This is a suggested list only…please feel free to add your own books.
Title
Author
Try and Stick With It
The Little Engine That Could
Salt In His Shoes
Dancing In The Wings
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Cheri Meiners Watty Piper
Grade
Level
1‐2
1
Deloris Jordon
Debbie Allen
Patricia Polacco
3
3
3
By My Brother’s Side
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Amber On The Mountain
Mr. George Baker
The Wednesday Surprise
Tiki and Ronde Pauls Yoo
Tony Johnson
Tony Johnson
Amy Hest
Eve Bunting
2‐3
5
3‐4
3.3
2‐3
Cookies­Bite Size Life Ruby in Her Own Way
Shy Guy
For the Love of the Game
Would I Ever Lie to You
The Sissy dDckling
You Can Do It
Big Brave Brian
Angry Dragon
Rosenthal
Emmet
Tibo
Michael Jordan
Buehnu
Fierstein
Dungy
Robertson
Robbereeht
4
2
1
4
2
4
4
1
2
Theme
Perseverance
Effort
Pursuit of a Dream
Believing in Self
Perseverance, Change
Overcoming Obstacles
Dare to be Great
Friendship
Never too late to learn
People need people
Young helping old
All Traits
Perserverance
Individuality
Perserverance
Cooperation
Individuality
Courage
Cooperation
Self Control
Horris, Morris but Mostly Horris and Morris Join the Courage
Sunday Blues
Ordinary Mary
Ordinary Mary's s Hunter's Best Friend at Brave Martha
It's O.K. to be Different
Alberto the Dancing The Stray Dog
Hunter's Big Sister
My Last Chance Brother
This Way Ruby
The Recess Queen
Scardy Squirrel
The Hickory Chair
Billy Wise
Blue Ribbon Day
Bear Feels Sick
When Sophie Gets Angry
Give Maggie a Chance
Rude Mule
Olivia
The Grannyman
You’re a Good Sport You’re a Good Sport, The 3 Silly Billies
Yo­Yo Man
Pelle’s New Suit
Katie and the Big Snow
Howe
Howe
Waber
Layton
Pearson
Elliott
Apple
Parr
Swain
Simont
Munsinger
Axelrod
Emmett
O'Neill
Watt
Andrews
Bloomsbury
Ceniree
Wilson
Bang
Wishinsky
Hatt
Falconer
Schanter
O'Malley
Simont
Pinkwater
Elsa Beskow
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
4
3
4
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
Ages 4 +
Virginia Lee Burton
Ages 4 ‐ 8
Friendship
Friendship
Courage
Courage
kindness
Courage
Courage
Individuality
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Cooperation
Courage
Perserverance
Courage
Friendship
Courage
Perserverance
Friendship
Self discipline
Self‐discipline
Courage
Cooperation
Self‐discipline
Friendship
Cooperation
Cooperation
Courage
Resourcefulness, Integrity and Confidence
Determination, Endurance, Helpfulness
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney
Ages 4 +
The Patchwork Quilt
Valerie Fluornoy
Ages 4 +
A Bargain for Frances
Russel & Lillian Russel
& Lillian
Hoban
Robert McCloskey
Ages 4 +
Ages 4 +
One Morning In Maine
Sharing, Making the world a better place, giving, caring, Personal Best
Community, Working Together, Diversity, Personal Best
Friendship
Curiosity, Losing something isn’t the end of the world – life goes on
The Sneetches
Dr. Seuss
Ages 4 +
Prejudice, have’s and have not’s, the “in‐
crowd,” bully
Horton Hatches the Egg
Dr. Seuss
Ages 4+
Caring, helpfulness
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes
Grade 1 ‐5 Kindness, Compassion, and Standing up for what's right
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte
s Web
E B White
E.B.White
Grades 1 – 5
Grades
1 – 5 Friendship, kindness
Friendship kindness
Owl Moon
Jane Yolan
Ages 4 +
Respect for nature
A House for Hermit Crab
Eric Carle
Ages 4+
New Friends, new opportunities, change
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams
Ages 4+
Trust, friendship
The Principal’s New Clothes Stephanie Calmenson
Ages 4+
Pride
The Giving Tree
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
Sadako and the Thousand Shel Silverstein
Dan Ziger
Eleanor Coeer
Eleanor Coeer
Where The Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
The Cricket In Time Square
George Selden
Ages 4 +
Grades 1 – 5 Love, Sharing, Giving
Grades 4 ‐ 6 Courage, Integrity
Grades 3‐6 Courage, caring, perseverance,
Grades 3‐6
Courage caring perseverance
Grades 3 – 6 Caring, Friendship, Devotion, Responsibility, integrity, Courage
Grades 3‐6 Friendship and caring
Knots on a Counting Rope
Bill Martin Jr.
