Bucket Filling from A to Z : the key to being happy (2014)

Bucket Filling from A to Z : the key to being happy (2014)

by Carol McCloud and Caryn Butzke

ISBN: 9781938326134

Interest Level by Scholastic: PreK-1  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.2.0

Interest Level by Follett: K-3  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.8
Lexile: AD600L  DRA: 20  Guided Reading (Fountas & Pinnell): L
  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: How-To  Theme: Kindness, Emotions

Summary: Winner: 2013 London Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Bronze, Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem 2013 Southern California Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2013 Great Midwest Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2013 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, Best Children's Interest 2014 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, 1st Place, Picture Books — 5 & Younger; 1st Place, School Issues;  2nd Place, Charity/Making a Difference 2014 Paris Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 Los Angeles Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 Great Southwest Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 Great Northwest Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 Great Southeast Book Festival, Winner, Children's Books 2014 Hollywood Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 New York Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2014 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, Silver, Interior Design (3 or More Color) - Children/YA 2014 Teacher's Choice Awards, Books for the Family 2014 Green Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2015 San Francisco Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2015 Beach Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books 2015 Amsterdam Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Children's Books This award-winning book uses the letters of the alphabet to help young and old see the many, simple ways that they can fill buckets and fill their own buckets in return. When you help children become bucket fillers, you give them the key to happiness...for it is in friendship, love, and good will to others that we are truly happy. Yes, bucket filling is the moment by moment choice to be kind and caring. Teaching and encouraging children to be bucket fillers is one of the greatest gifts you can give to them. 

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Go Away, Big Green Monster (1992)

  

Go Away, Big Green Monster(1992)

by Ed Emberley

ISBN:  978-0-590-34118-9

Interest Level by Scholastic: PreK-K  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.3

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.3

Lexile: AD550L     DRA: 14   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):H

  Age: 5+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Bedtime Stories  Theme:Witches

Summary: Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. (Credits to AR Book Find)

Caldecott medalist Ed Emberley has designed an ingenious book to help children overcome their fear of monsters. With each turn of the page, a new part is revealed, until all of a big, green monster has taken shape. Then, with the words, "You don't scare me!," page by page, the monster slowly disappears.(Credits To Scholastic)

Watch how 5 yr-old James read this story with his Mommy Charisma. He is definitely having fun.   

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Clifford's Christmas (2011)

Clifford's Christmas (2011)

by Norman Bridwell

ISBN: 9780545215961

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.7

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.9

Interest Level by Follett: K-Gr.3  Reading Level by Follett: Gr.1.9

Lexile: 380L     DRA: 18   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):K

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Funny Story  Theme: Christmas

Summary: With his own tree and a Clifford-sized stocking hanging on the door, Clifford seems ready for Christmas. However, he is not prepared for Santa sliding down the chimney and falling into his stocking. Good intentions turn into a merry mess when Clifford helps Santa Claus.

What child wouldn't like to have a pet as special as Emily Elizabeth's Clifford the Big Red Dog! That's part of the secret of Norman Bridwell's successful series of children's books. Big, warm, red, and loveable, Clifford is "every child's idea of what a dog should really be!" — Elementary English (Credits to Scholastic)

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (2004)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (2004)

by Eric Carle

ISBN: 9780141501598

Interest Level by Scholastic: Pre-K-Gr.1  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.5

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.5

Lexile: AD440L     DRA: 4   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):C

  Age: 5+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Read Aloud Stories Theme: Colors

Summary: A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck — all parade across the pages of this delightful book.  Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's sing-song text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.(Credits to Scholastic)

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Owl Babies (1992)

Owl Babies (1992)

by Owl Babies

ISBN: 9780744531671

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.7

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.2.4

Interest Level by Follett: K-Gr.3  Reading Level by Follett: Gr.1.4

Lexile: AD500L     DRA: 18   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):K

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2  

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: Animal Stories  Theme: Feelings and Emotions

Summary: "I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can't help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother's return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered.(Credits to Scholastic)

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We're Going on a Bear Hunt(2001)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt(2001)

by Michael Rosen

ISBN: 9780744523232

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.5

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.3

Lexile: BR80L     DRA: 16   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):I

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: Read-Aloud Book  Theme: Family

Summary: Join a Daring Family on a Hilarious Adventure!

