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Picture Books
Barkin, Carol and Elizabeth Hames. ARE WE STILL BEST FRIENDS? Raintree, 1975. 31p. This delightfully simple story shows the give and take necessary in any friendship. Age 4-8.
THE BIG BOOK FOR PEACE. Dutton Children's Books, 1990. 119p. A collection of stories, pictures, poems and songs created by more than thirty authors and illustrators. This book is about many kinds of peace from the personal level to the global. Grade K-6.
Bonsall, Crosby. MINE'S THE BEST. Harper & Row, 1973. 32p. The competitors in this amusing "I Can Read" book are two little boys. Grades K-3.
Broomall, Anna Pettit. THE FRIENDLY STORY CARAVAN. Pendle Hill, 1981. 263p. 31 stories teaching ethical principals, including specific examples of nonviolence and its results. Good read-aloud stories for groups. All ages.
Burmingham, John. THE FRIEND. Crowell, 1975. 16p. A little boy tells about his best friend, Arthur. Though they quarrel, they make up and are still friends. Ages 3-6.
Burmingham, John. MR. GUMPY'S MOTOR CAR. Crowell, 1976. 16p. All the animal passengers must work together to get the car out of the mud. Age 3-5.
Cameron, Polly. I CAN'T SAID THE ANT. Coward, 1961. 22p. A book of rhyme. A tiny ant with the help of some friends patches a broken teapot and puts it back on the shelf. Even the smallest can solve big problems if they work together and share their talents. Grades K-3.
Charlip, Remy and Barton Supree. HARLEQUIN AND THE GIFT OF MANY COLORS. Parents Magazine, 1972. 21P. Harlequin's mother is too poor to buy him a new costume for the carnival. His friends each give up part of their costume from which Harlequin is able to make his own costume. This costume, created out of love, is the most beautiful one anyone has ever seen. Grades K-3.
Chorao, Kay. OINK AND PEARL. Harper, 1981. 64p. A big sister and little brother love each other in spite of their disagreements. An "I Can Read" book. Age 4-8.
Clymer, Eleanor. THE BIG PILE OF DIRT. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. 27p. Children in a big city make up their own rules and cooperate as they play in a vacant lot on a big pile of dirt. When the mayor wants to clean up the lot, the children stand up together and convince him to turn th pile of dirt into a playground. Grade 1-3.
Cohen, Miriam. BEST FRIENDS. Macmillan, 1971. The path of true friendship seldom runs smoothly; a realistic situation with which any child could identify. Grades K-3.
Cohen, Miriam. FIRST GRADE TAKES A TEST. Greenwillow, 1980. 16p. Not everyone gives the "right" answer in tests but everyone is good at something in this charming story. Cooperation is seen as a higher value than competition. Grades K-3.
Crary, Elizabeth. I CAN'T WAIT: A CHILDREN'S PROBLEM SOLVING BOOK. Parenting Press, 1982.
Crary, Elizabeth. I WANT IT.
Crary, Elizabeth. I WANT TO PLAY.
Crary, E. MY NAME IS NOT DUMMY. ‘83
Delton, Judy. THE ELEPHANT IN DUCK'S GARDEN. Whitman, 1985. 27p. Duck and friends try all kinds of suberfuges before finally coming up with the idea of simply asking the elephant to leave. Raises the value of straight-forward communication. Grade K-4.
Ehrlich, Amy. LEO, ZACK AND EMMIE. Dial, 1981. Conflict solved on the playground.
Erickson, Russell. A TOAD FOR TUESDAY. Lothrop, 1974. 64p. Warton, the toad, is caught by the owl and held captive to be eaten on the owl's birthday. Warton's courageous offer of friendship changes an enemy into a friend. Grade K-4.
Erskine, Jim. THE SNOWMAN. Crown, 1978. 28p. Two bears build a large snowman. They argue over who owns it, and the resulting fight ruins the snowman. Chastened they set about building some little snowmen and go sledding together. Age 3-6.
Foreman, Michael. TWO GIANTS. Pantheon, 1967. 30p. After falling out over the ownership of a seashell, the giants gradually discover that fighting destroys all life's joy and that their destinies are intertwined. Grade K-3.
Gordon, Margaret. THE SUPERMARKET MICE. Dutton, 1984. 32p. When a cat is brought in to catch them, the mice make friends with him. Age 3-5
Gurney, Eric and Nancy. THE KING, THE MICE AND THE CHEESE. Random, 1965. 63p. When the mice eat the King's cheese, the King tries to get rid of them by importing predators, each one larger and more destructive tanm the last. To solve their conflict, the King and the mice negotiate a treaty from which they both benefit. Age 3-7.
Hamada, Hirosuke. THE TEARS OF THE DRAGON. Parents, 1967. 28p. One boy does not believe the village rumor that the dragon who lives on the mountain is evil. He decides to invite the dragon to his birthday party. This book points out the role of misinformation and prejudice in creating walls. Grades K-3.
