Books That Support the PYP attitudes and attributes
Reflective:
Bang, Molly. When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry. Easy/Picture Book.
Call Number: E BAN
A little girl asks many questions about the world while taking a walk with her mother.
Zolotow, Charlotte. Who Is Ben?
On a moonless, starless night, a young boy feels at one with the darkness, thinking about where he
came from before he was born and where he will go after he dies.
Well-Balanced:
Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle.
Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shape shifter to add more lines and
angles until it doesn’t know which side is up!
Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt. Picture Book.
Call number: E POL
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generation of a Jewish immigrant family.
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Attila the Angry.
Attila the squirrel learns how to control his angry behavior.
Shields, Charles. Mohandas K. Gandhi. Biography
Call Number: B GANDHI
Recounts the life and struggles of the young Indian lawyer who became the leader of the
movement for the independence of India through the use of nonviolence.
Enthusiasm:
Avi.
Ragweed.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC AVI
Ragweed, a young country mouse, leaves his family and travels to the big city, where
he finds excitement and danger and sees cats for the first time.
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOFF
With the support of her family, Grace is convinced she can act in her school play. Winning
approval from her classmates, she demonstrates her independence, confidence and enthusiasm.
Prelutsky, Jack. Dr. Seuss Hooray for Diffendoofer Day. Easy/Picture Book
Call Number: E SEU
E PRE
The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate their unusual teachers and curriculum,
including Miss Fribble who teaches laughing, Miss Bonkers who teaches frogs to dance,
and Mr. Katz who builds robotic rats.
Udry, Janice May.
What Mary Jo Shared.
Call number: E UDR
School stories, and an African-American protagonist.
Easy/Picture Book
Appreciation:
Aliki. We Are Best Friends.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E ALI
When Robert’s best friends move away, both are unhappy until they learn they can
make new friends.
Aliki. Feelings.
Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: 152.4 ALI PB
Pictures, stories, poems about various emotions we feel.
Asch, Frank. Dear Brother.
Two mice discover some old letters in the attic written by their great-greatgranduncles. The two mice learn about family ties and brotherhood.
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Birthday.
Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E BRO
Arthur and Muffy have planned their birthday parties on the same day. Now their
friends must choose which party to attend.
Cave, K. Something Else.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E CAV
A little creature is ostracized depite his attempts to fit in, but his experiences enable
him to be accepting of others' differences.
Carlson, Natalie Savage.
Family Under the Bridge.
Fiction
Call number: FIC CAR
An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them
under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for
himself.
Carle, Eric. Do You Want To Be My Friend?
Call number: E CAR
Little Mouse wanders until he finds a hollow in a tree.
Picture Book
DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn Dixie.
Fiction
Call number: FIC DIC
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi,
Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog WinnDixie.
Fitch, Sheree. If You Could Wear My Sneakers!
Poetry
Call number: 811 FIT
Fifteen poems transform the formal language of the United Nations' Convention on the
Rights of the Child into images that convey the spirit of the articles.
Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E FRE
Corduroy the bear is adopted by Lisa, who thinks he is perfect just as he is.
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E HEN
The little mouse Chrysanthemum struggles with he unique name and identity until a
teacher helps her regain her sunny nature.
Hoban, Russell. Best Friend For Frances. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOB
When Albert and his friends organize a “no girls” baseball game, Frances and her
friends take matters in their own hands.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet Show! Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E KEA
When he can’t find his cat to enter in the pet show, Archie must do something fast!
Keats, Ezra Jack. Peter’s Chair. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E KEA
When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he
rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.
Keats, Ezra Jack. A Letter To Amy.
Call number: E KEA
Peter wants to invite Amy to his birthday party, but he wants it to be a surprise.
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are Friends.
Early reader Book.
Call number: E LOB
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. Picture Book.
Call number: E SIL
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a
tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here. Fiction Book.
Call number: FIC PAR
Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls her younger brother Mick and his death in a bicycle
accident.
Polacco, Patricia. ThankYou Mr. Falker.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb,
until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her
problem.
Yashima, Taro. Crow Boy.
Call number: E YAS
Picture Book
Commitment:
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Pet Business.
Call number: E BRO
Arthur's determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a
menagerie of animals to care for.
Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise.
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna, everyone thinks she is teaching
Anna to read.
