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Aladdin. Retold by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain. New York: Puffin, 1983. [Courage]
All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals. Selected and illustrated by Ashley Bryan. New York: Atheneum, 1991.
Andersen, Hans Christian. The Emperor's New Clothes. Illustrated by Anne Rockwell. New York: HarperCollins, 1982. [Honesty]
Atwater, Richard & Florence. Mr. Popper's Penquins. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. [Kindness; Humor; Imagination]
Barrett, Judi. Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People. Illustrated by Ron Baffet. New York: Aladdin, 1988. [Self-Control]
Baylor, Byrd. I'm in Charge of Celebrations. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1986. [Respect for Home and the Natural World; Imagination]
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline & the Bad Hat. New York: Puffin, 1977. [Humor]
Brott, Ardyth. Jeremy's Decision. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko. New York: Kane-Miller, 1990.
Burleigh, Bob. Flight. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer. New York: Putnam, 1991. [Courage; Aspiration]
Burton, Virginia L. Choo Choo: The Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1988.
Katy & the Big Snow. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1971. [Perseverance]
Little House. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1978.
Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987.
Caseley, Judith. Dear Annie. New York: Greenwillow, 1991.
Childcraft. The How & Why Library. 15 Volumes. Chicago: World Book, 1991. [For ages 4-10, fine illustrations. Volumes 1-3 contain literature from all ages and around the world. Volumes 4-14 teach children about living things, machines, the world and its people and about themselves. Volume 15 is for parents.]
Cleary, Beverly. Henry Huggins series. Various editions.
Ramona series. Various editions.
Climo, Shirley. The Cobweb Christmas. Illustrated by Joe Lasker. New York: HarperCollins, 1982. [Kindness]
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. New York: Viking, 1982.
De Brunhoff, Jean. The Story of Babar. New York: Dragonfly Books, 19889.
Demi. The Empty Pot. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1990. [Honesty]
De Paola, Tomie. The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard & Her Dog. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981.
Dr. Seuss. Horton Hatches the Egg. New York: Random House, 1940. [Dependability]
Dorros, Arthur. Abuela. New York: Dutton, 1991. [Family Commitment]
Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother? New York: Random House, 1986. [Family Commitment]
Family Pictures--Cuadros de Familia. Illustrated by Carmen L. Garza. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1990. [Family Commitment]
Flack, Marjorie. The Story About Ping. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. New York: Puffin, 1977.
Fox, Mem. Koala Lou. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. Illustrated by Julie Vivas. New York: Kane-Miller, 1985. [Kindness; Helping Each Other; Friendship; Careful Thinking]
Freedman, Florence B. Brothers. New York: HarperCollins, 1985. [Family Commitment; Religious Faith]
Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats. New York: Coward, 1977.
Galdone, Paul. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Boston: Clarion, 1981.
Gantschev, Ivan. The Christmas Train. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1984. [Courage; Careful Thinking]
Garfield, Leon. Fair's Fair. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. New York: Doubleday, 1983. [Friendship]
Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love: And Other Love Poems. Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon. New York: HarperCollins, 1978. Includes a poem about Harriet Tubman.
Grimm's Fairy Tales. Various editions. Includes "The Brave Little Tailor"; "The Bremen Town Musicians"; "Cinderella"; "The Elves & the Shoemaker"; "The Fisherman & His Wife"; "Hansel & Gretel"; "Rapunzel"; "The Sleeping Beauty"; "Snow White & Rose Red"; "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"; "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"; and others.
Hendershot, Judith. In Coal Country. Illustrated by Thomas B. Allen. New York: Knopf, 1987. [Work Well Done; Family Commitment]
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. New York: Greenwillow, 1991. [Courage; Self-Respect]
Hoban, Russell. A Baby Sister for Frances. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. New York: HarperCollins, 1976. [Love]
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991.
The Hole in the Dike. Retold by Norma Green. Illustrated by Eric Carle. New York: Crowell, 1975. [Courage; Perseverance]
Howard, Elizabeth F. Chita's Christmas Tree. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1989.
Jakes, John. Susanna of the Alamo: A True Story. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. [Courage]
Joosse, Barbara M. Mamma, Do You Love Me? Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991.
Keats, Ezra J. The Snowy Day. New York: Puffin, 1976.
Lasky, Kathryn. Sea Swan. Illustrated by Catherine Stock. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1988. [Aspiration]
Leprince de Beaumont, Marie. Beauty & the Beast. Various editions.
