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The two reds

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

There are two reds, a boy and a cat. They are not friends until they help each other get out of trouble.

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animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, escape, fish, friendship, hunger, parrot, verbal communication

Dusty

Malone, Nola Langner

Dusty, a cat, and a little girl form a friendship. Dusty grows up and soon must leave. The girl tries to cope with her loss.

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animals, cat, change, coping, feelings, friendship, growing up, hunger, loss, nonverbal communication, pets, rain, sadness, sleep, stress management, weather

Chicago and the cat

Koontz, Robin Michal

A pushy cat takes over the home of Chicago the rabbit, and then, the two become friends. The story illustrates the need to cooperate and communicate in order to resolve conflict.

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animals, cat, companion, conflict resolution, differences, dog, friendship, rabbit, sharing, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication

Fred

Simmonds, Posy

The night that Sophie and Nick bury their beloved cat, they find all of his cat friends outside. They find out their cat was famous and the other cats wanted to have a party to say goodbye.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, change, coping, death, friendship, loss, nonverbal communication, party, pets, self esteem

A wee little woman milks her wee little cow and leaves the wee little bowl of milk on her wee little table. Later, her wee little cat sneaks in and drinks all the milk. The wee little woman is sad when the cat runs away after she yells at it.

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animals, cat, contentment, cow, farm, feelings, friendship, happiness, nonverbal communication, nutrition, sadness, verbal communication

The church mice adrift

Oakley, Graham

The church mice lose their home to the rats. Together with the cat, they make a plan to gain their home back.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, goal setting, helping, mouse, neighbors, rat, shelter, teamwork, verbal communication

The snow cat

Khalsa, Dayal Kaur

Elsie, who lives alone in a snow-covered house on the edge of the woods, makes a friend when a huge snow cat comes to play with her.

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animals, cat, creativity, decision making, feelings, friendship, imagination, loneliness, nature, woods

Seen any cats?

Modell, Frank

Marvin and Milton want to go to the circus but they do not have enough money. They decide to make a circus of their own and make cats the entertainment. They cannot train cats, but they devise a way to earn money.

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animals, careers, cat, circus, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, friendship, goal setting, hard work, nonverbal communication, teamwork, verbal communication

The case of the cat's meow

Bonsall, Crosby

A group of friends lose of their cat, Mildred. To find her, they form a private eye detective club. Little do they know that when they find Mildred, they will find new kittens, also!

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animals, cat, critical thinking, determination, friendship, goal setting, mystery

Pet show

Keats, Ezra Jack

The neighborhood is having a pet show but Archie can't find his cat. He searches diligently for the cat but can't find it. When the judges are passing out awards, an old woman arrives with the cat while Archie arrives with another pet and also gets a prize.

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animals, cat, competition, critical thinking, decision making, determination, dog, friendship, neighbors, pets, verbal communication

Mr. hacker

Stevenson, James

Mr. Hacker decides to leave his home in the city for a country house. At first he is lonely, but eventually he becomes friends with a cat he calls Ellis, and a dog he names Jarvis.

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animals, cat, change, coping, decision making, dog, feelings, friendship, goal setting, loneliness, moving, pets, self esteem, shelter, stress management

Hi, cat!

Keats, Ezra Jack

Archie says Hi to a cat, and it follows him the rest of the day. Archie and Peter try to put on a show but the cat messes it all up. In the end, Archie realizes that the cat likes him.

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animals, cat, dog, friendship, imagination, imitation, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Julian

Khalsa, Dayal Kaur

Julian, a high-spirited farm dog, makes life very uncomfortable for the house cat, Victoria, until he helps save her lost kitten.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, coping, dog, feelings, friendship, lost, pets, stress management

Loop the loop

Dugan, Barbara

Mrs. Simpson and a girl, Anne, become friends. Mrs. Simpson shows Anne how to do a loop the loop with a yo-yo before she is placed in a nursing home and cannot remember anything.

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aging, animals, cat, change, dolls, feelings, friendship, illness, memories, moods, nonverbal communication, senility, shelter, teaching, toys, verbal communication, worry

The porcupine mouse

Pryor, Bonnie

Louie and Dan are two mice brothers that move out into the world on their own. They learn how important a good breakfast is, how scary cats are, and how best friends are important.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, helping, mouse, nonverbal communication, nutrition, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Lonely lula cat

Slate, Joseph

Lula cat moves to a new place and misses her old friends. While trying to get back to her friends, she discovers she has made new friends.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, change, coping, critical thinking, feelings, friendship, imagination, loneliness, moving

Simon's soup

Komoda, Beverly

Simon, the cat, prepares soup for dinner for his monkey friends, but he keeps getting interrupted during his preparations.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, coping, food, friendship, goal setting, monkey, preparation, refusal skills, stress management, teamwork

Miss pattie

Bright, Robert

An amazing cat named Miss Pattie is a barn cat, but suddenly moves in with Miss Williams. Miss Pattie begins doing chores for Miss Williams, begins reading, knitting, and doing other amazing things. Finally she has her own family of kittens and moves back to the barn.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, family, friendship, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Axle and the freeway cat

Hurd, Thacher

A cat lives alone under a freeway. One day, he helps another cat with engine trouble, and she becomes his friend.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, friendship, helping

Cat and mouse in the snow

Bogacki, Tomacz

When two friends, Cat and Mouse, go outside one day to play in the green meadow, they are very surprised to find snow instead of grass. Together, they discover the fun of playing in the cold, white snow.

