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Howard

Stevenson, James

Howard the duck misses his annual migration and spends the winter in New York City making friends.

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birds, decision making, duck, friendship, nature, seasons, shelter, stress management, winter

Hawk, I'm your brother

Baylor, Byrd

Rudy Soto grew up wanting only to fly. He catches a young hawk and raises it as his brother. He catches it to fly with, but he learns the hawk's secret call and can fly in his mind.

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assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, pets, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

The legend of the veery bird

Hague, Kathleen

A shy boy with a stuttering problem loses his father. After he runs to the forest to get away, the keeper of the Forest helps him by giving the world a bird with a beautiful voice.

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assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, decision making, feelings, folktale, grief, nonverbal communication, self esteem, shyness, stress management, stuttering, verbal communication

Cosmic chickens

Delaney, Ned

Three chickens from outer space help Hank save his farm from the greedy Mr. Sneezle.

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assertiveness, birds, chicken, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, farm, greed, helping, stress management, verbal communication

Something to crow about

Van Woerkom, Dorothy

Ralph, a rooster, living alone, finds three eggs on his porch one morning. He decides to keep the chicks and brave being a single parent.

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birds, change, chicken, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, discovery, family, parents, stress management

The little tiny rooster

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

A little tiny rooster is disliked by the other chickens. One night a meeting is held to find a night watch man. The little rooster volunteers but is told he's too small. He does it anyway and saves the day.

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assertiveness, birds, chicken, determination, farm, goal setting, heroism, peer resistance, performance, rescue, self esteem, sizes, stress management, uniqueness, verbal communication

Birdsong

Haley, Gail E.

An old woman's evilness is discovered by a girl. The girl and her bird friends revenge the old woman.

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assertiveness, birds, bravery, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, evil, friendship, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

Angelina's birthday surprise

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina breaks her bicycle while riding with Alice. She works hard to earn money for a new bike. She gets a bike for her birthday because of her hard work.

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bicycle, biking, birthday, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dedication, exercise, goal setting, hard work, nonverbal communication, persistence, presents, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication

One fine day

Hogrogian, Nonny

One day, a fox is very thirsty and comes upon some milk in a jug. The fox drinks up all of the milk. An angry old woman cuts off his tail. In order to get his tail sewn back on, the fox must complete several missions.

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animals, beverage, conflict resolution, fox, learning, nature, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management, sympathy, trust, verbal communication

Storm in the night

Stolz, Mary

On the night of a big storm, Thomas is a little afraid, so his grandfather tells him a story about how he overcame his fear when he was a young boy. Thomas is no longer afraid, so he can go to sleep.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, listening, memories, nature, rain, sleep, storytelling, stress management, verbal communication, weather

A weekend with wendell

Henkes, Kevin

Wendell visits his friend Sophie and her family for a weekend. He spends most of his time terrorizing Sophie. She wants him to leave but by the end she finds that a weekend with him was not all that bad.

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bedtime, family, growing up, learning, mischief, peer resistance, stress management

Mortimer

Munsch, Robert

It is Mortimer's bedtime but he just will not stop singing. Everyone has yelled at him, even the police. What will make him stop singing?

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bedtime, family, frustration, music, night, noise, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, song, sounds, stress management, time

The lost and found house

Cadnum, Michael

A moving truck and moving men load items from a boy's house until the house is empty. The boy and his parents feel differently as they leave and travel to their new house. The boy meets two children and hopes someday they will be his friends!

Ira sleeps over

Waber, Bernard

Ira has to make a tough decision about a bear, and just does not know what to do. The sleep over proves to be stressful, but it finds a way to work itself out.

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animals, bear, bedtime, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, problem solving, security, self confidence, self esteem, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Only the cat saw

Wolff, Ashley

While everyone else is busy, the cat sees beautiful sights. When the cat falls asleep, Amy sees the beautiful sights, too.

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animals, beauty, cat, five senses, nonverbal communication, responsibilities, sight, stress management, vision

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.

The beach before breakfast

Kumin, Maxine W.

At the beach before breakfast, an adult and child form a relationship. The reader ends up exploring a beach for clams and riding in a boat on the ocean to look at lobster traps.

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beach, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, exploration, food, goal setting, lobster, mollusks, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, relationship, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The boy in the drawer

Munsch, Robert

Shelly's room is a mess but it is not her fault. A little boy that is living in her sock drawer is causing all the problems. How can she get others to believe her?

