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Waiting-for-papa stories

Roberts, Bethany

The rabbit children are frightened because their father went out early and has not yet returned. To calm them down, mama rabbit tells the anxious children waiting-for-papa stories.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, fear, feelings, parents, rabbit, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

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.

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animals, assertiveness, family, mouse, mythical, nonverbal communication, parents, play, self esteem, television, vampires, verbal communication

You push, i ride

Levine, Abby

Rhymed text illustrates the activities of a little pig's day. He looks at what his parents do and then immitates what they do.

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animals, family, imitation, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, play, rhyme

The boy who was followed home

Mahy, Margaret

Robert is followed home from school by a hippo. In the following days, more and more hippopotami follow him home. His father tries to remedy the problem by having a witch give him a pill.

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animals, conflict resolution, family, hippopotamus, medicine, parents, problem solving, school, self esteem, witches

Salt boy wants to learn to rope horses. His father will not teach him until he is older and has learned to respect animals. Salt boy saves a lamb from drowning with a rope and his father agrees that he has grown up.

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animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, growing up, helping, horse, parents, respect, self esteem, sheep

Is your mama a llama?

Guarino, Deborah

Lloyd the llama asks all of his friends if their mama's are llamas and finds out there are many different kinds of animals.

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animals, family, friendship, llama, parents, rhyme

What are we going to do about andrew

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Andrew is a child with an unique ability--he can change into a hippopotamus and fly. His parents have a hard time dealing with this so Andrew runs away. Andrew returns a couple of days later, and all problems get worked out.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, family, friendship, hippopotamus, parents, running away, verbal communication

Sometimes i like to cry

Stanton, Elizabeth//Stanton, Henry

Joey discusses different emotions that he sometimes feels. He talks about crying and the different times that he has cried, his parents have cried, and his pets have cried. He concludes that crying is okay.

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acceptance, animals, family, feelings, parents, pets, sadness, self esteem

The porcelain man

Kennedy, Richard

Isolated by her father, a young girl finds her only joy in repairing broken pieces of porcelain her father brought her. She forms the pieces into a man who loves her and a horse that helps her escape her father and find true happiness.

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animals, family, feelings, happiness, horse, imagination, loneliness, love, parents, self esteem

Waiting for mom

Tyler, Linda Wagner

At three o'clock, all the students at school went home except for a young hippopotamus. His mother did not come to pick him up so he helped out around school while he waited.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, hippopotamus, nonverbal communication, parents, school, self esteem, stress management, understanding, verbal communication, working mother

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.

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animals, critical thinking, elephant, family, fear, feelings, ghosts, mythical, parents, play, siblings, storm, stress management

Splash!

McDonnell, Flora

It is a hot day for all of the animals. Baby elephant has an idea. He leads everyone down to the water for a cool drink. When everyone has had a drink, the fun begins. Splash!Everyone is cool and wet.

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animals, baby, birds, bodies of water, decision making, elephant, family, fun, parents, playing, rhinoceros, rhythm, tiger, water, weather

Baby elephant's trunk

Joslin, Sesyle

Baby Elephant is very happy when mother elephant tells him that they are going to cross the ocean and visit France. All night long, Baby Elephant quizzes Mother Elephant about what they will do and say when they get to Paris.

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animals, baby, boat, bodies of water, elephant, excitement, family, feelings, french, happiness, language, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, parents, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Number nine duckling

Akass, Susan

Eight of Delushka's nine eggs have hatched. The ninth duckling is scared to come out and needs his mother's help. After he emerges from his shell, he lags behind his siblings due to his fears. All of the farm animals encourage him until he can catch up and join his family.

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animals, confidence, conflict resolution, duck, encouragement, family, fear, fly, goal setting, goat, helping, horse, jumping, parents, patience, siblings

Come along, daisy

Simmons, Jane

As Mama Duck continually calls for Daisy to follow along, Daisy is distracted by everything around her. Suddenly, Mama Duck is no where to be found, and Daisy is all alone. Will Daisy find her mother and learn the importance of staying close to her?

