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Someone new

Zolotow, C.

A little boy grows up and begins to find out what is different in his life.

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change, coping, critical thinking, growing up, self esteem

A tiger called thomas

Zolotow, C.

A tiger family moves and Thomas worries that no one will like him in his new home.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, moving, self esteem, shelter, worry

The new friend

Zolotow, C.

A little girl's best friend finds a new friend to play with. The little girl hopes she finds a new friend too.

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change, coping, friendship, play, self esteem

One summer, as young Clee finds herself lost in the shuffle with the arrival of a new baby brother, Uncle Fishtank Hal comes to the rescue when he asks her to care for his special southern-breed turtle. For Clee, caring for the turtle is like therapy to cope with the new changes in her life. That is until the turtle dies due to the harsh cold winter and Clee is forced to bury him out in the yard. Without the turtle, Clee spends time with her new brother and learns to enjoys his company. In spring however, the turtle springs back to like in the compost pile and Clee gains a new outlook on the changes in her life.

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affection, author's note, autumn, baby, caring, change, closeness, cold, coping, disappointment, environment, excitement, family, feelings, friendship, geography, grief, guilt, happiness, hibernation, jealousy, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, radio, reptiles, sadness, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, stress management, summer, surprises, survival, technology, telephone, turtle, weather, wind, winter

Louis the fish

Yorinks, Arthurs

Louis inherits his father's meat store after he dies. Louis never like meat and prefers fish. He eventually turns into a fish himself.

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careers, change, coping, death, family, fish, food, nutrition, parents, responsibilities

Hey, al

Yorinks, A.

Al wants a new, more relaxed life. One day, a bird comes and takes him to a little paradise. Al turns into a bird, so maybe his life at home was not so bad afterall.

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acceptance, birds, change, conflict resolution, coping, magic, stress management, verbal communication

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

Father's rubber shoes

Yeo, Yumi

Yungsu's family moves from Korea to America. When Yungsu goes into his new town and sees children playing, he missed his friends from Korea. Yungsu tells his mother that he wants to go back to Korea, but his father explains that their life will be better in America.

Always my dad

Wyeth, Sharon

A girl does not get to see her father often and she misses him very much. One summer at her grandparents' farm, she and her three brothers spend some very nice moments with their father. She realizes that no matter where he is, he will always be her father and loves her.

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african american, coping, family, feelings, food, games, grandparents, happiness, moon, multicultural, night, nutrition, parents, sadness, siblings, stars

Coming on home soon

Woodson, Jacqueline

A girl says goodbye to her mother who is heading to find work in the city. The girl waits everyday for her mother's letter that says she will be coming home. All the while, the girl remembers her mother loves her more than snow or rain.

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african american, animals, careers, cat, coping, correspondence, death, disappointment, emotions, family, future, love, money, multicultural, nature, parents, prayer, rain, snow, time, war, weather

Christmas with grandfather

Wolf, Winfried

After the death of his father, Thomas is not looking forward to Christmas. Christmas at his grandfather's house in the country changes that when Thomas receives a special gift.

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animals, change, christmas, coping, death, deer, family, grandparents, holidays, horse, loss, presents, snow

A special trade

Wittman, Sally

When Nelly was a baby, Bartholomew would push her in her stroller and tell her stories. Now that he is in a wheelchair and she is older, she pushes him around.

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aging, baby, change, coping, disability, friendship, growing up, handicap, happiness, helping, illness, play, self esteem, sharing, storytelling, verbal communication

Rain player

Wisniewski, David

A young boy must face repentance for disrespecting a god. The fate of the town lies in the young man's hands.

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community, coping, god, multicultural, religion, respect, responsibilities, stress management

Elfwyn's saga

Wisniewski, David

A blind girl is born in the northern valley. Because she cannot see, she is blind to the curse in a great crystal. She destroys the crystal and restores her village from the curse.

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assertiveness, blindness, community, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, disability, five senses, handicap, heroism, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, verbal communication

Little frightened tiger

Wisegard, Leonard//Mac Donald, Golden

A little tiger tries to deal with other animals in his habitat. His parents try to assure him that there is nothing to be afraid of. Eventually, he becomes a brave little tiger.

