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Copycat sam: Developing ties with a special child

Stefanik, Alfred T.

Freddie thinks his new neighbor, Sam, is annoying. Freddie does not understand that Sam has Down's Syndrome, and he needs a friend.

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animals, appreciation, bee, conflict resolution, differences, disability, down syndrome, feelings, friendship, frustration, illness, neighbors

Bears

Krauss, Ruth

As a young boy drifts off to sleep with his teddy bear, his dog jumps up, takes it, and runs away. The boy follows the dog through a series of scenes involving bears with simple rhyming text. At last the dog retrieves the bear. The boy, the bear, and the dog happily retreat to bed. Was it a dream or was it reality? Decide for yourself.

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adventures, bear, bedtime, dog, feelings, giving, rhyme, sleep, vocabulary

A family like yours

Dotlich, Rebecca K.

There are so many families who do different things. Different families eat different foods, enjoy different activities, speak different languages, and live in different dwellings. There is always a family that is just right for you.

Hooray for fish!

Cousins, Lucy

Come travel along with Little Fish to meet his many friends. As we count, identify colors, and look for opposites among the many examples, we learn it is okay to have friends different from you.

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acceptance, affection, colors, community, counting, differences, family, feelings, fish, friendship, moods, numbers, opposites, parents, rhyme, verbal communication

Twister

Beard, Darleen Bailey

Lucille and her younger brother, Natt, play together and use their imagination. They run around and exercise in their yard. While they are playing, a bad storm hits. Their mother puts them in the cellar as she goes to help an elderly neighbor. The storm is a tornado. When the storm is over, the two children find the two adults, and life is back to the way it was: imaginary.

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animals, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, fantasy, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, peace, playing, pretend, rabbit, rain, royalty, running, running away, sadness, sharing, siblings, stress management, tornado, weather, wind

1 hunter

Hutchins, Pat

A hunter is on a mission to find animals. The hunter comes upon all the animals at once and is overwhelmed! The sight of all the animals scares him, and he runs away.

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alligator, animals, birds, exploration, fear, feelings, monkey, parrot, reptiles, tiger

Don't make me laugh

Stevenson, James

Do not laugh or smile,

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accidents, alligator, animals, dancing, dog, elephant, feelings, food, happiness, hippopotamus, humor, illness, rules

Meet wild boars

Rosoff, Meg

Morris, Boris, Horace, and Doris are four wild boars that are not good at all. Although the children try to be polite and help the wild boars or share their snack with them, the boars still cannot be good. The contrast of good and poor behaviors are pointed out in the humorous text.

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animals, boar, feelings, five senses, flea, friendship, humor, manners, misbehavior, mischief, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, smell

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

Hidden child

Millman, Isaac

Over fifty years have passed, and Isaac finally tells his story. He is one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. Isaac experiences many tragedies during the war including losing both parents, friends, and being left to strangers, but finally, was adopted into a home. Although he changes his name, he is adopted in a home where people grow to love him.

Monster cleans his house

Blance, Ellen/ Cook, Ann

Monster lives in a tall house in the city. He loves his house! It is very fine. Monster thinks the house will be even finer after he cleans it. He works hard making sure he cleans all of the rooms for potential visitors. He takes a break after all that cleaning and the house looks fine indeed.

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appearance, bath, books, cleanliness, clothing, cooking, emotions, feelings, love, monsters, reading, relaxation, sleep, water

Alia's mission

Stamaty, Mark A.

Alia is the librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq. When the war in Iraq begins to move closer and closer to Basra, Alia makes an important decision and takes huge risks to preserve the historical literaure of her country, as well as many other books in the library. The war progresses and Alia enlists the help of friends to do all they can to move and protect the contents of the library.

Erika's story

Vander Zee, Ruth

After being thrown from a train as a baby during the Holocaust, Erika finds safety, love, and peace in the family that saves her.

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adoption, assertiveness, author's note, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, germany, history, hope, identity, Jewish, loss, love, memories, multicultural, parents, prejudice, pride, rescue, sadness, self esteem, separation, storytelling, survival, train, transportation, verbal communication, war

George did it

Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp

George Washington shows his leadership skills by leading the United States Army to victory to gain their independence. Although George is nervous and reluctant, he accepts the challenge to become the first President of the United States of America.

