire
,
mountains
,
nature
,
nonverbal communication
,
pets
,
prevention
,
safety
,
travel
,
verbal communication
,
woods
A rose, a bridge, and wild black horse
Zolotow, C.
A small boy describes all the marvelous things he will do for his sister when he is grown up, such as bringing her coral from the bottom of the sea and building her the biggest bridge in the world.
Tags
assertiveness
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
family
,
goal setting
,
growing up
,
imagination
,
presents
,
self esteem
,
siblings
,
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.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
dog
,
goal setting
,
nonverbal communication
,
presents
,
recreation
,
secrets
Donkey it's snowing
Raphael, Elaine//Bolognes, Don
Carlo walks out one morning to find water frozen in his bucket. Then he goes on to tell the donkey all about winter. The two friends prepare for winter together.
Tags
animals
,
change
,
coping
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
donkey
,
friendship
,
ice
,
preparation
,
problem solving
,
seasons
,
snow
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
,
winter
Country angel christmas
dePaola, Tomie
The country angels are given the task to prepare the Christmas celebration this year. Ari, Pip, and Kira, the youngest of the angels, want to help but no one will let them. Even though they were pushed away, the young angels end up saving the celebration.
Tags
angel
,
celebration
,
christmas
,
critical thinking
,
helping
,
holidays
,
preparation
,
stars
,
worry
Prayer for a child
Field, Rachel
Before she goes to bed, a little girl asks for blessings for the things and people around her.
Tags
critical thinking
,
prayer
,
religion
,
self esteem
,
sleep
,
verbal communication
What to do about pollution...
Shelby, Anne
A closer look at the problems of the world such as pollution, hunger, and homelessness is taken and a simple solution is proposed; to love.
Tags
assertiveness
,
critical thinking
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
hunger
,
love
,
pollution
,
sadness
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
The wump world
Peet, Bill
The Wumps' peaceful, clean world is taken over by Pollutians, who pollute and desert the environment. The Wumps come out of hiding after the Pollutians leave and find hope for some recovery of their environment.
Tags
change
,
conflict resolution
,
coping
,
critical thinking
,
environment
,
peer resistance
,
pollution
,
self esteem
,
stress management
The great trash bash
Leedy, Loreen
The mayor of Beaston tries to find out what is wrong with his city. He discovers that there is too much litter and trash. The community gets together and figures out ways to solve the problem.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
environment
,
goal setting
,
hippopotamus
,
identification
,
pollution
,
progress
,
teamwork
,
verbal communication
Train ride
Steptoe, John
A group of young boys take a trip on a train to go to a place that has mysterious games. They had a lot of fun on their trip.
Tags
assertiveness
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
games
,
play
,
train
,
transportation
,
travel
I want to be
Moss, Thylias
This young girl is asked, What do you want to be? She spends all day going around her town imagining all the things she wants to be. Finally, she figures it out. She wants to do everything.
Tags
community
,
critical thinking
,
dancing
,
discovery
,
dreams
,
exercise
,
five senses
,
games
,
goal setting
,
imagination
,
instruments
,
kite
,
language
,
music
,
park
,
plants
,
play
,
self confidence
,
self esteem
,
sight
,
touch
,
train
,
transportation
,
verbal communication
Folks call me appleseed john
Glass, Andrew
Johnny Appleseed is one of America's favorite heroes. As he travels across the wilderness of a peaceful land, he meets people and leaves behind appleseeds.
Tags
adventures
,
animals
,
bodies of water
,
cave
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
exploration
,
heroism
,
lake
,
native american
,
neighbors
,
nonverbal communication
,
plants
,
river
,
verbal communication
,
wolf
Pumpkins: A story for a field
Ray, Mary Lyn
A man is sad to see a beautiful field become a residential development, so he raises money to buy the field by growing pumpkins and selling them all over the world.
Tags
airplane
,
asian
,
assertiveness
,
boat
,
chinese
,
communication
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
dedication
,
egyptian
,
feelings
,
food
,
geography
,
goal setting
,
happiness
,
hispanic
,
Jewish
,
language
,
letters
,
love
,
multicultural
,
nature
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
plants
,
problem solving
,
russian
,
sadness
,
spanish
,
stress management
,
transportation
,
truck
,
unselfish
The mystery of the flying pumpkin
Kellogg, Steven
A group of children plant a pumpkin for Halloween in a neighbor's garden. All summer they care for the pumpkin, but certain events happen which prevents them from making it into a jack-o-lantern. How will the children solve the pumpkin problem?
Tags
autumn
,
critical thinking
,
friendship
,
garden
,
goal setting
,
halloween
,
holidays
,
neighbors
,
plants
,
problem solving
,
seasons
,
summer
The boy who dreamed of an acorn
Casler, Leigh
Three boys climb a mountain hoping to dream of power. The boy who dreams of an acorn does not understand his gift. He is unhappy with his gift until he realizes that he grows as the acorn grows and his heart stretches out like the branches of a tree.
