Choose Civility Children's Booklist at Howard County Library

About average /

Author: Clements, Andrew,
ISBN: 9781416997245
Year: 2012
Date added: 07/20/2012
Summary: As the end of sixth grade nears, Jordan Johnson, unhappy that she is only average in appearance, intelligence, and athletic ability, reveals her special skills when disaster strikes her central Illinois elementary school.
Subjects: Individuality - Fiction. - Schools - Ability - Heroes - Tornadoes
Call number: JF CLE

Accept and value each person /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575422034;9781575422039
Year: 2006
Date added: 05/31/2007
Subjects: Toleration. - Individuality.
Call number: E MEI

Alvin Ho : allergic to girls, school, and other scary things /

Author: Look, Lenore.
ISBN: 9780375839146;9780375849305
Year: 2008
Date added: 07/31/2008
Summary: A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
Subjects: Self-confidence - Fiction. - Chinese Americans - Concord (Mass.) - Fear - Friendship
Call number: JF LOO

Amazing Grace /

Author: Hoffman, Mary,
ISBN: 0803710402;0590460099
Year: 1991
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Although classmates says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, and a girl, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Subjects: African Americans - Fiction. - Identity - Fiction - Theater
Call number: E Hof

America : a patriotic primer /

Author: Cheney, Lynne V.
ISBN: 0689851928
Year: 2002
Date added: 07/18/2002
Summary: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by important people, ideas, and events in the history of the United States.
Subjects: United States - History. - Alphabet.
Call number: J973C

Anything but typical /

Author: Baskin, Nora Raleigh.
ISBN: 9781416963783;1416963782
Year: 2009
Date added: 03/23/2009
Summary: Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.
Subjects: Autism - Fiction. - Schools - Family life
Call number: JF BAS

The Araboolies of Liberty Street /

Author: Swope, Sam.
ISBN: 051757411;9780374303907;9780758770547
Year: 1989
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different.
Subjects: Prejudice - Fiction. - Toleration
Call number: E SWO

A bad case of stripes /

Author: Shannon, David,
ISBN: 0590929976
Year: 1998
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
Subjects: Individuality - Fiction. - Popularity
Call number: E SHA

Be careful and stay safe /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 9781575422114;1575422115
Year: 2007
Date added: 05/31/2007
Subjects: Safety.
Call number: E Mei

Be honest and tell the truth /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 9781575422589;1575422581
Year: 2007
Date added: 04/22/2008
Subjects: Honesty.
Call number: E MEI

Be polite and kind /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421518;9781575421513
Year: 2004
Date added: 02/20/2004
Summary: Demonstrates ways of showing politeness, speaking kindly, using basic courtesies, and respecting the feelings of others. Includes role-playing activities.
Subjects: Etiquette. - Conduct of life.
Call number: E MEI

The bear who shared /

Author: Rayner, Catherine.
ISBN: 9780803735767
Year: 2011
Date added: 04/21/2011
Summary: Norris the bear has been waiting patiently for the last ripe fruit to fall from the tree, and when it does he decides to share it with his two new friends.
Subjects: Sharing - Fiction. - Mice - Raccoon - Bears
Call number: E RAY

Being a good citizen : a book about citizenship /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 1404810501
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Citizenship.
Call number: J323.6S

Being fair : a book about fairness /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 140481051
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Fairness.
Call number: J179.9S

Being respectful : a book about respectfulness /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 1404810536
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Respect.
Call number: J179.9S

Being responsible : a book about responsibility /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 1404810528
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Responsibility.
Call number: J179.9S

Being trustworthy : a book about trustworthiness /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 1404810544
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Trust. - Reliability.
Call number: J179.9S

Betty Bunny wants everything /

Author: Kaplan, Michael B.
ISBN: 9780803734081
Year: 2012
Date added: 01/26/2012
Summary: Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.
Subjects: Behavior - Fiction. - Rabbits - Shopping - Family life - Greed
Call number: E KAP