Bunting, Eve. A Day’s Work.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find
work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has
something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Burton, Virginia Lee. Katy and the Big Snow. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E BUR
Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.
Friedman, I. How My Parent’s Learned To Eat.
Picture Book
Call number: E FRI
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's
way of eating.
Loebel, Arnold. Frog and Toad. Easy Reader Book
Call number: E LOE
Frog and Toad spend their days together.
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley.
Biography
Call number: B BENTLEY
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual
snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
Rodriguez, Luis. America Is Her Name.
Fiction
Call number: FIC ROD
A Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca, America Soliz, suffers from the poverty and
hopelessness of her Chicago ghetto, made more endurable by a desire and
determination to be a poet.
Roop, Peter. Keep the Lights Burning, Abby. Biography
Call number: B BURGESS
In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off
the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
Ryan, Pam Munoz.
Esperanza Rising.
Fiction
Call number: FIC RYA
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in
Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to
the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great
Depression.
Silverstein, Shel. A Light In the Attic.
Call number: 811 SIL
A collection of humorous poems.
Poetry.
Steig, William. Brave Irene. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E STE
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new
gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
Taylor, Theodore. Trouble with Tuck.
Fiction
Call number: FIC TAY
A young girl trains her blind dog to follow and trust a seeing-eye companion dog.
Naylor, Phylis Reynolds. Shiloh.
Fiction Book.
Call number: FIC NAY
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to
hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot
deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
Tolerance:
Allinson, Beverley.
Effie.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E ALL
When Effie the ant's loud voice saves the day, the other insects learn to appreciate
her unique gift.
Anno, Mitsumasa. All in a Day. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E ALL
Brief text and illustrations by ten internationally well-known artists reveal a day in the
lives of children in eight different countries showing the similarities and differences
and emphasizing the commonality of humankind.
Berenstein, Stan. The Berenstein Bear’s New Neighbors.
Papa Bear learns a lesson of acceptance when new neighbors move in.
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Nose.
Easy/Picture Book
Unhappy with his nose, Arthur visits the rhinologist to get a new one.
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Tooth.
Call number: E BRO
Easy/Picture Book
Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits
impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out.
Cannon, Jannell.
Stellaluna.
Picture Book
Call number: E CAN
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is
reunited with her mother.
Cannon, Jannell.
Verdi
Picture Book
Call number: E CAN
A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees
in the tropical jungle where he lives.
Carlson, Nancy.
I Like Me!
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E CAR
By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have
fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you
can have is yourself.
Cave, Kathryn. Something Else. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E CAV
A little creature is ostracized depite his attempts to fit in, but his experiences enable
him to be accepting of others' differences.
Choi, Yangsook. The Name Jar. Picture Book.
Call number: E YAN
After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her
decide what her name should be.
Cohen, Barbra. Molly’s Pilgrim.
Picture Book
Call number: E COH
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is
embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she
herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges.
Non-fiction
Call number: 370.19 COL
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents
when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary
School in New Orleans in 1960.
Cooney, Barbara.
Miss Rumphius.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E COO
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go
to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world
more beautiful -- and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Couric, Katie. The Brand New Kid. Picture Book.
Call number: E COU
Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school
until two girls have the courage to befriend him.
Friedman, Ina. How My Parent’s Learned to Eat.
Picture Book
Call number: E FRI
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's
way of eating.
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
Call number: B FRANK
Biography
Traces the life of a young Jewish girl who kept a diary during two years she and her
family hid from the Germans in an Amsterdam attic.
Fritz, Jean. Homesick.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC FRI
The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in
China in the 1920's.
Gainer, Cindy. I’m Like You, You’re Like Me.
Non-fiction
Call number: 155.2 GAI
Illustrations and simple text explore ways in which children are alike and some ways
they may be different.
Grifalconi, Ann. The Story of Round and Square Houses.
Non-fiction
Call number: 398.2 GRI
A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano
the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.
Haskins, Jim. Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Biography
Call number: B LAW
W.W. Law fights for civil rights in Savannah, Georgia.
Henkes, Kevin.
Hooway for Wodney Wat.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E HEN
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is
Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E HEN
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other
children make fun of it.
Howe, James. I Wish I Were A Butterfly.
Picture Book
Call number: E HOW
A wise dragonfly helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way.
Jukes, Mavis. Jake and Me.
