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Sarah and the dragon
Coville, Bruce
After an argument with her friend Oakhorn the unicorn, Sarah is kidnapped by a lonely dragon. In his castle, he is human and they become friends. The only way he can break the spell is to do something good while he is a dragon.
Tags
conflict resolution
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dragons
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friendship
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kidnapped
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loneliness
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mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
royalty
,
verbal communication
The dragon in the clock box
Craig, M. Jean
Joshua tapes up a clock box and tells his family that there is a dragon egg in it. The dragon is born and flies away immediately so that Joshua's family could never see it.
Tags
birth
,
conflict resolution
,
dragons
,
family
,
fantasy
,
imagination
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
verbal communication
Komodo!
Sis, Peter
A young boy who loves dragons, goes with his parents to the Indonesian Island of Komodo in hopes of finding a dragon.
Tags
assertiveness
,
dragons
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family
,
goal setting
,
indonesian
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
parents
Lemonade serenade or the thing in the garden
Madden, Don
Woodrow and Miss Twig have cookies and lemonade every afternoon in Miss Twig's wild garden. One day, they hear a frightening noise. They discover a musical elf and soon invite him and his music to their afternoon party.
Tags
beverage
,
conflict resolution
,
discovery
,
elves
,
fear
,
feelings
,
food
,
friendship
,
garden
,
imagination
,
music
,
mythical
,
noise
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
party
,
self esteem
,
verbal communication
Troll country
Marshall, Edward
Elsie Fay Johnson is a little girl who is fascinated with trolls and would like to meet one. After she hears her mother's story, she finds herself in the same situation and must use quick thinking to get free.
Tags
deception
,
family
,
games
,
mythical
,
parents
,
storytelling
,
trolls
,
woods
The secret in the dungeon
Krahn, Fernando
A curious child slips away from a tour group at an old castle. He stumbles upon a sleeping dragon in the dungeon.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
curiosity
,
dragons
,
mythical
,
stress management
,
travel
Seeing is believing
Shub, Elizabeth
As a child, Tom is tricked by a leprechaun. As an adult, Tom is a married man who has a run in with Pisky who try to steal his horse. This time, Tom is not tricked.
Tags
challenges
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
deception
,
elves
,
magic
,
mythical
,
verbal communication
The christmas witch
Kellogg, Steven
Gloria is in training to be a witch. She decides to quit to become a good witch. Then she decides to help the Pepperwills and Valdoons find peace. With the help of elves, her dream comes true.
Tags
assertiveness
,
careers
,
conflict resolution
,
courage
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
elves
,
fight
,
goal setting
,
imagination
,
love
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
peace
,
peer resistance
,
verbal communication
,
witches
Lucky and the giant
Elkin, Benjamin
Lucky, the little boy, has to outsmart the giant, Elmo, in order to get his parents back. He does three tasks to get them back as well as the brook that the giant stole. In the end, the family is together again, and Elmo becomes their friend.
Tags
conflict resolution
,
cooperation
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
forgiveness
,
friendship
,
giants
,
mythical
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
The little girl and the dragon
Minarik, Else Holmelund
A dragon comes out of a little girl's book and eats all of her toys. She refuses to let him back in the book until he gives back all of her toys.
Tags
assertiveness
,
compromise
,
conflict resolution
,
dragons
,
mythical
,
obedience
,
toys
,
verbal communication
How droofus the dragon lost his head
Peet, Bill
Droofus the dragon is from a fierce family, but he is a good dragon. When he becomes separated from his family, he tries to find a new home. Meanwhile, the king wants his head for his castle wall. A small boy rescues Droofus and helps him find his family.
Tags
compromise
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
dragons
,
family
,
friendship
,
lost
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
royalty
,
self esteem
,
verbal communication
The trolls of twelfth street
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
The troll family decides to leave their home under the ground and go to San Francisco. The family has a book of sayings to use, but the sayings are old and incorrect. The trolls think they are making friends but are actually upsetting the people they encounter.
Tags
communication
,
decision making
,
family
,
mythical
,
parents
,
siblings
,
trolls
,
verbal communication
Emily and the enchanted frog
Griffith, Helen V.
A young girl named Emily kisses a frog and turns him into a handsome prince. The prince does not enjoy being a prince, so he wants to be turned back into a frog. The prince must first be kissed by another frog that has been turned into a beautiful princess.
Tags
amphibians
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assertiveness
,
change
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
differences
,
fantasy
,
frog
,
magic
,
mythical
,
royalty
,
verbal communication
The magic dreidels: A hanukkah story
Kimmel, Eric A.
Instead of helping his family clean, Jacob plays with his new brass dreidel. Jacob's mom has had enough, so she sends Jacob to the well for a pail of water. At the well, Jacob meets a goblin who gives him two new magic dreidels.
