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Howard and gracie's luncheonette

Kroll, Steven

Howard and Gracie own a luncheonette. They describe the work that they do and all the people that come to eat there.

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careers, community, food, helping, kindness, nutrition, restaurant

The biggest birthday cake

Spurr, Elizabeth

The richest and fattest man in the world wants the biggest cake for his birthday. He only thinks of himself and ignores the young children in the village. He finally learns what it means to be rich.

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birthday, celebration, community, food, greed, happiness, holidays, kindness, nutrition, overeating

A little girl looks out her window only to see broken glass and trash in the court yard. She remembers her mother once told her everyone should have something beautiful. She sets out to look for something beautiful in her neighborhood.

Gemma and the baby chick

Barber, Antonia

Gemma is a very caring young child. She saves one of the hen's babies from dying. This child, with the help of her mother, understands that she can't keep it but must put it back into the hen's nest.

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acceptance, animals, chicken, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, helping, kindness, learning, rescue, safety, trust, verbal communication

Mr. bow tie

Barbour, Karen

A family makes friends with a homeless man. They find out his name and invite his parents to see him. Mr. Bow tie goes home with his parents, but leaves behind his memory.

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acceptance, family, friendship, helping, kindness, memories, parents, respect

What's so great about cindy snappleby?

Samuels, Barbara

Faye tries to do things to make cool and confident Cindy Snappleby like her. However, Cindy begins making fun of Faye's little sister and she refuses to put up with it. She sees that family is more important.

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acceptance, assertiveness, decision making, friendship, kindness, peer resistance, play, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

A to z do you ever feel like me?

Hausman, Bonnie

How are you feeling today?Join the children in this book to find out if they are feeling the same way. Learn the letters of the alphabet while you solve the puzzles of emotions. Have fun!

The mother's day sandwich

Wynot, Jillian

Ivy and Hackett decide to surprise their mom for Mother's Day by making her breakfast in bed. They make a real mess. When they wake up their mom, the food spills. She tells them she wants a hug (a Mother's Day Sandwich).

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accidents, celebration, decision making, family, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, humor, kindness, mother's day, nutrition, parents, siblings, teamwork

Johnny appleseed

Lindbergh, Reeve

On his way to the western frontier, Johnny Appleseed stops to eat and chat with Hannah Goodwin and her family. His adventures bring many encounters with pioneers, Indians, and nature. When he is old, he returns to visit Hannah Goodwin who continues to tell children about Johnny Appleseed.

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accomplishment, adventures, ambition, appreciation, determination, exercise, exploration, folktale, goal setting, history, kindness, multicultural, native american, pioneers, rhyme, success, survival, unselfish, walking

Big friend, little friend

Greenfield, Eloise

Three African American children show their friendship for one another in different ways as each child has different interests according to their age (A Board Book)

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activities, african american, body image, caring, differences, friendship, health, kindness, multicultural, play, sizes

What do I say?

Simon, Norma

Manuel is a Puerto Rican child living in a large American city. Follow along with him throughout the day as various situations arise and Manuel asks, What do I say?. All of his questions and answers are offered in English and Spanish.

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activities, assertiveness, culture, differences, english, food, games, health, hygiene, kindness, language, learning, listening, manners, multicultural, music, nutrition, play, puerto rican, school, sleep, spanish, teeth, toys, verbal communication

Morning beach

Baker, Leslie

At the beach, a mother sees the same characteristics of herself in her daughter. Her day is complete just by watching her daughter have fun.

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adventures, assertiveness, beach, companion, critical thinking, food, goal setting, happiness, kindness, morning, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, self esteem, verbal communication

Donna o'neeshuck was chased by some cows

Grossman, Bill

Donna O'Neeshuck cannot understand why she is being chased by cows, moose, geese, and other animals. When she stops to ask the animals, she discovers that the way she pats their heads is irresistable.

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affection, animals, birds, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, kindness, moose, mystery, rhyme, verbal communication

I like your buttons!

Lamstein, Sarah

Random acts of kindness are demonstrated by Cassandra as she tells her teacher that she likes her buttons. Cassandra's positive attitude spreads throughout her school and around the neighborhood bringing joy and surprise to all.

The king's equal

Paterson, Katherine

An obnoxious prince is very greedy. His father, the King, is dying and says that the son could not become King unless he found an equal in intelligence, beauty, and wealth. Rosamund was a poor girl who was kind and wise. Surprisingly, she changes the ways of the prince and becomes Queen.