Lester, Helen. The Wizard, the Fairy, & the Magic Chicken. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1988. [Friendship]
Lionni, Leo. A Color of His Own. New York: Pantheon, 1976.
It's Mine. New York: Knopf, 1986.
Nicolas, Where Have You Been?. New York: Knopf, 1987.
Swimmy. New York: Pantheon, 1968.
Lobel, Arnold. Fables. New York: HarperCollins, 1980.
Frog & Toad Are Friends. New York: HarperCollins, 1970.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Hiawatha. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1983.
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China. Translated & illustrated by Ed Young. New York: Putnam, 1989. [Careful Thinking; Humor; Courage]
Luttrell, Ida. Three Good Blankets. Illustrated by Michael McDermott. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1990. [Kindness; Helping Each Other]
MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Illustrated by Hilary Knight. New York: HarperCollins, 1957.
Martin, Bill, Jr. & John Archambault. Knots on a Counting Rope. Illustrated by Ted Rand. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1987. [Courage; Family Commitment]
McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal. New York: Puffin, 1989.
Make Way for Ducklings. New York: Puffin, 1991.
McGuire, Leslie. Baby Night Owl. Illustrated by Mary Szilagyi. New York: Random House, 1989.
McKissack, Patricia C. Flossie & the Fox. Illustrated by Rachel Isadora. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1986. [Self-Reliance; Self-Knowledge; Careful Thinking; Humor]
McPhail, David. Annie & Co. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1991. [Helping Each Other; Careful Thinking]
Lost! Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1990.
McQueen, Lucinda. Little Red Hen. New York: Scholastic, 1985.
Miles, Miska. Annie & the Old One. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1972. [Family Commitment; Respect for Home and the Natural World]
Milhous, Katherine & Alice Dalgliesh. The Turnip: An Old Russian Folktale. Illustrated by Pierr Morgan. New York: Putnam, 1990. [Cooperation]
Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. New York: Dutton, 1988. [Friendship; Helping Each Other; Humor]
Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo. Illustrated by Blair Lent. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1968. [Humor, Family Commitment]
Mother Goose. Various editions, for example: The Just Right Mother Goose. Selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Mother Goose. Selected and illustrated by Tomie De Paola. The Real Mother Goose. Selected and illustrated by Blanche F. Wright. Lakewood, Ohio: Smarty Pants.
Murphy, Jill. Five Minutes' Peace. New York: Putnam, 1989. [Generous Understanding]
Olson, Arielle N. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. Illustrated by Elaine Wentworth. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1987. [Courage; Unselfishness; Dependability; Responsibility]
Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could. Various editions.
Polacco, Patricia. Babushka's Doll. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
Chicken Sunday. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. [Family Commitment]
Porter, Sue. Little Wolf & the Giant. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Warne, 1902.
Rey, H.A. Curious George. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973.
Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach. New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1991. [Self-Reliance; Concern for Others]
Rylant, Cynthia. When I Was Young in the Mountains. Illustrated by Diane Goode. New York: Dutton, 1985.
San Souci, Robert D. The Talking Eggs. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1989.
Scarry, Richard. What Do People Do All Day? New York: Random House, 1968.
Schindel, John. Who Are You? Illustrated by James Watts. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1991. [Family Commitment; Concern for Others; Humor]
Schwartz, David. Supergrandpa. New York: Lothrop, 1991.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. New York: HarperCollins, 1988.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Why Noah Chose the Dove. Illustrated by Eric Carle. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1974. [Dependability; Justice]
Steig, William. Brave Irene. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. [Perseverance; Courage]
Sylvester & the Magic Pebble. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. New York: Lothrop, 1987. [Kindness; Helping Each Other; Justice]
Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses. Various editions.
Thayer, Ernest L. Casey at the Bat. Illustrated by Wallace Tripp. New York: Putnam, 1980. [Self-Knowledge; Humor]
Watson, Jane W., et al. Sometimes I Get Angry. Illustrated by Irene Trivas. New York: Crown, 1986.
Williams, Vera b. Cherries & Cherry Pits. New York: Greenwillow, 1986. [Careful Thinking; Imagination; Kindness; Helping Each Other]
More More More, Said the Baby. New York: Greenwillow, 1990.
Yashima, Taro. Crow Boy. New York: Viking, 1955. [Responsibility; Self-Control]
Zemach, Margot. It Could Always Be Worse. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.
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