Tags
assertiveness
,
celebration
,
cleanliness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
family
,
feelings
,
goblins
,
hanukkah
,
happiness
,
holidays
,
magic
,
mythical
,
parents
,
seasons
,
siblings
,
stress management
,
surprises
,
winter
Eyes of the dragon
Leaf, Margaret
A young boy is growing up in a rural village in China. An artist paints a dragon without eyes on the wall of a village. When the town insist he puts eyes on the dragon, amazing events occur.
Tags
careers
,
chinese
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
dragons
,
multicultural
,
mythical
World famous muriel and the scary dragon
Alexander, Sue
A king asks Muriel to help people from his kingdom who are afraid of a dragon. With her peanut butter cookies, Muriel finds the dragon. She then gives the dragon a bath which makes him feel better. In return, he becomes a nicer dragon so the king continues to give him a bath once a week.
Tags
bravery
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
dragons
,
fear
,
food
,
helping
,
hygiene
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
nutrition
,
royalty
Sea tale
Haley, Gail E.
A love story is told between a mortal man and a mystical creature.
Tags
boat
,
bodies of water
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
decision making
,
determination
,
love
,
mermaids
,
mythical
,
sea
,
transportation
Dawn
Bang, Molly
Dawn's father tells her the story of his shipbuilding days, and how he met her mother. Her mother would weave the sails, and she makes her father promise to never look at her while she weaves.
Tags
anger
,
birds
,
fairy
,
family
,
feelings
,
goal setting
,
goose
,
mythical
,
parents
,
ship
Hershel and the hanukkah goblins
Kimmel, Eric A.
Hershel spends his Hanakkah holiday in the old town synagoue. his purpose is to ward off the terrible coblins that keep the villagers from celebrating Hanukkah. Hershel restores the holiday to the village by out-smarting the goblins.
Tags
assertiveness
,
beliefs
,
bravery
,
community
,
confidence
,
critical thinking
,
deception
,
goal setting
,
goblins
,
hanukkah
,
holidays
,
Jewish
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
religion
,
spiritual
,
traditions
There's a nightmare in my closet (Una pesadilla en mi armario)
Mayer, Mercer
A little boy is afraid that the nightmare in his closet will get him. One night, he decides to shoot the nightmare, but soon befriends the monster.
Tags
assertiveness
,
bedtime
,
critical thinking
,
dreams
,
fear
,
feelings
,
happiness
,
monsters
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
sleep
,
trolls
There's something in my attic
Mayer, Mercer
A little girl thinks she hears something in the attic. Her parents won't go look, so she investigates. She finds the nightmare, catches it, then helps it escape.
Tags
assertiveness
,
bedtime
,
critical thinking
,
dreams
,
escape
,
family
,
goal setting
,
mythical
,
night
,
parents
,
sleep
,
trolls
The dwarf giant
Lobel, Anita
A Japenese prince and princess come upon a dwarf who enchants the prince and makes him do foolish things. The prince finds a clever way of disenchanting the prince.
Tags
asian
,
boredom
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
dwarfs
,
evil
,
games
,
japanese
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
peer resistance
,
refusal skills
,
royalty
,
verbal communication
,
wish
Lion
du Bois, William Pene
Forman the head angel tries to draw a lion. He has trouble because he has not created an animal in a really long time. Through persistence and help, he finally creates a lion.
Tags
angel
,
animals
,
art
,
assertiveness
,
clouds
,
colors
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
determination
,
lion
,
mythical
,
opinions
,
persistence
,
problem solving
,
verbal communication
A ride on the red mare's back
Le Guin, Ursula K.
A young boy is taken by trolls and his older sister tries to find him with the help of her magic wooden horse. The red mare comes to life and they rescue her brother from the troll's high mountain.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
determination
,
family
,
helping
,
horse
,
imagination
,
lost
,
magic
,
mythical
,
robbery
,
siblings
,
trolls
The porcelain cat
Hearn, Michael Patrick
Sorcerer has a terrible problem with rats. To solve his problem, the Sorcerer changes his porcelain cat into a real cat. In order for this to happen, his apprentice Nickon searches for a bargain is a bargain and uses social interactions to fulfill his sorcerer's request.
Tags
animals
,
birds
,
boat
,
bodies of water
,
brook
,
cat
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
family
,
hummingbird
,
mythical
,
night
,
nutrition
,
rat
,
river
,
stress management
,
transportation
,
verbal communication
,
weather
,
witches
The little witch's black magic book of disguises
Glovach, Linda
How would you like to make disguises?These disguises are for any occasion.
Tags
animals
,
bat
,
christmas
,
easter
,
fairy
,
ghosts
,
halloween
,
holidays
,
magic
,
mythical
,
rabbit
,
vampires
,
witches
Princess kalina and the hedgehog
Marshall, F.
