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Goodbye, max

Keller, Holly

Ben's dog dies, and he's mad at his parents for not letting him stay home with Max. His parents get a new a puppy but Max rejects it until the end.

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anger, animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, decision making, dog, feelings, memories, nonverbal communication, sadness, verbal communication

Charley, charlotte and the golden canary

Keeping, Charles

Charley and Charlotte are great friends who are separated when Charlotte is forced to move. Charley finds a canary that they always looked at together at the pet store. After Charley buys the canary, it flies out of the cage to Charlotte. Charley and Charlotte are reunited.

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birds, canary, change, conflict resolution, coping, feelings, friendship, loneliness, moving, pets, play, sadness

Home on the bayou: A cowboy's story

Karas, G. Brian

Ned, a cowboy, and his mom leave their home in the West to move to the swamp. Ned hates the swamp and mean Big Head Ed at school. Big Head Ed picks on Ned because he is a cowboy. One day Ned becomes a hero at school when he uses his lasso to quiet Big Head Ed.

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acceptance, anger, bully, conflict resolution, cowboys, desert, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, love, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, school, swamp, verbal communication

Waiting to sing

Kaplan, Howard

A young boy loves playing the piano but especially listening to his father play while his mother sings along. The boy's mother also listens to him play. Shortly after the boy, his sister, and his father come back from a vacation at the beach, the mother dies. Playing the piano helps the young boy and his father cope with their loss.

Maxie

Kantrowitz, Mildred

Maxie wakes up each day and goes through the same routine. One day Maxie feels unloved and lonely, so she decides to stay in bed. Maxie doesn't realize how much others depend on her until her living room is full of worried neighbors. Maxie realizes how many people need and rely on her daily routine.

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caring, community, depression, feelings, friendship, happiness, identity, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, perspective, relationship, sadness, self esteem, worry

Bad dog school

Joosse, Barbara M.

Harris and his dog Zippy are the best of friends and enjoy spending time together. They dig for treasures, sleep in the same bed, and play on the couch. When Zippy's behaviors seem to be out of control, obedience school seems to be the perfect answer. However, the results are not what the family expected. Harris and his family decided Bad Dog school is the perfect solution.

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animals, change, companion, disobedience, dog, feelings, happiness, learning, obedience, parents, pets, sadness, school, siblings

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

Great aunt martha

Jones, Rebecca C.

A young girl wonders what is so great about Great Aunt Martha when she comes to visit. Since Great Aunt Martha is visiting, the girl has to be very quiet. She decides nothing is great about her great aunt until Great Aunt Martha wants to have fun and make noise.

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animals, boredom, dancing, disappointment, dog, exercise, family, feelings, food, friendship, fun, happiness, hygiene, noise, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, play, relief, sadness, verbal communication

Grunter: A pig with an attitude

Jolley, Mike

Grunter is a pig with an attitude. He thinks he rules the little green farm. All of the other animals are sick of it! On his birthday, Grunter thinks everyone forgot him but they have decided to get their revenge. Before Grunter knows what's going on, he's blasted into outer space. Where will he end up now?

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anger, animals, behavior, birds, birthday, bully, cat, celebration, chicken, dog, duck, farm, feelings, manners, misbehavior, mouse, overweight, pig, sadness, sheep, surprises, trick

The wagon

Johnston, Tony

A slave boy grows up on a plantation with his family. He hates being a slave and wishes that he could be free. Soon the war comes and President Lincoln sets the slaves free. The boy and his family celebrate as they leave the plantation in the wagon they built.

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african american, assertiveness, celebration, family, feelings, freedom, grandparents, happiness, history, love, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, slavery, transportation, wagon

Lost

Johnson, Paul Brett//Lewis, Celeste

A little girl loses her dog Flag in the desert. She and her dad search for a month, but there is no sign of Flag. One day, when the girl returns home from school, she notices an old truck in her driveway. A man found Flag and brought him home!

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animals, assertiveness, celebration, critical thinking, decision making, desert, dog, faith, family, feelings, goal setting, hope, loss, love, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, sadness

Batter up!

Johnson, Neil

A young boy named Nick joins a baseball team and learns everything about the game. He has to deal with losing a big game. The loss helps him to refine his weaknesses.