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animals, cat, climbing, cold, colors, family, friendship, monsters, mouse, playing, running, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, weather, winter

The story of mrs. lovewright and the purrless cat

Segal, Lore

Mrs. Lovewright felt lonely so she thought that a cat would make everything better. Instead, she was let down, because the cat was a loner and did not enjoy the company of others. Instead of friends, they became housemates.

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animals, cat, decision making, feelings, friendship, loneliness, patience, peer resistance, refusal skills, stress management

Heart of a tiger

Arnold, Marsha D.

One week before Naming Day, the character does on a search for Bengal. The parrots and monkeys were not kind to him in the forest and even teased him. Even in the face of danger and violence, this character shows how to have the heart of a tiger.

Iris and walter

Guest, Elissa Haden

Iris is disappointed when her family moves to the country. There are no other children to play with and it is very boring for her. No one can seem to cheer Iris up, and then Grandpa comes along. He asks her to take a walk down the road. Will this walk help Iris find what she has been missing?

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animals, boredom, change, climbing, dancing, disappointment, discovery, exercise, family, friendship, fun, grandparents, gymnastics, happiness, insecurity, loss, moving, music, parents, play, sharing, skating, stress management, walking, wilderness

Zinnia and dot

Ernst, Lisa Campbell

Zinnia and Dot are two hens that have never gotton along. When a weasel steals all of their eggs but one, the two hens are forced to cooperate and share the new baby chick.

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animals, birds, chicken, conflict resolution, friendship, sharing, verbal communication, weasel

Mr. and mrs. pig's evening out

Rayner, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Pig decide to go out for the evening so they get a babysitter, Mrs. Wolf, for their piglets. Mrs. Wolf gets hungry while she is sitting, but not for anything in the kitchen.

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animals, assertiveness, child care, conflict resolution, cooperation, family, food, friendship, hunger, parents, pig, relaxation, wolf

The night after christmas

Stevenson, James

A doll and teddy bear are thrown out after Christmas, because their owners received new toys for Christmas. A dog befriends them and finds them a new home.

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animals, bear, change, christmas, coping, critical thinking, dog, dolls, feelings, friendship, holidays, loneliness, nonverbal communication, sadness, self esteem, stress management

A christmas story

Chalmers, Mary

A little girl and her animal friends get ready for Christmas by putting up a tree. They have to go looking for a star for the top of the tree because they do not have one.

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animals, assertiveness, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, holidays, nonverbal communication, plants, traditions, verbal communication

One mitten lewis

Kay, Helen

Lewis always loses one of his mittens. His mother is continually making or buying him new pairs. Finally, Lewis meets a girl who has the same problem so they end up matching all their odd pairs.

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animals, clothing, colors, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, friendship, lost, parents, problem solving, verbal communication

Saturday market

Grossman, Patricia

Everyone gathers together early Saturday morning to open the market. They sell their wares, food, flowers, sandals, rugs, shawls, or animals to the tourists

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animals, careers, community, dolls, five senses, food, friendship, market, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, smell, storytelling, superstition, traditions, travel

The bear on the moon

Ryder, Joanne

A polar bear wonders about the deep sea and the lights in the sky. Her curiosity leads her to explore the mystery of the moon, and bring some of it back to her friends which helps explain why the polar bears came to live on ice and snow.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, bodies of water, community, courage, decision making, friendship, goal setting, imagination, independence, moon, nonverbal communication, sea, self esteem, snow, weather

Silly sally

Wood, Audrey

On the way to town, Silly Sally gets sidetracked by a dancing pig, a singing loon, a dog who wants to play leapfrog, and a sheep who wants to sleep. When Neddy Buttercup comes along, they all go to town.

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animals, birds, community, dancing, dog, exercise, friendship, gymnastics, loon, pig, play, rhyme, sequence, sheep, song, sports, travel, walking

Toddlecreek post office

Shulevitz, Uri

The village of Toddlecreek is very small, but it has a post office that is the heart of the village. A postal inspector comes and decides to close the post office. After this, the village is never the same.

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animals, community, dog, feelings, friendship, loss, sadness, storytelling, verbal communication

Little elephant and big mouse

Cantieni, Benita

Little Elephant explains to Big Mouse how things are different in size and how things are seen differently because of their size.

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animals, companion, differences, elephant, friendship, mouse, perspective, sizes

The shaggy little dog

Maksimovic, Desanka

A shaggy little dog just appears one day and keeps everyone company. Everyone loves him and enjoys his company. Then just as suddenly as he came, he disappears.