Dealing with feelings: I'm furious

Crary, Elizabeth

When Matt sees his Reggie Jackson baseball card floating in the toilet, his jaw drops. He is furious that his little brother did that. One thing that will solve his problem is to hit his little brother, right?Wrong!His mother presents him with six ways to successfully handle his anger. After resolving his problems, Matt makes peace with his brother.

Here comes the strikeout

Kessler, Leonard

Bobby is very good at throwing and catching a baseball, but he can't seem to hit the ball. His friend, Willie, helps him learn that with hard work, Bobby can do anything, especially hit a baseball.

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baseball, critical thinking, friendship, games, goal setting, hard work, persistence, self esteem, sports, stress management

The babe and I

Adler, David A.

A young boy and his family are living through the Great Depression of 1932. When he learns that his father does not have a job, he gets a job with his friend selling newspapers to help make money for his family. He sells all of his papers outside of Yankee Stadium due to the popularity of Babe Ruth and his stories in the paper. He even gets to meet the Babe!

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author's note, baseball, business, conflict resolution, depression, family, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, hard work, history, money, newspaper, parents, poverty, responsibilities, sadness, shopping, sports, stress management, work, worry

Hush little baby: A folk song with pictures

Frazee, Marla

The baby will not hush and the family can't take it any longer. A peddler, who has a wagon filled with toys and animals, tries to aid the family. Nothing works, until exhaustion takes over and the loving family has the sweetest baby in town.

Waiting for baby joe

Collins, Pat Lowery

Missy was waiting for her new brother or sister. The baby came prematurely and had many problems. Missy waited and waited for the baby to get better. Finally, he came home and she was glad that she waited.

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anticipation, baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, illness, nonverbal communication, patience, pregnancy, refusal skills, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Why is baby crying?

Johnson, Ryerson

A mother reminices about when her little girl was a baby and would not stop crying. The baby just wanted to be held, just like tonight.

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baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, sleep, stress management

Henry's baby

Hoffman, Mary

Henry wants to be a part of the in crowd at his school. They want to come over to Henry's house, but he is afraid for them to see he has a baby brother. However, all the guys think the baby is neat.

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baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, multicultural, self esteem, siblings, stress management

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

Grandfather's christmas tree

Strand, Keith

A young couple embarks on their own to an unknown land to build their life. When times get hard for their family, they adjust their lifestyles to make things work.

Big moon tortilla

Cowley, Joy

Marta Enos finishes her homework and accidentally knocks it out the window. She doesn't know what to do so she asks her grandmother for help. With a song and a warm tortilla, Grandmother helps Marta feel better.

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accidents, animals, author's note, birds, coping, decision making, desert, dog, eagle, family, feelings, food, glasses, grandparents, happiness, hard work, hunger, lion, multicultural, native american, nature, nutrition, problem solving, sadness, song, storytelling, stress management, symbols, vision

Not a little monkey

Zolotow, C.

A little girl tries to get her busy mother to play with her by doing a series of silly things, from pouring water on her head to climbing into the big wastebasket.

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assertiveness, attention, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, mischief, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, play, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

A tree is nice

Udry, Janice May

We can appreciate and enjoy a tree in many ways. People can play in trees whereas animals use trees for food and shelter. Would you like to learn how to plant a tree?

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, critical thinking, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, plants, play, recreation, stress management, verbal communication

Tom's cat

Voake, Charlotte

Tom's cat is hiding in the house. Tom follows a trail of clues from room to room until his cat finally gives his own clue.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, critical thinking, decision making, hiding, nonverbal communication, problem solving, stress management

Nettie's trip south

Turner, Ann

A young girl sees a slave auction then writes to her friend, Ardie, about the trip she took to the south.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, history, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, slavery, stress management, travel, verbal communication

The wheels on the bus

Zelinsky, P.

This pop-up,action book goes along with the song, The Wheels On the Bus. Each page is a different verse of the song and has something on it that moves!

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assertiveness, bus, conflict resolution, nonverbal communication, song, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The wretched stone

Van Allsburg, Chris

A sailor keeps a journal about the journeys of his ship and crew mates. They discover an unusual island where they come upon a stone which has a beautiful glow. However, the stone brings danger to the ship until the glow turns gray.

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assertiveness, boat, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, discovery, island, nonverbal communication, stress management, travel

Let's be enemies

Udry, Janice May

John is mad at his best friend James because James always wants to be the boss. John decides to tell James that they are enemies. In the end, they decide to go skating and share a pretzel.