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animals, butterfly, disobedience, dragonfly, duck, fear, feelings, fish, frog, insects, loneliness, lost, obedience, parents, sounds

For pepita- An orange tree

Oleson, Claire

It is Pepita's birthday soon, and all she talks about is getting an orange tree. Her family thinks that she is silly, so they give her presents but no orange tree. Manolo is her best friend and knows exactly what Pepita wants.

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animals, birthday, conflict resolution, donkey, family, giving, grandparents, holidays, parents, plants, verbal communication

Sylvester and the magic pebble

Steig, William

Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble which grants him whatever he wishes. He runs into a lion and wishes that he is a rock. He turns into a rock and is unable to wish himself back. A year later, his parents find the rock while picnicing and wishes to see Sylvester again, which brings him back.

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animals, change, coping, critical thinking, decision making, donkey, family, feelings, happiness, imagination, lion, loneliness, magic, parents, picnic, self esteem

Harry and lulu

Yorinks, Arthur

Just like any other little girl, Lulu wants a dog. Her parents give her a stuffed poodle named Harry instead of a real pet. At first, Lulu doesn't like Harry at all!But when he comes to life and they have an adventure together, Lulu discovers what a good friend he is.

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anger, animals, architecture, bodies of water, decision making, dog, family, feelings, french, friendship, multicultural, parents, pets, reading, river, sleep, toys, travel, verbal communication

Ben and the porcupine

Carrick, Carol

Christopher's dog, Ben, has an encounter with a porcupine. Ben gets a nose full of quills. Christopher wants to protect Ben by keeping him tied up at night. Christopher's father helps him understand that Ben must learn to fend for himself. Christopher decides to let Ben go so they both would be happy.

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animals, companion, critical thinking, dog, family, love, loyalty, parents, porcupine, verbal communication, woods

A penguin pup for Pinkerton

Kellogg, Steven

At school, Emily learns about penguins and how they care for their young. When Emily tells her dog, Pinkerton, about penguins, he begins to dream of having a penguin pup of his own. He even begins to think that his football is a penguin egg and waits for it to hatch. Later, Pinkerton steals a football from a football game. Emily and her family give Pinkerton a baby penguin of his own that he can care for.

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adoption, adventures, animals, baby, birds, counting, dog, dreams, football, numbers, parents, penguin, sports

The day Gogo went to vote

Sisulu, Elinor Batezat

Thembi's grandmother is very old and almost never leaves the house. When she learns that black people in South Africa can vote for the first time in the next election, Gogo decides that she will go out and vote too!

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african, assertiveness, car, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, holidays, multicultural, parents, transportation, verbal communication

Even that moose won't listen to me

Alexander, Martha

Rebecca has a hard time convincing her busy family that there is a moose tearing up their garden. Rebecca runs the moose out of the garden by herself. When her family finally comes out to see what Rebecca is talking about, the moose and the garden are gone. Rebecca eventually moves onto a new project.

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animals, attention, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, family, garden, misunderstanding, moose, nonverbal communication, parents, problem solving, siblings

Fiona's flea

Keller, Beverly

Fiona finds a stray dog with fleas. Although her parents will not let her keep the dog, she manages to keep one of its fleas. This leads her on a search to find a home for the flea - a flea circus.

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animals, assertiveness, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, family, insects, parents, peer resistance, pets, self esteem

Henry and mudge

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry is upset because he does not have any brothers or sister to play with. His parents decide to buy him a dog. He names the dog Mudge and they have many adventures together.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, friendship, growing up, parents, pets, play, responsibilities

Dog breath

Pilkey, Dave

The Tosis family has a dog named Hally. Hally is a wonderful dog except that she has very bad breath. When Mr. and Mrs. Tosis cannot take Hally's bad breath anymore they decide to give her away. The kids try to fix the problem by taking her to a mountain top to see the view, a movie, and a carnival to ride a roller coaster in the hopes that they will take Hally's bad breath away but nothing works. That night two burglars break into the house but when Hally kisses them the burglars pass out from the smell and Hally and her breath are, heroes!