Picture Book
Call number: E JUK
Alex feels that he does not have much in common with his stepfather Jake until a
fuzzy spider brings them together.
Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer. Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E ROB
Tells the story of Leo the tiger who couldn't do anything right, until one day in his own
good time - Leo bloomed!
Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LEA
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a
bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
Lester, Helen. Tacky the Penguin.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LES
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd
behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
Lionni, Leo.
Frederick.
Call number: E LIO
Easy/Picture Book
"A Dragonfly Book"
Lionni, Leo.
Inch By Inch.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LIO
To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a
toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.
Marzollo, Jean. Soccer Sam. Early Reader Book
Call number: E MAR
Sam's cousin from Mexico comes for an extended visit and teaches Sam and all the
second graders to play soccer.
Marzollo, Jean. Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr!
Call number: B KING
An introduction to a great civil rights leader.
Biography
Mathia, Sharon. The Hundred Penny Box.
Fiction
Call number: FIC MAT
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.
McKissack, Patricia.
Goin’ Somplace Special.
Picture Book
Call number: E MCK
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of
indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public
library.
Muers, Christopher. Wings.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC MYE
Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings, but his
resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him.
Nye, Naomi Shihab.
Picture Book
Call number: E NYE
A young girl describes a visit to see her grandmother in a Palestinian village on the
West Bank.
Parr, Todd. It’s Okay To Be Different. Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E PAR
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."
Pinkwater, Daniel. The Big Orange Splot.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E PIN
When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on his neat house, Mr. Plumbean gets an
idea that affects his entire neighborhood.
Pollaco, Patricia. Chicken Sunday.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell
decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
Polloco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish
family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
Pollaco, Patricia. Mr. Lincoln’s Way.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene,
the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene
overcome his intolerance.
Quattlebaum, Mary. Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns. Fiction
Call number: FIC QUA
When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes
to earn enough money to buy a basketball, but all he seems to get is trouble.
Seattle, Chief. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky.
Non-fiction Book
Call number: 811 SEA
A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and
concern for its destruction.
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. I’m Terrific. Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E SHA
Jason Bear thinks he's terrific and even awards himself gold stars for superior
performance in his chores. His friends don't like to be around him.
Shea, Pegi Deitz. The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee’s Story. Picture Book
Call number: E SHE
Living in a refugee camp in Thailand, young Mai spends her days listening to Hmong
women as they stitch pa'ndau--brightly colored story cloths--and preparing to find her
own story of hope and faith to stitch.
Shriver, Maria. What’s Wrong with Timmy? Fiction/Picture Book
Call number: FIC SHR
Making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps Kate learn that the two of them
have a lot in common.
Simon, Norma. Why Am I Different? Easy/Picture Book
Call number: 155.2 SIM
Portrays everyday situations in which children see themselves as "different" in family
life, preferences, and aptitudes, and yet feel that being different is all right.
Soto, Gary. The Skirt.
Fiction
Call number: FIC SOT
When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance
performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that
she has lost something yet again.
Steptoe, John L. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter.
Picture Book
Call number: E STE
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go
before the king, who is choosing a wife.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear.
Picture Book
Call number: E WAR
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a
small bundle of trouble.
Wells, Rosemary. Yoko.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E WEL
When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she
eats -- until one of them tries it for himself.
Williams, Vera. A Chair for My Mother.
Call number: E WIL
Picture Book
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable
armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Zolotow, Charlotte.
William’s Doll
Picture Book
Call number: E ZOL
William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a
doll less.
Creativity:
Demi. The Empty Pot.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E DEM
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.
Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E JOH
Harold draws himself into quite an adventure with his purple crayon.
McLarren, Alice. Roxaboxen.
Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E MCD
A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian,
her sisters, and their friends.
Say, Allen. Emma’s Rug.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E SAY
A young artist finds that her creativity comes from within when the rug that she had
always relied upon for inspiration is destroyed.
Stadler, Alexander. Beverly Billingsly Takes the Cake. Picture Book
Call number: E STA
Beverly runs into a problem while making the "caramel candy castle cake" for Oliver's
party, but her creativity and her mother's encouragement save the day.
Wiesner, David. Free Fall.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC WIE
A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures
inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
Silverstein, Shel. Falling Up.
