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Bug in a rug

Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie

Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.

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airplane, alphabet, animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, books, bus, cat, concepts, critical thinking, dog, elephant, food, fox, frog, goat, kangaroo, monkey, pig, poetry, reading, rhyme, transportation, truck, verbal communication

Jiggle wiggle prance

Noll, Sally

Animals act out action words such as jiggle, wiggle, and prance in a rhyming pattern. For example, the animals jump, run, race and climb, slide, fall.

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animals, biking, dancing, exercise, jumping, play, rhyme, skating, walking

Cat on the mat

Wildsmith, Brian

Let's look how animals invade a cat's mat while the cat is still on it!

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animals, cat, cow, dog, elephant, goat, rhyme

Appley dapply's nursery rhymes

Potter, Beatrix

A collection of short rhymes about animals, food, and their natural habitats personified into human actions.

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animals, danish, food, mouse, multicultural, nonverbal communication, rabbit, rhyme, verbal communication

Going barefoot

Fisher, Aileen

A poem about a child wanting it to be spring and the beginning of summer.

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animals, body parts, rhyme, seasons, spring, summer, weather

The rooster crows

Petersham, Maud//Petersham, Miska

This book is a collection of nursery rhymes.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, rhyme, self esteem

Toddlerobics

Newcome, Zita

Join Maddy, Alphonse, Georgia, and other toddlers as they have fun exercising and discovering new moves while doing toddlerobics.

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body parts, dancing, exercise, five senses, fun, hearing, jumping, nonverbal communication, play, rhyme, rhythm, running, smell, taste, touch, verbal communication, walking

Willy O'Dwyer jumped in the fire

de Regniers, Beatrice//Montresor, Beni

In this folk rhyme, Billy is forced to find his place in the universe. He sees it all from hell to heaven and winds up in the same place where he starts.

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dragons, fire, mythical, rhyme, spiritual, travel, witches

A peach, pear, and plum spy on Tom Thumb. Then the story continues with each folktale spying on another. It lists about ten different fairy tales including Cinderella, Robin Hood, The Three Bears, Baby Bunting, Bo-Peep, Jack and Jill and so on.

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folktale, food, nutrition, rhyme

Messy meals

Franco, Betsy

Eggs on her ears, ketchup on her nose, crispy warm bacon between her toes. And that's not all the food she likes. Continue rhyming with fun food and body parts, and discover what happens!

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body parts, excitement, feelings, food, nutrition, rhyme

School days

Hennessy, B.G.

A rhyming text that describes and illustrates all the familiar objects and activities in a typical school kindergarten.

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assertiveness, rhyme, school, self esteem

I know a lot of things

Rand, Ann//Rand, Paul

This book describes all the things one child is familiar with.

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confidence, critical thinking, rhyme, school, self esteem, verbal communication

One wooly wombat

Trinca, Rod//Argent, Kerry

The numbers one through fourteen are introduced by illustrating fourteen Australian animals and using rhyming sentences.

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animals, australian, multicultural, numbers, rhyme, sequence

This old man: A musical counting book

Haber, Jon Z.

Enjoy the pop-up book version of the song "This Old Man" as you learn how to count and rhyme numbers with different words.

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counting, critical thinking, five senses, music, numbers, rhyme, sequence, song

Window music

Suen, Anastasia

The train trip of a little girl and her family is described through colorful illustrations and rhyming words. She travels over streets, past horses at play, around growing fruit trees, and through a city to the final stop.

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adventures, american, animals, car, family, food, grandparents, horse, ocean, plants, rhyme, sounds, train, transportation, travel, tree

Truck song

Siebert, Diane

A rhymed text and several illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental truck.

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critical thinking, rhyme, song, transportation, travel, truck

Twist with a burger, jitter with a bug

Lowry, Linda

People of all different cultures, shapes, and sizes come together to exercise and dance the mamba, tap, jig, polka, twist, jitterbug, jive, boogie, hula, rumba, and waltz.

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assertiveness, celebration, dancing, exercise, fun, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, rhythm, sizes, verbal communication

Curious George rides a bike (Georges fait du velo)

Rey, H.A.

Curious George, a monkey from Africa, receives a new bicycle from a man who wears a yellow hat. He has many interesting adventures on his new bike, including riding into a rock when he watches boats travel down the river.

The raft

LaMarche, Jim

When a boy visits his grandmother for the summer, he finds adventure along the river. By making a raft, the boy is able to interact with the nature around him. He especially enjoys drawing the animals and fishing.