Join a brave family as they head off in search of bears in this classic depiction of the beloved children's rhyme. They cross a field of tall grass, wade through a deep river, and much more — right up to the entrance of a gloomy cave, always saying that they're not scared. Of course, when the bear returns, they run back, exactly the way they came, as fast as they can.

The traditional text has been infused with delightful wordplay and plenty of humor, and the pictures by Helen Oxenbury, one of the most widely loved children's book artists, are full of delightful comedy and high drama, set in lovely sweeping landscapes. This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again.(Credits to Scholastic)

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Where's My Teddy (2004)

Where's My Teddy (2004)

by Jez Alborough

ISBN: 9781844284818

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.4

Lexile: AD460L     DRA: 16   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):I

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1 

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: Story in Rhyme  Theme: Individuality

Summary: Yikes! Eddie's in for the surprise of his life when he discovers that his teddy bear has grown much too big to cuddle! But there's fun in store when Eddie meets up with a real bear who has just the opposite problem. Could it be a case of mistaken identity?

This fast-paced comedy of errors, illustrated with Jez Alborough's quirky artwork, is guaranteed to have children —and bears alike — looking very closely at their teddies!(Credits to Scholastic)

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Mabela the Clever (2001)

Mabela the Clever (2001)

retold by Margaret Read Macdonald

ISBN: 9780807549032

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.2.7

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.2.3

Interest Level by Follett: K-Gr.3  Reading Level by Follett: Gr.1.4

Lexile: AD380L     DRA: 20   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):L

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Fairy Tale  Theme: Values, Africa

Summary: This retold African folktale tells of Mabela, the smallest mouse in the village. Although she is small, she learns from her father that she should pay attention to what is around her.(Credits to Scholastic)

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Handa's Surprise (1994)

Handa's Surprise (1994)

by Eileen Browne

ISBN: 9780744536348

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.9

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.7

Lexile: AD610L     DRA: 16   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):I

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Realistic Story  Theme: Africa, Friendship, Cooking

Summary: A delightful surprise colorfully unfolds in this clever tale in which 

Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend. But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do look very inviting. If only Handa knew what was happening! (Credits to Scholastic)

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How Many Donkeys? (2009)

How Many Donkeys? (2009)

by Margaret Macdonald

ISBN: 9780807534250

Interest Level by Follet: K-Gr.3  Reading Level by Follet: Gr.1.5

  Age: 5+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Fairy Tales  Theme: Counting, Folklore

Summary:When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.     (Credits to Follet)

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (2011)

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (2011)

by Bill Martin, Jr.

ISBN: 9780141334813

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Gr.2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.7

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade

Interest Level by Follett: K-Gr.3

Lexile: AD720L     DRA: 12   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):G

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1  

Type: Chapter Book, UK Book     Genre: Story in Rhyme  Theme: Animals

Summary: "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear? I hear a lion roaring in my ear." What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child?

Lots of noise! 

Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book — look at the last page!

"Teachers will smile with delight when they see this wonderful book, and students are sure to utter the familiar request, 'Have you got another one like this one?'" — School Library Journal, starred review.

American Bookseller Pick of the Lists; Redbook Children's Picture Book Award; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.  Full color.(Credits to Scholastic)

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Clifford's Puppy Days (2010)

Clifford's Puppy Days (2010)

by Norman Bridwell

ISBN: 9780545215831

Interest Level by Scholastic: Pre-K  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.1.8

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.9

Lexile: 480L     DRA: 16   Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell):J

  Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1  

Type: Picture Book, US Book     Genre: Funny Story  Theme: Animals, dogs

Summary:Clifford wasn't always so big. Emily tells us about how she first got Clifford as a puppy.

Recounts the antics of big, lovable Clifford when he was a very small puppy, so small that he took baths in a soup bowl and slept in Emily Elizabeth's cap.(Credits to Scholastic)

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