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aging, assertiveness, beauty, change, conflict resolution, coping, greed, kindness, royalty

Jim and the beanstalk

Briggs, Raymond

As a sequel to Jack and the Beanstalk, Jim visits the giant who has poor eyesight, no hair and no teeth. Jim eventually takes the giant glasses, false teeth, wig, and gold coins. In the end, they become good friends.

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aging, body image, conflict resolution, friendship, giants, kindness, mythical, teeth, verbal communication, vision

Alison's zinnia

Lobel, Anita

Friends find, draw, pick and create flowers for their friends. All of the flowers follow the alphabet as do the friends names.

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alphabet, art, beauty, caring, flowers, friendship, garden, kindness, nonverbal communication, plants, sequence

Cat heaven

Rylant, Cynthia

Past the stars, the moon, and the sun is where cat heaven is, and every cat knows the way there. With trees to climb, toys to play with, angel laps to purr in, and food to eat, all cats love going to cat heaven and God loves having them there too!

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acceptance, activities, affection, angel, animals, cat, celebration, climbing, community, death, exploration, family, food, garden, god, kindness, moon, nature, pets, sky, stars, sun, tree

River friendly river wild

Kurtz, Jane

A little girl remembers how her family survived a flood. The once friendly river that she loved turned wild and drove the community to evacuation. The little girl thought she would only be gone a couple of days. Days turned into weeks. When she returns, her family starts over, but where is the cat, Kiwi, that she left behind?

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angel, anger, animals, appreciation, author's note, bodies of water, books, cat, challenges, charity, clothing, cold, community, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, diary, dolls, emergency, emotions, environment, fear, feelings, fish, flood, goal setting, grief, history, homeless, kindness, machines, memories, nature, nonverbal communication, rain, relief, rescue, river, sadness, shelter, spring, storm, stress management, verbal communication, weather, worry

Good griselle

Yolen, Jane

Griselle is a very kind woman. Angels and gargoyles test her goodness by giving her an ugly baby to care for and love.

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angel, baby, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, kindness, mythical, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management

Lottie's new friend

Mathers, Petra

Herbie the duck and Lottie the chicken have been friends for a long time. One day Herbie goes to visit Lottie and finds Lottie spending time with a new friend, Dodo. Herbie becomes very jealous of Lottie's new friendship and he thinks that she doesn't care about him anymore. When Lottie has to leave to visit her sick aunt, Herbie becomes very lonely without Lottie's company. He decides to go over to visit Dodo and finds her stuck on her roof because she is afraid of heights. Herbie rescues her and Dodo tells Herbie how much Lottie cares about him. When Herbie finds out that Lottie is coming home, he calls Dodo and they go together to meet Lottie and welcome her home.

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animals, birds, boat, caring, chicken, closeness, cooking, duck, fear, flowers, friendship, glasses, jealousy, kindness, loneliness, relationship, rescue, resentment, transportation

Juanita

Politi, Leo

As Juanita grows up, she brings happiness to her parents, even when the business is not going well. She partakes in the blessing of the animals and shows her kindness to others.

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animals, birthday, celebration, decision making, goal setting, holidays, kindness, mexican, multicultural, parade, parents, song, spanish

Happy Valentine's Day, Emma!

Stevenson, James

Emma is a kind-hearted witch, who makes valentines for the animals in the forest. Two mean witches play tricks on Emma but she gets sweet revenge and a surprise.

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animals, caring, creativity, deception, forest, holidays, kindness, mythical, revenge, surprises, valentine's day, witches

Ellen's lion

Johnson, Crockett

Twelve different stories teach lessons of politeness, geography, and life experiences. A young girl named Ellen is aided by her stuffed animal who helps her on her journey.

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animals, caring, companion, conflict resolution, decision making, differences, feelings, geography, kindness, lion, manners, storytelling, verbal communication

Cat's colors

Cabrera, Jane

What is cat's favorite color? Cat visits the ten most popular colors to try and decide which color is his favorite. In the end the decision is easy. Cat's favorite color is orange, which is the color of his mom!

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animals, bat, bee, birds, cat, clouds, colors, cow, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, flowers, happiness, kindness, lobster, love, mouse, nature, parents, sand, sheep, sky, sun, worm

The elephant's child

Kipling, Rudyard

A small elephant is very curious about the world around him. He asks many questions to many animals but no one takes the time to answer. One day he asks a crocodile who pulls on his short nose to make it a long trunk. The elephant is unhappy at first but then realizes the advantages of his new trunk. This is how the elephant got a long trunk.