Boss of the world /

Author: Manushkin, Fran.
ISBN: 9781404854932;9781404860582
Year: 2010
Date added: 01/04/2010
Summary: When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.
Subjects: Chinese Americans - Fiction. - Bossiness - Behavior - Beaches
Call number: ER MAN

The boy who cried wolf /

Author: Hennessy, B. G.
ISBN: 0689874332;9780689874338
Year: 2006
Date added: 05/25/2006
Summary: A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
Subjects: Fables. - Folklore.
Call number: E HEN

Brave Irene /

Author: Steig, William,
ISBN: 0374309477;9780374309473
Year: 1986
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
Subjects: Winter storms - Fiction. - Blizzards
Call number: E STE

The butter battle book /

Author: Seuss,
ISBN: 0394965809;0394865804
Year: 1984
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other.
Subjects: War - Fiction. - Stories in rhyme
Call number: E SEU

Captain and Matey set sail /

Author: Laurence, Daniel.
ISBN: 0060289562
Year: 2001
Date added: 12/18/2001
Summary: Despite their frequent disagreements, two pirates share many adventures .
Subjects: Pirates - Fiction.
Call number: ER Lau

Caring : a book about caring /

Author: Small, Mary.
ISBN: 1404810498
Year: 2006
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Caring.
Call number: J177.7S

The cat who went to heaven /

Author: Coatsworth, Elizabeth Jane,
ISBN: 0689714335;9780027197105;0027197107
Year: 1958
Date added: 12/31/1969
Subjects: Fairy tales. - Cats - Fiction. - Newbery Medal. - Japan
Call number: JF COA

Charlotte's web /

Author: White, E. B.
ISBN: 9780061120268;9780060263850;0060263857;0064410935;9780061124952;0064400557;006112026;9780064410939;0060263865
Year: 1980
Date added: 12/31/1969
Subjects: Pigs - Fiction. - Newbery Medal. - Spiders - Animals - Farm life
Call number: JF WHI

Chrysanthemum /

Author: Henkes, Kevin.
ISBN: 0688096999;0688097006
Year: 1991
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Subjects: Schools - Fiction. - Names, Personal
Call number: E HEN

The cloud spinner /

Author: Catchpool, Michael.
ISBN: 9780375870118
Year: 2012
Date added: 03/08/2012
Summary: When the king orders a boy to make him a huge wardrobe out of the clouds in the sky, the boy warns him that it is more than he needs but the king does not listen.
Subjects: Fairy tales. - Weaving - Fiction. - Clouds - Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Call number: E CAT

Cookies : bite-size life lessons /

Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.
ISBN: 0060580828;9780060580827
Year: 2006
Date added: 08/21/2006
Subjects: Cookies. - Conduct of life.
Call number: E ROS

Cool down and work through anger /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 9781575423463;1575423464
Year: 2010
Date added: 06/18/2010
Subjects: Anger.
Call number: E MEI

The courage of Sarah Noble /

Author: Dalgliesh, Alice,
ISBN: 0684188309;0689715404;9780689715402
Year: 1954
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
Subjects: Fear - Fiction. - Newbery Medal. - Indians of North America - Fiction - Frontier and pioneer life
Call number: JF DAL

Do unto otters : (a book about manners) /

Author: Keller, Laurie.
ISBN: 0805079963;9780805079968
Year: 2007
Date added: 09/26/2007
Summary: Mr. Rabbit wonders if he will be able to get along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the golden rule.
Subjects: Golden rule - Fiction. - Rabbits - Neighborliness - Otters
Call number: E KEL

EllRay Jakes is not a chicken! /

Author: Warner, Sally,
ISBN: 9780670062430;9780142419885
Year: 2011
Date added: 08/23/2011
Summary: Eight-year-old EllRay's father has promised a family trip to Disneyland if EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, but not defending himself against Jared, the class bully, proves to be a real challenge.
Subjects: Bullies - Fiction. - African Americans - Behavior - Schools - California - Fiction - Family life
Call number: JF WAR

