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Picasso and the girl with the ponytail

Anholt, Laurence

Sylvette is a shy young girl, until she meets Picasso. He has moved to France for the summer to work on his art. Seeing Sylvette through his window, he decides to use her as his new model. All summer they work together and become good friends. Picasso helps Sylvette unlock her secrets and artistic talent.

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anger, animals, art, author's note, beauty, biography, careers, dog, encouragement, feelings, french, friendship, fun, goat, happiness, history, monkey, multicultural, nonverbal communication, owl, photograph, sadness, seasons, secrets, shyness, summer, verbal communication

Pierre's dream

Armstrong, Jennifer

Is it all a dream? Pierre thinks so. He is the star of the circus, daring to do things he wouldn't do if he was awake. Pierre tames a lion, walks on a high wire, and all sorts of other scary or dangerous things. As the star of the circus, Pierre proves to the people of Apt that he is not just a lazy, foolish man.

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acrobat, animals, circus, dreams, excitement, feelings, french, fun, happiness, horse, laziness, lion, multicultural, self esteem, sleep, surprises

Fly high, Fly guy

Arnold, Tedd

A pet fly follows Buzz and his parents on vacation. Throughout the trip the parents continue to worry that Fly Guy is lost, but always find him hiding in inconspicuous places. As it turns out, Buzz's parents get lost and have to rely on Fly Guy to save the day.

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adventures, beach, car, feelings, fly, fun, heroism, hiding, lost, museum, park, pets, repetition, travel, trust, vacation, worry

The earth and i

Asch, Frank

The child in the story describes the reciprocity between himself,herself and the earth using activities such as playing, listening and growing and emotions and relationships, such as sadness and friendship.

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appreciation, assertiveness, awareness, beauty, caring, dancing, decision making, environment, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, fun, happiness, listening, nonverbal communication, nutrition, rain, respect, sadness, self esteem, song, support, walking, weather

Slither, swoop, swing

Ayliffe, Alex

Join animals of many shapes and sizes doing the activities they do best. Watch snakes slither, bats swoop, monkeys swing, penguins waddle, and other animals on the move.

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activities, animals, bat, bear, birds, cat, chicken, climbing, dog, dolphin, elephant, exercise, fish, fly, fox, frog, fun, jumping, koala, mole, monkey, mouse, ostrich, penguin, play, rabbit, running, snake, swimming, walking, worm, zebra

Quack and count

Baker, Keith

Seven fun ducks find many creative ways to count to seven as they play.

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birds, counting, duck, fun, math, numbers, play

Winter story

Barklem, Jill

During the first snow, a Brambly Hedge community of field mice have many exciting adventures. Their activities include a snowball fight and a snowman in an Ice Hall.

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animals, critical thinking, friendship, fun, mouse, play, recreation, seasons, snow, winter

Snow

Bauer, Marion Dane

The dull, cold winter is transformed by the marvel of snow. Children are taken on a journey where they learn how snowflakes are formed, the amazing purposes that snow serves, and the enjoyable activities that they can participate in with snow.

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beauty, bodies of water, clouds, cold, fun, ice, lake, nonverbal communication, river, seasons, shapes, sky, snow, spring, tree, weather, winter

Madeline and the gypsies

Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline goes to a Gypsy circus and is led astray. The other school girls follow and they get wrapped up in the excitement that they forget about home and school. The girls return home at the end.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, fantasy, fun, lost, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

Jump into January: A journey around the year.

Blackstone, Stella

The twelve months are packed with much action! Discover all twelve months and the four seasons while looking for the items and details in the illustrations. People demonstrate all of what makes the entire year so special, starting with January, of course!

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alliteration, boat, bus, fair, fun, garden, jumping, month, rain, sand, school, sea, sequence, snow, transportation, tree, verbal communication, vocabulary, weather, wind

Monster at school

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster goes to school with a little boy one day. Once he arrives, he is a great help and loves to play with all of the children. One child, however, feels sad because Monster is not playing with him. What will Monster do to cheer up his sad friend?

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allergies, boredom, feelings, fun, happiness, health, helping, monsters, nonverbal communication, playing, reading, sadness, school, self esteem, verbal communication, walking

Monster comes to the city

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

An unusual, atypical monster comes to checkout a city and observes a variety of different events taking place. His excursion through the city leads him to a group of children playing and swinging in an park. The monster joins them in this activty. Since the monster had an enjoyable and pleasant experience in the city, he decides to make it his home.

Monster goes around the town

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster goes for a trip around the town with a little boy. The little boy brings his camera and takes pictures at all the places they visit together.

Monster goes to the circus

Blance, Ellen & Cook, Ann

Monster takes a trip to the circus. While there, he sees many different circus performances. To everyone's surprise, Monster has an act to include himself into the circus ring.

