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Dance, Tanya

Gauch, Patricia Lee

Tanya, the little sister, wants to dance just like her big sister. She watches her big sister during dance class and during a performance. One day, Tonya gets to join her sister at a dance class.

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anticipation, dancing, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, grandparents, observation, parents, performance, siblings, surprises

I dance in my red pajamas

Hurd, Edith Thacher

Jenny visits her grandparents and has fun. Unlike Jenny's parents, her grandparents like noise and hopping around. She dances in her red pajamas while her grandparents dance.

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dancing, differences, exercise, family, grandparents, noise, parents, play, recreation, self esteem

Posy

Pomerantz, Charlotte

It is Posy's bedtime and she asks for her father to tell her stories about when she was little. He tells her four separate stories and they discuss their memories.

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assertiveness, bedtime, curiosity, family, growing up, memories, parents, sleep, storytelling, verbal communication

When Michael and Sheila explore a fire truck, the bells go off and the truck is driven to a fire. When the fire chief finds the children and takes them home to their parents, they are so dirty that no one recognizes them.

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curiosity, excitement, exploration, family, fire, fire engine, five senses, friendship, parents, peer resistance, sight, sounds, transportation

The wild baby

Lindgren, Barbro

Ben is a naughty baby. He disobeys what his mom tells him to do. One day, he takes along his friends to sail through many adventures. His mom finds him and he ends up safely at home. Even though he is bad, she loves her wild little boy.

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adventures, baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, disobedience, family, friendship, goal setting, imagination, parents, safety, transportation

Grandad bill's song

Yolen, Jane

Jon loses his grandad and needs help showing his emotions. He doesn't know if he's reacting in the right way. Jon's family shows him that everyone reacts to the death of a loved one differently, and no reaction is right or wrong.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, death, differences, empathy, family, feelings, grandparents, loss, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Bonjour, lonnie

Ringgold, Faith

Lonnie is an orphan who learns his family heritage through the help of the Love Bird. He eventually finds his adoptive parents.

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adoption, african american, author's note, birds, culture, family, french, grandparents, Jewish, language, love, multicultural, orphan, parents, war

Tea with milk

Say, Allen

Masoko's life changes dramatically when her parents move from California back to their native country, Japan. Masako feels like she will never belong in this new country where her life is so completely different.

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change, clothing, culture, customs, differences, family, food, homesickness, independence, japanese, language, loss, love, market, marriage, multicultural, nutrition, parents, relationship, travel

A gift for abuelita: Celebrating the day of the dead

Luenn, Nancy

Rosita and her grandmother are very close. Rosita's grandmother teaches Rosita how to braid, garden, and make tortillas. When Rosita's grandmother dies, Rosita feels a great loss without her around and misses her terribly. Her family tells Rosita that she can make a gift to give to her grandmother on the Day of the Dead. Rosita braids a cord that is filled with love and memories for her grandmother.

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author's note, change, culture, death, family, food, garden, grandparents, language, loss, love, mexican american, multicultural, nutrition, parents, presents, reunion, siblings, spanish, stress management, traditions, verbal communication

Working cotton

Williams, Sherley Ann

Shelan tells of working the cotton fields as a little girl. She tells the different accomplishments of each person in her family in the field. Shelan wishes she could pick cotton as fast as her parents and sisters.

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critical thinking, family, farm, five senses, food, goal setting, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, self esteem, siblings, teamwork, touch, verbal communication, vision

Owly

Thaler, Mike

Owly, a baby owl, asks his mother questions about the woods and she in turn helps him to discover the answers on his own.

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baby, birds, critical thinking, discovery, family, growing up, nature, owl, parents, woods

Dress up and let's have a party

Charlip, Remy

John dressed up in his mother's pots and pans while she baked a cake. He called his friends to come and dress up with him. Each friend came in a different creative costume. They ate the cake when it was done and went home.

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assertiveness, clothing, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, self esteem, verbal communication

The backward day

Krauss, Ruth

A young boy decides that it is Backward Day and does everything backward all morning. His parents play along until the little boy announces that Backward Day is over.

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assertiveness, change, creativity, decision making, family, imagination, nonverbal communication, opposites, parents, play, self esteem

All the pretty horses

Jeffers, Susan

A small girl is having trouble sleeping during the night. Her mother comes into her room and begins to tell her about the horses that she can have when she wakes up.

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animals, bedtime, creativity, dreams, family, fantasy, horse, images, imagination, parents, sleep

Herbert's treasure

Low, Alice

Herbert collects treasures from the dump, until his whole room is filled with things. His mother wants all the junk out of his room. One day, Herbert's problems are solved by finding a key that fits a door from the dump. He decides to build a castle, with the door and wood he finds, to store all his treasures. This satisfies both his mother and himself.

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conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, determination, family, parents, problem solving, toys

Rachel's recital

Green, Melinda

Rachel's mother thinks Rachel is going to be a famous pianist, so she has Rachel take piano lessons once a week and practice for an hour everyday after school. But Rachel is in trouble when she finds she will be in a recital and doesn't know her piece.