Hoban, Russell. THE LITTLE BRUTE FAMILY. Macmillan, 1966. 27p. The miserable Brutes live in a dark, shadowy wood, eat sand and gravel porridge, and sink like stones when they try to swim. But life can change, as children will learn with relief, and the Brutes become a happy family by the end of the book. A lovely story. Age 4-9.
Hoban, Russell. THE SORELY TRYING DAY. Shows how one thing can lead to another and blaming others just makes things worse, while accepting your part in events helps sort problems out. Grade K-3.
Hutchins, Patricia. THE BEST TRAIN SET EVER. Greenwillow, 1978. 55p. Three stories shwoing how a family works, by cooperation, by encouragement and by generating good cheer. Grades 1-4.
Hutchins, Patricia. CHANGES, CHANGES. Collier, 1971. 14p. No words. A wooden toy couple build their own house. When it burns down, they work together creatively to rebuild it elsewhere. Grades K-3.
Imai, M. LILY’S SECRET. ‘94
Johnson, Ryerson. THE MONKEY AND THE WILD, WILD WIND. Abelard, 1963. 36p. A friendly monkey teaches a group of quarreling animals that by overcoming mutual distrust they can use their differning strengths to accomplish a task together that none of them could do alone. Ages 3-6.
Keats, Ezra Jack. MAGGIE AND THE PIRATE. Four Winds, 1979. Unpaged. Lonely child steals a cricket and ends up being included in the group.
Leaf, Munro. THE STORY OF FERDINAND. Viking, 1936. Ferdinand the bull hates fighting in the bull ring. His mother understands. Eventually that very difference saves him from death, the fate of the other bulls. Age 4-7+
Lexau, Joan. CROCODILE AND HEN. Harper and Row, 1969. 28p. A hen stops a crocodile from eating her by showing no fear and by calling him brother. Grade K-3.
Lionni, Leo. SWIMMY. Random House, 1963. 25p. The small red fish are afraid to go anywhere because the big fish will eat them. Swimmy organizes them to cooperate and look like one big fish. Age 3-7.
Lorbiecki, Marybeth. JUST ONE FLICK OF A FINGER. Dial Books, 1996. Picture book about a little boy who, feeling threatened by a bully, then tries to bring a gun to school to scare the bully.
McNulty, Faith. THE ELEPHANT WHO COULDN'T FORGET. Harper & Row, 1980. 62p. Congo, a young elephant, could not forget that his brother had treated him unkindly. His wise old grandmother taught him to concentrate instead on the fact that Zambezi is his brother. Grades K-3.
Monjo, F.N. THE DRINKING GOURD. Harper, 1970. 62p. In this "I Can Read" book, a boy helps save an escaping slave family from capture. Grade 2-3.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. KING OF THE PLAYGROUND. Atheneum, 1991. 28p. After talking with his dad, Kevin gets the courage to deal creativelywith Sammy, the playground bully.
Peet, Bill. THE PINKISH, PURPLISH, BLUISH EGG. Houghton Mifflin, 1963. 46p. This amusingly illustrated picture book and written in rhyme features a peace-loving turtle dove who raises a griffin and teaches him to be non-violent. Grade K-3.
Ringi, Kjell. THE STRANGER. Random House, 1968. 30p. When a giant comes to a country, its people are first belligerent, then learn that talking over differences is better. Useful for discussing stereotypes, fear, aggression, war and communication. Grades K-3.
Seeger, Pete. ABIYOYO: BASED ON A SOUTH AFRICAN LULLABY AND FOLD STORY. Macmillan, 1986.
Silver, Jody. REBECCA, MARGARET AND NASTY ANNIE. Platt and Murk, 19789. 17p. This book is all about misconceptions. Revbecca and Margaret are friends and they think Annie is a spoil-sport, whilst Annie is just lonely and jealous of their friendship. One these misconceptions are cleared up the three become good friends. Grades K-3.
Turkle, Brinton. THE FIDDLER OF HIGH LONESOME. Viking, 1968. 42p. Young Lysander Bochamp goes to live with his mountain kinfolk, the Fogles. They are a rough bunch mostly occupied with corn liquor and hunting. They boy is comforted by his fiddle. One night he discovers that the animals enjoy his talent also. But the Fogles spoil the enchantment and kill the animals. They themselves later come to a bad end. This powerfully illustrated tale questions the killing of animals for sport and the need to follow the lifestyle of one's community. Grades 2-5.
Turkle, Brinton. OBADIAH THE BOLD. Viking, 1965. 32p. Obadiah thinks he wants to be a pirate but after playing with his older brothers and sisters, he begins to have doubts. His father shows himn other less violent possibilities for being both honest and brave when he becomes a man. Grades K-3
Turkle, Brinton. THY FRIEND, OBADIAH. Viking, 1976. Obadiah is annoyed by a sea gull which follows him everywhere. But when the sea gull is in trouble and Obadiah is able to help, he discovers how pleasant it is to make a real friend. Grades 1-4.
Vigna, Judith. THE HIDING HOUSE. Whitman, 1979. 32p. Mary Beth is upset when her best friend Barbara befriends a new girl, so she seeks ways of hurting Barbara. When Mary Beth hears Barbara telling her new friend that she thought she was Mary Beth's best friend, she realizes friendships aren't exclusive. Age 3-7.