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acrobat, animals, circus, clowns, feelings, food, fun, juggling, monsters, nutrition, performance, safety, sports, success, surprises, worry

It's raining said john twaining

Bodecker, N.M.

A collection of Danish nursery rhymes that are similar to Mother Goose. They do not have morals and are basically written for entertainment and enjoyment.

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danish, fun, multicultural, poetry, rhyme

My gran

Boon, Debbie

A little girl has a very special grandmother. When Gran visits, they make things, eat different foods, and spend fun time together.

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activities, alcohol, animals, art, beverage, cat, colors, cow, family, farm, feelings, food, french, friendship, fun, garden, goat, grandparents, happiness, language, laziness, love, market, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, plants, seasons, song, summer, transportation, travel, verbal communication

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

Arthur's first sleepover

Brown, Marc

Arthur is having his first sleepover in a tent in his backyard. Arthur and his friends Buster and Brian plan to watch for spaceships and aliens during the night. Arthur's sister plays a trick on the boys, and they come up with a plan to get her back.

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bedtime, camping, critical thinking, deception, excitement, family, fear, fun, night, parents, recreation, shadows, siblings, sounds, teasing, verbal communication

Ant plays bear

Byars, Betsy

Ant is a young boy with a wild imagination. An imagination that allows him to be a bear and a dog. He also imagines a giant outside his window and experiences the careers of his dreams.

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animals, bear, bedtime, careers, cave, creativity, dog, exercise, family, fear, fun, games, giants, goal setting, parents, play, playing, pretend, running, siblings, sounds

Dinner at the panda place

Calmenson, Stephanie

Mr. Panda opens his restaurant and the animals come in by one's, two's, all the way to ten's to dine in his restaurant, Panda Palace. After all the patrons are seated and the restaurant is full, one more guest arrives, a tiny mouse. Will Mr. Panda be able to find room for him?

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animals, baseball, bear, birds, careers, chicken, conflict resolution, counting, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, food, fun, giraffe, lion, monkey, mouse, penguin, pig, reptiles, restaurant, rhyme, sports, stress management, taxi, transportation, verbal communication, wolf

Rockin' reptiles

Calmenson, Stephanie//Cole, Joanna

Allie the Alligator is a typical young girl. She and her two girlfriends have lots of fun together playing games and dressing up. The three of them will do anything to be able to go to the Rockin Reptiles concert, their favorite band. There's a catch though -- only two can go.

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alligator, basketball, bias, biking, boat, challenges, competition, conflict resolution, cooking, dancing, dedication, exercise, family, friendship, fun, games, humor, jumping, moving, music, neighbors, peer resistance, play, relationship, reptiles, selfishness, song, sports, technology, telephone, verbal communication

Verdi

Cannon, Janell

Wild and energetic, Verdi the snake is afraid of turning green and becoming lazy like the older snakes. To keep the green away, Verdi jumps and slithers all around the forest. One day Verdi does turn green, but he realizes it is the snake inside, not the color outside, that makes a great snake!

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animals, bodies of water, colors, environment, excitement, family, feelings, forest, fun, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, siblings, snake, uniqueness, verbal communication

Look out kindergarten, here I come

Carlson, Nancy

Henry can't wait for his first day of kindergarten to begin!He imagines all the wonderful things that he and his classmates will do. When he arrives at school, Henry becomes frightened that he will get lost and won't enjoy all of his new classmates. When his teacher invites him in and shows him all the neat activities, Henry realizes again how much fun kindergarten will be!

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activities, animals, art, change, clothing, colors, confidence, curiosity, dentist, encouragement, excitement, family, fear, feelings, fun, games, growing up, math, mouse, numbers, playing, school, spelling, walking

What would you do if you lived at the zoo?

Carlstrom, Nancy White

What would you do if you lived at the zoo?Would you stay with the lions and tigers or would you hang with the monkeys?How would you talk to the animals at the zoo?Take a trip to this zoo and find out just exactly what you would do if you live at a zoo.

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animals, bear, discovery, elephant, fun, insects, learning, lion, monkey, pony, rabbit, snake, spider, tiger, verbal communication, zoo

Let's count it out, jesse bear

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Join Jesse Bear on his trip to an amusement park. Jesse Bear counts everything from his shoes to the bumper cars to the stars in the sky.

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activities, adventures, affection, animals, beach, bear, birds, clowns, counting, excitement, feelings, fun, happiness, love, numbers, poetry, rain, rhyme, stars, weather

Pulling my leg

Carson, Jo

Uncle Tom is willing to help pull the loose tooth. He says he will need a hammer, screwdriver, and pliers. As she is being tickled by her father and Uncle Tom, her loose tooth falls out. She is now able to eat porkchops at her grandmother's birthday. Uncle Tom decides that all of his tools were not necessary to remove her tooth.