Kalina, a very untidy Princess, was ordered to clean up herself and her room. A hedgehog, who was actually a Prince, helped her clean up her room. When everything was cleaned up, he turned back into a Prince and the two were married.
Tags
animals
,
cleanliness
,
conflict resolution
,
fable
,
hedgehog
,
helping
,
hygiene
,
love
,
marriage
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
responsibilities
,
royalty
,
shelter
,
witches
The tomten and the fox
Lindgren, Astrid
Reynard is a hungry fox who goes to a farm to steal food. There he meets a tomten who shares his food with Reynard.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
farm
,
fox
,
giving
,
hunger
,
mythical
,
ox
,
peer resistance
,
prevention
,
refusal skills
,
sharing
,
trolls
,
unselfish
,
verbal communication
Night noises and other mole and troll stories
Johnston, Tony
A series of several short stories about two friends - a troll and a mole -that describe several adventures they go through together from losing a tooth to being afraid of the dark.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
fear
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
helping
,
mole
,
mythical
,
night
,
noise
,
refusal skills
,
self esteem
,
sounds
,
teeth
,
trolls
Wempires
Pinkwater, Daniel
Jonathon sees a vanpire mouse. He starts to dress and act like the vampires on television. His parents think he will grow out of it, but he has not yet.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
family
,
mouse
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
parents
,
play
,
self esteem
,
television
,
vampires
,
verbal communication
The popcorn dragon
Thayer, Jane
Dexter, the dragon, likes to blow smoke and show off. His friends get tired of him always showing off and Dexter becomes very lonely. One day when he is dreaming, he hears fireworks going off. Dexter awakes to corn popping off the cobs -- caused by his hot breath while sleeping!
Tags
animals
,
dragons
,
elephant
,
five senses
,
food
,
friendship
,
giraffe
,
mythical
,
nutrition
,
zebra
Babar and the ghost
Brunhoff, Jean de
Babar, his friends, and family go on a hike. A storm comes so they go into a castle. The children find a ghost that only they can see, and it follows them home.
Tags
animals
,
critical thinking
,
elephant
,
family
,
fear
,
feelings
,
ghosts
,
mythical
,
parents
,
play
,
siblings
,
storm
,
stress management
One dragon's dream
Pavey, Peter
A dragon dreams about various animals. Counting is made fun through the drawings and rhyming words of a dragon's dream.
Tags
amphibians
,
animals
,
birds
,
counting
,
dragons
,
dreams
,
elephant
,
frog
,
kangaroo
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
reptiles
,
rhyme
,
seal
,
sequence
,
storks
,
tiger
,
turkey
,
turtle
The calico jungle
Ipcar, Dahlov
A mother makes her son a beautiful quilt that has many pictures of animals on it. He looks at the quilt and imagines what it would be like to be in the jungle.
Tags
animals
,
clothing
,
diversity
,
dreams
,
elephant
,
imagination
,
jungle
,
mythical
,
quilt
,
unicorns
,
verbal communication
Asher and the capmakers: A hanukkah story
Kimmel, Eric A.
Asher, a Jewish boy, wonders into the night to borrow an egg for his mother. Along the way he gets lost and discovers a house with three old women inside knitting caps. Asher finds out that these caps are magical and he, the women, and the fairies fly off to Jeruselum for a Hanukkah party. He returns home some time later to discover his family thought he was not coming back.
Tags
animals
,
celebration
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
fairy
,
fox
,
hanukkah
,
holidays
,
Jewish
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
night
,
seasons
,
snow
,
weather
,
winter
Arthur's halloween costume
Hoban, Lillian
Arthur wants to be a ghost for Halloween. When he realizes that he won't be the only ghost, Arthur creates an original costume that stands out from everyone.
Tags
animals
,
assertiveness
,
cat
,
critical thinking
,
dog
,
fairy
,
family
,
feelings
,
ghosts
,
halloween
,
happiness
,
holidays
,
mythical
,
sadness
,
self esteem
,
siblings
,
stress management
The house gobbaleen
Alexander, Lloyd
After a stroke of bad luck, Tooley calls up on the Friendly Folk to help him improve his luck. When Hooks comes to the door, Tooley invites him in the house despite warnings from his cat. Hooks takes advantage of Tooley and makes his luck even worse than before-until the house gobbaleen scares Hooks away.
Tags
adventures
,
anger
,
animals
,
cat
,
change
,
depression
,
fantasy
,
fear
,
feelings
,
friendship
,
greed
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
peer resistance
,
relief
,
sadness
,
self esteem
,
superstition
,
verbal communication
Happy Valentine's Day, Emma!
Stevenson, James
Emma is a kind-hearted witch, who makes valentines for the animals in the forest. Two mean witches play tricks on Emma but she gets sweet revenge and a surprise.