Poems
Call number: 811 SIL
A book of unusual poetry with different characters and and stories.
Thinkers:
Lionni, Leo. Swimmy.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LIO
A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from
their natural enemies.
Slobadinka, Esphyr. Caps for Sale. Easy/Picture Book
Call Number: E ESP
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a
nap under a tree.
Respect/Communicators:
Brimmer, Larry Dane. The Sidewalk Patrol
Picture Book
Call number: E BRI
Abby and her friends take time to move some bicycles so that their blind neighbor can
walk on the sidewalk.
Brimmer, Larry Dane. The Big, Beautiful ,Brown Box. Picture Book
Call number: E BRI
The Corner Kids all have different ideas about how to use a big box, but then they find
that working together is the best idea of all.
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Nose. Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E BRO
Unhappy with his nose, Arthur visits the rhinologist to get a new one.
Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna.
Picture Book
Call number: E CAR
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is
reunited with her mother.
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius.
Picture Book
Call number: E COO
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go
to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world
more beautiful -- and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. Easy/Picture Book.
Call number: E HEN
The little mouse Chrysanthemum struggles with he unique name and identity until a
teacher helps her regain her sunny nature.
Hoffman, Mary. The Color of Home.
Picture Book
Call number: E HOFF
Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at
school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to
leave.
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOFF
With the support of her family, Grace is convinced she can act in her school play.
Winning approval from her classmates, she demonstrates her independence,
confidence and enthusiasm.
Jukes, Mavis. Like Jake and Me.
Picture Book
Call number: E MAV
Alex feels that he does not have much in common with his stepfather Jake until a
fuzzy spider brings them together.
Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand. Picture Book
Call number: E LEA
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee
and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
Lester, Helen. Tacky the Penguin. Easy/ Picture Book
Call number E LES
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd
behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
Lowry, Lois.
Number the Stars.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC LOW
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns
how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the
Nazis.
MInarik, Else Holmelund.
Little Bear’s Visit.
Easy Reader Book
Call number: E MIN
Little Bear spends a day with Grandmother and Grandfather Bear and has so much
fun he falls fast asleep.
Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
FIC POL
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil
War, and their capture by Southern troops.
Vann Allsburg, Chris. Just A Dream. Picture Book
After a dream about the future, Walter transforms into a more environmentallyconscious person.
Wells, Rosemary.
Noisy Nora.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E WEL
Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.
Zolotow, Charlotte. William’s Doll. Picture Book
Call number: E ZOL
William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a
doll less.
Raatma, Lucia. Self-Respect.
Non-fiction Book
Call number: 155.4 RAA
Self-respect -- Having self-respect -- Self-respect at home -- Self-respect with friends
-- Self-respect at school -- Setting a good example -- Self-respect in your community
-- Jackie Robinson -- Building self-respect.
Mathis, Sharon. The Hundred Penny Box. Fiction Book.
Call number: FIC MAT
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.
Speare, Elizabeth. The Sign of the Beaver.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC SPE
Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is
hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
Communicators
Hobbs, Will. Howling Hill.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC HOB
While separated from her family in the wilderness area along the Nahanni River, a wolf
pup discovers that she can express her loneliness in a long, loud howl.
Lseter, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LES
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is
Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
Independence
Berenstein, Stand And Jan. The Berenstein Bears and the Messy Room.
Easy/Picture Book
The Berenstein Bears have a messy room.
Bridges, Shirin Yim.
Ruby’s Wish
Picture Book
Call number: E BRI
In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read and write, Ruby dreams of going
to university with her brothers and male cousins.
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Pet Business. Picture Book
Call number: E BRO
Arthur's determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a
menagerie of animals to care for.
Garay, Luis. The Long Road.
Picture Book
Forced to flee their village in Latin America, Jose and his mother struggle to create a
new life in the United States.
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOFF
With the support of her family, Grace is convinced she can act in her school play. Winning
approval from her classmates, she demonstrates her independence, confidence and enthusiasm.
Lester, Helen. Tacky the Penguin. Easy/ Picture Book
Call number E LES
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd
behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
McKissack, Pat. Messy Bessey.
Picture Book
Call number: E MCK
Bessey finally cleans up her messy room.
Muth, John.
The Three Questions.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC MUT
Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When
is the best time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is the right
thing to do?"
