Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Emotions & Feelings
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Gator on My Back
by Mary Ann Burrows
One day an alligator climbs up onto a boy's back and changes his world completely. This new friend makes the boy feel sad and believe bad things about himself. A fox appears and asks the boy to talk about the feelings that are making him look so ...
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Dragons Can't Spell
by Susie Heinrichs and Christina Grall
Jimmy’s dreams were usually very silly. But on this night - the night before the spelling bee, Jimmy’s silly dreams never came... For free “Dragons Can’t Spell” lesson plans and other teacher resources go to www.sisandchrys.com
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Fearless Felicia
by Angela Hanimyan
Felicia wakes up each morning and notices her feelings. Sometimes she feels happy, but sometimes she feels sad or angry. How can Felicia help herself feel calm and at peace? She starts by thinking of a place that makes her feel calm. She listens to ...
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Bullying: It Hurts
by Brenda E. Koch
Justice is a seven-year-old, who likes pizza and video games, but doesn’t like when people are mean. When a bully takes aim at Justice, over and over again, the impact takes its toll — inside and out. At last, Justice has had enough. Tired of being ...
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Buckle Up
by Stephanie Scott
Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the ...
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Buckle Up
by Stephanie Scott
Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the ...
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Free To Be... I Rely on Me
Marlo the Island Girl by Beth Poirier
Follow Marlo the island girl through her hopes and dreams as she swims amongst the orcas, sea lions and otters. Join her as she flies on fairy wings with the humming birds and dragon flies as she conquers her worries and fears. Let Marlo help you ...
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Something Lost Something Found
by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson
Ella feels like she is stuck in a pile of gloomy mud. She misses her mom so much. So, Ella embarks on a quest to find happiness again; wishing upon a star, trying to cook it up in a magic potion, and searching for it in all the places her grieving ...
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The Weather's Shitty, Kitty
A Conversation-starter for Kids about Word Choices by Dr. John F. Does
Children absorb information and language like little sponges, sometimes faster than they can handle and with no real understanding of what the words mean. But that doesn’t stop them from parroting our words back at us. So, what do we do when our ...
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Rainbow Bean
by Linda Allison
A cast of characters inspired by a bowl of seven bean soup takes readers on Rainbow Bean’s fairy tale journey from a difficult childhood along a path of many emotions to a final scene of triumphant empowerment. The whimsically painted illustrations ...
