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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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Four Feet, Two Sandals

Written by Karen Lynn Williams and Illustrated by Khadra Mohammed

When relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever...

1st - 4th
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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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Lennys Book of Everything

Written by Karen Foxlee

Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother, Davey, suffers from a rare form of...

3rd - 7th
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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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All That Was

Written by Karen Rivers
Piper and Sloane are best friends. To Sloane, Piper has always been extraordinary: fierce and pretty...
7th - 12th
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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 Gingerbread Man

Written by Karen Schmidt
This hearty retelling of an old favorite is distinguished by rhythmic text and lively illustrations...
K - 1st
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17228

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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Mother's Day Mess: A Harry & Emily Adventure (A Holiday House Reader, Level 2)

Written by Karen Gray Ruelle
Harry and Emily's plans to give their mother a perfect Mother's Day run into some unexpected...
1st - 2nd
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Out of the Dust

Written by Karen Hesse
Written in spare, first-person free-verse poems, the book is about how Billie Jo survives during the...
5th - 8th
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16449

The Midwife's Apprentice

Written by Karen Cushman
Set in medieval England, the book is about Brat, a girl with no home, no family, or no future. That...
5th - 7th
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16254

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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Before We Go Extinct: A Novel

Written by Karen Rivers
J.C., who goes by the nickname Sharky, has been having a hard time ever since his best friend died...
10th - 12th
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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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The Hope Chest

Written by Karen Schwabach
Eleven-year-old Violet’s older sister, Chloe, has left home and used her inheritance to buy a Model...
3rd - 7th
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Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Karen Clarkson
A Choctaw boy shares memories of his grandmother and the lessons she taught him.
K - 5th

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