The empty pot /

Author: Demi.
ISBN: 9780805012170;0805012176
Year: 1990
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
Subjects: Folklore - China.
Call number: E DEM

Enemy pie /

Author: Munson, Derek.
ISBN: 081182778;9780811827782
Year: 2000
Date added: 06/13/2001
Summary: Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that instead it helps make a new friend.
Subjects: Pies - Fiction. - Fathers and sons - Friendship - Fiction
Call number: E MUN

Freckle juice /

Author: Blume, Judy.
ISBN: 0440428130;9780027116908;9780027116908;0027116905
Year: 1971
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
Subjects: Humorous stories
Call number: JF BLU

Frog and toad are friends /

Author: Lobel, Arnold.
ISBN: 0060239573;0606019014;9780060239572;9780060239589;0060239581
Year: 1970
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends-- Frog and Toad.
Subjects: Frogs - Fiction. - Caldecott Medal. - Toads
Call number: ER LOB

The great cake mystery : Precious Ramotswe's very first case /

Author: McCall Smith, Alexander,
ISBN: 9780307949448
Year: 2012
Date added: 04/03/2012
Summary: Before becoming the first female private investigator in Botswana, eight-year-old Precious Ramotswe tracks down a thief who has been stealing her classmates' snacks.
Subjects: Botswana - Fiction. - Blacks - Mystery and detective stories.
Call number: JF MCCA

The great fuzz frenzy /

Author: Stevens, Janet.
ISBN: 0152046267
Year: 2005
Date added: 10/04/2005
Summary: When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.
Subjects: Prairie dogs - Fiction. - Balls (Sporting goods) - Greed - Humorous stories.
Call number: E STE

Hands off, Harry! /

Author: Wells, Rosemary.
ISBN: 9780061921124
Year: 2011
Date added: 06/27/2011
Summary: Harry has trouble keeping his hands off his classmates until Tina thinks of the perfect piece of gym equipment to teach him about personal space.
Subjects: Behavior - Fiction. - Kindergarten - Interpersonal relations - Alligators - Schools
Call number: E WEL

Have you filled a bucket today? : a guide to daily happiness for kids /

Author: McCloud, Carol.
ISBN: 1933916168;9781933916163
Year: 2006
Date added: 04/27/2009
Summary: Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this book encourages positive behavior as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis.
Subjects: Conduct of life. - Self-esteem. - Interpersonal Relations. - Happiness.
Call number: E MCCL

Henry and the bully /

Author: Carlson, Nancy L.
ISBN: 9780670011483
Year: 2010
Date added: 08/09/2010
Summary: When a new second grader begins bullying Henry and the other first graders, Henry stumbles onto a secret that just might save them.
Subjects: Bullies - Fiction. - Mice - Animals - Schools
Call number: E CAR

Horton hatches the egg /

Author: Seuss,
ISBN: 039480077;0394900774
Year: 1968
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.
Subjects: Fantasy. - Stories in rhyme - Elephants - Fiction.
Call number: E SEU

How do dinosaurs eat their food? /

Author: Yolen, Jane.
ISBN: 0439241022;9780439241021
Year: 2005
Date added: 09/16/2005
Summary: Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still.
Subjects: Etiquette - Fiction. - Stories in rhyme - Dinosaurs - Fiction - Table etiquette
Call number: E YOL

The hundred dresses /

Author: Estes, Eleanor,
ISBN: 0156423502;0152051708;0152373748
Year: 1944
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.
Subjects: Newbery Medal. - Polish Americans - Fiction. - Poles in the United States - Friendship - Fiction
Call number: JF Est

The hundred penny box /

Author: Mathis, Sharon Bell.
ISBN: 014240702;0140321691;0670387878
Year: 1975
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all her old things.
Subjects: Newbery Medal. - Grandparents - Fiction. - Family life
Call number: JF MAT