Baby sea otter

Tatham, Betty

A baby sea otter and her mother spend their days searching for food and playing. They spend time in a raft with a group of otters and escaping predators. Soon the baby grows up and ventures out on her own. All of the life lessons she learned will be used when she becomes a mother herself.

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animals, author's note, baby, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, happiness, nature, nonverbal communication, ocean, otter, parents, plants, science, self esteem

Chicks and salsa

Reynolds, Aaron

A very creative bunch of farm animals at the Nuthatch Farm decide they are tired of their regular feed, and that they want something different. They begin to create sumptuous Mexican dishes with spices that they get from the farmer's garden. After planning a fiesta, the animals discover that all of the foods from the garden have been harvested and they cancel the fiesta and begin to eat their old, dull food once again --until the next day when rooster makes crepes and white grapes with sauce!

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alliteration, animals, bull, celebration, chicken, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, disappointment, duck, farm, feelings, food, french, garden, horse, language, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, pig, problem solving, recipe, spanish, teamwork, technology, television

Our tree named Steve

Zweibel, Alan

In a letter to his children, a father reflects upon the importance of a good friend and the value of a place to feel safe and secure. The father recalls various memories of his family as it has grown in relationship to a favorite tree that had been part of their lives since they built their home. The tree seems to help the family through many events but does not withstand a huge storm. The father uses the wood to build a tree house to continue its importance to the family.

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aging, appreciation, camping, caring, change, community, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, death, decision making, dedication, destruction, dog, emotions, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, happiness, home, jumping, loss, moving, neighbors, parents, peace, plants, rain, relationship, sadness, safety, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, storm, storytelling, summer, swinging, tree, verbal communication, weather, winter, writing

Joey's cat

Burch, Robert

Joey's cat has kittens in the garage, but why won't Joey's parents let him go near them?He finally does get near them when Mama Cat's kittens are in danger from a opossum in the garage. Mama Cat then allows Joey to see the kittens.

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african american, animals, birth, cat, feelings, multicultural, nonverbal communication, stress management, worry

The rooster's gift

Conrad, Pam

Rooster believes that he has the gift to make the sun rise. One morning, he oversleeps and the sun rises without him.

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animals, chicken, differences, farm, feelings, friendship, pride, sadness, sleep

A day, a dog

Vincent, Gabrielle

A dog is left behind on a road to begin an adventure through the fields, city, beach, and country. Will it ever find someone who will love it again? (A Wordless Book)

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accidents, animals, beach, car, conflict resolution, dog, fear, feelings, friendship, loneliness, lost, love, transportation

Elephants aloft

Appelt, Kathi

Rama and Raja are elephants who receive a letter from their aunt. The elephants live in India while the aunt lives in Africa. Their aunt wants them to come and visit her. The elephants travel to India in a hot air balloon.

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animals, balloon, bodies of water, elephant, family, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, transportation, weather, wind

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

Wilby's fitness book

Branner, Toni Tickel

Learn to exercise, stretch, eat well, and feel good about yourself with Wilby. He instructs you on how to be healthy through rhymes.

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appearance, biking, confidence, dancing, differences, encouragement, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, fun, happiness, individuality, jumping, nutrition, playing, running, self esteem, skating, swimming, walking

When the sun rose

Berger, Barbara Helen

A lonely little girl had an imaginary playmate come one sunny day. She brought color, warmth, and enjoyment. The playmate left when the sun set with a promise to return when the sun rose the next day.

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colors, fable, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, sun

All alone with daddy

Fassler, Joan

Ellen's mother goes away on a business trip leaving her alone with her father. Ellen and her father have a very good time being together while the mother is away. Ellen decides she wants to marry somebody just like her daddy when she grows up.

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family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, parents, self esteem, vacation, verbal communication, walking

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

When the teddy bears came

Waddell, Martin

After Tom's mother brings her new baby home, friends and family bring over lots of teddy bears for the new baby. Soon there are so many teddy bears that there is no room left for Tom to sit with mom and the baby. Tom's mother reassures Tom that there is always a place for Tom.

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baby, conflict resolution, emotions, family, feelings, happiness, jealousy, love, nonverbal communication, parents, presents, sadness, siblings, toys, verbal communication

The ghost of nicholas greebe

Johnston, Tony

At midnight, Nicholas Greebe dies. The following day he is buried by his family. However, a small dog digs around his grave and runs off with one of Nicholas Greebe's bones!This upsets Nicholas. His ghost decides to haunt his family until the missing bone is returned.

