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The surprise garden

Hall, Zoe

Three children eagerly wait to discover what marvelous plants will grow from the seeds they sowed.

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animals, author's note, bee, birds, bluejay, butterfly, celebration, colors, dog, family, flowers, food, garden, health, helping, insects, ladybug, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, party, pets, plants, rabbit, seasons, siblings, summer, sun, surprises, teamwork, verbal communication, water

Mr. Keeene knows he has a fine school with great teachers and students. Since everyone is learning so much, he decides to have school on Saturdays, then Sundays, and then eventually all summer. Eventually, one student named Tillie tells Mr. Keene that they are not learning anything outside of school. Everyone is relieved when Mr. Keene announces the return of a normal school year.

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careers, colors, Days of The Week, decision making, dog, family, happiness, holidays, learning, loneliness, play, pride, reading, repetition, school, shapes, siblings, skipping, summer, surprises, teaching, tree, worry, writing

Vera's first day of school

Rosenberry, Vera

It's Vera's first day of school!She is so excited that she is up before the sun. But when she finally gets to the school yard, it is full of older children who scare Vera. When she finally gets to her classroom, with a little help from her mother, it is everything she hoped it would be.

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art, caterpillar, climbing, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, emotions, family, fear, food, happiness, kite, loneliness, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, play, playground, sadness, school, self esteem, siblings, skating, stream, stress management, sun, tree

The warrior and the wiseman

Wisniewski, David

Two sons of the emperor are in competition for the throne. One is a warrior who only thinks of himself, and the other is the wiseman who helps others. The wiseman ends up saving the kingdom and taking the throne.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, helping, responsibilities, royalty, selfishness, siblings, verbal communication

The christmas eve mystery

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Susan and Mike accompany their neighbors on Christmas Eve to find out if horses really talk at midnight. While in the barn, Susan and Mike hear a robbery take place and help to find the robbers and the money stash.

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animals, awareness, christmas, critical thinking, family, holidays, honesty, horse, mystery, neighbors, robbery, siblings, superstition

How my parents learned to eat

Freidman, Ina R.

A little girl tells the story of how her mother and father met. Her father was a sailor and he met his future wife in Japan. She teaches him how to eat with chopsticks and he teaches her how to eat with silverware.

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family, food, japanese, multicultural, nutrition, parents, restaurant, siblings, storytelling

A-hunting we will go!

Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

Well, i never!

Pearson, Susan

One day things become very strange for a family living in Iowa. Nothing seems to go as planned. They finally figure out that this is because their farm has floated up into the sky. They get their farm back to earth by weighing it down.

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chaos, clouds, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, family, fantasy, farm, grandparents, humor, magic, parents, problem solving, siblings

A rose, a bridge, and wild black horse

Zolotow, C.

A small boy describes all the marvelous things he will do for his sister when he is grown up, such as bringing her coral from the bottom of the sea and building her the biggest bridge in the world.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, growing up, imagination, presents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Morris's disappearing bag: A christmas story

Wells, Rosemary

On Christmas morning, Morris and his two sisters and brother all get their gifts. Morris's sisters and brother will not share their gifts with him. When they see the gift Morris receives, they want to use it. While they are playing with his gift, Morris finally gets to play with all of their toys.

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christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, holidays, peer resistance, play, presents, refusal skills, self esteem, sharing, siblings, toys, verbal communication

Big red lollipop

Khan, Rukhsana

Rubina is excited to get her first invite to a birthday party! However when she asks Ami whether she can go, Ami tells her she has to take her younger sister, Sana. After Sana ruins the party, Rubina has to learn how to overcome her anger and forgive her little sister.

Arthur's birthday party

Hoban, Lilliam

Arthur's determination to have the best birthday party and be the best all-around gymnast causes him to be inconsiderate of the feelings of his sister and friends. When Arthur forgets to be fair and have fun at the competition, his younger sister is quick to point out that each chimpanzee has his or her own special skill to be honored with a medal at the birthday competition.

Snapshots from the wedding

Soto, Gary

A young girl, Maya, retells the events of a Mexican-American family wedding by looking back through the wedding photos. From the excitement of being a flower girl, to the ceremony itself, to the music and dancing afterwards, she recalls many happy memories.