I repeat, don't cheat! /

Author: Cuyler, Margery.
ISBN: 9781416971672
Year: 2010
Date added: 06/22/2010
Summary: Jessica worries about the consequences of exposing a cheating friend.
Subjects: Worry - Fiction. - Schools - Best friends - Friendship - Fiction - Cheating
Call number: E CUY

If I had a hammer : building homes and hope with Habitat for Humanity /

Author: Rubel, David.
ISBN: 9780763647018
Year: 2009
Date added: 10/22/2009
Subjects: Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. - Low-income housing.
Call number: J363.5R

It's okay to be different /

Author: Parr, Todd.
ISBN: 0316666033
Year: 2001
Date added: 04/25/2002
Summary: Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as "It's Okay to be a different color," "It's Okay to need some help," "It's Okay to be adopted," and "It's Okay to have a Different nose."
Subjects: Individuality - Fiction. - Self-esteem
Call number: E PAR

Johnny Boo and the mean little boy /

Author: Kochalka, James.
ISBN: 9781603090599
Year: 2010
Date added: 12/09/2010
Summary: When Johnny Boo is busy with another friend, Squiggle tries to make a new friend of his own but instead gets captured by a butterfly-hunting boy.
Subjects: Graphic novels. - Cartoons and comics. - Ghosts - Fiction.
Call number: J741.59K

Join in and play /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421526;9781575421520
Year: 2004
Date added: 02/13/2004
Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction. - Friendship - Fiction - Social skills - Play
Call number: E Mei

Junkyard wonders /

Author: Polacco, Patricia.
ISBN: 9780399250781
Year: 2010
Date added: 07/29/2010
Summary: Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
Subjects: Schools - Fiction. - Inventions - Teachers - People with disabilities - Interpersonal relations - Self-esteem
Call number: E POL

Kids talk about bravery /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 9781404823143;140482314
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Courage.
Call number: J179.6F

Kids talk about bullying /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 1404823158;9781404823150
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/17/2007
Summary: Gives advice on dealing with bullies.
Subjects: Bullying. - Bullies.
Call number: J303.6F

Kids talk about fairness /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 1404823166;9781404823167
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Fairness.
Call number: J179.9F

Kids talk about honesty /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 1404823174;9781404823174
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/17/2007
Subjects: Honesty.
Call number: J179.9F

Kids talk about respect /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 9781404823181;1404823182
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/10/2007
Subjects: Respect.
Call number: J179.9F

Kids talk about sharing /

Author: Finn, Carrie.
ISBN: 9781404823198;1404823190
Year: 2007
Date added: 10/10/2007
Subjects: Sharing.
Call number: J177.7F

Kindness is cooler, Mrs. Ruler /

Author: Cuyler, Margery.
ISBN: 0689873441;9780689873447
Year: 2007
Date added: 08/09/2007
Summary: Mrs. Ruler guides her students in discovering ways of being kind to their family members, their community, and each other.
Subjects: Behavior - Fiction. - Schools - Kindness
Call number: E CUY

Know and follow rules /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421305;9781575421308
Year: 2005
Date added: 08/17/2005
Subjects: Obedience - Fiction. - Schools
Call number: E MEI

Ling & Ting : not exactly the same! /

Author: Lin, Grace.
ISBN: 9780316024525
Year: 2010
Date added: 06/22/2010
Summary: Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Subjects: Chinese Americans - Fiction. - Individuality - Sisters - Twins
Call number: ER LIN

The lion & the mouse /

Author: Pinkney, Jerry.
ISBN: 9780316013567
Year: 2009
Date added: 09/04/2009
Summary: In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
Subjects: Folklore. - Fables. - Stories without words. - Caldecott Medal.
Call number: E PIN

Listen and learn /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421232;9781575421230
Year: 2003
Date added: 12/26/2003
Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction. - Social skills - Listening - Attention - Fiction
Call number: E MEI

