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Going home

Bunting, Eve

Carlos and his family go home to Mexico for Christmas. He and his siblings think of California as their home, but they discover their roots in Mexico.

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acceptance, christmas, comparisons, discovery, diversity, family, friendship, grandparents, holidays, love, mexican, multicultural, parents, siblings, travel

One day Silvia's family receives a package of gifts from Tia Rosita. Silvia's gift is beautiful -- new red shoes!Unfortunately they are too big. Silvia uses her new shoes for many other purposes until one day they fit.

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clothing, critical thinking, dolls, family, farm, grandparents, growing up, mexican, multicultural, parents, play, self esteem, verbal communication

Gifts

Bogart, Jo Ellen

Whenever Grandma goes on a trip, she brings back a present. Sometimes it's something tangible and other times it's just a memory. No matter what Grandma brings, it's always special and can be shared.

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african, australian, british, chinese, family, giving, grandparents, hawaiian, indian, memories, mexican, multicultural, presents, travel, verbal communication

How the second grade got $8,20550 to visit the statue of liberty

Zimelman, Nathan

Tells the triumphs and setbacks of the second grade as they try a variety of fundraisers to save money for a trip to the Statue of Liberty.

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car, critical thinking, family, giving, goal setting, heroism, humor, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, robbery, school, teamwork, transportation, travel

Heckedy peg

Wood, Audrey

A mother goes to market. While she is gone, a witch persuades her children to let her in the house. The witch turns the children into her supper, but the mother arrives home in time to save her children and chase the witch away.

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conflict resolution, deception, decision making, family, food, magic, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, safety, shelter, verbal communication, witches

Nothing to do

Hoban, Russell

Walter is bored, so his father gives him a magic stone that will make him think of fun activities when rubbed. However, after Walter loses the stone, he realizes that he is capable of entertaining himself. He gives his sister a magic stick so she will stop bothering him.

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boredom, critical thinking, family, imagination, imitation, magic, parents, play, recreation, siblings

The rainbabies

Melmed, Laura Krauss

An old couple wants a child of their own. They find a bunch of little rainbabies in the grass and they take care of them. A fairy comes to Earth and gives them a real child to love.

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animals, baby, conflict resolution, fairy, family, love, magic, parents, rain, weasel, weather

More more more

Williams, Vera B.

Three different families give their babies love. First a father, then a grandmother, then a mother shower their baby with attention and affection.

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affection, attention, baby, family, grandparents, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

Hazel's amazing mother

Wells, Rosemary

A little girl and doll go through town and buy goodies for a picnic with their mother. The girl gets lost and bullies tear up her doll. Her mom comes and saves her.

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bully, conflict resolution, dolls, family, lost, parents, peer resistance, picnic, rescue

Jacko

Goodall, John S.

Jacko, the monkey, runs away from his organ-grinder master. He takes a journey on a ship out to sea.

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animals, bodies of water, curiosity, family, lost, monkey, nonverbal communication, ocean, travel

Have you seen my duckling?

Tafuri, Nancy

A mother duck swims around the pond with her ducklings looking for one duckling who is lost.

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birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, duck, family, lost, parents, verbal communication

My grandson lew

Zolotow, C.

Lew misses his grandfather who died when he was two. Although Lew was young, he can still remember his grandfather's beard and eyes. Together, Lew and his mother reminisce about someone they both loved very much.

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critical thinking, death, family, grandparents, loss, love, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication

My mother lost her job today

Delton, Judy

A six-year-old's mother loses her job. As she watches how upset her mother is, she wonders if life will ever be the same again.

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anger, birthday, careers, change, coping, family, feelings, loss, parents, sadness

Amelia's nine lives

Balian, Lorna

A little girl has the misfortune of losing her best friend, a cat named Amelia. Her friends and family try to help the little girl by giving her cats that look like Amelia. In the end, Amelia returns home with four kittens.

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animals, birth, cat, conflict resolution, family, friendship, kindness, loss, numbers, pets

After charlotte's mom died

Spelman, Cornelia

Charlotte lost her mother only six months ago, so she and her father still grieve a lot over the death. Charlotte gets into a fight at school and has to see a therapist, Anna. Anna helps Charlotte to bring out her emotions which establishes a better bond between her and her father.

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accidents, affection, aggression, author's note, car, careers, communication, conflict resolution, confusion, coping, death, depression, emotions, family, feelings, fight, guilt, helping, hope, listening, loss, parents, school, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Fox's dream

Tejima, Keizaburo

A fox, who is on his own, struggles to survive during the winter. He is cold, hungry, and misses his family. In the end, he meets a friend and realizes that he is no longer alone.

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animals, family, feelings, fox, hunger, loneliness, sadness, seasons, survival, winter

Sea swan

Lasky, Katheryn

Elzibah Swan decides to take up swimming at the age of seventy-five. She shares her new hobby with her grandchildren.