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baseball, cooperation, determination, feelings, friendship, goal setting, learning, loss, peer resistance, practice, sadness, self esteem, sports

Now let me fly

Johnson, Dolores

A family moves from Africa to America. They suffer hardships in anticipation of a different future.

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african american, assertiveness, change, coping, family, feelings, grief, moving, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, sadness, self esteem, separation, slavery, stress management, travel

The aunt in our house

Johnson, Angela

One day, aunt moves into the home of her nephew, niece, and their mom and dad. The children love their aunt and are so glad that she has moved in with them.

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art, change, family, feelings, fish, flowers, fun, happiness, loneliness, love, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, rain, sadness, siblings, stress management

Perfect the pig

Jeschke, Susan

Perfect the piglet is granted three wishes. He gets wings and that brings him into Olive's life where he is happy. But his wings get him in trouble when he flies into the trap of a mean man.

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acceptance, animals, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, lost, magic, pig, sadness

Dear mr. blueberry

James, Simon

Emily writes her teacher letters about a whale that is in her backyard pool. Her teacher tells and educates her that whales can't live in her pool. However, she has a great imagination and keeps trying to tell him.

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animals, assertiveness, correspondence, excitement, feelings, imagination, learning, letters, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, sadness, teaching, verbal communication, whale

The mud family

James, Betsy

Susi and her family are in desperate need of rain to save their corn and land. If it does not rain soon Susi and her family will have to move to a different place. Susi runs away to a secluded place and prays to her mud family to bring rain to the canyon. Eventually, the rain does come bringing Susi back to the family that needs her most of all.

Alicia has a bad day

Jahn-Clough, Lisa

Since Alicia is typically a very happy little girl that likes to be silly, she does not like the miserable feeling she experiences one morning. Alicia first handles her emotions by sitting and moping. Later she goes outside to write about her dark and dreary feelings in her notebook, only to be interrupted by a storm. After some alone time under her bed and a lick from her dog, Alizie realizes the world is not so lugubrious and goes outside to play.

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anger, animals, awareness, clouds, coping, creativity, dog, emotions, feelings, hope, language, pets, playing, rain, sadness, weather, wood

Changes, changes

Hutchins, Pat

Two dolls work together to build various things. They build a house, a boat, and a train out of wooden blocks. (A Wordless Book)

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boat, change, colors, cooperation, creativity, dolls, feelings, happiness, sadness, toys, train, transportation

Believing sophie

Hutchins, Hazel

Sophie wants to make Monster cookies, but first she needs to go to the store and buy all of the ingredients. But then something happens and Sophie finds herself being accused of shoplifting!

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assertiveness, bicycle, conflict resolution, crime, decision making, exercise, fear, feelings, food, goal setting, nutrition, sadness, shopping, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The black dog who went into the woods

Hurd, Edith Thacher

When Black Dog doesn't come home, his family searches the nearby woods and calls their neighbors looking for him. That night, each of the family members dreams about Black Dog. The next morning they realize it was Black Dogs way of saying good-bye to them as he died.

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animals, coping, death, dog, dreams, family, feelings, loss, neighbors, pets, sadness

Fox in a box

Hurd, Edith Thacher

Joe decides to go hunting for a fox because he wants a pet. He catches one with the help of a lion. When Joe brings the fox home in a box, the fox isn't very happy. Joe returns him to the woods where the lion and the fox help him find an owl who will happily be his pet.

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animals, birds, feelings, fox, kindness, lion, neighbors, owl, pets, sadness, woods

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

David and dog

Hughes, Shirley

David takes his stuffed dog everywhere. One day he loses his dog and is very upset. Later that day, David goes to a fair and find his dog.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, family, feelings, kindness, sadness, siblings

Kaddish for grandpa in Jesus' name amen

Howe, James

A young girl finds her own spirituality while observing the differing social customs of her Jewish and Christian relatives following her grandfather's sudden death. She interacts with her family to remember her grandfather in special ways at home, at church, and before bed.

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aging, angel, art, baby, bath, bedtime, behavior, church, dancing, emotions, exercise, family, feelings, food, grandparents, grief, hebrew, hygiene, Jewish, multicultural, mythical, parents, sadness

I wish I were a butterfly

Howe, James

A little cricket is sad and wishes to be a beautiful butterfly. Through talking to an older cricket, the littlest cricket soon realized, that he too, was beautiful.