The little engine that could /

Author: Piper, Watty.
ISBN: 0448400413;0448405202;9780448452579
Year: 1990
Date added: 12/31/1969
Subjects: Locomotives - Fiction. - Toys
Call number: E PIP

Make friends /

Author: Owens, L. L.
ISBN: 9781602708020
Year: 2011
Date added: 12/09/2010
Subjects: Friendship.
Call number: J177.62O

Manners mash-up :a goofy guide to good behavior /

ISBN: 9780803734807
Year: 2011
Date added: 02/14/2011
Subjects: Etiquette.
Call number: J395.122M

Martha doesn't say sorry! /

Author: Berger, Samantha.
ISBN: 9780316066822
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/11/2009
Summary: Young Martha learns that she must apologize for her bad behavior if she wants people to cooperate with her.
Subjects: Apologizing - Fiction. - Behavior
Call number: E BER

Marvin Redpost : alone in his teacher's house /

Author: Sachar, Louis,
ISBN: 0679819495
Year: 1994
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes.
Subjects: Responsibility - Fiction. - Pets - Dogs - Teachers
Call number: JF SAC

May I help you? : kids talk about caring /

Author: Nettleton, Pamela Hill.
ISBN: 1404806202
Year: 2005
Date added: 09/09/2008
Subjects: Caring.
Call number: J177.7N

Molly's Pilgrim /

Author: Cohen, Barbara.
ISBN: 0688021042;9780688162795
Year: 1983
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly's embarrassment.
Subjects: Jews - Fiction. - Russian Americans - Emigration and immigration - Thanksgiving Day - Schools
Call number: JF COH

My friend is sad : an Elephant & Piggie book /

Author: Willems, Mo.
ISBN: 9781423102977;1423102975
Year: 2007
Date added: 04/17/2007
Summary: When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.
Subjects: Emotions - Fiction. - Pigs - Elephants - Friendship - Fiction
Call number: ER WIL

My side of the mountain /

Author: George, Jean Craighead,
ISBN: 0525443924;0525463461;0141312424;0142401110;9780525463467
Year: 1988
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Subjects: Mountain life - Fiction. - Self-reliance - Newbery Medal. - Survival
Call number: JF GEO

The nice book /

Author: Stein, David Ezra.
ISBN: 9780399250507
Year: 2008
Date added: 11/17/2008
Summary: Monkeys, mice, snakes, cats, and many other animals demonstrate how to act towards others.
Subjects: Etiquette - Fiction. - Animals - Fiction
Call number: E STE

Nikki & Deja : election madness /

Author: English, Karen.
ISBN: 9780547435589
Year: 2011
Date added: 06/24/2011
Summary: When Carver Elementary holds school-wide elections for the first time, third-grader Deja puts all her efforts into running for school president, ignoring her best friend Nikki's problems.
Subjects: Schools - Fiction. - Elections - African Americans - Best friends - Politics, Practical - Friendship - Fiction
Call number: JF ENG

On my honor /

Author: Bauer, Marion Dane.
ISBN: 0899194397;0440466334;9780440466338;9780547722405
Year: 1986
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
Subjects: Accidents - Fiction. - Obedience - Conduct of life - Newbery Medal. - Friendship
Call number: JF BAU

One /

Author: Otoshi, Kathryn.
ISBN: 9780972394642
Year: 2008
Date added: 01/30/2009
Summary: A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count.
Subjects: Bullies - Fiction. - Counting - Color
Call number: E OTO

One-eyed cat : a novel /

Author: Fox, Paula.
ISBN: 0027355403;9780689839702;0689839707
Year: 1984
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.
Subjects: Firearms. - Fiction. - Newbery Medal. - Cats
Call number: JF FOX

Owen Foote, super spy /

Author: Greene, Stephanie.
ISBN: 0618117520;9780618551590
Year: 2001
Date added: 11/26/2001
Summary: Owen and his friends decide that spying on the school principal at his own house will be a fun challenge.
Subjects: Honesty - Fiction. - Friendship - School principals - Spy stories. - Humorous stories.
Call number: JF GRE