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aging, birds, change, conflict resolution, exercise, family, goal setting, grandparents, learning, loneliness, recreation, self esteem, swimming

Fierce john

Fenton, Edward

After John goes to the zoo, he wants to be a lion. He dresses up like a lion and pretends to be one around his family. They believe that he is the lion from the zoo and that he ate John. He must prove to them that he is not a lion, but John.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, imagination, lion, verbal communication, zoo

Birdie's lighthouse

Hopkinson, Deborah

Ten year-old Bertha, daughter of a lighthouse keeper, receives a diary for her birthday. She records significant family events such as their relocation to rugged Turtle Island and the time when her brother went to sea for a long time.

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author's note, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, bravery, calendar, careers, challenges, change, courage, diary, family, fishing, fog, growing up, hard work, helping, heroism, island, light, moving, ocean, recreation, responsibilities, sea, seagull, seal, ship, storytelling, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, writing

Flashlight

James, Betsy

Marie is afraid of the dark while she is sleeping over at her grandparent's house. Her grandpa gives her a flashlight to become familiar with her surroundings and to overcome her fear.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, light, night, sleep, verbal communication

Henry possum

Berson, Harold

Young Henry Possum has so much energy that he'll never learn to play dead. He makes many friends, but one is a wolf, so he soon discovers what his mother has been trying to teach him all along.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, decision making, family, learning, music, nature, nonverbal communication

Radio man = don radio: A story in english and spanish

Dorros, Arthur

Diego's family members are migrant farm workers. Wherever they go, Diego brings his radio, which connects him to the states he crosses and unites him with his best friend.

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careers, family, farm, friendship, grandparents, language, mexican, multicultural, music, parents, radio, siblings, technology, travel

Are you my mother?(Eres tu mi mama?)

Eastman, P.D.

A baby bird hatched out of the egg and found no mother in the nest. The bird went out searching for his mother. After asking various animals, the bird returns to the nest where his mother is waiting to give him a worm. Written in Spanish and English.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, decision making, english, family, fear, language, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, security, spanish

The princess in the kitchen garden (Prinses van de moestuin)

Heymans, Annemie//Heymans, Margriet

Because her mother died, Hannah takes care of her father and brother. Hannah decides to run away because she feels unappreciated. She goes to Mama's old kitchen garden. Her family reunites in an amazing way!

Aunt elaine does the dance from spain

Komaiko, Leah

Katy's family is of Yiddish decent, born in Mexico. However; Katy's Aunt Elaine enjoys spanich dancing and speaking spanish phrases. Katy attends one of Aunt Elaine's dance shows and realizes why her aunt grealty enjoys spanish dancing.

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appreciation, counting, dancing, exercise, family, language, multicultural, numbers, parents, rhyme, self esteem, sharing, spanish, traditions, uniqueness, verbal communication

A very important day

Herold, Maggie Rugg

A snowstorm adds to the wonder and excitement of this very important day during which 219 people become U.S. citizens.

Dear juno

Pak, Soyung

A little boy name Juno receives a letter from his grandmother in Seoul, Korea. He's unable to read the letter since it is written in her native language, but he's able to gain an understanding of it from the photograph and dried flower that accompanies it. Juno decides to send a letter of his own in a very inventive way.

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animals, asian, asian american, cat, communication, correspondence, dog, family, flowers, grandparents, Korea, korean, language, letters, multicultural, nonverbal communication, photograph, uniqueness, verbal communication

A carp for kimiko

Kroll, Virginia

Kimiko is a young Japanese girl who desperately wants a carp kite to fly on Children's Day. But only boys are allowed to have these kites, and Kimiko questions this rule.

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assertiveness, bias, family, feelings, frustration, gender, japanese, kite, multicultural, parents, rules, siblings, verbal communication

The foxes of chironupp island

Takahashi, Hiroyuki

An old man and his wife return every spring to Chironupp Island, an island off the coast of Japan. Right before the war, the couple befriends a young fox cub, Tiny.

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adventures, aggression, animals, asian, boat, critical thinking, death, disappearance, family, fox, friendship, island, japanese, multicultural, reunion, seasons, spring, stress management, war

Skrallan and the pirates

Lindgren, Astrid

Skrallan loves to spend her summers on the island of Saltcrow with her family and friends. A curious two-year old, she gets into mischief as she plays with her grandfather and other children.

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family, grandparents, island, multicultural, parents, pirates, play, sea, seasons, siblings, summer, swedish

Katie Morag and the two grandmothers

Hedderwick, Mairi

Katie Morag eagerly waits for the arrival of her Grandma Mainland who lives in the big city. Upon her arrival, Grannie Island, Katie's other grandmother tries to get Alecina, the prize sheep out of the murkey pool. Likewise the judging for the best ewe and fleece trophy is about to begin when Katie Morag saves the day.

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anger, animals, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, island, nonverbal communication, sheep, stress management, transportation, vacation

Mama don't allow

Hurd, Thacher

Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday. He loves to practice the saxophone, but his family won't let him because of the awful sounds he makes. The only ones who appreciated his music are the alligators.

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alligator, birthday, celebration, conflict resolution, family, instruments, music, noise, parents, presents, reptiles

The bear and the fly

Winter, P.

