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Grandfather's trolley

McMillan, Bruce

A little girl shares exciting adventures with her grandfather on his trolley. Sounds and photographs make it an exciting trip!

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adventures, closeness, excitement, family, five senses, grandparents, imagination, love, nonverbal communication, photograph, sounds, transportation, travel, trolley, verbal communication

Father bear comes home

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Father bear has been fishing out in the ocean. Little bear misses his dad and wants to be just like him when he grows up. Little bear is hoping his dad will bring him a mermaid.

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animals, bear, careers, conflict resolution, family, feelings, fishing, growing up, imagination, loneliness, mermaids, mythical, parents, recreation, verbal communication

The two uncles of pablo

Behn, Harry

A young boy, named Pablo, is in search of getting an education and making money for his poor family. In this pursuit, Pablo unites two uncles who have been feuding.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fight, goal setting, hispanic, honesty, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, poverty, refusal skills, self esteem

When her teacher tells the class that everyone must bring in collections of 100 for the 100th day of school, Jessica begins to worry. What will she bring in?Her family finally helps her come up with a special collection.

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collection, correspondence, counting, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, giving, helping, love, money, numbers, school, sharing, stress management, verbal communication, worry

Swan sky

Tejima, Keizaburo

During the winter, a young swan becomes ill and is unable to fly to her summer home. Her family stays with her until she dies, then they fly to their summer home and grieve the loss of their daughter.

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caring, change, conflict resolution, coping, death, family, feelings, grief, illness, loss, sadness, seasons, summer, travel, winter

On the day his daddy left

Adams, Eric J.//Adams, Kathleen

On the day his daddy leaves town, Danny wakes up early to write down a secret question, then he slips it into his pocket. He shows and talks about the secret question to his teacher, his mom, his friend, and even his dad. Each person tries to reassure Danny that his parent's divorce is not his fault. Danny's secret question flies away in the wind, but he still keeps asking other questions -- and he always will.

Little lil and the swing-singing sax

Gray, Libba Moore

Little Lil lives with her mom Big Lil and her saxophone playing uncle. Everyone loves the sound of Uncle Sudi Man's sax!One day, Big Lil becomes ill and Uncle Sudi Man must sell his saxophone to pay for the medicine. Everyone is so sad until Little Lil saves the day!

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african american, art, critical thinking, dancing, family, feelings, happiness, illness, love, medicine, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, stress management

The worry stone

Dengler, Marianna

When growing up, Amanda loved her Grandfather and his stories. But now that Amanda is old, she feels lonely. One day at the park she befriends a lonely boy. She is able to give the boy something very special. Then he gives her something in return.

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aging, author's note, death, family, feelings, folktale, fossil, giving, grandparents, hope, loneliness, memories, multicultural, native american, park, rocks, self esteem, sharing, storytelling, verbal communication, worry

Daisy

Powell, E. Sandy

Daisy is a nine year old girl who grows up in an abusive environment. She lives with her father who drinks, did not want to work, and both physically and mentally abuses her. Daisy's tutor saw the bruises and Daisy is able to confide in her what was happening. She is placed in a foster home.

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alcoholism, child abuse, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, family, fear, feelings, foster care, imagination, injury, parents, trust, verbal communication

A sweater for Duncan (Un sueter para Duncan)

Malone, Margaret

Little Duncan penguin is proud of his fuzzy coat. He sticks out his chest as he waddles among the other penguins. He knows he is the handsomest one in the frozen south. Trouble jumps in when his fuzz flies off in clumps and floats on the wind like butterflies. His mother agrees to knit him a sweater, but will that solve the problem? The sweater is just too small. What is he to do? Finally, his mother leads him to a mirror like a piece of ice, where a happy surprise awaits. He is all grown up and is again the handsomest penguin in the frozen south.

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animals, antarctica, author's note, clothing, family, identity, knitting, language, mirror, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, penguin, problem solving, self confidence, self esteem, sewing, spanish, surprises

Birthday presents

Rylant, Cynthia

The celebration of a little girl's birthday begins as soon as she is born. As each year passes, her personality, behavior, and presents change. Her parents celebrate the special moments of growing up by surrounding her with love, presents, and memories.