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courage, decision making, disappointment, family, music, parents, practice, pretend, responsibilities, worry

Seven brave women

Hearne, Betsy

A young girl tells the story of her family's history. She explains how each of her female ancestors played a very important role in the shaping of this family's history.

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aging, airplane, anger, animals, art, author's note, basketball, boat, careers, coping, farm, feelings, flowers, german, god, grandparents, history, horse, hospital, instruments, loneliness, loss, medicine, multicultural, music, native american, parents, school, science, sports, storytelling, transportation, war

Indian summer

Monjo, F.N.

During the American Revolution, a father fights under General George Washington. This leaves the mother and children to fend off some Indians by themselves.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, family, history, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, safety, stress management, verbal communication, war

Home lovely

Perkins, Lynne Rae

Tiffany and her mom, Janelle, have just moved to a new trailer that is pretty far away from everything else. Since Janelle has to work, Tiffany spends a lot of time playing alone. When she discovers plants growing by her driveway, the mailman helps her take care of them as they grow.

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careers, change, coping, family, flowers, friendship, goal setting, learning, loneliness, moving, parents, plants, play, scarecrows, self esteem, working mother

Everett anderson's nine month long

Clifton, Lucille

Everett Anderson is a young boy whose parents are divorced. His Mama remarries Mr. Perry and now they all live happily together. Then Everett finds his mother is pregnant and is no longer sure of his role within the family. When the baby is born Everett is able to accept the new addition to the family.

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conflict resolution, coping, family, love, parents, pregnancy, stress management, verbal communication

Yonie wondernose

De Angeli, Marguerite

Jonathon is such a curious little boy that his father calls him Yonie Wondernose. His parents go away and leave him in charge of the farm. The barn catches on fire and it is up to Yonie to save the animals.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, family, farm, parents, responsibilities, safety

Moving

Rosen, Michael

The family pet, a cat, is greatly disturbed when the family moves. The old familiar corners and hiding spots are gone and the new house is bare. After finding a hiding place, the cat stays in hiding to punish his family. Eventually, he is drawn to the smell of food. Soon, the new house feels like home.

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animals, cat, change, coping, deception, family, feelings, food, happiness, homesickness, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, shelter, siblings

Everett anderson's goodbye

Clifton, Lucille

After his father's death, Everett learns how to accept this loss. The young boy suffers through the five stages of grief to learn that even when someone you love dies, your love for them does not die.

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coping, death, family, learning, loss, memory, parents, sadness, stress management

Moving

Watson, Wendy

Mom and dad move to a new house, but Muffin does not want to move. She eventually decides to try out her new house and finds that it is okay -- even though she and her parents will miss their old house.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, loss, moving, parents, shelter, verbal communication

Finding a job for daddy

Maslac, Evelyn Hughes

Things are harder and different since Laura's dad lost his job. Laura wants to help so she pretends to put a want ad in the newspaper, then interviews him for a job. Laura knows that her dad still has to find a real job, but she wants her dad to be a dad forever.

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careers, communication, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, family, helping, loss, parents, pretend, verbal communication, work

Our snowman

Goffstein, M.B.

A boy and his sister build a snowman. At night, they notice the snowman looks lonely. The girl and her father build a snowwoman to keep him company.

Baby-o

Carlstrom, Nancy White

As an Indonesian extended family prepares for a trip to the market, the preparation and responsibilities of the family members are explained. We see the family and their goods on a bus during their journey through the hills to the market. The family completes a successful day at the market and returns home.

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baby, bus, cooperation, family, food, goal setting, grandparents, indonesian, multicultural, nutrition, parents, preparation, responsibilities, siblings, transportation, travel

Jam: A true story

Mahy, Margaret

A father stays home with the children. The father finds a plum tree, so the family begins making jam.

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careers, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, nutrition, parents, stress management, verbal communication

Clara and the bookwagon

Levinson, Nancy Smiler

Clara lives on a farm and does not have time to go to school, but she wants to learn to read. Eventually the Bookwagon (a mobile library) comes to her farm and the librarian convinces her father to let her borrow books and she learns to read.

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assertiveness, books, conflict resolution, cooperation, decision making, determination, family, farm, goal setting, learning, parents, reading, responsibilities, self esteem, verbal communication

Lionel in the spring

Krensky, Stephen

Lionel's spring activities include plans to plant a vegetable garden, celebrate his parents anniversary, play with his friend, and participate in spring cleaning.

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assertiveness, celebration, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, garden, imagination, nutrition, parents, seasons, siblings, spring, vegetables, verbal communication

The gardener

Stewart, Sarah

Lydia takes a train to go live with her Uncle Jim who doesn't smile. Lydia uses flowers and plants to bring joy to everyone. She writes home to her mother, father, and grandmother to describe to new experiences.

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community, cooking, correspondence, depression, diary, family, feelings, flowers, garden, grandparents, happiness, neighbors, parents, sadness, train, transportation, travel, work

In my momma's kitchen

Nolen, Jerdine

This little girl loves to be in her momma's kitchen. There's always something going on. From college announcements, to family dinners, to late nights of singing, everything happens in the kitchen. It is the most special place in the house.

