Tag Archives: Values

How to Behave and Why

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Munro Leaf
Publisher: Universe Publishing
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It’s hard to be good. Especially if you don’t really know what “being good” means. Munro Leaf, beloved author of The Story of Ferdinand, decided to try his hand at defining good behavior in his 1946 classic How to Behave and Why. The two biggest questions to ask [...]

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

Rating: (3 reviews)
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

No Hitting!: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Karen Katz
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Book Description
With the help of this book, toddlers will love learning to say NO to hitting—and screaming and squeezing and yelling—and YES to fun! Refreshingly honest and all too true, this funny book is perfect for toddlers, and parents will find it a painless way to steer [...]

Because of You

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: B.G. Hennessy
Publisher: Candlewick

Book Description
With gentle, joyful illustrations, this celebration of the potential in each person illuminates the simple ways the world can be a better place — because of you.
Each time a child is born,
the world changes.
Each child brings to the world one more person to love and care for — [...]

The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Illustrated in full color. Mama Bear is tired of hearing how many Bearbie dolls Lizzy Bruin has and how many Game Bear video games Cousin Freddy just got. During a thunderstorm, Mama gets her cubs to realize that love and a [...]

I Can Share: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Karen Katz
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Book Description
That’s not fair! It’s mine! For toddlers, sharing can be a hard concept to grasp, but with the help of this book, they’ll learn that sharing can also be fun! Featuring simple, repetitive text and adorable toddlers, this playful little book is the perfect way to [...]

The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room (A First Time Book)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
“The room shared by Brother and Sister is a mess because the cubs argue over who should neaten up instead of working together. Sure to make toddlers smile while they absorb an implied lesson.”–Publishers Weekly.  

The Giving Tree Gift Edition

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins

Book Description
“Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy.” So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, [...]

Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (12 reviews) Author: Barbara Park Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Book Description Junie B. Jones has all the answers when it comes to cheating. It’s just plain wrong!But what about copying someone else’s homework? That’s not cheating, right? ’Cause homework isn’t even a test! And speaking of tests . . [...]

The Three Questions

Rating: (45 reviews)
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Publisher: Scholastic Press
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Nikolai is a boy who believes that if he can find the answers to his three questions, he will always know how to be a good person. His friends–a heron, a monkey, and a dog–try to help, but to no avail, so he asks Leo, the wise old turtle. “When [...]

The Homework Machine

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
Doing homework becomes a thing of the past!
Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a
class clown, a teacher’s pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the [...]

The Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up (Berenstain Bears)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Mike Berenstain
Publisher: HarperFestival

Book Description
When everyone wakes up a bit grumpy, the mood in the Bear house is anything but happy. As the Bear family learns, though, sometimes laughter is all it takes to hug and make up!