Too many kittens

Schenley, Ruth Stewart

When a mother says there are too many kittens, the four children in the family must find homes for them. As the children journey, they each find a good home for their kitten by trading it in for another animal. Now there are too many pets for the mother to take care of.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, dog, family, feelings, fish, happiness, parents, pets, problem solving, rabbit, sadness, siblings

Show and tell

Munsch, Robert

It's show-and-tell day, and Benjamin wants to take in something extra special to school. When he decides to take his baby sister, it causes quite a commotion until mom shows up and saves the day.

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baby, chaos, confusion, critical thinking, doctor, excitement, family, feelings, frustration, helping, parents, performance, school, sharing, siblings, verbal communication

Starry night

Spohn, David

Nate, Matt, and their dad go camping. The three enjoy the stars and each other's company. They stoke the fire and settle down for the chilly night.

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astronomy, bedtime, camping, family, feelings, fire, happiness, night, parents, recreation, siblings, sleep, stars

At grammy's house

Rice, Eve

The grandchildren go to grammy's house every Sunday for brunch. Grammy speaks French and she makes a yummy dinner. After dinner, mom and dad come to pick up the kids and take them home.

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family, food, french, grandparents, multicultural, nutrition, parents, siblings

Arthur's chicken pox

Brown, Marc

Arthur's family is excited about their trip to the circus on Saturday. On Monday, Arthur gets the chicken pox. His younger sister, Dora, is jealous of all the attention Arthur receives. By Saturday, Arthur feels better, but then Dora has the chicken pox.

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attention, chicken pox, circus, excitement, family, grandparents, illness, jealousy, parents, siblings, verbal communication

D.W. the picky eater

Brown, Marc

D.W. does not like much food, especially spinach. When she goes out to dinner, she throws a tantrum which embarrasses her parents. From then on she has to stay home with a babysitter until she agrees to try new things and eat what's on the menu. When she does this, she finds out she likes spinach.

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family, five senses, food, grandparents, learning, nutrition, parents, restaurant, siblings, taste

The rotten book

Rodgers, Mary

As Simon and his family are having breakfast one morning, Simon's parents talk about a horrible child they know. Simon begins to wonder what this horrible child could have done. He imagines all kinds of trouble the boy could have caused. Simon begins to appreciate the delicious breakfast he is eating instead of complaining about it.

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books, curiosity, family, food, imagination, mischief, nutrition, parents, siblings

The great watermelon birthday

Williams, Vera B.

Birthday parties are always fun for children. A group of children all born on the same day have a great celebration with watermelons.

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birthday, celebration, decision making, excitement, family, feelings, food, fun, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, holidays, jealousy, nutrition, parents, siblings, verbal communication

The magic moonberry jump ropes

Hru, Dakari

April and Erica love to Double Dutch, but they have no friends to Double Dutch with. When their Uncle Zambezi returns from a trip to Tanzania, he gives the girls a jump rope that will grant wishes because it is made from magic moonberries. The girls Double Dutch and wish for two new friends to arrive. Suddenly, a moving van pulls up, and a family with a boy and girl moves in across the street.

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african american, author's note, bicycle, biking, colors, exercise, family, friendship, jump rope, jumping, karate, language, multicultural, neighbors, plants, play, rhyme, siblings, skating, wish

The great big scary dog

Gleeson, Libby

Jen, her sister, and a friend decide to scare a dog with their dragon costume for the Chinese New Year's dance. When they roar and try to scare the dog, the dog is very friendly to the girls and allows them to pet him.

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animals, assertiveness, celebration, chinese, critical thinking, dog, dragons, family, fear, feelings, friendship, holidays, multicultural, mythical, neighbors, new year, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings

Blue moon soup spoon

Otey, Mimi

A boy looks out the window at a blue moon while his mom makes stew. The boy goes outside to wait for his dad to come home for dinner. When his dad gets home, they all sit down for dinner and the boy eats with his blue moon soup spoon.

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colors, family, food, moon, night, nutrition, parents, rhyme, siblings

Shaker boy

Ray, Mary Lyn

At age six, Celeb comes to live with the Shakers and he spends the rest of his life in their unique culture. He learns their ways, their songs, and is inspired by angels.

