Bang, Molly.
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry.
New York: The Blue Sky Press, 1999. This is a creative story that depicts a young child’s anger and frustration. Through the use of colorful illustrations and similes, it is easy to relate to the way this child is feeling.
Brown, Marc.
Arthur’s Computer Disaster.
Canada: Little, Brown and Company, 1997.
Arthur can’t wait to play his computer game. He plays it every chance he gets. When mom tells him not to touch the computer, Arthur can’t help himself and disaster strikes.
Brown, Marc.
Arthur’s Eyes.
Canada: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Arthur is having trouble with his vision and needs glasses. As he arrives at school his classmates tease him because of his new glasses.
Cohen, Miriam.
Will I Have a Friend?
New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1967. A pleasant story about a young child named Jim who experiences his first day of school. He expresses his worries to his father but discovers that his day was even better than he would have expected.
DePaola, Tomie.
Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffat Go to School.
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001. This is a story about a brother and sister who help each other learn how to make friends and win gold stars.
Goldone, Paul.
The Little Red Hen.
New York: Clarion Books, 1973. This story teaches young children the importance of responsibility and the rewards of working hard.
Keats, Ezra, Jack.
Peter’s Chair.
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. Ezra Jack Keats uses vivid color and collage pictures to attract the young readers. She teaches the reader the importance of growing up and coping with a new family member.
Pfister, Marcus.
The Rainbow Fish.
New York: North-South Books Inc.,1992.
The colorful and appealing illustrations grasp the attention of the young readers. A beautiful fish learns to make friends by sharing his valuable shiny scales.
Shannon, David.
David Goes to School.
New York: An imprint of Scholastic Inc, 1999. This is a cute story written in child-like print accompanied by children’s illustrations. David is an active child whose antics get him in trouble at school.
Viorst, Judith.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Atheneum, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1972. A comedic story about a young boy named Alexander who experiences a day where nothing seems to be in his favor.
Zolotow, Charlotte.
The Quarreling Book.
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963. This is a story about a family who is affected by outside factors that cause them to react negatively towards one another.