Depaola, Tomie. Strega Nona.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: 398.2 DEP
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is
determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Say, Allen. El Chino.
Biography
Call number: B EL CHINO
A biography of Bill Wong, a Chinese American who became a famous bullfighter in
Spain.
Teague, Mark. Pigsty.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E TEA
When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC GEO
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, an Eskimo girl becomes
lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC MAC
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.
Vail, Rachel. Sometimes I’m Bombaloo.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E VAI
When Katie Honors feels angry and out of control, her mother helps her to be herself
again.
Cooperation:
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E ALL
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she
disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
Bedford, David.
It’s My Turn.
Easy/Picture Book
Oscar and Tilly discover that the playground is much more fun if they play together.
Brown, Marc.
Perfect Pigs An Introduction to Manners.
Picture Book
Call number: 395 BRO
A simple introduction to good manners to use with family, friends, at school, during
meals, with pets, on the phone, during games, at parties, and in public places.
Everett, Betsy.
Mean Soup.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E EVE
Horace feels really mean at the end of a bad day, until he helps his mother make
Mean Soup.
Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae The Brave
Picture Book
Call number: E HEN
Sheila Rae is very brave until she gets lost on a walk. Then she needs a little help
getting home.
Lionni, Leo.
Swimmy.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LIO
A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from
their natural enemies.
Lionni, Leo. Frederick.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LIO
Frederick the mouse works with his friends to gather supplies.
Mahy, Margaret. The Seven Chinese Brothers.
Non-fiction
Call number:398.2 MAH
Seven brothers overcome the attempts on their lives from the wicked emperor.
McDermott, Gerals. Anansi the Spider.
Non-fiction
Call number: 398.2 MCD
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the
Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
Rathma, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria.
Picture Book
Call number: E RAT
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips,
until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic.
Poetry
Call number: 811 SHE
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.
Teague, Mark. Pigsty.
Easy Picture Book
Call number: E TEA
When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.
Perkinson, Kathy.
The Enormous Turnip.
Picture Book
A cumulative tale in which the turnip planted by an old man grows so enormous
that everyone must help to pull it up.
Williams, Vera. A Chair for My Mother.
Picture Book
Call number: E WIL
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable
armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Bunting, Eve.
A Day’s Work.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find
work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has
something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Young, Ed. Seven Blind Mice. Non-fiction
Call number: 398.24 YOU
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an
elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers
as mice.
Taylor, Theodore. The Cay.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC TAY
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine
during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and
an old Negro are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy
acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
Inquirer
Cannon, Janell. Verdi.
Picture Book
Call number: E CAN
A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees
in the tropical jungle where he lives.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E KEA
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Rey, H.A. Curious George.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E REY
The curiosity of a newly captured monkey gets him into continual trouble.
Curiosity
Bunting, Eve. Going Home.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
Although a Mexican family comes to the United States to work as farm laborers so that
their children will have opportunities, the parents still consider Mexico their home.
Dahl, Roald. The BFG.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC DAH
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life
blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world
from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
Greenfield, Eloise. Grandpa’s Face.
Picture Book
Call number: E GRE
Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his
plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make
that mean face at her.
Rey, H.A. Curious George.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E REY
The curiosity of a newly captured monkey gets him into continual trouble.
Steig, William.
Spinky Sulks.
Picture Book
Spinky will only stop sulking on his own terms.
Stevenson, James. The Mud Flat Mystery.
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC STE
When a large box is delivered to Duncan while he is away, the other animal
inhabitants of Mud Flat are consumed with curiosity about what might be inside.
Burnett, Frances.
The Secret Garden
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC BUR
An ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and
discovers an invalid cousin and a mysterious locked garden.
Caring
Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is
teaching Anna to read.
CAnizares, Susan. Two Can Do It!
Non-fiction
Call number: 177 CAN
Photographs and simple text present various things that people can do together,
including reading, playing, and hugging.
Danzinger, Paula.
Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon. Fiction
Call number: FIC DAN
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend
Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
Hoban, Russell.
A Birthday for Frances.
Call number: E HOB
Picture Book
Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang.
Picture Book
Call number: E HUT
Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's
wonderful cookies.
Penn, Audrey. The Kissing Hand.
Picture Book
Call number: E PEN
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his
mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
Peet, Bill. The Wump World.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E PEE
The Wump World is an unspoiled place until huge monsters bring hordes of tiny
creatures from the planet Pollutus.