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animals, carnival, crime, critical thinking, dog, family, fish, grandparents, heroism, hygiene, miracle, mountains, newspaper, night, parents, robbery, sadness, siblings, skunk, smell

Arthur's tv trouble

Brown, Marc

Trouble for Arthur begins while he is watching TV. He sees a commercial for Treat Timer and just has to buy one for his dog, Pal. Arthur works hard to save and collect the money, but Treat Timer does not turn out to be all that Arthur had imagined.

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animals, disappointment, dog, excitement, family, feelings, friendship, hope, money, neighbors, parents, siblings, work

Farmer's market

Johnson, Paul Brett

Every Saturday, Laura's family goes to the market to sell their vegetables. On one lucky Saturday, Laura and her friend Betsy find a delicious surprise!

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animals, community, decision making, dog, excitement, family, farm, food, friendship, money, nutrition, parents, play, shopping, siblings, vegetables, verbal communication, work

Don't worry, dear

Fassler, Joan

Jenny does a lot of things little girls do; she sucks her thumb, wets the bed, stutters her words, and pretends her stuffed animals are real. Many people laugh at Jenny, but her mother tells her not to worry because things will get better as she grows up.

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african american, animals, dog, embarrassment, family, feelings, growing up, love, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, pets, self esteem, siblings, stress management, stuttering, verbal communication

Rover

Rosen, Michael

This dog has three pet humans for whom he is responsible. He loves them and takes care of them. Sometimes they all go to the beach together. The littlest human, Rover, wanders away. No one can find her but the dog. When she is found, the dog promises never to let her out of his sight again.

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animals, beach, caring, crab, crustaceans, decision making, dog, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, lost, love, parents, pets, playing, rescue, sand, seasons, sports, summer, vacation

Emily and the klunky baby and the next-door dog

Lexau, Joan M.

Emily tries to run away when her mother shows more interest in taxes than in her. Emily is not able to cross the street alone so she, her baby brother, and the next-door dog end up running around the block. Emily fears she is lost and wants to go home when she realizes she is in front of her house.

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animals, assertiveness, baby, decision making, dog, family, fear, feelings, noise, parents, running away, seasons, siblings, winter

Henry and mudge and the forever sea

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry, the dog Mudge, and Henry's dad go to the beach for the day. They swim and play. When a wave carries Henry's toy into the ocean, Mudge risks his life to retrieve it.

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adventures, animals, beach, bodies of water, decision making, dog, exercise, family, helping, ocean, parents, pets, play, rescue, safety, swimming

The cloud eater

Reeves, Katherine

Henry and his dog, Laura, live and travel with the circus. When a problem occurs with their newest member, a giraffe, Henry has to do some critical thinking to solve the problem. Henry becomes friends with the cloud eater in the process.

Benny: An adventure story

Graham, Bob

Benny is a very talented magician's assisstant. When he outshines the magician though, he is kicked out of the show. For the first time, Benny is on his own and he doesn't know where to go or what to do. He searches everywhere for a place to belong. In the last place he looks, Benny finds the perfect home.

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actor, animals, confidence, dancing, dog, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, homeless, individuality, loneliness, love, magic, music, parents, pets, sadness, self esteem, siblings, train, transportation, travel, uniqueness

Cassie's journey

Harvey, Brett

A young girl deals with hardships and dangers when traveling. Her family moves from Illinois to California by wagon in the 1860's.

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animals, critical thinking, death, determination, dog, family, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, history, nonverbal communication, parents, pioneers, rain, stress management, travel, weather

Something queer is going on

Levy, Elizabeth

Jill's dog Fletcher is not on the front steps when Jill arrives home from school, so Jill and her friend Gwen search the neighborhood for Fletcher. They believe Mr. Fernbach has Fletcher and convince Jill's mother to follow Mr. Fernbach to his studios. Fletcher is found in the studios where he is being used in a dog food commercial.

Carl's masquerade

Day, Alexandra

Carl, the dog, is left in charge of the baby, while the parents go to a masquerade party. Carl and the baby secretly go to the party also and have fun. They make it back before the parents and are asleep when the parents arrive home.

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animals, child care, critical thinking, dog, family, nonverbal communication, parents, party

Good dog, carl

Day, Alexandra

A wordless book depiction of how Carl, the family dog, takes care of the baby while the mother is out.