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animals, assertiveness, body parts, death, dog, family, feelings, frustration, ghosts, grandparents, happiness, loss, lost, mythical, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, verbal communication

The toy brother

Steig, William

Yorick considers his brother, Charles, to be a first rate pain. When Yorick concocts a potion that shrinks himself to the size of a peanut, Charles takes care of him and struggles to find an antidote before their parents return.

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adventures, creativity, emotions, family, feelings, fun, happiness, love, parents, sadness, siblings, surprises

Annie bananie

Komaiko, Leah

A girl's best friend, Annie Bananie, is moving. The girl is sad because they shared many memories together.

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feelings, friendship, memories, moving, rhyme, sadness, self esteem, stress management

Hi!

Scott, Ann Herbert

A little girl, named Margarita, becomes discouraged when no one in the post office will say hi to her. Finally, the lady working says hi to Margarita and she is happy.

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acceptance, courage, encouragement, feelings, happiness, hearing, loneliness, persistence

First things first

Fraser, Betty

Various situations are presented and explained by a suitable proverb. Each situation begins with the statement, What do you say when..

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feelings, humor, manners, moods

Because I am human

Buscaglia, Leo

With few words, this story describes all the aspects of humanity in a child's vocabulary.

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assertiveness, confidence, feelings, growing up, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

The house that jack built

Galdone, Paul

Jack's house is a lot more than just his house. Many animals and people have a connection to this seemingly simple house.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, community, conflict resolution, cooperation, cow, crow, dog, feelings, marriage, mouse, nonverbal communication, running away, sadness, scarecrows, self esteem, shelter, teamwork, worry

Anno's faces

Anno, Mitsumasa

See-through plastic cards move to reveal a variety of fruits and vegetables, which have smiles and frowns on them.

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feelings, food, fruit, happiness, nutrition, sadness, vegetables, vision

Please don't cry mom

DenBoer, Helen

Stephen becomes worried when he notices that his mother is sad all of the time and won't get out of bed. He and his father must learn about depression and how to help her cope with this illness.

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conflict resolution, coping, depression, emotions, family, feelings, parents, sadness

The dinosaurs are back: And it's all your fault edward!

Hartmann, Wendy//Daly, Niki

Edward and his brother are going to bed when his brother starts talking about the rock under Edward's bed. He tries to scare Edward by telling him that it's really a dinosaur egg and that the dinosaurs are going to come back and terrorize the town. Edward's smarter than that though, and he turns the story around on his brother. Soon, his brother is too scared to sleep!

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community, critical thinking, dinosaur, fear, feelings, rocks, verbal communication

The happy lion

Fatio, Louise

A lion in the zoo is happy because everyone comes to visit him. One day he decides to leave his cage and visit some of these friends. Outside of the cage, everyone is not so happy to see him. They are frightened of him, except for one boy who takes the lion back to the zoo.

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animals, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, friendship, lion, self esteem, shelter, stress management, zoo

Bat boy and his violin

Curtis, Gavin

Reginald loves playing the violin. His father only has time to worry about the Duke's losing streak. Reginald passionately plays the violin to improve the baseball team's losing streak. Find out what else Reginald's love for the violin improves.

Metropolitan cow

Egan, Tim

Bennett Gibbons, the only calf in his neighborhood, often feels very bored and alone. When the Andersons, a family of pigs, move in next-door, Bennett instantly becomes friends with Webster, the youngest Anderson. Come join Bennett and Webster in the joy and pains of friendship.

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acceptance, adventures, anger, animals, apology, beliefs, boredom, caring, courage, cow, culture, equality, family, feelings, forgiveness, friendship, fun, happiness, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, play, sadness, self esteem, stereotypes, verbal communication

Sophie and the new baby

Anholt, Laurence

A new baby is coming, and Sophie's going to be a big sister!She helps her mother and father prepare for the arrival of the baby, but when her little brother is born, she wishes that her family could give him back!Sophie slowly begins to realize that having a new brother might not be so bad after all.