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assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, food, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, refusal skills, sharing, skating, stress management, verbal communication

I wonder if i'll see a whale

Weller, F.W.

A young girl dreams of seeing a whale during a trip to the sea, then the excitement of finally spotting one.

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animals, anticipation, assertiveness, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, goal setting, nonverbal communication, sea, stress management, travel, verbal communication, whale

I'll fix Anthony

Viorst, Judith

Anthony is tired of being picked on by his brother. He decides that as soon as he turns six, he is going to be taller, smarter, and faster, and he will also fix his brother.

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assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, family, goal setting, growing up, nonverbal communication, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Klara's new world

Winter, Jeanette

Klara's family struggled in Sweden so they moved to America. The long trip and struggles of leaving her home make her sad but with time she became very happy.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, goal setting, happiness, moving, multicultural, sadness, stress management, swedish, travel, verbal communication

Daddy's roommate

Willhoite, M.

A young boy learns that a family divorce can be a tragic event. When his father moves in with another man, the boy learns that the two grown men are gay. Finally the boy learns to love each of them even though he feels uncomfortable at times.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, goal setting, homosexuality, loss, love, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

An anteater named arthur

Waber, Bernard

An anteater named Arthur learns that he can overcome certain problems with the help of his mother. Arthur learns to eat right, clean, and become a responsible anteater.

We're back!A dinosaur's story

Talbott, Hudson

Prehistoric dinosaurs travel in the twentieth century and are confused by what they see in the city. Their mission, though, is to become part of an exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, confusion, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, feelings, goal setting, history, museum, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication

My big sister takes drugs

Vigna, Judith

This is a story about a boy name Paul and how his older sister, Tina, begins to take drugs to deal with the pressure when their family moves. Tina ends up getting arrested and has to go to a drug hospital. Paul learns how bad drugs are and realizes that Tina's friends were not true friends by giving her drugs.

Anna, grandpa, and the big storm

Stevens, Carla

Anna is annoyed with her grandfather who is staying with her family. He takes her to school one day in the midst of a big snow storm. They are standed and have a chance to get to know each other better.

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assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, growing up, snow, stress management, teamwork, weather

Emma

Kesselman, Wendy

Emma is a seventy-two year old woman who has a large family that rarely visits. She finds a creative way to surround herself with familiar things at all times so that she isn't loney anymore.

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aging, art, creativity, critical thinking, family, grandparents, loneliness, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management

Little oh

Melmed, Laura

Little Oh is a woman's only child, who is made from origami paper. The paper doll is restless indoors so she ventures outside for the adventure of her life. What happens when she finally finds her way back home to her mother?

Purple, green and yellow

Munsch, Robert

Brigid is a young girl who is fascinated with coloring. She gets bored quickly with her markers and asks for new and improved ones...until her coloring goes a little too overboard!

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accidents, art, colors, critical thinking, goal setting, peer resistance, rules, self esteem, sight, smell, stress management, verbal communication

Elijah's angel

Rosen, Michael

Elijah and Michael have a unique friendship. Elijah is an 80 year old black Christian barber and Michael is a 9 year old Jewish boy. Elijah and Michael exchange Hanukah and Christmas gifts and reach a level of understanding between their different religions.

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african american, appreciation, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, differences, friendship, hanukkah, Jewish, multicultural, religion, self esteem, spiritual, stress management, verbal communication

The hungry thing returns

Slepian, Jan//Seidler, Ann

Big Hungry Thing and Little Hungry Thing go to a nearby school. After eating such things as flamburgers, blownuts, and crackeroni and sneeze, the Little Hungry Thing wants to play on the slide. Since Big Hungry Thing doesn't agree, the school children give the Hungry Things the slide as a gift.

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appreciation, compromise, conflict resolution, food, hunger, nonverbal communication, nutrition, rhyme, stress management

The year without a santa claus

McGinley, Phyllis

Santa Claus was going to take a vacation one year because he was so tired. All the little children sent him Christmas presents for a holiday treat. Santa decided to have Christmas after all.

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appreciation, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, holidays, peer resistance, presents, relaxation, self esteem, stress management, teamwork

The peddler's gift

Schur, Maxine Rose

Shnook the peddler arrives in the town of Korovenko with his assortment of beautiful, hand-carved dreidels. Leibush notices on that is left behind and makes excuses for keeping it. He soon realizes that the peddlers ways may be a cover for wisdom and forgiveness. As Hanukkah approaches, Shnook leaves Leibush a gift that will last a lifetime.

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