The paper bag princess /

Author: Munsch, Robert N.,
ISBN: 0920236820;9780920236826
Year: 1980
Date added: 12/31/1969
Subjects: Dragons - Fiction. - Princesses
Call number: E MUN

Paulie Pastrami achieves world peace /

Author: Proimos, James.
ISBN: 9780316032926
Year: 2009
Date added: 12/11/2009
Summary: Seven-year-old Paulie, an ordinary boy, brings peace to his home and school through small acts of kindness, but needs help to achieve his goal of world peace.
Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction. - Peace - Kindness
Call number: E PRO

Pete the Cat : I love my white shoes /

Author: Litwin, Eric.
ISBN: 9780061906237;9780061906220
Year: 2010
Date added: 06/18/2010
Summary: Pete the Cat gets into colorful adventures while out walking in his new white shoes.
Subjects: Color - Fiction. - Cats - Shoes - Picture books.
Call number: E LIT

Pinky and Rex and the bully /

Author: Howe, James,
ISBN: 1599610744
Year: 2006
Date added: 01/15/2008
Summary: Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully.
Subjects: Bullies - Fiction. - Identity - Fiction
Call number: ER How

The quiltmaker's gift /

Author: Brumbeau, Jeff.
ISBN: 0439309107;9780439309103;1570251991
Year: 2000
Date added: 06/29/2000
Summary: When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart.
Subjects: Quiltmakers - Fiction. - Generosity - Fiction - Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Call number: E BRU

Reach out and give /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575422042;9781575422046
Year: 2006
Date added: 06/14/2007
Summary: Encourages children to understand the importance of helping others.
Subjects: Generosity. - Gratitude.
Call number: E MEI

Respect and take care of things /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421607;9781575421605
Year: 2004
Date added: 10/14/2004
Subjects: Respect - Fiction. - Caring
Call number: E MEI

Rules /

Author: Lord, Cynthia.
ISBN: 0439443822;9780439443838;0439443830
Year: 2006
Date added: 05/17/2006
Summary: Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
Subjects: Newbery Medal. - Autism - Fiction. - Brothers and sisters - People with disabilities
Call number: JF LOR

Sarah, plain and tall /

Author: MacLachlan, Patricia.
ISBN: 0060241020;9780060241018;0060241012;0064402053;9780064402057
Year: 1985
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Subjects: Newbery Medal. - Frontier and pioneer life - Fiction. - Stepmothers
Call number: JF MACLA

The secret garden /

Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson,
ISBN: 9780397321650;0397321651;9780689831416;0689831412
Year: 1962
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Subjects: Yorkshire (England) - Fiction. - Gardens - Orphans - People with disabilities
Call number: JF BUR

Share and take turns /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421240;9781575421247
Year: 2003
Date added: 12/26/2003
Summary: Explains what sharing means and provides examples of different ways that two people can share what they both want, such as taking turns, dividing things, or playing together. Includes information and extension activities for parents or teachers.
Subjects: Social skills - Fiction. - Conduct of life - Sharing
Call number: E MEI

Should I share my ice cream? /

Author: Willems, Mo.
ISBN: 9781423143437
Year: 2011
Date added: 06/22/2011
Summary: Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?
Subjects: Sharing - Fiction. - Elephants - Friendship - Fiction - Ice cream, ices, etc. - Pigs
Call number: ER WIL

Stepping on the cracks /

Author: Hahn, Mary Downing.
ISBN: 0395585074;0380719002;9780547076607;9780380719006;9780395585078
Year: 1991
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: In 1944, while her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret gets a new view of the school bully Gordy when she finds him hiding his own brother, an army deserter, and decides to help him.
Subjects: Bullies - Fiction. - World War, 1939-1945
Call number: JF HAH