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animals, bravery, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, fear, feelings, growing up, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, tiger

The bear and the fly

Winter, P.

The bear family is eating dinner when a fly interrupts them. The Papa tries to catch the fly but is unsuccessful until the fly flies out he window. (Wordless book).

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animals, bear, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, fly, food, goal setting, insects, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents

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

The nightgown of the sullen moon

Willard, Nancy

The moon wants a nightgown and a cozy bed to sleep in. The moon finds a nightgown and decides not to come out one night. All the people in the world are sad, so the sun makes the moon promise to take the nightgown back.

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assertiveness, bedtime, change, clothing, coping, critical thinking, feelings, moon, peer resistance, refusal skills, sadness, sleep, stress management, sun, verbal communication

I'll always love you

Wilhelm, Hans

A little boy grows up with his dog Elfie and they do everything together. When Elfie dies, the boy is very sad. He knows that he can get another dog, but no dog will replace Elfie.

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change, companion, conflict resolution, coping, death, feelings, loss, love, nonverbal communication, pets, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

The very best of friends

Wild, Margaret

James and his cat, William, are the very best of friends. When James dies suddenly, Jessie, a friend, has trouble coping with his death. Jessie treats William poorly at first, but later she befriends him.

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animals, cat, change, conflict resolution, coping, death, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

Fish in the air

Wiese, Kurt

Little fish owned everything that looked like a fish. One day he makes his dad buy him the biggest fish kite. The kite is caught by a gust of wind and little fish is taken into the air and dropped into a fish net in the nearest pond.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, fish, parents, pond, verbal communication, weather, wind

The storyteller

Weisman, Joan

Lottie moves from her Indian Pueblo village to the city. She misses her Pueblo life until she meets an old woman with whom she shares old Pueblo stories. A new friendship is made when they share their stories.

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change, coping, friendship, loneliness, loss, memories, moving, multicultural, native american, sharing, storytelling

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

Get set!Go!

Watanabe, S.

A bear starts an obstacle race. He encounters obstacles and problems, but he keeps going. He finishes the race, but no one knows who wins.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, challenges, competition, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, exercise, goal setting, problem solving, running, verbal communication

Goodbye, Mitch

Wallace-Brodeur, Ruth

Mitch has been Michael's pet for 15 years. He is an important part of the family, and Michael loves him very much. When Mitch becomes ill, Michael has a difficult time dealing with the fact that Mitch is dying.

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animals, cat, coping, death, family, feelings, flowers, food, friendship, garden, growing up, happiness, health, illness, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, sadness, teeth, verbal communication

To hell with dying

Walker, Alice

A little girl grows up and copes with the disease of alcoholism and the alcoholic she loves.

Candy shop

Wahl, Jan

A young boy, Daniel, and his aunt Thelma take a trip to the market with money that he has earned. The boy is looking forward to visiting the candy shop but when they arrive they see a crowd and are faced with prejudice acts toward the owner of the store. Daniel and his aunt help comfort the owner and show true friendship.

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african american, asian, challenges, conflict, conflict resolution, coping, culture, discrimination, feelings, helping, kindness, market, money, multicultural, nonverbal communication, problem solving, racism, respect, sadness

Going west

Waddell, Martin

A little girl experiences one of the most dramatic changes in her life. While going west to build a new home, she learns to cope with many different things. She regains hopes and dreams for her new home.

Owl babies (Bebes chouettes)

Waddell, Martin

Three young owls become aware of the horror of being alone and learns to cope with the problem differently.

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baby, birds, change, coping, family, feelings, identification, individuality, loneliness, loss, love, nonverbal communication, owl, parents, stress management, uniqueness, verbal communication, worry

Lyle, lyle crocodile

Waber, Bernard

A crocodile named Lyle has a big impact on those he meets in his community. One day, a member of his family loses his job. In the end this bad event is turned around into a job well done by everyone.