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animals, baby, birth, birthday, cat, celebration, conflict resolution, family, feelings, food, growing up, happiness, health, illness, love, moon, nonverbal communication, presents, sadness, sky, stars, toys, verbal communication

All about you

Anholt, Catherine//Anholt, Laurence

Everyone is different, no one is quite the same. Discover all about you!How do you feel today?Are you hungry?Each time it's a new story.

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amphibians, animals, bat, bath, bear, bedtime, birds, camel, cat, celebration, cleanliness, climbing, cow, dancing, dog, donkey, duck, exercise, family, feelings, fish, food, frog, goat, goose, gorilla, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, jumping, library, mole, monkey, moose, nutrition, ox, parents, party, picnic, pool, running, sadness, school, seal, sheep, siblings, skipping, sleep, sliding, snail, walrus, whale, wolf, zoo

My mama sings

Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse

A mother sings songs to her little boy just like her mama used to sing to her. One day when the mother comes home from a bad day at work, the little boy makes up a song about his mother. This makes his mother very happy.

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african american, dedication, family, feelings, happiness, love, multicultural, seasons, song, spiritual, spring, summer, winter, working mother

Dealing with dealing with feelings: I'm frustrated

Crary, Elizabeth

Unable to rollerskate like his brother and sister, Alex becomes frustrated. What should he do?Keep practicing, give up, or set goals?Alex's mom gives him eight suggestions of how to deal with his problem. After working really hard, Alex learns how to skate and deal with his frustration!

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author's note, colors, communication, envy, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, frustration, garden, happiness, helping, neighbors, patience, reading, self confidence, siblings, skating

My mama says there aren't any zombies, ghosts, vampires, creatures, demons, monsters, fiends, goblins, or things

Viorst, Judith

A little boy dreams of and is sure he sees monsters, vampires, ghost, zombies, demons, and goblins at night. His mom always tells him that there are not any of those things that really exist. He does not know if can always believe his mom, because sometimes his mom is wrong and makes mistakes. Although, his mom does not make a mistake this time.

Dark closets and noises in the night

Colman, Penny

Ever since they moved into their new house, Susan and Alex are scared to sleep in their own rooms. Alex is scared of his dark closet, and Susan is fearful of the noises that go bump in the night. Each uses their imagination and creative minds to solve their problems.

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accomplishment, bedtime, change, coping, creativity, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moving, night, nonverbal communication, problem solving, siblings, stress management

Tom goes to kindergarten

Wild, Margaret//Tegge, David

Tom is anxious and excited for his first day of kindergarten. When he finally arrives, he does not want his family to leave and insists they stay with him. The next day, Tom feels grown up but now his parents do not want to leave kindergarten.

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baby, bear, change, family, fear, feelings, fun, growing up, homesickness, panda, parents, polar bear, pretend, school, security, work

The story of bentley beaver

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

From being scared to go to school to being scared of dying, this book narrates Bentley Beaver's life. He grows up with his parents and then begins his own family. Bentley reflects on his life with a song.

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family, fear, feelings, grandparents, growing up, love, music, parents, school, siblings, song

The good-bye book

Viorst, Judith

A boy doesn't want his parents to go to a restaurant and leave him with a sitter. He begs and pleads with them and won't say good-bye. When he realizes the sitter is nice and fun, he says good-bye.

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child care, conflict resolution, family, fear, feelings, food, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, verbal communication

Dealing with feelings: I'm scared

Crary, Elizabeth

Tracy can not wait to meet her new neighbors. Her smile disappears when she sees that her new neighbors own her worst fear, a big dog!What will Tracy do?Is she going to watch from her window, sing a happy song, or ask someone to hold her hand when she meets her new neighbors?No matter what Tracy decides, she will soon overcome her fears by getting a puppy of her own!

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anger, animals, author's note, bee, bicycle, cooking, dog, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, insects, neighbors, play, sadness, siblings, song

Where's our mama

Goode, Diane

After arriving in the Paris train station, the two young children lose their mother while she goes looking for her lost hat. A young man helps them search for their mother and eventually returns to the the trainstation to find her.

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clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, loneliness, lost, parents, transportation

Jessica

Henkes, Kevin

Ruthie did not have a pet but she had an imaginary friend, Jessica. Ruthie's parents tried to tell her that there was no Jessica. When Ruthie went to kindergarten, she met a real friend named Jessica.