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animals, art, author's note, bear, birds, cabin, crane, deer, dragonfly, exercise, family, fish, fishing, fog, fox, grandparents, insects, nature, rabbit, raccoon, recreation, river, seal, self esteem, summer, swimming, vacation

Olson's meat pies

Cohen, P//Landstrom, O.

Olson makes meat pies with the best ingredients. One day his bookkeeper runs off with all of Olson's money. Olson is forced to put strange ingredients in the pies- like watches. Finally, the bookkeeper comes back with most of Olson's money and the meat pies are good again.

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careers, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, food, nutrition, peer resistance, robbery, verbal communication

The three robbers

Ungerer, Tomi

Three robbers terrorize a countryside until they meet a young girl named Tiffany. After meeting the girl, they change their ways. The three robbers use their loot to build an orphanage where all of the lost, unhappy, and abandoned children can live.

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change, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, giving, love, orphan, robbery, selfishness

The christmas eve mystery

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Susan and Mike accompany their neighbors on Christmas Eve to find out if horses really talk at midnight. While in the barn, Susan and Mike hear a robbery take place and help to find the robbers and the money stash.

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animals, awareness, christmas, critical thinking, family, holidays, honesty, horse, mystery, neighbors, robbery, siblings, superstition

The foolish giant

Coville, Bruce//Coville, Katherine

Harry the giant may not be very bright, but he is definitely very kind. When a wizard threatens to take over the town, Harry risks getting turned into a stone toad. Instead, the wizard's plan backfires and he turns himself into a stone toad.

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appreciation, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, friendship, giants, greed, kindness, mythical, rocks, self esteem

My dad is really something

Osborn, Lois

Harry and his friend Ron compare their fathers. Harry becomes upset because Ron's father seems to be so much better than his father. As is turns out, Ron is making everything up because his dad had died a few years ago.

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conflict resolution, confusion, coping, death, deception, decision making, feelings, friendship, loss, memories, refusal skills, role model, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

Just like daddy

Asch, Frank

A very young bear describes all the activities he does during the day that are just like his daddy's.

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animals, bear, family, nonverbal communication, parents, role model, self esteem

The incredible painting of Felix Clousseau

Agee, Jon

A man's paintings come to life. This causes some people problems, so he is imprisoned. When one of his paintings helps the king, he is released.

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art, careers, conflict resolution, coping, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The princess on the nut

Nikly, Michelle

A prince searches to find the perfect bride and finds a princess on a nut.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, food, goal setting, marriage, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

The great white owl of sissinghurst

Simmons, Dawn Langley

Three young children stay at an English castle and are fascinated by a great white owl who lives there. The owl is shot and the children help to restore its health.

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beauty, birds, helping, injury, kindness, owl, royalty, sounds, survival, sympathy

The king at the door

Cole, Brock

Little Baggit tells the innkeeper that the king is at the door. When the innkeeper looks out and sees that it is just an old man in a patched shirt, he doesn't believe it is the king. Little Baggit gives the king food, drink, a coat, a hat, and a donkey because the king promises him that he'll come back for him the next day- and he does.

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animals, assertiveness, beverage, clothing, decision making, donkey, food, nutrition, royalty, travel, verbal communication

Peter penny's dance

Quin, Janet

Peter Penny goes around the world dancing. As he travels, everyone wants him to stay, but he must move on. He returns home after his great voyage to marry a beautiful girl.

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assertiveness, dancing, decision making, exercise, feelings, happiness, marriage, recreation, royalty, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

The tough princess

Waddell, Martin

This book is about a princess who is forced by her parents to find a prince the traditional way -- going under a spell -- so she can be rescued by a prince. She does not like this idea, so she finds her own way to meet a prince.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, family, independence, magic, marriage, parents, peer resistance, rescue, royalty, traditions

The jester has lost his jingle

Saltzman, David

A court jester is banished from his kingdom for not being funny. He decides it's not him but the world that has lost laughter. The jester and his helpmate travel all over looking for laughter and eventually they find it.

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critical thinking, feelings, friendship, fun, happiness, humor, kindness, loneliness, lost, problem solving, royalty, sadness, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

Stephen's feast

Richardson

Stephen, a page in King Wenceslas's court, is always being teased by other pages. Stephen is called upon to accompany the king on a journey through the snow and cold. Stephen is surprised to find out how enjoyable the trip is -- especially the feast at the end!