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angel, animals, autumn, birds, chicken, cow, dancing, death, faith, family, food, goal setting, god, hard work, helping, manners, multicultural, music, mythical, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, self esteem, shakers, siblings, skills, song, spring, summer, taste, toys, verbal communication, winter, woods

Creativity

Steptoe, John

Hector is a new student in Charles' class from Puerto Rico. Hector has trouble adjusting to his new school at first, but Charles recognizes his differences as being creative, and helps him feel welcome.

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african american, confusion, family, feelings, friendship, language, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, puerto rican, self esteem, siblings, spanish, stress management

Mississippi bridge

Taylor, Mildred D.

Jeremy Simms, a young white boy, lives in a small town in Mississippi that is segregated. One foggy, rainy day, a bus full of people (mostly whites since some black people had been thrown off to make room for the whites), heads across the bridge and, because of the weather, crashes through the railing and into the water below. Blacks and whites, together, come to the rescue.

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african american, assertiveness, cooperation, equality, family, fear, fog, helping, heroism, multicultural, obedience, parents, rain, siblings, travel, verbal communication, weather

Don't you remember?

Clifton, Lucille

A four-year old girl asks if she can go to work with her dad, buy a cake from the bakery, see where her mom works, and drink coffee with her brothers. One day on her birthday, she gets everything she's been asking for.

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african american, beverage, birthday, family, food, memory, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, presents, refusal skills, siblings, verbal communication

Morning sounds, evening sounds

Schoberle, Cecile

A young boy concentrates on all the sounds he hears during his daily routine. Listen to the morning sounds and evening sounds of his day.

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awareness, family, five senses, hearing, morning, night, nonverbal communication, parents, rhythm, routine, siblings, sounds

One saturday morning

Baker, Barbara

A large family is made up of unique members. They work together as a unit.

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animals, baby, bear, family, goal setting, happiness, independence, morning, parents, siblings, teamwork

Pigs will be pigs

Axelrod, Amy

A family visits a Mexican restaurant where they use counting skills to save money. The family eats too much and everyone feels sick to their stomach.

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animals, conflict resolution, counting, family, food, illness, mexican, money, multicultural, nutrition, parents, pig, restaurant, siblings, verbal communication

Rocks in my pockets

Harshman, M.//Collins, B.

The Woods family is a poor, farming family who lives on top of a windy mountain. They have little food, clothes, or money, but they work hard on the farm. They all carry rocks in their pockets while farming to keep their skinny bodies from blowing away. They also use rocks to heat and keep them warm in the winter. The rocks become shiny and smooth and are sold for money.

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clothing, family, food, geology, grandparents, hard work, helping, kindness, learning, money, parents, poverty, rocks, self esteem, siblings

Her book

Wolf, Janet

From the time she gets up in the morning until the time she goes to bed, a little girl interacts with her belongings, family and friends.

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day, family, friendship, morning, nonverbal communication, parents, routine, siblings

All aboard!

Stevenson, James

Hubie and his family board a train to go to New York to see the World's Fair. At one of the train stops, Hubie gets off and mistakenly gets on another train going to California. During Hubie's attempt to get back on the train to New York, he meets some very helpful and interesting people. With their help, Hubie lands safely at the World's Fair.

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adventures, airplane, bravery, challenges, conflict resolution, critical thinking, excitement, family, kindness, lost, mistake, parents, rain, siblings, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

Eppie m. says...

Dunrea, Olivier

Ben Salem worships his older sister, Eppie M., and will do anything she proposes. Since Eppie M. knows the effect she has on her brother, the things she proposes are off-the-wall. Ben ends up in some ludicrous situations.

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challenges, chaos, exploration, family, mischief, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, siblings, trust, verbal communication

Going home

Bunting, Eve

Carlos and his family go home to Mexico for Christmas. He and his siblings think of California as their home, but they discover their roots in Mexico.

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acceptance, christmas, comparisons, discovery, diversity, family, friendship, grandparents, holidays, love, mexican, multicultural, parents, siblings, travel

Nothing to do

Hoban, Russell

Walter is bored, so his father gives him a magic stone that will make him think of fun activities when rubbed. However, after Walter loses the stone, he realizes that he is capable of entertaining himself. He gives his sister a magic stick so she will stop bothering him.

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boredom, critical thinking, family, imagination, imitation, magic, parents, play, recreation, siblings

Radio man = don radio: A story in english and spanish

Dorros, Arthur

Diego's family members are migrant farm workers. Wherever they go, Diego brings his radio, which connects him to the states he crosses and unites him with his best friend.