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acceptance, appearance, beauty, body image, cricket, dragonfly, feelings, happiness, insects, sadness, self esteem, spider, verbal communication

Virgie goes to school with us boys

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald

After President Lincoln frees the slaves a man opens up a school for African Americans. All boys attend the school. Five boys that go to this school have a little sister that badly wants to go also. They tell her the hourney is too treacherous. After asking to go all summer, her parents finally allow her to go to school with her brothers.

Apples to oregon

Hopkinson, Deborah

Loosely based on a true pioneer story, this tale describes the trip of apples across the country. When Papa decides to travel the Oregon Trail, he refuses to leave his beloved fruits, especially the apples. Building a wagon to carry his trees, the family forges rivers, endures hailstorms and droughts, and deals with nasty Jack Frost. Papa has the help of his children (and their clothing) to save his trees.

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animals, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, desert, exercise, family, feelings, food, frost, fruit, gold rush, happiness, history, instruments, maps, ox, parents, pioneers, plants, relief, river, sadness, siblings, stress management, swimming, transportation, travel, wagon, weather, wind

A band of angels: A story inspired by the jubilee singers

Hopkinson, Deborah

A young girl listens to a story told by her aunt. Her story is about the young girl's great great grandmother and how she used her voice and dedication to fight for her education after the slaves were freed. The story was also tells how a group of singers toured and sang slave songs. They were trying to save their school, but ended up creating a university.

Oh, no! Where are my pants?

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Fourteen poems about everyday life tell about friends moving away, forgetting your pants and the death of a class pet. Other poems include Winter Rabbit, Play Ball, Nightmare, and My Friend Is Gone.

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animals, baseball, beach, birthday, camping, critical thinking, dancing, death, exercise, fair, feelings, friendship, moving, performance, poetry, rabbit, rhyme, sadness, school, self esteem, sports

Nana

Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield

In dealing with the recent death of her Nana, a girl escapes to nature, which brings back memories of things Nana taught her about the fern and chickadee. Through her memories she realizes that Nana will always be with her.

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birds, change, chickadee, coping, death, family, feelings, grandparents, loss, memories, memory, nature, plants, sadness

Homemade love

Hooks, Bell

Young Girlpie lives with her parents. Girlpie's world is magical where all hurt can be healed, wrongs forgiven and peace found in the world. The comfort that is provided by her home eases her fears and helps her to lead a happy life.

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african american, animals, dog, family, feelings, food, gymnastics, happiness, love, memories, multicultural, nutrition, parents, sadness, seasons, sleep, sports, spring

Anna's heaven

Hole, Stian

Anna's mother dies. She and her father have many questions for God about where Anna's mom went and what heaven is like. Anna's dad follows Anna through her imagination and the two find peace through the many great things and ideas that Anna imagines of her mother's new world.

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change, death, feelings, grief, hope, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, peace, problem solving, sadness, verbal communication

Carmine the crow

Holder, Heide

Carmine is old and has little energy. He saves a swan and in return, she gives him magical stardust. He gives it all away to make others happy. In despair, he finds one more speck and he wishes to be young again.

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amphibians, animals, birds, conflict resolution, crow, feelings, frog, kindness, loneliness, magic, mouse, nonverbal communication, rabbit, sadness, verbal communication

Niki's little donkey (Niki's eselchen)

Hol, Coby

When the family donkey finally has its baby, Niki can hardly wait to call the donkey her own. She is disappointed, though, when Niki's father insists that they sell the donkey. Through hard work and determination, Niki earns the money to buy the donkey from her dad!

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animals, assertiveness, birth, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, discipline, donkey, family, feelings, goal setting, greek, happiness, multicultural, parents, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

The cat who loved to sing

Hogrogian, Nonny

A cat goes through a series of trades with many people. Each trade makes the person happy and in the end, the cat gets what it wanted.

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animals, cat, change, decision making, dog, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, sadness, self esteem, sheep, verbal communication

Danny and the dinosaur

Hoff, Syd

Danny visits a museum one day and comes across a dinosaur who begins to speak with Danny. The two spend the day together playing and having fun. By the end of the day it is time for the dinosaur to go back and Danny, although sad, admits he had a wonderful day.