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careers, christmas, food, holidays, nutrition, responsibilities, royalty, seasons, snow, travel, weather, winter

The legend of rosepetal

Bretano, Clemens

Prince Evermore asks Princess Rosalina to marry him. She says no and that it would be as impossible as a rose marrying a pumpkin. When he makes a rose marry a pumpkin, Rosalina feeels guilty about her selfishness.

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conflict resolution, happiness, magic, marriage, peer resistance, royalty, verbal communication

The prince and the pink blanket

Brenner, Barbara

The prince carries an old pink blanket around with him at all times. It makes the prince feel safe, brave, and happy to carry the blanket. The king decides no kids are allowed to carry blankets. The king is shown a film of when he was a kid and that he too carried a blanket. Finally, the king allows the children to have their blankets back.

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feelings, growing up, memories, refusal skills, royalty, security, verbal communication

The story of a castle

Goodall, John S.

This book traces the life of a castle from the twelfth to the twentieth century.

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history, nonverbal communication, royalty, shelter

The warrior and the wiseman

Wisniewski, David

Two sons of the emperor are in competition for the throne. One is a warrior who only thinks of himself, and the other is the wiseman who helps others. The wiseman ends up saving the kingdom and taking the throne.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, helping, responsibilities, royalty, selfishness, siblings, verbal communication

Sir toby jungle's beastly journey

Tripp, Wallace

A feared knight, growing old, decides it is time for his last adventure. He goes into the forest and finds all of his enemies. They travel with him in the hopes of getting revenge. However, the revenge is Sir Toby's.

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adventures, aging, animals, bear, dragons, forest, fox, horse, nonverbal communication, revenge, royalty, tiger, travel, verbal communication

May I bring a friend?

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk

A boy is invited to go to the King and Queen's house. Everyday he brings a friend along. They invite him to come once again, but he says that he wants them to visit his friends in the zoo.

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animals, decision making, food, friendship, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication, zoo

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

Return of the shadows

Farber, Norma

Mimi's shadow runs away and calls for all the other shadows of the world to join her. For one full day the shadows entertain themselves by attaching to different objects. As darkness sets in, the shadows become lost and afraid. They decide to return home to the object that is familiar to them.

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amphibians, animals, camel, fear, feelings, frog, happiness, loneliness, lost, peer resistance, rhinoceros, running away, sadness, shadows

Babar comes to america

Brunhoff, Laurent de

Babar, the elephant, visits America. Babar and other elephants visit their old friends, meet new friends, and sight see throughout America. Although Babar is sad to leave, he will always treasure the memories.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, elephant, feelings, friendship, learning, memories, nonverbal communication, sadness, travel, 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 grannies three

Tozer, Mary

One day, a strong wind carries three grannies to a strange land called the Doodlebird Forest. On their adventure, they meet and make friends with three Doodlebirds, a dragon, and four large honey bears, all of whom help the three grannies return home safely.

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adventures, animals, bear, critical thinking, dragons, forest, friendship, safety, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind

Professor noah's spaceship

Wildsmith, Brian

Professor Noah's spaceship is a spinoff from the religious version of Noah's Ark. The animals of the earth are going to be destroyed by men and pollution and want a way out. Professor Noah saves them by taking them to another planet. However, they go back in time and try to save the earth by not destroying it.

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careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, environment, goal setting, pollution, religion, safety, travel, 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

How, hippo!

Brown, Marcia

A little hippo's mother teaches him to talk. Anytime he was with his mother he was not afraid, but one day he went to play alone and a crocodile grabbed him. When the little hippo shouted, his mother rescued him.

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animals, conflict resolution, crocodile, decision making, family, fear, feelings, hippopotamus, parents, reptiles, rescue, safety, verbal communication

Come away from the water, shirley

Burningham, John

Shirley and her father go to the beach. Her father is nagging her the whole time they are there. She uses her imagination to cope with her father.

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coping, critical thinking, family, imagination, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, safety, stress management, verbal communication

I can take a walk

Watanabe, S.

A bear takes a walk by himself near his home. He imagines that he is climbing over high bridges and tall mountains. He later walks with his father who teaches him the proper way to cross the street.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, learning, mountains, nature, parents, recreation, safety, self esteem, walking

Hunter and his dog

Wildsmith, Brian

A dog is raised by a hunting dog, but refuses to bring back the wounded birds. Instead he brings back sticks. The hunting dog is ashamed at first, but then begins to help the wounded birds fly away to safety.

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assertiveness, birds, caring, conflict resolution, decision making, disobedience, helping, learning, nonverbal communication, recreation, refusal skills, safety

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