Raatma, Lucia. Caring.
Non-fiction
Call number: 177 RAA
Describes caring as a virtue and suggests ways in which caring can be shown, such as
recycling, donating to charity, helping others, and listening.
Raatma, Lucia. Consideration.
Call number: 177 RAA
Non-fiction
Describes consideration as the virtue of being thoughtful and suggests ways in which
consideration can be shown.
Wong, Janet. The Trip Back Home. Picture Book
A young girl and her mother travel to Korea to visit their extended family.
Open-Minded
Binch, Caroline. Gregory Cool.
Picture Book
When he goes to visit his grandparents and his cousin on the island of Tobago,
Gregory misses home at first, but as he gets to know both the island ways and his
relatives, Gregory begins to enjoy himself.
Laden, Nina.
When Pigasso Met Mootisse.
Easy/ Picture Book
Call number: E LAD
Pigasso, a talented pig, and Mootisse, an artistic bull, live across the road from one
another, but when conflicts arise they build fences that ultimately become modern art
masterpieces.
Van Allsburg, Chris.
The Widow’s Broom.
Picture Book
Call number: E VAN
A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is
wicked and dangerous.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side.
Picture Book
Call number: E WOO
Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on
the fence that divides their town.
Zolotow, Charlotte. William’s Doll.
Picture Book
Call number: E ZOL
William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a
doll less.
Confidence:
Carlson, Nancy.
I Like Me!
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E CAR
By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have
fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you
can have is yourself.
Climo, Shirley. Little Red Ant and the Giant Red Crumb. Story Kit
Call number: E CLI
A small red ant finds a crumb in a Mexican cornfield, but she is afraid that she lacks
the strength to move it herself and goes off to find an animal that can.
Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae, the Brave.
Easy/Picture Book
When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and
scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOFF
With the support of her family, Grace is convinced she can act in her school play. Winning
approval from her classmates, she demonstrates her independence, confidence and enthusiasm.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Whistle for Willie.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E KEA
A little boy wishes so much he could whistle.
Lester, Helen. Score One for the Sloths.
Picture Book
Call number: E LES
Sparky, a new energetic student at a sloth school, saves her lazy classmates when a
wild boar from a government agency tries to shut the school down.
Lester, Julius. John Henry.
Non-fiction
Call number: 398.21 LES
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill
to cut through a mountain.
Lovell, Patty.
Stand Tall, Mary Lou Melo.
Picture Book
McGully, Emily. Mirette on the high Wire. Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E MCG
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's
boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has
withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Parr, Todd.
It’s Okat to Be Different.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E PAR
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."
Polacco, Patricia.
Thunder Cake.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
Turkle, Brinton. Do Not Open. Picture Book
Call number: E TUR
Following a storm Miss Moody and her cat find an intriguing bottle washed up on the
beach. Should they ignore its "Do not open" warning?
Whitcomb, Mary E. Odd Velvet.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E WHI
Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are
unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has
something to offer.
Fritz, Jean. Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers. BIO
Call number: B BEECHER
Originally published in 1994 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Knowledgeable
Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger. Biography
Call number: B GALILEO
Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw
the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of
the universe.
McDonald, Megan. Insects Are My Life.
Picture Book
Call number: E MCD
No one at home or school understands Amanda Frankenstein's devotion to insects until
she meets Maggie.
Principled
Arnett, Robert.
Finders Keepers?
Picture Book/Non-fiction
Call Number: 954 ARN
While on a trip to India, the author learns about the culture, religion and people of the
land. When he loses his wallet, he also discovers the heart of India’s people.
Bunting, Eve. A Day’s Work.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find
work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has
something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Aliki. A Weed Is A Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver.
Biography
Call number: B CARVER
Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a
scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
Brown, Marc. Arthur and the True Francine.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E BRO
Francine and Muffy are good friends until Muffy lets Francine take the blame for
cheating on a test.
De Groat, Diane. Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
Picture Book
Call number: E DEG
Gilbert is nervous about portraying George Washington in front of the class, and he
feels even worse when he cannot find his main prop.
Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Find
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E HAV
A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home.
Henkes, Karen. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E HEN
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to
wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very
sorry later.
Polacco, Patricia.
Chicken Sunday.