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animals, baby, car, careers, change, child care, community, coping, crocodile, dog, exercise, family, feelings, food, friendship, ghosts, halloween, happiness, holidays, loss, monsters, mythical, nonverbal communication, nutrition, refusal skills, reptiles, sadness, self esteem, stress management, teamwork, transportation, walking, witches

The house on east 88th street

Waber, Bernard

The Primms moved into their new house only to find Lyle, the crocodile, in their bathtub. They were afraid at first, but eventually they became good friends with Lyle.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, crocodile, fear, feelings, friendship, hygiene, refusal skills, reptiles, shelter, verbal communication

Ira says goodbye

Waber, Bernard

Ira has to deal with the difficult situation of saying goodbye when Ira's best friend moves away. This proves to be just as difficult for others as it is for Ira. They learn they can still be friends even if they live an hour apart.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, feelings, friendship, loneliness, loss, moving, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

The good-bye book

Viorst, Judith

A little boy is angry when he finds out that his parents are going to a French restaurant without him. He tries to convince his parents to either stay home or take him along. The little boy finally says good bye to his parents when his favorite babysitter arrives.

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anger, assertiveness, books, coping, death, family, feelings, food, happiness, illness, injury, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, restaurant, sadness, separation, stress management, technology, television, verbal communication

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

Alexander, who's not (do you hear me?I mean it!) going to move

Viorst, Judith

Alexander loves his home, friends, and his life the way it is. Faced with a move to another town, Alexander becomes agitated and upset. In time he finds a way to adjust.

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

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

Saying goodbye to daddy

Vigna, Judith

A young girl copes with the death of her father. Her mother and grandfather help her through the painful grieving after the car accident.

When eric's mom fought cancer

Vigna, Judith

A young boy copes with his mother's cancer. Going through a range of emotions, he finally comes to more of an understanding about her illness.

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.

Badger's parting gifts

Varley, Susan

When Badger dies, the rest of the animals are very sad. It is not until they remember all of the good times with Badger that they get over their sadness.

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animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, death, decision making, feelings, goal setting, loss, memories, nonverbal communication, presents, sadness, self esteem, 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

Going west

Van Leeuwen, Jean

A little girl's family moves west in order to start a farm. They face hard weather and are lonely but soon make friends.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, farm, friendship, goal setting, loneliness, moving, nonverbal communication, pioneers, verbal communication, weather

The little weaver of tahi-yen village

Tuyet, Tran Khanh

Hien is a young Vietnamese girl who lives in a bombed village. She must cope with the deaths of her mother and grandmother, and is flown to the United States to have a special operation on her injured throat. She meets two nice Americans who give her a weaving loom and becomes known as the Little Weaver of Thai-Yen village.

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accidents, beliefs, change, coping, death, injury, loss, multicultural, travel, vietnamese, war

Katie's trunk

Turner, Ann//Himler, R.

Katie hides in her mother's wedding trunk when the British rebels comes to search her house during the American Revolution. Katie gets scared because it is hard for her to breathe. Someone finally opens the trunk so she can breathe again.

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assertiveness, bravery, chaos, confusion, coping, critical thinking, decision making, english, family, fear, food, history, memories, multicultural, parents, war

Through moon and stars and night skies

Turner, Ann//Hale, James

A little boy from another country is adopted by a couple in another country. On his flight to his new home he deals with the fears of moving and he wonders if his new mom and dad will love him.

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adoption, change, coping, family, fear, feelings, moving, parents

Stars for sarah

Turner, Ann

Sarah cannot fall asleep because she is worried about what her life will be like when her family moves to their new house. Sarah's mother comes to her room to comfort and reassure her.

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bedtime, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication, worry

Anna's secret friend

Tsutsui, Yoriko

Anna moves to a new house close to the mountains. After a couple of days she feels lonely and misses all of her friends. Anna keeps hearing noises at the front door and finds flowers, a letter, and a paper doll. One day Anna opens the door in enough time to meet a girl her age and they become friends.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, dolls, friendship, giving, loneliness, moving, mystery, neighbors, nonverbal communication, presents, self esteem, sounds, verbal communication

A safe place

Trottier, Maxine

As a child, Emily watched her mother endure physical abuse. One night Emily's mom awakens her and she is only allowed to take her teddy bear. They go to a house with many mothers and children. All of them are watched over by a lady named Jane. Emily and her mother stay for awhile, then leave to move into their new apartment.

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change, conflict, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, fight, frustration, helping, parents, protection, running away, sadness, safety, security, self esteem, shelter, stress management, violence, worry

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