Tags
animals
,
bear
,
beliefs
,
critical thinking
,
dreams
,
eagle
,
love
,
nonverbal communication
,
plants
,
self esteem
,
verbal communication
Kindle me a riddle: A pioneer story
Karm, Roberta
Jack, Constance, Mama, and Papa play a riddling game which helps them understand life on the frontier. Their riddles are about their log cabin, food, icehouse, candles, and baskets.
Tags
alphabet
,
bee
,
bodies of water
,
cabin
,
critical thinking
,
duck
,
family
,
fire
,
neighbors
,
pioneers
,
pond
,
school
,
sewing
,
sheep
,
teaching
,
transportation
,
verbal communication
,
wagon
Show and tell
Munsch, Robert
It's show-and-tell day, and Benjamin wants to take in something extra special to school. When he decides to take his baby sister, it causes quite a commotion until mom shows up and saves the day.
Tags
baby
,
chaos
,
confusion
,
critical thinking
,
doctor
,
excitement
,
family
,
feelings
,
frustration
,
helping
,
parents
,
performance
,
school
,
sharing
,
siblings
,
verbal communication
The little band and the inaugural parade
Moore, Margaret//Moore, John Travers
A little band from the small town of Cotton Corners has a dream to play at the Inaugural Parade in Washington. After overcoming many obstacles, the little band marches in the parade and even gives a special performance for the new president.
Tags
critical thinking
,
determination
,
music
,
parade
,
performance
,
politics
,
problem solving
Sachiko means happiness
Sakai, Kimiko
Sachiko dreads evening and the thought of sitting with her grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease. With patience and kindness, she is able to make her grandmother feel better.
Tags
alzheimer's disease
,
conflict resolution
,
coping
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
diseases
,
family
,
feelings
,
grandparents
,
happiness
,
helping
,
illness
,
japanese
,
kindness
,
multicultural
,
nonverbal communication
,
parents
,
patience
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
Warm as wool
Sanders, Scott Russell
Imagine sleeping in a cabin without clothing during the bitter, cold winter. Betsy Ward's three children do not have warm clothing. So Betsy buys sheep in order to give her children some warm clothing.
Tags
animals
,
clothing
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
family
,
feelings
,
goal setting
,
health
,
parents
,
sadness
,
seasons
,
sheep
,
winter
,
wool
Wag-by-wall
Potter, Beatrix
Wag-by-wall is an old clock found annoying by most people, but not to Sally Benson, a kind old woman. She cares for everything, especially a family of owls. When an owl knocks over the clock, out comes some gold!
Tags
birds
,
caring
,
confidence
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
farm
,
nonverbal communication
,
owl
,
stress management
,
surprise
,
time
,
verbal communication
Samson svenson's baby
Moore, Shiela
Samson Svenson is a homely, lonely man. When he finds a small duck egg, he is surprised that it offers him both a small feathered friend and a new love, Kristin Kavversdatten.
Tags
appearance
,
baby
,
birds
,
community
,
critical thinking
,
duck
,
friendship
,
loneliness
,
love
,
marriage
,
overweight
,
peer resistance
,
relationship
,
self esteem
,
verbal communication
No dinner! The story of the old woman and the pumpkin
Souhami, Jessica
An old woman is on her way to her granddaughter's house for dinner, but meets many animals on her way. In order to escape the animals, she promises to come back all fat and fed. The animals are outwitted when the old woman is disguised as a pumpkin.
Tags
adventures
,
aging
,
animals
,
author's note
,
bear
,
body image
,
bravery
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
decision making
,
fable
,
family
,
food
,
forest
,
fruit
,
goal setting
,
habitat
,
heroism
,
hunting
,
intelligence
,
nature
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
overeating
,
pretend
,
protection
,
relief
,
sly
,
sounds
,
tiger
,
verbal communication
,
wolf
Little toot
Gramatky, Hardie
Little Toot is known only to play, but when he decides to work, no one lets him. So he drifts away to the ocean where he saves a big liner who gets stuck between rocks.
Tags
boat
,
bodies of water
,
careers
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
helping
,
ocean
,
transportation
When the tide is low
Cole, Sheila
A child wants to go to the beach, but her mom will not let her because the tide is too high. When the tide is low again, they are able to go to the beach.
Tags
assertiveness
,
beach
,
bodies of water
,
critical thinking
,
goal setting
,
ocean
,
patience
,
play
,
verbal communication
Rain makes applesauce
Scheer, Julian//Bileck, Marvin
Each page has a new saying, which is always responded to by the phrase "and the rain makes applesauce". The little girl in the story says that it is silly, but finally by the end of the book she begins to believe that rain does make applesauce.
Tags
creativity
,
critical thinking
,
food
,
honesty
,
imagination
,
nutrition
,
rain
,
weather
War and peas
Foreman, Michael
The lion king goes to his neighbor to ask for help during a drought. The neighboring king refuses to help and even rages war on some beggars. The neighboring king loses because he is overweight. When it begins to rain, seeds grow into food to be shared by all.
Tags
animals
,
conflict resolution
,
coping
,
critical thinking
,
food
,
helping
,
lion
,
nature
,
nutrition
,
overweight
,
peace
,
resolution
,
war
,
weather
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