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animals, assertiveness, child care, critical thinking, dog, family, nonverbal communication, parents

Better with two

Joosse, Barbara M.

An old lady, and her dog have a regular routine everyday. And when Laura, the girl next door sees Mrs. Brady alone instead of with Max she wonders why. When Laura finds out Max died, she finds comfort in her mom and then consoles Mrs. Brady, because two is better than one.

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animals, change, coping, death, dog, family, feelings, friendship, loss, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, sadness

Scared silly

Howe, James

Harold, Chester, and Howie are a little spooked on Halloween. They became quite scared when Bunnicula, the family rabbit, wakes up in the middle of the night and their master comes home dressed as a witch.

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animals, cat, dog, family, fear, ghosts, halloween, holidays, parents, rabbit, siblings, stress management, verbal communication, witches

Barkis

Newberry, Clare Turlay

James receives Barkis, a dog, for his birthday. His sister wants to share her cat and his dog, but James is not interested. It is not until Nell Jean, his sister, saves Barkis' life that James will share his dog.

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animals, birthday, cat, compromise, conflict resolution, dog, family, holidays, parents, sharing, siblings

Up a tree

Lubell, Winifred//Lubell, Cecil

A cat named Kira, who is very set in her ways is chased up a tree by the neighbor's dog. Kira's family tries to get her to come down but she won't until she's ready -see what the reason is.

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animals, cat, chaos, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Harry by the sea

Zion, Gene

On a hot day at the beach, Harry cannot stay cool. He suddenly is covered with seaweed and everyone mistakes him as a sea monster, even his family!

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animals, beach, bodies of water, cold, dog, exercise, family, lost, mistake, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, sea, siblings, sun, uniqueness, verbal communication, walking

Story in the sand

Myrus, Donald//Squillace, Albert

Jeff and his mother go to the beach for a day. Jeff runs around collecting things and drawing pictures in the sand. He meets a little girl, Jenny, and spends the day teaching her about art in the sand.

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animals, art, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, collection, creativity, dog, exploration, family, fear, feelings, fish, ocean, parents, play, seagull, transportation, verbal communication

Harry the dirty dog

Zion, Gene

When Harry hears that he is about to get a bath, he runs away from home and gets even dirtier until he is a black dog instead of a white dog. When he decides to go home, he is not recognized until he gets a bath!

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animals, bath, cleanliness, colors, critical thinking, dog, exercise, family, hunger, lost, nonverbal communication, parents, play, running, siblings, worry

The party

Reid, Barbara

Two sisters leave their friends to go to a family birthday party. When the girls get to the party, they play games with lots of children and eat lots of good food and birthday cake. They have so much fun at the party that they don't want to leave!

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affection, animals, balloon, bedtime, birthday, body parts, car, celebration, crowd, dog, exercise, family, food, games, grandparents, gymnastics, injury, loss, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, rhyme, rhythm, running, siblings, singing, song, sport, teeth, transportation, verbal communication

Oma and baba

Schwartz, Amy

It is Alice's birthday and her mom promises her a dog. She choses one dog, but the dog refuses to listen. They put the dog in obedience school. Another dog teaches Baba how to howl.

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animals, assertiveness, birthday, disobedience, dog, family, goal setting, holidays, learning, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, presents, responsibilities, school

Just another ordinary day

Clement, Rod

Amanda does not have ordinary days!She straps on wings to fly downstairs to breakfast and is driven to school by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Once at school, she eats a gourmet lunch served by a butler. After school, Amanda's mom picks her up on an elephant and takes her home to her pet lion. In the end, Amanda needs a lot of sleep because it has been just another ordinary day.

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alien, animals, assertiveness, bedtime, car, dinosaur, elephant, family, fly, food, friendship, lion, nutrition, parents, school, self esteem, sleep, transportation

When the rain stops

Cole, Sheila

Beautiful illustrations show a little girl, her dad, and several animals prepare for a rainstorm. After the rain stops, the animals come out of their shelters, and the girl and her dad go back outside to pick blueberries.

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