Suggested 7 Habits Book List
Foundational Principles
 The Empty Pot—Demi
 Ruby the Copycat—Peggy Rathman
 Character Education—McGraw-Hill Children Publishing
 Hi New Baby—Robie H. Harris
 How Leo Learned to Be King—Marcus Pfister
 Somebody Loves you, Mr. Hatch—Eileen Spinelli
 Oops, Sorry—Richard Morgan
 The Falling Leaves and the Scarecrow—Steve Metzger
 The Cap—Frank Shaffer
 Building Moral Intelligence—Michelle Borba
 Eggbert, The Slightly Cracked Egg—Tom Ross &Rex Baron
 One Smile—Cindy McKinley
 Chicken Soup for Little Souls--The Goodness Gorillas—Lisa McCourt
Habit 1: Be Proactive
 My Many Colored Days—Dr. Seuss
 Oh the Places You’ll Go—Dr. Seuss
 Willy the Wimp—Anthony Browne
 Hatchett—Gary Paulsen
 When I Feel Angry—Cornelia Maude Spelman
 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day”-Judith
Viorst
 Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
 Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) by Derek Munson
 The Recess Queen-- Alexis O'Neill
 Don’t Laugh At Me -- Steven Seskin
 I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont
 The Pout-Pout Fish-- Deborah Diesen
 Inch by Inch—Leo Lionni
 Amazing Grace—Mary Hoffman
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
 Chicken Little
 Wake Up Henry Rooster
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The Great Serum Race—Debbie S. Miller
Song: Listen Before You Leave—Fred Penner on Happy Feet CD
The Hundred Penny Box—Sharon Bill Mathis
How We Are Smart—W. Nikola-Lia
Miss Rumphius—Barbara Cooney
How Full is Your Bucket?
The Carrot Seed—Ruth Krauss
Mirette on the High Wire—Emily Arnold McCully
Habit 3: Put First Things First
 Dear Children of the Earth—Schim Schimmel
 The Slapshot Star—Gloria Miller
 Hurry up, Franklin
 Pancakes For Breakfast—Eric Carle
 Froggy Gets Dressed—Jonathan London
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
 Amos Steig—Amos & Boris
 Something From Nothing—Phoebe Gilman
 The Black Book of Colors—Menema Cottin-Rosana Faria
 Chrysanthemum—Kevin Henkes
 Horrible Harry’s Secret—Suzy Kline
 The Moccasin Goalie—Roy Brownridge
 Lillie’s Big Day—Kevin Henkes
 Nine Gold Medals—David Roth (Poem)
 A Box of Crayons—Shane DeRolf (Poem)
 The Legend of the Bluebonnet—Tomie DePaola
 Smoky Night—Eve Bunting
 Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse—Leo Lionni
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand and To Be Understood
 The Island of the Skog—Steven Kellogg
 Grandfather Counts—Andrea Cheng
 It Looked Like Spilled Milk—Charles Shaw
 The True Story of the Three Little Pigs—Jon Scieszka
 Alejandro’s Gift—R.E. Albert
Habit 6: Synergize
 Chicken Sunday—Patricia Polacco
 The Biggest Snowman Ever—Steven Kroll
 The Gigantic Turnip—Aleksei Tolsoy & Niamh Sharkey
 Ox-Cart Man—Donald Hall
 Frederick—Leo Lionni
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
 An Ant’s Day Off—Bonny Becker
 Incredible You—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
 The Three Questions—Leo Tolstoy
 Owl Moon—Jane Yolen
 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg—D.B. Johnson
Other great books:
o We Are Born Free—Universal Declaration of Human Rights
o The Best Me I Can Be book package—David Parker
 I am a Leader!
 I Can Share!
 I’m a Good Friend!
 I Can Make Good Choices!
 I’m In Charge of Me!
 I Accept You As You Are!
 I Can Cooperate!
 I Can Be Fair!
 I Can Listen!
 I Show Respect!
 I Care About Others!
 I Tell the Truth!
 I Will Keep Trying!
 I Am Responsible!
 I Am Confident!
 I Am Creative!
 I Am Positive!
 I Can Try New Things!
 I Have Manners!
 I Am Generous!