Swimmy /

Author: Lionni, Leo,
ISBN: 0394917138;9780394817132
Year: 1968
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
Subjects: Caldecott Medal. - Fishes - Fiction.
Call number: E LIO

Talk and work it out /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421763;9781575421766
Year: 2005
Date added: 08/17/2005
Subjects: Interpersonal conflict - Fiction. - Cooperation
Call number: E MEI

Tar Beach /

Author: Ringgold, Faith.
ISBN: 0517580314;0517580306
Year: 1991
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
Subjects: Caldecott Medal. - Coretta Scott King Award. - Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction. - Flight - African Americans - Dreams - Fiction
Call number: E RIN

Teacher! : sharing, helping, caring /

Author: Hubbell, Patricia.
ISBN: 9780761455745
Year: 2009
Date added: 11/03/2009
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text depict a teacher helping students to learn and have fun during a week at school.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme - Schools - Fiction. - Teachers
Call number: E HUB

The thing about Georgie : a novel /

Author: Graff, Lisa
ISBN: 9780060875893;9780060875916;0060875895
Year: 2006
Date added: 09/28/2007
Summary: Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up.
Subjects: Dwarfs - Fiction. - Friendship - Fiction - Family life - Schools
Call number: JF GRA

Tikki Tikki Tembo /

Author: Mosel, Arlene.
ISBN: 0805006621;9780805006629
Year: 1989
Date added: 12/31/1969
Summary: When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Subjects: China - Fiction - Folklore - China. - Names - Fiction.
Call number: E MOS

Try and stick with it /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421593;9781575421599
Year: 2004
Date added: 10/14/2004
Subjects: Determination (Personality trait) - Fiction. - Persistence
Call number: E MEI

The twenty-one balloons /

Author: Pe`ne du Bois, William,
ISBN: 0140320970;0670734411
Year: 1947
Date added: 12/31/1969
Subjects: Newbery Medal. - Balloons - Fiction. - Voyages and travels - Krakatoa (Indonesia) - Eruption, 1883.
Call number: JF DUB

Umbrella summer /

Author: Graff, Lisa
ISBN: 9780061431876
Year: 2009
Date added: 08/21/2009
Summary: After her brother Jared dies, ten-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own loss.
Subjects: Death - Fiction. - Worry - Grief - Fiction
Call number: JF GRA

Understand and care /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 1575421313;9781575421315
Year: 2003
Date added: 02/05/2004
Summary: Explores how one can understand other people's feelings and how to be a good friend to someone who is feeling happy or sad.
Subjects: Conduct of life. - Sympathy - Emotions - Fiction - Empathy - Fiction.
Call number: E MEI

When I feel afraid /

Author: Meiners, Cheri J.,
ISBN: 0613986857;1575421380
Year: 2003
Date added: 02/03/2004
Summary: Explains that many things can be frightening and provides examples of what one can do to feel less afraid, such as asking for help from a person one trusts. Includes information and extension activities for parents or teachers.
Subjects: Fear - Fiction. - Conduct of life
Call number: E MEI

Wonder /

Author: Palacio, R. J.
ISBN: 9780375869020
Year: 2012
Date added: 09/12/2012
Summary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his
Subjects: Abnormalities, Human - Fiction. - Middle schools - Self-acceptance - Schools
Call number: JF PAL

You will be my friend! /

Author: Brown, Peter,
ISBN: 9780316070300
Year: 2011
Date added: 09/30/2011
Summary: Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.
Subjects: Determination (Personality trait) - Fiction. - Humorous stories - Friendship - Fiction - Animals - Bears
Call number: E BRO

Zapato power : Freddie Ramos makes a splash /

Author: Jules, Jacqueline,
ISBN: 9780807594858
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/11/2012
Summary: Freddie Ramos uses his super powers to give himself courage to learn how to swim and to deal with a new neighbor who is a bully.
Subjects: Superheroes - Fiction. - Sneakers - Camps - Bullies - Hispanic Americans
Call number: JF JUL