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animals, baseball, bear, boat, bus, car, climbing, communication, dinosaur, dog, elephant, friendship, fun, giraffe, helping, hippopotamus, imagination, indian, lion, monkey, museum, neighbors, noise, play, pretend, rocks, running, sadness, seal, sports, swimming, teaching, teeth, trick, walking, water, wish, zoo

Best friends for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances does not want to play with Gloria because she is young and small. Albert does not want to play with Frances because she is a girl. They all decided to play together, and each realizes how bad it feels to be left out.

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bias, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, play, sadness, stereotypes, verbal communication

Arthur's honey bear

Hoban, Lillian

A boy and his sister decide to have a garage sale. He decides to sell his old bear and his sister buys it. After he sees her buy it, he is sad and wants it back. Then he realizes that even if the bear is not his now, the bear will be his nephew forever.

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animals, ape, bear, compromise, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, sadness, self esteem, sharing, siblings, stress management

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.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, critical thinking, dog, fairy, family, feelings, ghosts, halloween, happiness, holidays, mythical, sadness, self esteem, siblings, stress management

Arthur's great big valentine

Hoban, Lillian

Arthur, the chimp, and his best friend, Norman, get in a fight. After awhile, they start feeling bad about fighting. They each make a Valentine for the other, becoming best friends once again.

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animals, ape, argument, conflict resolution, feelings, friendship, holidays, sadness, valentine's day, verbal communication

Amy loves the wind

Hoban, Julia

It is a windy fall day in the park. Amy plays on the swings and flies a kite.

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assertiveness, autumn, family, feelings, happiness, kite, nonverbal communication, parents, park, play, sadness, seasons, self esteem, verbal communication, weather, wind

Robert lives with his grandparents

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

After his parents divorce, Robert goes to live with his grandparents. Robert's father moves away and his mother goes into drug rehabilitation. Even though Robert loves his grandparents, he is embarrassed to bring them to Parent's Day at school.

When andy's father went to prison

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

Andy Wilson's father is sent to jail for stealing. In order to be closer to him, Andy and his family move to a new city. Andy has to deal with the added pressure of a new school and a father who is in prison. He actually seems to cope and deal with the situation very well.

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assertiveness, bus, change, coping, decision making, family, feelings, food, frustration, games, happiness, nutrition, parents, prison, sadness, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

The best-ever good-bye party

Hest, Amy

Jessica's best friend Jason is moving away and she is sad. She gives him a party, but they have a fight about him moving, finding new friends, and having better parties. The two make up and admit that they will miss each other.

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change, conflict resolution, feelings, friendship, moving, nonverbal communication, party, sadness

Weekend girl

Hest, Amy

Sophie always spends a weekend with her grandparents when her parents take a trip to honeymoon cottage. Every year her grandparents have a special surprise, so she can hardly wait for this year's surprise.

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animals, beach, bodies of water, car, dancing, dog, exercise, family, feelings, five senses, food, grandparents, marriage, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, picnic, poetry, sadness, sea, seasons, self esteem, smell, summer, taste, transportation, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather

Thaddeus

Herzig, Alison Cragin

Great-Great Uncle Thaddeus always gives unique birthday presents to his nephew. This year Uncle Thaddeus gives him best present ever. The present is a book about all the birthdays they have shared together. Their relationship grows stronger as they grow older.

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airplane, animals, assertiveness, baseball, birds, birthday, camel, christmas, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, hummingbird, hurricane, memories, nutrition, presents, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, snow, sports, storm, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

Kitten's first full moon

Henkes, Kevin

A little kitten sees a full moon for the first time. He thinks it is a bowl of milk and tries to reach it. Then he sees the full moon reflecting in a pond and thinks it's a bowl of milk. After getting wet and sad, he goes home to find his very own bowl of milk.

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animals, bodies of water, cat, deception, feelings, food, injury, moon, night, pond, sadness

Owen

Henkes, Kevin

Owen just loves his yellow blanket named Fuzzy, which he takes everywhere. Owen's parents decide Owen is getting too old to carry around a blanket. Owen is terribly upset and isn't happy again until Fuzzy is cut up into small pieces for Owen to carry around.

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animals, assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, family, feelings, growing up, happiness, mouse, parents, refusal skills, sadness, self esteem, stress management, toys, verbal communication

Julius, the baby of the world

Henkes, Kevin

Lilly is not happy about the arrival of her new baby brother, Julius. She is happier when her cousin Garland comes to visit.

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assertiveness, baby, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, goal setting, happiness, jealousy, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

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