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careers, family, farm, friendship, grandparents, language, mexican, multicultural, music, parents, radio, siblings, technology, travel

The princess in the kitchen garden (Prinses van de moestuin)

Heymans, Annemie//Heymans, Margriet

Because her mother died, Hannah takes care of her father and brother. Hannah decides to run away because she feels unappreciated. She goes to Mama's old kitchen garden. Her family reunites in an amazing way!

A very important day

Herold, Maggie Rugg

A snowstorm adds to the wonder and excitement of this very important day during which 219 people become U.S. citizens.

A carp for kimiko

Kroll, Virginia

Kimiko is a young Japanese girl who desperately wants a carp kite to fly on Children's Day. But only boys are allowed to have these kites, and Kimiko questions this rule.

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assertiveness, bias, family, feelings, frustration, gender, japanese, kite, multicultural, parents, rules, siblings, verbal communication

Skrallan and the pirates

Lindgren, Astrid

Skrallan loves to spend her summers on the island of Saltcrow with her family and friends. A curious two-year old, she gets into mischief as she plays with her grandfather and other children.

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family, grandparents, island, multicultural, parents, pirates, play, sea, seasons, siblings, summer, swedish

The true story of the 3 little pigs!

Scieszka, Jon

Learn how the pigs really died in the story of the Three Little Pigs. The wolf has a cold and when he sneezes, the pig's houses fall down. Since the pigs are already dead, the wolf decides that he might as well eat them.

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animals, family, hunger, illness, pig, siblings, storytelling, violence, wolf

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?A story about what happens when a friend is very ill

Schulz, Charles M.

Linus becomes friends with Janice, a young girl who is diagnosed with leukemia. Despite all of the rumors and jokes, Linus learns that friendship is a very important part of Janice's recovery. He learns how to stand up for himself as well as others.

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animals, autumn, cancer, christmas, doctor, dog, friendship, holidays, hospital, illness, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, school, seasons, siblings, spring, stress management, verbal communication, winter

I'm the big sister now

Emmert, Michelle

Nine year old Michelle describes the joys, loving times, difficulties, and other special situations involved in living with her older sister. Her sister, Amy, has cerebral palsy.

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assertiveness, coping, disability, family, illness, love, siblings, support, understanding, verbal communication

The animal garden

Nash, Ogden

Roy and Joy beg their parents for pets, but they are not allowed because of their parents' allergies. One night, the magical Abidan comes and gives the children seeds. In the morning, they have an animal garden, free of allergies.

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allergies, animals, conflict resolution, family, illness, magic, parents, pets, siblings

Lucy's christmas

Hall, Donald

Lucy is a very creative girl who begins making Christmas presents for her family in August. She thinks of new things to make throughout the year and helps her younger sister too. Her family gets a new stove and celebrates a traditional Christmas.

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christmas, creativity, family, friendship, holidays, parents, preparation, presents, sharing, siblings, traditions

Lights on the river

Thomas, Jane Resh

Teresa and her family are migrant farm workers whose home is wherever there is work. With no permanent home, Teresa carries with her a wooden box containing a single candle from her grandmother that reminds her of the place she considers home.

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christmas, family, farm, grandparents, hispanic, holidays, memories, moving, multicultural, parents, plants, shelter, siblings, travel, verbal communication

The gingerbread doll

Tews, Susan

Rebecca lived during the Depression when times were hard, so when she gets a gingerbread doll instead of the porcelain doll she has always wanted, she understands and loves the doll. When times get better, Rebecca eventually gets a porcelain doll, but remembers the love she had for her gingerbread doll.

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acceptance, appreciation, christmas, dolls, family, grandparents, holidays, love, memory, moving, parents, poverty, siblings, storytelling, toys

I am the mummy, heb-nefert

Bunting, Eve

Hef-Nefert, an Egyptian mummy, tells her story as the wife of pharaoh's brother. She and her husband are very much in love and enjoy a wonderful life together. Eventually both die and become mummies that are viewed by disbelieving people in museums.

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animals, birds, cat, family, happiness, history, learning, love, marriage, money, museum, nonverbal communication, parents, royalty, self esteem, siblings, snake, wealth

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