Grades K‐5
Alexander and the No­Good, Very Bad Day
Imogene’s Antlers
Imogene
s Antlers
Judith Viost
Ages 4‐8
David Small
David Small
Ages 4‐8
Ages 4‐8
The Magic School Bus Series
Joanna Cole
Grades 1‐5
Angus and the Cat
Oh, The Places You’ll Go
Marjorie Flack
Dr. Seuss
Samuel Eaton’s Day
Peppe The Lamplighter
Stone Fox
Henry and the Paper Route
Kate Walters
Elisa Baratone
Elisa Baratone
John Gardiner
Beverly Cleary
K‐5
Grade 2‐5
Grade 2‐5
Grades 3‐6
Grades 2‐5
Corduroy
Alexander and the Windup Mouse
Blubber
Freckle Juice
Swimmy
Don Freeman
Leo Lionni
Pre‐K – 3
Ages 4‐8
Judy Blume
Grades 4‐6
Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni
Ages 4‐8
Ages 4‐8
Trudy Ludwig and Adam Gustavson
Dana Smith Mansell and Suzanne Riggio
39877
Just Kidding
Stop Bullying Bobby!
Strength, Caring, Determination, Pride, Personal Best
Flexibility,
Accepting differences, Flexibility, Accepting
differences Flexibility
imagination/creativity
Curiosity
Ages 4‐8
Curiosity
Pre‐K through Personal Best
adult
K‐3
Personal Best, Perseverance, Pride
Personal Best Perseverance Pride
Personal Best, Perseverance, Pride
Determination, Faith, Courage
Responsibility
Friendship
Friendship
Respect
Be Yourself, Cooperation, Helping Be
Yourself Cooperation Helping
Others
Bullying
Bullying
Stand Up For Yourself and Your Friends
How to Be a Friend
Patti Kelley and Angela Martini
Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
K‐5
Bullying
K‐2
Friendship
If You Had to Choose, What Would You Do?
(Series by author with other titles, If It Were Up to You, What Would You Do?
Sandra McLeod Humphrey
K‐5
Various topics‐friendship, responsibility, etc.
You Can Count on Me
Would It Be Right?
Working Together
Think Before You Act
Following The Rules
The Knight and the Dragon
Regina Burch
Regina Burch
Regina Burch
Regina Burch
Regina Burch
Regina Burch
Tomie DePaola
K‐5
K‐5
K‐5
K‐5
K‐5
Ages 4‐8
The Ant and the Elephant
Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth
Amazing Grace
Kavik The Wolf Dog
First Day Jitters
Tell Me A Scary Story. . . But Not too Scary
Bill Peet
Responsibility
Good Judgment
Cooperation and Citizenship
Cooperation and Citizenship
Self Discipline and Self Control
Respect
Cooperation,
Ages 4 – Adult Cooperation, Respect
Lucy Bates
Ages 4‐8
Problem‐solving
Mary Hoffman
Mary Hoffman
Grade k‐2
Grade k‐2
Walt Morey
Grades 4‐6
Julie Danneberg
Carl Reiner
K‐5
K‐5
Effort, Perseverance, Determination, Effort
Perseverance Determination
Personal Best
Effort, Perseverance, Determination, Personal Best
Courage
Courage (Great for Halloween)
The Bugliest Bug
Carol Diggory Shields
K‐5
Irene Livingston
Irene Livingston
Ages 4‐8
Ages 4‐8
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Miss Alaineus A Vocabulary Disaster
Diane DeGroat
Debra Frasier
Ages 4‐8
Grades 1‐5
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
The Brand New Kid
Diane deGrout
Grades K‐5
Katie Couric
K‐5
Brahm Wenger & Brahm
Wenger &
Alan Green (a musical storybook inspired by Christopher Reeves)
K‐5
Murphy Meets the Harriet Ziefert
Treadmill
Inch and Miles The Journey Coach John Wooden
to Success
Bebop Express
H.L. Panahi
K‐5
Finklehopper Frog
Finklehopper Cheers
Dewey Doo­It Helps Owl Fly Again
K‐5
K‐5
Testing Miss Malarkey
Judy Finchler
Grades 2‐5
The Obvious Elephant
Bruce Robinson
Ages 4‐8
Teamwork, Cooperation, Problem‐
solving
Be Yourself, Integrity, Courage
Being a Good Sport, Courage, Friendship
Truth, Honesty,
Resilience, Perseverance, Determination, Persistence, Courage
Friendship, Respect
Friendship, Respect, Caring, Accepting Differences
Helping Others Compassion Empathy
Helping Others, Compassion, Empathy, Caring, Teamwork, Courage, Determination
Personal Best, Perseverance, The importance of exercise
14 character traits – defines success
Diversity through rhythm, people, and place; Cooperation, Working Together
Personal Best, Getting Ready for the Bi E
Big Event, Perseverance
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Friendship,