Wiesner, William. TOPS. Viking, 1969. 27p. A lonely, peaceful giant is asked by a king to wear armor to frighten villagers the king has decided to attack. The other villagers have a lonely, peaceful giant too and both sides flee. The two giants become friends and the villagers follow their example. Grade K-2.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. THAT'S MINE! Holiday House, 1977. 27p. This short, simple story demonstrates the advantages of playing together cooperatively instead of fighting. When building blocks are shared, an even taller, more beautiful castle can be built. Grades K-2.
Wolkstein, Diane. THE RED LION, A TALE OF ANCIENT PERSIA. Crowell, 1977. 24p. Beautifully illustrated tale of a prince who finds true courage in overcoming fear. Grade 1-5.
Yashima, Taro. CROW BOY. Viking, 1955. 34p. One of the finest children's stories ever written, it depicts the different child who is often laughed at by his peers, yet because of a special talent, he is looked up to in the end. Honest and sensitive. Grades K-3.
Zolotow, Charlotte. THE HATING BOOK. Harper & Row, 1969. 32p. A close friendship almost falls apart because of a misunderstanding. This points to the responsibility of each person in a relationship to say how she or he is feeling and to tell each other what is bothering them. Grades K-3.
Zolotow, Charlotte. THE UNFRIENDLY BOOK. Harper & Row, 1975.
Stories
Bell, Frederic. JENNY'S CORNER. Random House, 1974.
Bosch, Carl. BULLY ON THE BUS. Parenting Press, 1992. Shows consequences of different choices in dealing with a bully. Ag 7-11.
Bowan, Betty Morgan. FOR LOVE OF A DONKEY. David McKay, 1963. 197p. The heart-warming story of a WWII orpghan which demonstrates over and over the power of love to mend the hurts of a war-ravaged world. Grades 4-8.
Byars, Betsy. THE ANIMAL, THE VEGETABLE & JOHN D. JONES. Delacorte, 1982. 150p. After a summer of conflict between John Jones and two sisters, the children discover through near tragedy how to value each other. Grade 3-6.
Byars, Betsy. THE 18TH EMERGENCY. Avon, 1973. 126p. Benjie has angered the toughest boy in school and none of the clever ways his friend Ezzie thinks up will save him from a beating. At last, Benjie faces up to fear and honor, solving the problem by being open and neutral (neither threatening nor cowering) with the bully. For grades 6-10.
Cooper, Ilene. QUEEN OF THE 6TH GRADE. Morrow, 1988. Explores dealing with a bossy friend.
DeClements, Barthe. NOTHING'S FAIR IN FIFTH GRADE. Viking, 1981. 137p. An overweight girl has a very hard time making friends. Jenny finally successfully helps her join the group.
Etra, Jonathan. ALIENS FOR BREAKFAST. Random House, 1988. 62p. Richard finds an alien in his cereal box and joins the effort to save Earth from the Dranes, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class.
Foulds, Elfrida Vipont. THE OFFCOMERS. Hamish Hamilton, 1965.
Houston, James A. THE WHITE ARCHER: AN ESKIMO LEGEND. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1967. 95p. When Kungha, a young Eskimo boy, is twelve years old, a group of Indians kill most of his family and take his sister captive. For six years Kunga works preparing himself to avenge his family. He also learns about wisdom and love, and these eventually stop him from seeking revenge. Grades 4-6.
Lampen, John. THE PEACE KIT: EVERYDAY PEACE-MAKING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Quaker Home Service, 1992. 64p., ill. Contains practical ideas for dealing with common problems.
Levoy, Myron. ALAN AND NAOMI. Harper & Row, 1977. Story of boy attempting to befriend a girl who is emotionally scarred by exposure to Nazi brutality.
Moore, E. WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? Farrer, Straus, Giroux, 1990. 134p. Pre-teen story of friendship.
Moore, Ruth Nulton. PEACE TREATY. Herald, 1977. 153p. A young Moravian boy, captured by Indians near Fort Duquesne, realizes he can use his faith to promote peace. Grades 3-5.
O'Dell, Scott. SING DOWN THE MOON. Houghton, 1970. 137p. A story based on the atrocities against the Navajo by American soldiers in the 1860's. Told throught the eyes of a young Navajo girl, it conveys the war's destruction of spirit and the courage of the survivors. Grade 6-12.
Paterson, K. THE SMALLEST COW IN THE WORLD. ‘88
Puttcamp, Rita. THE SINGING BRIDGE. Friendship Press, 1959. 125p. Grades 3-5. Danny Baxter wins against a bully and later develops compassion and reaches out in friendship.
Richemont, E. THE GLASS BIRD. Candlewick Press, 1993. 108p. Story of a little Quaker boy who finds a wonderful secret and tries to protect it.
STORIES FOR FREE CHILDREN. Pogrebin, Letty Cottin, ed. McGraw-Hill, 1982.
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