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acceptance, affection, anticipation, appreciation, attention, autumn, baby, birth, carriage, change, cold, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, disappointment, dolls, family, feelings, giving, jealousy, loneliness, moon, morning, night, nonverbal communication, parents, patience, pregnancy, preparation, resentment, seasons, secrets, snow, spring, sun, verbal communication, walking, winter, woods

White wash

Shange, Ntozake

Helene-Angel is the only person in her class to have to wait for her brother, Mauricio to walk her home. On their walk home, a group of boys decide to pick on her. Her brother is out-numbered so the boys paint her white. She is devastated and refuses to leave her room. Find out how her grandma helps her overcome her fears.

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acceptance, african, aggression, american, apathy, appreciation, awareness, behavior, beliefs, bravery, challenges, chaos, family, feelings, frustration, mischief, multicultural, persistence, racism, resentment, stereotypes, support, uniqueness

Star mother's youngest child

Moeri, Louise

Both an old woman and a star want to experience Christmas. The star's mother turns him into an ugly child and sends him to earth. There, he and the old woman share their first Christmas with someone.

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acceptance, aging, appearance, christmas, conflict resolution, feelings, holidays, loneliness, sharing

Stranger in the mirror

Say, Allen

Sam, a young Asian American boy, realizes first hand what it is like to be an old man. He wakes up one morning with a much older look, but is the same young boy on the inside. He has a difficult time convincing his family and friends that he is the same boy they all know.

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acceptance, aging, appearance, asian american, change, conflict resolution, confusion, coping, culture, differences, doctor, dreams, exercise, family, feelings, generations, health, identity, loneliness, mirror, parents, running away, sadness, school, siblings, skating, stereotypes, teasing

So far from the sea

Bunting, Eve

Laura and her family are moving, so they are coming to visit the Manzanar War Relocation Center one last time. Years ago, this center was used to house anyone living in the United States that were of Japanese descent. These people were forced to leave their homes and come to the center because Japan bombed the United States. The center is bare now except for all of the memories and the cemetary, including her grandfather's grave.

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acceptance, airplane, american, anger, anticipation, assertiveness, author's note, awareness, bias, bravery, change, citizen, cold, community, conflict, confusion, critical thinking, crow, culture, death, differences, discrimination, diversity, family, fear, feelings, flowers, forgiveness, generations, ghosts, grandparents, growing up, history, illness, japanese, loss, memories, monuments, mountains, moving, prison, sea, sky, snow, survival, verbal communication, war

Wemberly worried

Henkes, Kevin

A young mouse named Wemberky worries about everything. Now she faces her biggest worry, the first day of school. Find out what Wemberly will do with so many worries to worry about!

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acceptance, animals, bath, bedtime, birthday, body parts, butterfly, car, change, confidence, conflict resolution, dolls, emotions, encouragement, family, feelings, friendship, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, imagination, mouse, noise, parents, party, playground, playing, rabbit, relief, school, self esteem, shyness, stress management, verbal communication, worry

The mission bell

Politi, Leo

Diego is taught by Father Serra that there is always a mission in life. Diego learns that you must learn to accept and love people for who they are and in turn, they will teach you.

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acceptance, animals, beliefs, desert, feelings, fishing, goal setting, hunting, love, mule, multicultural, native american, self esteem, spanish

Sweet strawberries

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

A man and his wife set off in their wagon to go to the market. On the way there the husband is very rude and impatient to everyone he comes across on the trip. During the trip, the man's wife tells her husband how much she would love to have some strawberries from the market but he tells her to stop complaining. At the market, the husband exchanges his fish for flour and his wife is very upset and doesn't talk to him on the way home. The next trip to market, the husband is friendly to everyone he meets and buys a big basket of strawberries for his wife. He thinks everyone else has changed, not himself.

Mr. mcmouse

Lionni, Leo

Mr. Timothy McMouse, a city mouse, runs away to the country. He meets a group of field mice who live in a castle and tries to fit in. Timothy cannot pass the test of the country mice. When Timothy saves himself and another mouse from the cat, he is given an honorary Field Mouse License.

Good-bye, house

Ballard, Robin

A little girl copes with moving to a new house with mama and papa. Before they leave for the new house, the girl says good-bye to the old house and all the rooms in it. When they arrive at the new house, she decides the change is not as bad as she thought.

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acceptance, animals, cat, change, coping, courage, family, feelings, food, growing up, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, sadness, stress management, toys, transportation, truck, worry

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