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animals, change, critical thinking, crocodile, curiosity, elephant, feelings, giraffe, hippopotamus, kindness, monkey, reptiles, verbal communication

Carmine the crow

Holder, Heide

Carmine is old and has little energy. He saves a swan and in return, she gives him magical stardust. He gives it all away to make others happy. In despair, he finds one more speck and he wishes to be young again.

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amphibians, animals, birds, conflict resolution, crow, feelings, frog, kindness, loneliness, magic, mouse, nonverbal communication, rabbit, sadness, verbal communication

Morris brookside, a dog

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

The Brooksides enjoy their quiet life now that their children are gone. Soon their life changes after a stray dog joins their family.

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animals, change, companion, dog, family, friendship, kindness, pets, siblings

Her majesty, aunt essie

Schwartz, Amy

When Ruth's Aunt Essie comes for a visit, she knows for sure that she is a queen. The only problem is that Ruth has to convince her friend Maisie.

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animals, critical thinking, dog, family, friendship, kindness, royalty, verbal communication

David and dog

Hughes, Shirley

David takes his stuffed dog everywhere. One day he loses his dog and is very upset. Later that day, David goes to a fair and find his dog.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, family, feelings, kindness, sadness, siblings

Mr. floop's lunch

Novak, Matt

Mr. Floop shares his lunch with animals in the park, but then Mr. Floop is hungry. A woman stops by and shares her lunch with Mr. Floop.

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animals, birds, cat, celebration, dog, food, friendship, hunger, kindness, nutrition, park, picnic, sharing, squirrel

It's so nice to have a wolf around

Allard, Harry//Marshall, James

An old man and his three old pets needed someone to look after them. The wolf came and helped them get their spirits up. The man and his cats did not know that the wolf was wanted for bank robbery. The wolf was set free because he was so nice to the old man and they all lived happily ever after.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, forgiveness, kindness, robbery, self esteem, wolf

Frederick's fables

Lionni, Leo

Many animals go through several adventures. Some of them learn lessons, solve conflicts, and make discoveries.

Paperwhite

Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth

On the first day of winter, Lucy and Miss Mamie decide to bring a little spring into the house by planting a paperwhite bulb in a big glass jar. The winter days grow longer and lighter while Lucy and Miss Mamie keep themselves busy by making cookies, playing the piano, and stringing beads. Meanwhile, the bulb grows and grows into a bunch of sweet, white flowers. Lucy and Miss Mamie have created spring!

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animals, colors, cooking, critical thinking, day, decision making, flowers, food, friendship, goal setting, kindness, music, neighbors, night, nonverbal communication, patience, plants, rabbit, seasons, snow, spring, time, verbal communication, weather, winter

Little mouse and the big cupcake

Taylor, Thomas

Little Mouse finds a big cupcake, but it is so big he can't carry it home. Other animals come by and ask to try the cupcake, but they can't help him carry it. After all the animals have some of the cupcake Little Mouse is sad. He cheers up when he realizes there's a positive side to the smaller cupcake.

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animals, birds, chipmunk, conflict resolution, decision making, excitement, feelings, food, frog, kindness, mole, mouse, opossum, problem solving, sizes

Pumpkin seeds

Yezback, Steven A.

David uses his nickles to buy a bag of pumpkin seeds. Willing to share his seeds, he offers some to everyone he meets, but only the pigeons want his pumpkin seeds.

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birds, happiness, kindness, manners, nonverbal communication, pigeon, running, self esteem, verbal communication

Fox in a box

Hurd, Edith Thacher

Joe decides to go hunting for a fox because he wants a pet. He catches one with the help of a lion. When Joe brings the fox home in a box, the fox isn't very happy. Joe returns him to the woods where the lion and the fox help him find an owl who will happily be his pet.

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animals, birds, feelings, fox, kindness, lion, neighbors, owl, pets, sadness, woods

The low-down laundry line blues

Millen, C.M.

A young girl finds herself down in the dumps, lonely, depressed, and hanging around just like the laundry line outside her window. She doesn't want to do anything and looks so pitiful sitting beside her window all alone: she's got the low-down laundry line blues. Her sister decides that something must be done to cheer her up!She uses jivey rhymes to lift her sister's mood, but to no avail, they just don't seem to work. As a last resort, she drags her lonely blues-stricken sister outside and turns the low-down laundry line into a lively jump rope to play with!Suddenly the low-down laundry line and the girl with the low-down laundry line blues become lively and upbeat.