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decision making, family, feelings, friendship, imagination, loneliness, parents, pets, pretend, school

Mean soup

Everitt, Betsy

Horace feels really mean at the end of a bad day. His mother helps him to make Mean Soup so he feels better.

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conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, food, helping, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, stress management, verbal communication

Sarah's unicorn

Coville, Bruce//Coville, Katherine

A little girl named Sarah lives with her mean Aunt Meg who is a witch. One day when Sarah was sent to the forest to find toads, Sarah meets a friendly unicorn named Oakhorn. The unicorn with his magic horn broke the spell over Aunt Meg which made her nice again.

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amphibians, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, fear, feelings, friendship, imagination, magic, mythical, self esteem, toad, unicorns, verbal communication, witches

The wave of the sea-wolf

Wisniewski, David

A young princess takes you on many adventures and helps you understand the value of presents.

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anticipation, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, day, decision making, excitement, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, mythical, nonverbal communication, presents, royalty, siblings, time, verbal communication

She come bringing me that little baby girl

Greenfield, Eloise

A little boy's mother brings him home a new sister instead of a new baby brother. All of the attention goes to the new baby at first. In the end, the little boy becomes a protective big brother and thinks it is pretty neat to have a little sister.

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baby, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, insecurity, jealousy, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Little though I be

Low, Joseph

A little boy is jealous because he is much smaller than his two brothers and they always get all of the attention. In the end, he finds that he can use his wits to accomplish things and brings home a golden bird, which pleases his father.

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assertiveness, birds, decision making, family, feelings, jealousy, parents, self esteem, siblings

Goose

Bang, Molly

One day, a goose egg falls into the home of woodchucks and hatches open. A goose is raised by the woodchucks and becomes part of their family. Eventually, the goose feels very sad and doesn't know why. When she ventures out to find happiness, she accidentally learns to fly.

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acceptance, accomplishment, animals, appearance, birds, bodies of water, differences, family, feelings, goose, happiness, loneliness, nature, night, ocean, parents, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, siblings, teaching, wind, woodchuck

Benjy's boat trip

Graham, Margaret Bloy

A little dog's family leave him alone to go on a cruise. The dog feels lonely and attempts to board another ship to find his family. Once he realizes he is in the wrong ship, he tries to make the best of the situation. Then he returns home to his family.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, feelings, loneliness, transportation, travel

When sophie gets angry--Really, really angry...

Bang, Molly

What do you do when you're angry?Sophie feels bad when she's angry. She wants to yell and kick and scream, but she runs outside to her special place instead. When she comes home, everyone is glad to see her and she feels much better.

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anger, art, climbing, conflict resolution, exercise, family, feelings, fight, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, relaxation, running, sadness, siblings, stress management, toys, tree, verbal communication, water

Lottie's dream

Pryor, Bonnie

Lottie moves with her family away from the ocean she loves. She dreams of returning when she is old enough to move back to begin her own life with her family.

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aging, bodies of water, dreams, family, feelings, growing up, happiness, love, moving, ocean

Mandy

Booth, Barbara

Mandy, a hearing-impaired girl, spends time at her grandmother's house. On a walk in the woods, her grandmother's precious pin is lost. Mandy goes out alone in a storm that night to find the pin.

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adventures, assertiveness, challenges, conflict resolution, crisis, family, fear, feelings, five senses, frustration, grandparents, handicap, hearing impaired, illness, lost, nonverbal communication, stress management

Laney's lost momma

Hamm, Diane Johnston

Laney can't find her mom in the department store. But luckily, she and her lost mom remember exactly where to find each other.

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african american, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, helping, lost, multicultural, obedience, parents, reunion, self esteem, separation, shopping, stress management, verbal communication

Elephant herd

Schlein, Miriam

Two small elephants decide to break away from their herd and start a new herd. On their adventure, they encounter many new and scary things.

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adventures, animals, bodies of water, decision making, elephant, family, fear, feelings, growing up, jungle, monkey, parents, river, verbal communication

Your move

Bunting, Eve

James and Isaac sneak out at night while their mother is at work, seeking acceptance into a club of boys. When this situation puts himself and his brother in danger, James decides he's better off without the gang.

