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Blue

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

A boy and his dog go through their lives together and experience different things associated with the color blue. Whether they are playing with blue butterflies or picking blue blueberries together, they love spending time with each other. One day, the boy’s dog passes away and, with time, he gets a new puppy to share his life with.

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activities, animals, baby, balloon, beach, birds, bodies of water, books, butterfly, cardinal, colors, companion, death, dog, feelings, insects, loss, love, play, rain, reading, relationship, running, sadness, sea, sledding, sleep, snow, transportation, wagon, weather

Santa from Cincinnati: How a little boy named Santa grew up to become the real thing

Barrett, Judi

Calus was born on Christmas Day at Cincinnati General Hospital, and as he grew up, he developed a love for toys. As a young boy, Calus began building toys with his dad and delivering them to other kids in his neighborhood on Christmas Eve. Soon, everyone wanted toys from Calus, and after going to college and meeting Claus, they moved to the North Pole and began manufacturing toys year-round.

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animals, birth, birthday, celebration, christmas, correspondence, growing up, holidays, new baby, parents, presents, reindeer, school, sledding, snow, technology, tools, toys, transportation, writing

Kumak's fish: A tall tale from the far north

Bania, Michael

One morning, Kumak and his family pack their fishing gear for an antarctic ice fishing adventure. With patience, the family fishes until Kumak finally catches a strong fish. The whole Alaskan community comes running to help Kumak and his family pull the fish out of the water. The community celebrates their new food supply when they see each fish holding on to the fist infront of it.

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author's note, bodies of water, community, dancing, eskimo, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, fish, fishing, grandparents, happiness, ice, lake, multicultural, parents, patience, running, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, sports, spring, teamwork, transportation, verbal communication, village, weather, winter

Hunter bunny learns to ski

Weaver, Alexis Rae

Hunter Bunny is eagerly awaiting for winter to arrive and is determined to take part in all the activities that come along with it. He visits his fellow animal friends who teach him to ski, skate and snowboard, but with Hunter Bunny's shorter leg, he is unable to be successful. With the help of his best friend Clark, the two find a way for Hunter to be able to ski in the animal ski race. Determined to win, Hunter Bunny practices day and night for the big competition and it pays off in the end when he brings home the first place ribbon.

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accidents, activities, animals, anticipation, challenges, cold, colors, competition, confidence, determination, disability, dreams, encouragement, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, handicap, helping, learning, parents, practice, preparation, problem solving, protection, rabbit, reading, sadness, safety, seasons, skating, skiing, sledding, sleep, snow, sports, support, surprises, teaching, teamwork, teasing, uniqueness, wind, winter, zoo

The little brute family

Hoban, Russell

It isn't until Baby Brute finds a lost good feeling in a field of daisies that the family becomes happy and friendly. In the springtime, they flew thier kites together. In summer, they swam together. In fall, they gathered nuts and acorns. And in winter, they sang songs together. When spring came again, the little Brute family changed their name to nice.

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autumn, baby, change, family, feelings, fight, flowers, food, kite, manners, nature, parents, pony, school, seasons, siblings, sledding, sleep, snow, song, spring, summer, sun, swimming, winter, woods

Emma's magic winter

Little, Jean

When a new neighbor named Sally moves in, Emma learns to overcome her shyness and her fear of reading out loud to her schoolmates. Early readers can explore their friendships and activities during winter then spring.

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clothing, exercise, family, food, friendship, imagination, jumping, magic, mountains, nature, neighbors, play, reading, school, seasons, self esteem, shyness, siblings, sledding, snow, spring, verbal communication, weather, winter

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.

Sleds on boston common: A story from the american revolution

Borden, Louise

It's 1774 and British troops are occupying Boston. King George closes Boston Harbor to punish people who speak out against his laws. Henry, a young boy from Boston, hopes to try out his new sled on his birthday. But when he and his brothers and sister get to the hill they find that the troops have set up camp there. After building up enough courage, Henry asks General Gage to move his troops because Boston Common is for everyone. Being a kind man of his word, General Gage agrees and the children can once again sled.

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american, assertiveness, author's note, beliefs, birthday, boat, british, courage, england, exercise, family, giving, history, play, presents, royalty, school, sharing, skating, sledding, snow, transportation, verbal communication, war

Marco Flamingo/ Marco Flamenco

Jarkins, Sheila

Marco is just a regular flamingo with one problem, he wants to be a winter bird. Watch what happens when he travels north for the winter.

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birds, duck, firefly, flamingo, fly, goose, ice, insects, language, letters, migration, pelican, reading, research, seasons, skiing, sledding, snow, snowman, spanish, weather, winter

Names for snow

Beach, Judi K.

A rabbit asks his mother what is snow? and she responds with several different descriptions of snow and the many names there are for it.

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barn, birds, butterfly, cat, christmas, disappearance, fire, flowers, friendship, garden, prayer, presents, santa, scarecrows, skiing, sledding, sleep, snow, winter

A boy and his bunny

Bryan, Sean

One morning a boy wakes up to discover that he has found himself a new friend. Fred the bunny is on his head. The boy's mother is unsure about his new friend, but he assures her that he can accomplish many things with Fred on his head.

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alligator, animals, conflict resolution, french, language, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, rhyme, sledding, sleep, transportation, understanding, verbal communication

Things that go

Rockwell, Anne

Tractor trailers, convertibles, police cars, and tankers are some of the things that travel on the road. Food is delivered in some of these vehicles. Things that go in the air, in the city, in the yard, and in the park are also described. Can you ride a bicycle?

