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I Remember My Breath: Mindful Breathing for All My Feelings

Written by Lynn Rummel and Illustrated by Karen Bunting

Visualization and mindful breathing for kids helps children recognize and manage their feelings.

Youn...

Pre-K - 3rd
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When Pencil Met Eraser

Written by Karen Kilpatrick & Luis O. Ramos, Jr. and Illustrated by German Blanco

When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, Eraser erases parts of Pencil’s work, and the book...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Night Job

Written by Karen Hesse and Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

When the sun sets, Dad’s job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Come On, Rain!

Written by Karen Hesse

"Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless...

Pre-K - 3rd
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What Do You Love?

Written by Jonathan London and Illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt
In this rollicking and warm picture book, rhyming couplets catalog things that a puppy-person and...
Pre-K - 1st
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I Like Myself!

Written by Karen Beaumont

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Princess Baby, Night-Night

Written by Karen Katz
Fiesty Princess Baby is not tired, and gets around her parents reminders by readying her stuffed...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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The Blind Men and the Elephant (Hello Reader! Level 3)

Written by Karen Backstein and Illustrated by Annie Mitra
A retelling of a fable from India about six blind men who learn what an elephant is by feeling it...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Beauty and the Beast (Troll's Best-Loved Classics)

Written by Karen Milone
This story recounts how a young maid's love was so great that it released a prince from a wicked...
Pre-K - 4th
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Crybaby

Written by Beaumont and Karen and Illustrated by Yelchin
Hush, hush! Rush, rush! When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try to stop her tears and help her...
Pre-K - 1st
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My Thumb

Written by Karen Hesse and Illustrated by Rich Deas
Kids who suck their thumbs know there's nothing better. NOTHING! Here is a fun picture book ode to...
Pre-K - K
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Song and Dance Man

Written by Karen Ackerman and Illustrated by Stephen Gammell
This sweet story depicts a grandfather as he reminisces with his grandchildren about his youth as a...
Pre-K - 2nd

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