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acceptance, accidents, african american, family, fear, gang, injury, mischief, multicultural, restaurant

The honest-to-goodness truth

McKissack, Patricia C.

Libby lies to Mama about feeding the cow. When she is caught and punished, Libby vows to tell the truth from then on. She ends up hurting her friends when she tells it like it is. Can Libby tell the truth and get her friends back?

Apple picking time

Slawson, Michele B.

A little girl goes with her family to pick apples at harvest time. After picking a long time, she finally fills her whole bin and gets a mark on a ticket that she accomplished her goal.

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autumn, family, farm, food, garden, goal setting, growing up, nutrition, seasons

All my little ducklings

Wellington, M.

Seven little ducklings wake to begin their busy day under their mother's watchful eye. They explore swimming, waddling through the barnyard, and beyond.

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activities, birds, bodies of water, child care, critical thinking, duck, family, farm, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, sleep, stress management

Parents in the pigpen, pigs in the tub

Ehrlich, Amy

When little Millie forgets to close the pasture gate, the animals discover the good life inside the house. As the animals take over, the family moves to the barn. After a while, even the animals get tired of their new life, and eventually everything returns to normal.

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animals, barn, celebration, chicken, conflict resolution, cow, family, farm, humor, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, sheep, siblings, verbal communication

All the places to love

MacLachlan, Patricia

Eli is a little boy growing up on a farm. He lives with his parents and grandparents, who show him the beauty of farm life.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, cow, dog, duck, family, farm, feelings, fish, grandparents, happiness, nonverbal communication, parents, river, self esteem, stress management, turtle, verbal communication

Tim o'toole and the wee folk

McDermott, Gerald

A very poor Irishman is given magical things by the wee folk, but he must keep his good fortune away from the McGoons.

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assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, dwarfs, family, fantasy, fortune, goose, irish, magic, multicultural, parents, siblings, verbal communication

Imogene's antlers

Small, David

A young girl named Imogene awakes one morning to find that she has grown antlers. No one can figure out what the cause is?!The next morning, Imogene's antlers have disappeared but her family is in for another surprise!

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acceptance, change, chaos, confusion, family, fantasy, investigation, mystery, surprises

The tub grandfather

Conrad, Pam

Tub child finds his grandpa asleep under the radiator. Then, the whole tub family works to wake him up. Then, Grandmother and Grandfather reunite with a dance.

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bath, dancing, exercise, family, fantasy, grandparents, lost, nonverbal communication, reunion, sleep, verbal communication

Papa's lemonade and other stories

Rice, Eve

There are several short stories in this book to depict a variety of family experiences.

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adventures, beverage, family, food, teamwork, verbal communication

Ma nda la

Adoff, Arnold

This is a picture book with only the words Ra, Ma, La and Ha. The pictures tell the story of a boy and his parents who have a crop which they are planting. The pictures depicts the growth of the crops.

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family, food, goal setting, multicultural, nonverbal communication, plants, teamwork, verbal communication

The happy voyage

Brown, Judith Gwyn

A young boy goes sailing on a large ship all by himself to go stay with his aunt. He has never met his aunt before, so he worries that she may not know which passenger he is. He tells the crew and they help him find his aunt.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, helping, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication, worry

Ig lives in a cave

Chapman, Carol

This is a collection of stories about a caveboy named Ig. In each story he learns a new lesson. These lessons are about sharing, love, bravery, politeness, and becoming a big brother.

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bravery, conflict resolution, decision making, family, growing up, learning, refusal skills, self esteem, sharing, siblings, storytelling, verbal communication

Do you know what i'll do?

Zolotow, C.

A little girl tells her younger brother what she will do when it snows or rains or when she goes to a party.

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decision making, family, goal setting, party, rain, siblings, snow, weather

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.

The tie man's miracle: A chanukah tale

Schnur, Steven

On the last day of Chanukah, an old man stops by Seth's house to sell ties. After talking with the old man for awhile, Seth learns how the man lost his whole family in the Holocaust. Seth makes a wish for the old man as the menorah candles burn out.

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baby, coping, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, grief, hanukkah, happiness, history, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, self esteem, siblings, snow, stress management, verbal communication, walking, war, weather

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