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airplane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, exercise, food, kite, motorcycle, nutrition, park, play, skating, skiing, sledding, snow, toys, train, transportation, truck, weather

Caps, hats, socks, and mittens: A book about the four seasons

Borden, Louise

Learn the many colors, smells, and activities of each season. We start and finish the cycle with the caps, hats, socks, and mittens of winter.

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activities, autumn, clothing, colors, exercise, food, nutrition, picnic, running, school, seasons, sledding, soccer, sports, spring, summer, winter

Playing outdoors in the winter

Chlad, Dorothy

Darryl lives in a place where it snows a lot in the winter. He describes some of the activities he does with his friends and family like building a snowman, making snow angels, shoveling the sidewalk, sledding, and ice skating. In order to enjoy these activities, safety rules need to be observed, so Darryl gives five basic rules to follow.

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african american, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, feelings, goal setting, multicultural, play, rules, running, safety, skating, skiing, sledding

Mom and dad break up

Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young boy expresses his feelings about his parents' divorce. He feels angry, sad, and lonely at the same time, and often takes it out on his friends. But eventually, he learns to adjust to the change, and learns that he is not at fault for the break up of his parents.

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aggression, anger, art, biking, conflict resolution, coping, divorce, dreams, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, illness, loneliness, loss, parents, picnic, play, reading, sadness, seasons, self esteem, separation, skating, sledding, snow, winter

Sledding

Winthrop, Elizabeth

A young brother and sister are excited that the sledding hill is covered with snow. When they finally get dressed to go outside, they have fun with the other children sledding down the hill.

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clothing, exercise, play, seasons, sledding, snow, winter

First snow

McCully, Emily Arnold

A scared little mouse discovers the joys of sledding in the first snow of winter (A Wordless Book)

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, exercise, family, grandparents, mouse, parents, seasons, self esteem, siblings, skating, sledding, snow, weather, winter

Lucille's snowsuit

Lasky, Kathryn

Lucille wants desperately to go out and play with her older brother and sister in the snow. As Lucille works at putting on her snowsuit, she gets stuck, frustrated and hot. Her patience is wearing thin as she waits on her mom to help. Finally, Lucille joins the snow fun, but does her bad mood go away?

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clothing, conflict resolution, family, feelings, frustration, growing up, happiness, moods, nonverbal communication, parents, patience, sadness, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, sports, swimming, temperature, winter

Lullaby for emily

Kherdian, David

A mother sings a lullaby which describes all things that her daughter, Emily, will do as she grows older. Some of the things the mother envisions Emily doing are picking blueberries for cereal, jams, and pies, making cider, playing in the meadow, planting a garden and playing in the snow.

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animals, autumn, baby, birds, exercise, feelings, food, garden, love, nutrition, pets, plants, play, seasons, sledding, sleep, snow, spring, summer, swimming, winter

My favorite time of year

Pearson, Susan

Kelly enjoys all the seasons, because she and her family do many things together.

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autumn, family, food, games, memories, nature, nutrition, plants, play, recreation, seasons, self esteem, sledding, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Oliver and amanda and the big snow

Leevwen, Jean Van

Amanda and Oliver are brother and sister pigs who see the first snow of the year. They have many adventures in the snow including building a snow fort, sledding, and making a snow pig.

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animals, clothing, conflict resolution, exercise, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, play, siblings, sledding, snow, verbal communication, weather, winter

Grandfather's christmas camp

McCutcheon, Marc

Mr. Biggins, a three-legged dog, is lost in the mountain on Christmas Eve. Grandfather and Lizzie dress warmly, pack a small bag, and head up the mountain to find their dog. They camp overnight in an igloo and find two surprises on Christmas Day.

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animals, assertiveness, camping, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, dog, exercise, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, happiness, holidays, lost, mountains, nutrition, raccoon, seasons, shelter, sledding, snow, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter

Tucker flips

McGuirk, Leslie

After Tucker and his brothers are born, they do everything together. The puppies eat, sleep, play, and watch T.V., but Tucker likes adventures. He especially loves the snow, and his ability to flip comes in handy when he goes for a ride on some children's sled.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, birth, bravery, dog, dreams, family, food, games, love, nonverbal communication, pig, play, practice, safety, self esteem, sledding, sleep, snow, television, weather, winter

Cat and mouse in the snow

Bogacki, Tomacz

When two friends, Cat and Mouse, go outside one day to play in the green meadow, they are very surprised to find snow instead of grass. Together, they discover the fun of playing in the cold, white snow.

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animals, cat, climbing, cold, colors, family, friendship, monsters, mouse, playing, running, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, weather, winter

A northern alphabet

Harrison, Ted

A Northern Alphabet provides many examples of people, places, animals and objects under each letter. It also displays an accurate representation of northern life throughout the year.

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animals, bear, clothing, cold, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, dog, duck, exercise, family, fish, fishing, grandparents, hunting, mouse, nonverbal communication, owl, rabbit, siblings, sledding, snow, verbal communication, weather, whale

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

Oliver and amanda and the big snow

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Join Amanda and Oliver in four fun-filled adventures after a big snowstorm hits their town. They enjoy playing in the snow, making a snowfort, sledding down snow-covered hills, and building a snowpig.

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adventures, animals, body parts, exercise, family, feelings, fun, games, happiness, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, running, seasons, sledding, snow, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter

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