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caring, clothing, companion, conflict resolution, depression, determination, emotions, encouragement, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, helping, jump rope, jumping, kindness, moods, patience, persistence, playing, problem solving, rhyme, siblings, song, unselfish

Simple simon and the magic fish

Richter, K

Simon is made fun of all the time because he is very simple. One day, he catches a magic fish who grants him some wishes. Simon's life changes forever.

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change, conflict resolution, differences, fish, kindness, magic, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

On market street

Lobel, Arnold

A little boy goes to the market to buy gifts for his friend. He buys gifts that begin with each letter of the alphabet. The market is rich with colorful foods.

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alphabet, colors, food, giving, kindness, nutrition, presents, sequence

Everyone asked about you

Gross, Theodore Faro

Charlie wants Nora to come out and play, but Nora is so stubborn that she won't come out of her room. Charlie finally convinces Nora when he tells her about all of the people and creatures who have been asking about her.

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challenges, communication, friendship, kindness, persistence

Apt. 3

Keats, Ezra Jack

Sam searches for the blind harmonica player in his apartment complex. They eventually get acquainted and take a walk together through the neighborhood.

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blindness, community, curiosity, disability, exercise, friendship, kindness, music, neighbors, nonverbal communication, secrets, verbal communication, walking

Bootsie barber bites

Bottner, Barbara

A little girl's mother and Bootsie Barber's mother are best friends. Bootsie is a very mean child. Bootsie is mean to the little girl and her pet salamander. Finally, the little girl cannot take Bootsie's meanness any more, so she decides to get back at Bootsie.

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aggression, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, kindness, nonverbal communication, pets, verbal communication

Minnie maloney & macaroni

Stamaty, Mark Alan

Ever since Minnie Maloney was a little girl she has been buying seven boxes of macaroni for good luck. Her sister Molly told her it was the only way to ward off bad luck. Find out if Minnie can get even with Molly for her trickery.

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deception, family, food, giving, kindness, memory, revenge, siblings, trust

Queen of the may

Kroll, Steven

Because of Sylvie's goodness, her wicked stepmother and stepsister are vanquished, and she becomes Queen of the May. Because she selflessly helped others, they help her in return.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, determination, fair, goal setting, helping, kindness, persistence, royalty, self esteem

Taking seizure disorders to school: A story about epilepsy

Gosselin, Kim

Jamie is a girl who has a seizure disorder. Jamie explains what happens when she has a seizure and shares how others can help her.

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author's note, critical thinking, disability, discovery, diseases, emergency, encouragement, epilepsy, kindness, school, verbal communication

Ben's trumpet

Isadora, Rachel

Ben is a young boy who loves to go into the jazz club and listen to all of the different instruments. He especially likes the trumpet. He often pretends he is playing the trumpet until one day he actually receives one.

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african american, excitement, friendship, kindness, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, presents, self esteem, teasing

A hanukkah treasury

Kimmel, Eric

Hanukkah is to me the time for lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, and remembering heros from the past. Poetry, music, and recipes help keep the Hanukkah tradition alive!

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acceptance, accomplishment, adventures, ambition, american, animals, anticipation, appreciation, assertiveness, beliefs, bias, bravery, celebration, ceremony, challenges, change, charity, closeness, communication, conflict, conflict resolution, cooking, courage, critical thinking, culture, customs, decision making, destruction, determination, discrimination, elephant, family, feelings, folktale, food, freedom, games, goal setting, god, grandparents, grief, hanukkah, happiness, hebrew, heroism, history, holidays, hope, immigrants, independence, individuality, israelian, Jewish, kindness, language, love, loyalty, memories, miracle, moose, moving, multicultural, music, parents, peace, pilgrims, poetry, polish, politics, poverty, prayer, prejudice, presents, racism, religion, russian, sadness, secrets, siblings, snow, song, spiritual, storytelling, toys, traditions, war, weather

The golden goose

Brooke, L. Leslie

A man's son, Simpleton, goes into the forest to cut wood. In the woods, he runs into a little man who gives him a golden goose with several wishes. Simpleton uses his new luck to benefit himself and lives happily ever after.

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assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, kindness, persistence, refusal skills, verbal communication

Miss spider's tea party

Kirk, David

Miss Spider is planning to have eight for tea. But what is she to do when the bugs are too scared to eat her cake?Ask Miss Spider how she makes friends with every moth, tick, and flea -- just by having cake and tea.

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