The bear family is eating dinner when a fly interrupts them. The Papa tries to catch the fly but is unsuccessful until the fly flies out he window. (Wordless book).

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animals, bear, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, fly, food, goal setting, insects, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents

Jazper

Egielski, Richard

Jazper's dad breaks three legs at work, so Jazper must find a job to pay the rent. He begins watching a house for menacing moths and while at the house, he learns how to transform himself into various things by reading. When the moths find out, Jazper must use his new talent to save himself.

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books, family, helping, insects, magic, money, moth, reading, work

Little miss spider

Kirk, David

Families are different. Miss Spider knows best -- when finding her mother, love is the truest test.

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acceptance, adoption, affection, beetle, birds, caring, caterpillar, colors, critical thinking, family, feelings, happiness, insects, ladybug, loneliness, love, perspective, sadness, self esteem, spider, understanding

Hey, little ant

Hoose, Phillip//Hoose, Hannah

While playing with his friends one day, a little boy spies an ant. As he prepares to squash the tiny insect, the boy listens to the ant's plea not to step on him.

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ant, appreciation, baby, bully, death, decision making, differences, family, food, helping, insects, nature, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, perspective, picnic, rhyme, similarities, sizes, song, work

Shy charles (Charles le timide)

Wells, Rosemary

Charles is a very shy mouse who does not like to talk to anyone. He likes to play alone, and he hates talking on the phone. One day, his babysitter gets hurt and Charles becomes her hero.

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child care, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, heroism, independence, individuality, injury, mice, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, self confidence, self esteem, shyness, verbal communication

Maggie and the emergency room

Davison, Martine

On a bike ride with her friends, Rita hits a tree root and flips over her handelbars. Maggie's mother takes Maggie and Binky (her favorite stuffed animal) to the hospital. Maggie learns all about x-rays, stitches, and other emergency techniques.

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accidents, bicycle, body parts, doctor, emergency, family, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, hospital, injury, medicine, nonverbal communication, sadness, safety, stress management, verbal communication

Grandmother and the runaway shadow

Rosenberg, Liz

A young girl escapes alone to America and finds companionship in a runaway shadow. They experience their new world together.

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american, author's note, boat, careers, clothing, dancing, differences, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, grandparents, imagination, immigrants, loneliness, running away, shadows, transportation, travel

Kevin's grandma

Williams, Barbara

A young boy tells tales about visits with his grandma.

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airplane, birthday, car, celebration, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, holidays, honesty, imagination, storytelling, transportation, verbal communication

The runaway bunny

Brown, Margaret Wise

A little bunny uses his imagination when he thinks of ways to run away from home. He thinks of becoming a fish, a bird, a mountain climber, etc. His mother tells him how she will catch him and bring him back home.

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adventures, animals, birds, family, feelings, imagination, parents, play, rabbit

The true story of the 3 little pigs!

Scieszka, Jon

Learn how the pigs really died in the story of the Three Little Pigs. The wolf has a cold and when he sneezes, the pig's houses fall down. Since the pigs are already dead, the wolf decides that he might as well eat them.

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animals, family, hunger, illness, pig, siblings, storytelling, violence, wolf

Kisses from rosa

Mathers, Petra

When Rosa's mother gets sick and has to go away to get well, how will Rosa ever survive?How will she get along without her mother?Will she get along with her aunt and cousin?

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correspondence, family, feelings, illness, letters, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, verbal communication

I'm the big sister now

Emmert, Michelle

Nine year old Michelle describes the joys, loving times, difficulties, and other special situations involved in living with her older sister. Her sister, Amy, has cerebral palsy.

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assertiveness, coping, disability, family, illness, love, siblings, support, understanding, verbal communication

The animal garden

Nash, Ogden

Roy and Joy beg their parents for pets, but they are not allowed because of their parents' allergies. One night, the magical Abidan comes and gives the children seeds. In the morning, they have an animal garden, free of allergies.

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allergies, animals, conflict resolution, family, illness, magic, parents, pets, siblings

It's about time, jesse bear

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Jesse Bear tells of his adventures of his day from start to finish. He tells his adventures through songs. Jesse Bear gets sick and must stay in bed to get better. Mama Bear comes in to put Jesse Bear to bed for the night and tells him to rest up for adventures tomorrow.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, day, family, illness, love, parents, rhyme, song, verbal communication

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

Tiger watch

Wahl, Jan

When a tiger in the village causes trouble, Azad and his father are sent out to search for it. When Azad comes face to face with the tiger, it changes his outlook on hunting.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, change, community, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, goat, holidays, hunting, monkey, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, reptiles, river, running, sadness, self esteem, sleep, tiger, transportation, walking, weather, wind, woodpecker, zoo

Tight times

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A young boy does not understand why in tight times he cannot get a dog.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, frustration, hunger, pets, poverty

The stupids take off

Allard, Harry//Marshall, James

The Stupid family go on a trip to escape from their bizarre uncle. While on their trip, they run into more bizarre relatives. They have one adventure after another until they reach home.

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adventures, family, humor, imagination, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, travel, verbal communication

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