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birthday, celebration, critical thinking, family, fun, grandparents, humor, love, parents, tooth fairy, verbal communication

Dustin's big school day

Carter, Alden R.

Dustin is very excited for the guests that are visiting his school one day. Along with the rest of his students, Dustin goes through his daily school routine awaiting the arrival of Dave and Skippy. When the time finally comes, the reader learns who Dave and Skippy actually are.

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activities, alliteration, bus, calendar, celebration, curiosity, differences, down syndrome, entertainment, exercise, food, friendship, fun, geography, handicap, learning, math, numbers, patience, puppets, role model, running, school, science, surprises, teaching

If you find a rock

Christian, Peggy

Real life photos capture children doing activities with rocks of different shapes, colors, and sizes. Can you remember the feel of a special rock in your hand?

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activities, colors, critical thinking, exploration, feelings, fun, geology, goal setting, imagination, investigation, memory, nature, nonverbal communication, play, rocks, science, self esteem, shapes, sizes, stress management, water, wish

Mr. Tanen's tie trouble

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann

The principal of Lynnhurst School, Mr. Tanen, is known for his unbelievable collection of 975 ties. He has a tie for every occasion! When the plan for the new playground falls through, everyone is shocked to see Mr. Tannen part with his beloved ties as he auctions them off so that the children at Lynnhurst School can enjoy their new playground.

Ballpark

Cooper, Elisha

This day of preparation at the ballpark shows all of the details behind the scenes. For example, you can see the laundry room, food vendors, press box, and playing field. The game of baseball is full of rituals and exciting surprises.

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activities, animation, awareness, baseball, bat, careers, clothing, entertainment, excitement, exercise, food, fun, images, machines, nutrition, park, photograph, play, practice, preparation, rain, sports, weather

I got a family

Cooper, Melrose

A rhyming tale of a young girl's traditional family telling the activities they do together and the love they all share.

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activities, family, fun, grandparents, love, parents, rhyme, sharing, siblings

Snowball

Crews, Nina

Each morning the children awake and anxiously look outside to see if it has snowed. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday go by and there's still no sign of snow!Friday is the children's last hope for a day of fun in the snow.

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anticipation, bedtime, celebration, clouds, cold, Days of The Week, dreams, excitement, fun, goal setting, happiness, hope, morning, night, nonverbal communication, patience, photograph, playground, playing, school, sequence, sleep, snow, surprises, verbal communication, weather, winter

Hands down counting by fives

Dahl, Michael

Learn to count by fives through artistic handprints made by children. Students use handprints to create leaves, butterflies, and turkeys, as well as other objects. Count along with the fingers from five to fifty. Dominoes at the bottom of each page show another way to count.

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activities, art, author's note, awareness, classification, colors, concepts, counting, critical thinking, education, fun, goal setting, learning, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, science, sequence

Leon and albertina

Davenier, Christine

Leon falls in love with Albertine, but he's not sure how to get her attention. Leon takes the advice of his friends, but no matter how hard he tries, Albertine does not notice him. What will it take for Leon to win the love of Albertine?

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animals, attention, chicken, exercise, feelings, friendship, fun, gender, gymnastics, helping, honesty, love, pig, sadness, self esteem, sports

Carl's snowy afternoon

Day, Alexandra

A little girls' parents leave her with a babysitter and head for a neighborhood pond party. The babysitter doesn't pay attention when the girl escapes with her dog, Carl. The little girl and Carl have a fun day playing in the snow, making snowmen, ice-skating, sledding, and catching snowflakes with their tongues. Carl takes the little girl back home and climb through the window before her parents get home.

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animals, clothing, dog, family, food, fun, neighbors, nonverbal communication, pets, play, sledding, snow, verbal communication

Frank and ernest

Day, Alexandra

Frank and Ernest run Mrs. Miller's diner for a few days while she is out of town. Mrs. Miller is nervous at first because there is a lot of responsiblity in running a diner. Frank and Ernest do a great job and have a lot of fun too.

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animals, bear, elephant, food, fun, language, nutrition, responsibilities, restaurant

Spring is

Domanska, Janina

A Peruvian family awaits the day of the carnival. See how they prepare for the exciting day.

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anticipation, assertiveness, celebration, dancing, excitement, fun, goal setting, mountains, preparation, verbal communication

The bowl of fruit

Dunbar, Joyce

Pand and Gander have a big bowl of fruit to share. They each take their favorite fruit, but Gander's pomegranate takes much longer to eat than Panda's pear. As Panda finishes his piece, he takes another, and another. By the time Gander is done with his pomegranate there are only a few cherries left. Even though sharing is hard, the friends share the last few cherries.

