Bibliography

Theme 7: We Can Work It Out

The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.

Recommended Leveled Books for Independent Reading

Below Level

Purple Is Best by Dana Meachen Rau
Children's 1999 (32p)
Fred likes red and Sue likes blue, but when their paints get mixed, they decide purple's best.
Multicultural

I Am Lost! by Hans Wilhelm
Scholastic 1997 (32p) paper
A little dog who's lost gets help from a police officer to find his way home.

The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
Aladdin 1988 (32p) paper
A copycat chick ends up wetter but wiser after a plunge in a pond.

Hunky Dory Found It by Katie Evans
Dutton 1994 (32p)
Hunky Dory the dog loves to collect people's treasures.

Don't Cut My Hair! by Hans Wilhelm
Scholastic 1997 (32p) paper
A dog is afraid his friends will laugh at him because of his haircut.

That Cat! by Margery Bernstein
Millbrook 1998 (32p) also paper
There is only one thing that always wakes up Boots the cat.

Geese Find the Missing Piece by Marco and Giulio Maestro
Harper 1999 (48p) also paper
Readers guess the rhyming answers to easy riddles about school.

No New Pants! by Marcia Leonard
Millbrook 1999 (32p) also paper
A boy doesn't want to replace his worn-out pants.
Multicultural

One Windy Wednesday by Phyllis Root
Candlewick 1996 (24p)
When a strong wind mixes up the animals' sounds, Bonnie Bumble fixes the problem.

On Level

The Rainy Day Grump by Deborah Eaton
Millbrook 1998 (32p) also paper
A boy named Clay finds a way to have fun even when it's raining.
Multicultural

Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
Astor Honor 1960 (32p) also paper
An inchworm uses his measuring skills to escape a nightingale.
Classic

Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple by Harriet Ziefert
Viking 1998 (32p) also paper
Rabbit and Hare learn a lesson after being tricked by Raccoon.
Math

Otis by Janie Bynum
Harcourt 2000 (32p)
Otis is the only pig around who doesn't like mud.

The Ugly Duckling by Harriet Ziefert
Viking 1997 (32p) also paper
An ugly duck grows into a beautiful swan in this fairy tale.
Classic

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Harper 1985 (32p) also paper
A mouse's request for a cookie sets off a chain of funny and unexpected consequences. Available in Spanish as Si le das una galletita a un ratón.
Classic

Above Level

The Stubborn Pumpkin by Laura Geringer
Scholastic 1999 (32p)
A tiny mouse helps a farmer pull a pumpkin off its vine.

The Lion and the Mouse by Bernadette Watts
North-South 2000 (32p)
A mouse helps a lion in return for kindness in this Aesop's fable.
Classic

This and That by Julie Sykes
Farrar 1996 (32p) also paper
A cat gathers "this and that" from her farmyard friends to make a nest for her kittens.

Yoko by Rosemary Wells
Hyperion 1998 (32p)
Yoko's classmates make fun of the sushi she brings for lunch—until one of them tries it himself.

Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers by Cynthia Rylant
Simon 1998 (40p) also paper
With his new spy kit, Henry looks for mysteries around his neighborhood.