Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Books I love for different topics


Peace
Priscilla McDoodleNut DoodleMcMae Asks Why? by Janet Mary Sinke
Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class by Eileen Spinelli
The Peace Book by Todd Parr (K-1)
If Kids Ran the World by Leo and Diane Dillon
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud

Kindness/Helping Others
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
The Can Man by Laura E. Williams
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Princess Kim and the Too Much Truth by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Self-Esteem
I'm Special, I'm Me! by Ann Meek
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco
Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg
I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Zilly: A Modern-Day Fable by Kelly Parks Snider
The Hippo-Not-Amus by Tony and Jan Payne
A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon

Personality
Lacey Walker, NonStop Talker by Christianne Jones
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey
Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes

Bullying/Mean Behavior
Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dwedney
The Band-Aid Chicken by Becky Rangel Henton
The Juice Box Bully by Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Bullies by Howard Binkow and Susan F. Cornelison
Bullies Never Win by Margery Cuyler
Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
Unlovable by Dan Yaccarino
Marlene, Marlene, Queen of Mean by Jane Lynch, Laura Embry and A.E. Mikesell
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill and Laura Huliska-Beith
Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig
Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Anger
How do Dinosaurs Say "I'm Mad"? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Soda Pop Head by Julia Cook
Zach Gets Frustrated by William Mulcahy
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns It's Okay to Back Away by Howard Binkow
The Grouchies by Debbie Wagenbach

Emotions (other than anger)
My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems
Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annuziata
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis

Gossip/Rumors
Trouble Talk by Trudy Ludwig
The Secret Olivia Told Me by N. Joy
Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna

Manners
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Manners Mash-Up by a variety of authors
Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller
The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Self-Control
Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook
What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I have the Wiggle Fidgets by Barbara Esham
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
It's Hard to be a Verb! by Julia Cook
The Worst Day of My Life Ever! by Julia Cook

Honesty/Truthfulness
Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf by Judy Sierra
Princess K.I.M. and the Lie that Grew by Maryann Cocca Leffler
Edward Fudwupper Fibbed Big by Berkeley Breathed

Friendship
The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Huggapotamus by Steve Metzger
The Worst Best Friend by Alexis O'Neill
How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson

Righting Wrongs
The Signmaker's Assistant by Tedd Arnold
The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland
Zach Apologizes by William Mulcahy

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