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animals, conflict resolution, food, friendship, fun, goose, greed, hunger, nutrition, panda, sharing, verbal communication

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

Friday night at hodges's cafe

Egan, Tim

When three tigers walk into an elephant's cafe and start causing trouble, a duck fights back. As the tigers ask to eat each animal in the cafe, a food fight begins. When a pie hits the head tiger and he gets a taste of it, the good food is appreciated.

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animals, birds, chaos, conflict resolution, duck, elephant, fight, five senses, food, fun, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, taste, tiger, verbal communication

Snow day

Fain, Moira

Maggie is very embarrassed when her teacher, Sister Agatha Ann, punishes her for drawing on her desk. She must write a poem and recite it for the class the following day. All night she worries about her unfinished homework, but the next day she wakes up to a snow day!Through her fun in the snow and the help from her teacher, Maggie discovers her own special way of writing poetry.

Clowning around

Falwell, Cathryn

The antics of a circus clown includes magical appearances and word play. Bright colors bring magic to life.

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circus, clowns, fun, games, magic, rhyme

Mama cat has three kittens

Fleming, Denise

Mama cat's daily routine includes washing her paws, chasing leaves, sharpening her claws, and taking naps. Two of her kittens, Fluffy and Skinny, follow this same routine with her. Meanwhile, Boris is napping. When Mama cat and the other two kittens nap, Boris washes his paws, sharpens his claws, chases leaves, pounces on Mama cat while Fluffy and Skinny fall back to sleep.

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activities, animals, behavior, cat, comparisons, differences, family, fun, hygiene, imitation, laziness, learning, play, role model, routine, sand, sleep, uniqueness, walking

The best time of day

Flournoy, Valerie

William is a bright and active child who enjoys a variety of activities throughout his day.

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activities, african american, doctor, family, food, fun, health, multicultural, nutrition, play, recreation, shopping, sleep

The summer sands

Garland, Sherry

When a raging storm destroys the sand dunes that several animals and plants called home, a community works together to restore the dunes in a most creative way. Includes an author's note about the ecology of the coastal sand dunes and what is being done to preserve them.

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animals, autumn, beach, birds, bodies of water, christmas, clouds, cold, colors, community, cooperation, crab, crustaceans, environment, family, five senses, flowers, fun, games, grandparents, habitat, helping, holidays, hurricane, imagination, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, relaxation, sand, sea, seasons, sounds, storm, storytelling, summer, vacation, verbal communication, water, weather, wind, winter

Stella, star of the sea

Gay, Marie-Louise

Stella and Sam spend the day at the sea. Sam has never been before so he asks Stella plenty of questions. Stella tells her brother all about starfish, moon shells, sharks, and sea monsters. Then Sam finally gets in the water.

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activities, animals, beach, bodies of water, crustaceans, curiosity, dreams, exploration, family, fish, fishing, fun, investigation, learning, listening, recreation, sea, shark, shells, starfish, swimming

Doodler doodling

Gelman, Rita

A girl ponders what she will draw on her lined paper with her multicolored pen. She draws people in action. The girl mixes and changes the actions of the people in her drawings. She is proud of her drawings.

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art, careers, climbing, confidence, creativity, drawing, entertainment, exploration, fantasy, fun, happiness, imagination, patience, persistence, sequence, sports, teaching, transportation

Snow bear

George, Jean Craighead

Bessie finds a new friend while exploring an ice ship-- a baby polar bear. She and Snow Bear play together like best pals. Bessie's brother and Snow Bear's mother watch carefully because they are both concerned and worried about their friendship. Will Bessie and Snow Bear's happiness be enough to keep them together?

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animals, baby, challenges, cold, conflict, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, eskimo, family, fear, friendship, fun, gender, hunting, ice, multicultural, nature, ocean, opposites, perspective, playing, polar bear, ship, stereotypes, transportation, winter, worry

The big game

Gikow, Louise A.

Jose is a young boy who likes to play soccer everyday. He has trouble kicking the ball and running, but he still has fun. He becomes the goalie, stops the ball, and wins the game for his team.

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accomplishment, day, determination, excitement, exercise, feelings, fun, happiness, play, rhyme, running, soccer, sports, teamwork

Trick-or-treat for diabetes: A halloween story for kids living with diabetes

Gosselin, Kim

Halloween is quickly approaching. Sarah is feeling sad because she knows that she cannot eat as many sweets as her friends. This is because Sarah has diabetes. Sarah and her mother eventually learn that Halloween is not all about candy; it's about having fun.

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author's note, autumn, bedtime, caring, diabetes, family, feelings, food, friendship, fun, games, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, medicine, money, nonverbal communication, nurse, parents, party, sadness, school, seasons, verbal communication

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