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accidents, african american, animals, birthday, caring, cat, celebration, clothing, cooking, family, food, friendship, love, multicultural, night, nutrition, parents, playing, pretend, school, siblings, verbal communication, wedding

Small green snake

Gray, Libba Moore

Small green snake, an adventurous garter snake, learns a big lesson about obedience. Instead of napping with his family, he wanders off and experiences a series of dangerous occurrences.

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consequences, curiosity, discipline, family, learning, obedience, parents, self esteem, snake

Sophie and jack help out

Taylor, Judy

When papa was not able to plant the garden, Sophie and Jack were quick to help. Their garden was full of surprises. The carrots looked like tomatoes, and in the place of corn there were pumpkins. The reader is invited to participate in figuring out what went wrong.

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assertiveness, confusion, family, food, garden, goal setting, helping, nature, nutrition, parents, siblings, surprises, verbal communication

Alfie's feet

Hughes, Shirley

After shopping with his mother, Alfie gets some boots. While splashing in puddles, Alfie discovers he has been wearing the boots on the wrong feet. After correcting the problem, he continues to play.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, family, learning, nonverbal communication, parents, play, recreation

Tommy at the grocery store

Grossman, Bill

Little Tommy is left at the grocery store and mistaken for items in the store. Finally his mom comes back to get him.

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confusion, family, food, lost, parents

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Viorst, Judith

Alexander has what everyone has experienced at least one time -- a bad day. Nothing goes right the entire day for Alexander. He gets gum in his hair in the morning and has to eat lima beans for dinner. His mom tells him that there are good days and bad days.

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conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, food, frustration, moods, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Eliza's daddy

Thomas, Ianthe

Eliza's mother and father are divorced so she spends every Saturday with her father. She is curious about his new family and wants to visit them more often.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, divorce, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, travel

Grandma without me

Vigna, Judith

Despite his parents divorce, a young boy figures out how to stay in touch with his grandmother.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, correspondence, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, grandparents, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, problem solving, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

What mary jo shared

Udry, Janice May

Mary Jo never talks during share time in school. She thinks of sharing her brand new umbrella, or the grasshopper she helped her brother catch, but her classmates already had shared those things. She eventually thinks of something to share that no one has shared -- her father.

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conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, school, self esteem, sharing, verbal communication

Can't you sleep little bear?

Waddell, Martin

When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark until Big Bear brings him light and love.

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animals, bear, bedtime, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, love, night, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

She's not my real mother

Vigna, Judith

A little boy, Miles, has a hard time when his parents divorce. He does not like his stepmother and is mean to her because she is not his real mother. After they spend the day together, however, they become friends and he realizes that he can be nice to her and his mother will not mind.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

How many teeth?

Showers, Paul

Losing and growing teeth are events that all children experience as they grow up. Learning how this process occurs and learning about the functions of teeth can be interesting and fun.

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baby, concepts, generations, growing up, health, hygiene, numbers, parents, rhyme, school, teeth

In the rain with baby duck

Hest, Amy

In order to get to Grandpa's house for the traditional pancake breakfast, Baby duck has to walk in the rain. Baby duck doesn't like the rain but his grandpa shows him a way to enjoy it.

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compromise, conflict resolution, duck, exercise, family, food, generations, grandparents, jumping, learning, nutrition, parents, play, problem solving, rain, song, traditions, umbrella, verbal communication, walking, water, weather

The terrible thing that happened at our house

Blaine, Marge

When a mother goes back to work, things in the house get out of control. The kids feel left out and start to get upset. Finally, with a little compromising, things work out for the best.

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assertiveness, careers, compromise, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication, working mother

Alfie gets in first

Hughes, Shirley

Alfie is the first one to get home. As soon as his mom opens the door, Alfie runs inside and slams it shut. Alfie has to figure out how to get the door opened by himself.

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competition, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, happiness, parents, sadness, siblings, verbal communication

Veronica

Duvoisin, Roger

Veronica, a hippopotamus, goes into the city to be different. While she is there, she gets into all sorts of trouble. Everything works out in the end.

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animals, comparisons, conflict resolution, day, decision making, exercise, family, goal setting, hippopotamus, parents, siblings, sleep, walking

A place for ben

Titherington, Jeanne

Ben wants a place of his own. When his brother's crib is moved into his room, Ben begins to search for a place of his own. Ben puts some of his things in the garage, but he still feels like something is missing. He needs visitors. When his little brother, Ezra, comes to visit, Ben is happy. Ben decides that Ezra isn't so bad after all.

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companion, conflict resolution, family, frustration, independence, jealousy, loneliness, parents, sharing, siblings

Once around the block

Henkes, Kevin

Annie is bored waiting for her father to come home so her mother suggests a stroll around the block. On her walk, she meets and interacts with several neighbors. When she returns, Annie's father is waiting for her!

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adventures, assertiveness, boredom, community, exercise, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, verbal communication, walking

The secret of the sachem's tree

Monjo, F.N.

The new king of England is going to take away its charter from a Puritan town in Connecticut. When the lights go out, the charter disappears, and the English can't take it.

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assertiveness, community, decision making, english, family, friendship, halloween, history, holidays, independence, multicultural, parents, religion, royalty, siblings

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