Picture Book
Call number: E POL
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell
decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
Stuart, Jesse. A Penny’s Worth of Character.
Fiction
Call number: FIC STU
Shan is dishonest with the storekeeper in his rural Kentucky community, but he feels
better about himself after his mother forces him to put things right.
Risk-Takers
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. Picture Book.
Call number: E HOFF
With the support of her family, Grace is convinced she can act in her school play. Winning
approval from her classmates, she demonstrates her independence, confidence and enthusiasm.
Lseter, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E LES
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is
Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
Mayer, Mercer. There’s A Nightmare In My Closet.
Call number: E MAY
Empathy
Bunting, Eve. The Wall.
Picture Book
Picture Book
Call number: E WAL
A Boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in
Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
Cooney, Barbara. Eleanor.
Picture Book/Biography
Call number: B ROOSEVELT
Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United
States and became known as a great humanitarian.
dePaola, Tomie. Oliver Button is a Sissy.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E DEP
His classmates' taunts don't stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best.
dePaola, Tomie. One Foot, Now the Other.
Easy/Picture book
Call number: E DEP
When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his
grandfather had once taught him.
MacLachlan, Patricia. Through Grandpa’s Eyes.
Picture Book
Through his blind grandfather's unique ways of seeing, John makes discoveries about
the world around him.
Maruki, Toshi. Hiroshima no Pika.
Non-fiction
A retelling of a mother's account of what happened to her family during the Flash that
destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.
Miles, Miska.
Annie and the Old One.
Picture Book
A young Navajo girl unravels an entire day's weaving on a rug because she believes
the rug's completion will mean the death of her grandmother.
Pfister, Mark. Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
Picture Book
Call number: E PFI
When there is a misunderstanding between the fishes and a blue whale, it is up to
rainbow fish to solve the problem.
Say, Allen. Grandfather’s Journey.
Picture Book
Call number: E SAY
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he
later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different
countries.
Sendak, Pierre. Pierre a Cautionary Tale.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E SEN
A little boy whose response to every question, suggestion, or statement is always, "I
don't care!" until an encounter with a lion changes his mind.
Shriver, Maria. What’s Wrong With Timmy?
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC SHR
Making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps Kate learn that the two of them
have a lot in common.
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia
Fiction Book
Call number: FIC PAT
Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret
kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia
community.
White, E.B.
Charlotte’s Web.
Call number: FIC WHI
Fiction Book
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's
Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
Integrity
Bunting, Eve.
A Day’s Work.
Picture Book
Call number: E BUN
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find
work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has
something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Brown, Marc.
Brown, Marc.
Arthur and the True Francine
Arthur In A Pickle
Demi.
The Big Empty Pot.
Easy/Picture Book
Easy/Picture Book
Picture Book
Fox, Pauline.
One-Eyed Cat.
Fiction
Call number: FIC FOX
An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from
guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.
Keller, Holly. That’s Mine, Horace.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E KEL
Horace loves the little yellow truck that he finds in the schoolyard, but he has a
problem when a classmate tries to claim it.
McKissack, Paricia.
The Honest to Goodness Truth
Picture Book
Call number: E MCK
After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it's not always necessary to blurt out
the whole truth either.
Ness, Evaline. Sam, Bangs and Moonshine.
Picture Book
Call number: E NES
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between
makebelieve and real life.
Parks, Barbara. Junie B. First Grader, Cheater Pants
Early Reader
Parks, Barbara. Junie B Jones Is Not A Crook
Early Reader
Call number: E PAR
Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new furry mittens in
kindergarten, but disaster strikes when they disappear from the playground.
Potter, Beatrice.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Picture Book
Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets
caught.
Soto, Gary. Too Many Tamales.
Picture Book
Call number: E SOT
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas
family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.
Waber, Bernanrd. Ira Sleeps Over.
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E WAB
A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but
worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.
Weigelt, Udo. Alex Did It!
Easy/Picture Book
Call number: E WEI
Three mischievous hares get into trouble and blame it all on an imaginary hare named
Alex, until a real hare with that name shows up.
Wilhelm, Hans. Tyrone the Double Dirty, Rotten Cheater.
Picture Book
Call number: E WIL
Big, bad Tyrone the dinosaur wins all the games by cheating until he foils his attempt
to cheat in the treasure hunt.