Tags
animals
,
caring
,
creativity
,
deception
,
forest
,
holidays
,
kindness
,
mythical
,
revenge
,
surprises
,
valentine's day
,
witches
Fire and stone
Le Guin, Ursula K.
A dragon terrorizes a city. Min and Polo discover what the dragon wants and saves their city in the process.
Tags
animals
,
bodies of water
,
cat
,
community
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
dragons
,
fire
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
pond
,
rescue
,
stress management
,
teamwork
,
verbal communication
Through the mickle woods
Gregory, Valiska
Three mythical stories told by a wise old bear help a mourning king go on with his life after his wife, the queen, dies.
Tags
animals
,
bear
,
beauty
,
death
,
discovery
,
feelings
,
loss
,
mythical
,
royalty
,
sadness
The strange appearance of howard cranebill jr.
Drescher, Henrik
Mr. and Mrs. Cranebill found a basket on their doorstep with a baby in it. The baby had an unusually long nose. After some time, the baby turned into a stork and flew away.
Tags
acceptance
,
animals
,
baby
,
birds
,
body image
,
change
,
differences
,
growing up
,
multicultural
,
mythical
,
storks
A beastly circus
Parish, Peggy
This alphabet book uses animals and various circus-like activities for each letter.
Tags
alligator
,
amphibians
,
animals
,
baboon
,
birds
,
chipmunk
,
circus
,
crab
,
crustaceans
,
dolphin
,
elephant
,
frog
,
gorilla
,
hippopotamus
,
hyena
,
jaguar
,
kangaroo
,
lion
,
mink
,
mythical
,
newt
,
nonverbal communication
,
octopus
,
ostrich
,
panda
,
quail
,
rabbit
,
rhinoceros
,
sequence
,
skunk
,
snake
,
tapir
,
unicorns
,
verbal communication
,
vulture
,
wasp
,
worm
,
yak
,
zebra
You are here
Crews, Nina
Have you ever been bored on a rainy day?Follow these two young girls on an exciting adventure with their imaginations and a magic map. Just as the magical map ends their rainy day doldrums, their mother tells them the sun is out and it's time to go to the park.
Tags
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
Good griselle
Yolen, Jane
Griselle is a very kind woman. Angels and gargoyles test her goodness by giving her an ugly baby to care for and love.
Tags
angel
,
baby
,
caring
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
fantasy
,
kindness
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
self esteem
,
stress management
Jim and the beanstalk
Briggs, Raymond
As a sequel to Jack and the Beanstalk, Jim visits the giant who has poor eyesight, no hair and no teeth. Jim eventually takes the giant glasses, false teeth, wig, and gold coins. In the end, they become good friends.
Tags
aging
,
body image
,
conflict resolution
,
friendship
,
giants
,
kindness
,
mythical
,
teeth
,
verbal communication
,
vision
Matthew's dragon
Cooper, Susan
Matthew loves dragons. His mother reads him a bed time story about a dragon. This dragon comes alive and takes Matt on an enchanted adventure in the sky.
Tags
adventures
,
critical thinking
,
dragons
,
family
,
imagination
,
mythical
,
parents
,
sleep
The great big especially beautiful easter egg
Stevenson, James
A grandfather tells his grandchildren an Easter story about what he did to win a girl's heart.
Tags
adventures
,
easter
,
family
,
feelings
,
grandparents
,
holidays
,
love
,
monsters
,
mythical
,
rabbit
,
storytelling
Dracula's cat
Wahl, Jan
Dracula and his companion go on an adventure to scare Agatha. To their dismay, they are too late and confront a bat. Together they work to save the bat. They learn that pets can be our best friends.
Tags
adventures
,
animals
,
bat
,
cat
,
conflict resolution
,
critical thinking
,
exercise
,
fear
,
feelings
,
food
,
happiness
,
horse
,
jumping
,
monsters
,
mythical
,
owl
,
pets
,
sadness
,
stress management
,
verbal communication
,
walking
,
weather
,
wind
,
wolf
Fanny's dream
Buehner, Carolyn
Fanny Agnes is a young farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince. When her fairy godmother does not arrive the day of the ball, Fanny decides to marry Hebert, a local farmer. As Fanny gets older, she realizes that Herbert really is her prince.
Tags
adventures
,
animals
,
decision making
,
determination
,
dreams
,
fairy
,
family
,
fantasy
,
farm
,
feelings
,
godmother
,
happiness
,
love
,
marriage
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
pig
,
self esteem
,
sheep
,
verbal communication
Great waldo search
Handford, Martin
Waldo and his wizard friend journey through a fantasy. It is filled with goblins, giants, monks, dwarfs, mermaids, knights, and hunters. In the end, Waldo will see the truth about himself.
Tags
adventures
,
companion
,
critical thinking
,
dwarfs
,
fantasy
,
giants
,
goblins
,
mermaids
,
mythical
,
nonverbal communication
,
royalty
,
truth
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