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animals, change, companion, disappearance, dog, friendship, helping, nonverbal communication, pets

The horse in harry's room

Hoff, Syd

Harry has an imaginary horse in his room. However, when Harry's family take him to see horses that are free to run, Harry thinks he should set his horse free. He tries, but the horse will not go. The horse loves Harry too much to leave.

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animals, companion, decision making, friendship, horse, imagination

Can I keep him?

Kellogg, Steven

Arnold is continually asking his mother if he can have one sort of pet or another, and his mother is always saying no. Finally, Arnold finds a friend and that suits his mother.

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animals, assertiveness, comparisons, conflict resolution, family, feelings, friendship, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, persistence, pets, verbal communication

The tiger who lost his stripes

Paul, Anthony

General MacTiger is the most magnificent animal in the forest, until he loses his stripes. His friend, the Python, stole them and now General MacTiger has to find a way to get them back.

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animals, compromise, conflict resolution, deception, decision making, friendship, goal setting, reptiles, robbery, sharing, snake, tiger, verbal communication

Nate the great and the boring beach bag

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Nate the Great is at the beach when Oliver, the pest, loses his beach bag. With the help of his dog, Sludge, and information from other children on the beach, Nate successfully solves the case of the missing bag.

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animals, assertiveness, beach, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, critical thinking, decision making, dog, friendship, goal setting, loss, mystery, problem solving

Old bear

Hissey, Jane

Old Bear was put in the attic. His friends began to miss him so they tried to think of a way to get him down. Eventually, they flew a plane up to the attic and rescued him.

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adventures, animals, bear, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, friendship, transportation

Bizzy bones and the lost quilt

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

Bizzy loses his favorite quilt. He cannot sleep and is very sad. Some other mice find it with a hole in it. They help Bizzy repair it and Bizzy makes new friends.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, cooperation, decision making, friendship, goal setting, helping, loneliness, loss, mouse, quilt, sadness, sleep, teamwork

The conversation club

Stanley, Diane

Peter the field mouse moves into a new house and is invited to be a member in the local Conversation Club. When he attends, he finds that everyone is speaking at once and nothing can be understood. With that, Peter decides to organize his own club - the Listening Club.

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animals, assertiveness, cooperation, friendship, goal setting, listening, mouse, moving, neighbors, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem

The big snow

Hader, Berta//Hader, Elmer

Animals of the land prepare successfully for the big snow.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, goal setting, nonverbal communication, seasons, self esteem, snow, stress management, teamwork, weather, winter

Jeanne-marie counts her sheep

Francoise.

Jeanne-Marie and her sheep, Patapone, sit and discuss how many sheep Patapone will have one day. They talk about what they can get and do. Paptapone only has one lamb but is happy.

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animals, counting, critical thinking, friendship, numbers, sheep, verbal communication

A cow for jaya

Grant, Eva

Jaya, a young boy in India, desperately wants a cow for his family. However, when his parents buy Khubi, the cow, Jaya is disappointed because she is so ugly. Despite Khubi's physical apperance, she and Jaya develop a close friendship when Khubi saves Jaya from trouble.

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acceptance, animals, conflict resolution, cow, family, friendship, indian, love, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, rescue, stress management, verbal communication

Pistachio

Lent, Blair

Pistachio, a green cow, can ride a bicycle, walk the tightrope, and dance. Her owner, Waldo, hopes to join a circus but the circus owner is not interested in cows until his tent his empty because everyone is watching Pistochio. Waldo and Pistachio are then allowed to join the circus.

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animals, biking, careers, circus, companion, conflict resolution, cow, dancing, exercise, friendship, goal setting, pets, success

Conrad's castle

Shecter, Ben

Conrad builds a castle even though his friends are trying to do other things. The castle collapses so Conrad decides to rebuild it. Again, his friends try to get him to do other things, but Conrad completes his castle which stands this time.

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animals, assertiveness, creativity, curiosity, decision making, determination, dog, friendship

Fiddle-i-fee

Stanley, Diane

This nursery rhyme is about a little girl that gives a dinner party for her animal friends. She serves them dinner in her playhouse.

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animals, creativity, food, friendship, imagination, nutrition, party, play, rhyme, self esteem

Little bear's trousers

Hissey, Jane

Little Bear loses his trousers and goes all around the house asking his friends if they have them. Eventually he finds them and they all have a party.

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animals, bear, clothing, creativity, friendship, party

The gondolier of venice

Kraus, Robert

Gregory the mouse wants to help save Venice because it is sinking. Gregory rounds up his other gondelier friends and they put floats under the city. Then they tie it down to keep Venice afloat and still.

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animals, bodies of water, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, italian, mouse, multicultural, problem solving, teamwork

George and martha back in town

Marshall, James

A series of stories about seven hippos who are best friends. The story depicts the trials and tribulations of their friendship.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, friendship, goal setting, hippopotamus, honesty, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

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