Book List for Kids

Book List for Kids This is a list of good teaching books used by elementary school Counselors in the Utah area to help children learn to avoid fighting, control stress, get along with others, improve self-esteem, etc. Title Pockets Full of Rocks in the New Era March 1985 Don't Pop Your Cork on Monday The Little Red Hen Author Adolph J. Moser Alan Granowsky Notes Grudges, anger Anger Work for common good of the community, cooperation Persistence Friendship Sharing Causing your own problems Accepting differences of others Acceptance of self Gossip, rumors Power behavior for bullying Differences Role stereotypes Friendship skills, he said she said, gossip Making mistakes making amends Differences as strengths Help Yourself Little Red Hen The Tortoise and the Hare Friends At the End Bears Should Share Goldilocks and the Three Bears Alan Granowsky Alan Granowsky Alan Granowsky Alvin Granowsky Alvin Granowsky Andrew Clements Angela Shelf Medearis Ann Love Bill Cosby Brenda Silsbe Cary Hogg Charlotte Zolotow Cindy Ward Clair Huchet Bishop and Kurt Weise Big Al Annie's Gifts The Prince Who Wrote a Letter Meanest thing to Say The Watcher The Lion Who couldn't Roar The Hating Book Cookie's Week The Five Chinese Brothers Free to Be You and Me and Free to Be a Family Secret of the Peaceful Warrior Imogene's Antlers The Empty Pot The Amazing Incredible Sulk Charlie the Caterpillar Horton Hatches the Egg The Sneetches Just a Little Different Three Cheers for Tacky Me First Tacky in Trouble The Wizard, The Fairy and the Magic Chicken Tacky the Penguine Goodness Gorillas Jackal Wants Everything I wish I Were a Butterfly Compiled by Marlo Thomas Dan Millman David Small Demi Diane McAffee Dom Deluise Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Gina and Mercer Mayer Helen Lester Helen Lester Helen Lester Helen Lester Helen Lester Jack Canfield and Pat Grant Porter This is a huge book with lots of stories Attitude Honesty Grudges, attitude Choosing friends Patience, hard work, fairness, integrity Differences in others Differences Accepting difference Politeness, perspective Accepting differences in others Differences Accepting differences Friendship, kindness Self esteem Jacquelyn Reinach James Howe LaMar Westra Page 1 3/12/2009 Title Stellaluna Crickwing Tops and Bottoms Yettele's Feathers Best-Loved Folktales of the World compiled Bully Trouble Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Author Janell Cannon Janell Cannon Janet Stevens Joan Rothenberg Joanna Cole Joanne Cole Judith Viorst Judith Voirst Kecin Henkes Larry Hiller Lawerence E. Shapiro Leo Lionni Leo Lionni Leo Lionni Lynea Bowdish Marcus Pfister Marcus Pfister Mercer Mayer Mike Epperley Mike Epperley Mike Epperley Nancy Carlson Nancy Carlson Nancy Carlson Pat Bagely Patricia Pollaco Ray Bradbury Robert D. San Souci Robert Munsch Robert Munsch Robert N. Munsch Sam Swope Sharlene Colicott Stan and Jan Berenstain Stan and Jan Berenstain Stan and Jan Berenstain Stan and Jan Berenstain Stan and Jan Berenstain Stan and Jan Berenstain Stephen Cosgrove Stephen Cosgrove Stephen Cosgrove Stephen Cosgrove Stephen Cosgrove Stephen Cosgrove Alexander Who Used to Be Rich on Sunday Chrysanthemum Pockets Full of Rocks The Very Angry Day That Amy Didn't Have It's Mine Frederick Fish is Fish Too-too Justin! Rainbow Fish Rainbow Fish to the Rescue A Very Special Critter The Buckethead Families The Buckethead Bunch The Three Bucketeers Arnie and the New Kid I Like Me How to Lose All Your Friends Showdown at Slickrock Babushka Baba Yaga Switch on the Night Fa Mulan Stephanie's Ponytail Pigs The Paper Bag Princess The Araboolies of Liberty Street Toestomper and the Caterpillars Berenstain Bears Trouble at School The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game The Berenstain Bears and the Truth Little Mouse on the Prairie Nitter Pitter Catundra Sassafras Fanny Leo the Lop Notes Accepting self , differences Relational aggression, bullying Honesty, work Gossip, rumors This is a huge book with over 200 short stories Bullying Attitude Self-discipline Self-esteem Anger, grudges Attitude Taking others perspective Self-acceptance Self-acceptance Physical differences Friendship Accepting differences Physical handicaps Attitude Differences and imperfections Differences and imperfection Physical handicaps Self-esteem Friendship skills Judging Stress management Gender stereotypes Peer pressure Responsibility, making mistakes Choosing friends Physical differences Hard work, honesty, responsibility Peer pressure, bully Peer pressure Accepting differences Responsibility, wanting perfection Honesty Responsibility, hard work Causing own problems Causing own problems Taking others perspective Physical handicaps Physical appearance LaMar Westra Page 2 3/12/2009 Title Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days The Hurt The Fourth Little Pig Regular Flood of Mishap Strega Nona I Miss Franklin P. Shuckles Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Kaylee, Clean your Room I Love You All Day Long (ages 3-5) Hip Hip Hooray for Annie McRae Cinder Edna Fanny’s Dream Babuska’s Doll Author Stephen Manes Teddi Doleski Teresa Celsi Tom Birdseye Tomie dePaola Ulana Snihura William Steig Diane McAffee Francesca Rusackas Brad Wilcox Jackson, Ellen B. Buehner, Caralyn Notes Nobody’s perfect Holding grudges Gender stereotypes Making mistakes Making mistakes making amends Accepting differences Acceptance of self Acceptance of self, attitude LaMar Westra Page 3 3/12/2009